True, it\'s lousy timing, but no one expected or could have predicted this severe global recession just a few months ago. The silver lining for Canon is the fact that Nikon came up with no new product at Photokina, apart from the earlier announcement of the D90 .... so in a sense, the 5D II did not have to compete with say a 24mp D3x or D4 .... so demand for this camera is robust. The Sony A900 is not a big threat IMO.
PMA should be interesting, as it will happen when the global economy will possibly be at it\'s rock bottom. I wonder if the major players will hold off the release of any new cutting-edge DSLR aside from incremental upgrades.
David Baldwin wrote:
Canon have had bad luck with the timing of the 5D2 release IMHO. If they had brought it out last year I would have bought one then no question, now I expect I will have to wait for the world wide economic crisis to stabilize, may take 2 or 3 years?
In the meantime perhaps Canon should bring out an austerity full frame for us amateurs. The 5D2 price may be justifiable in relation to its historical competition, but in absolute economic terms I wonder how many are going to be able to buy it now without worrying whether it is money that should be saved against rent, or the prospect of unemployment?
Lousy timing. Photographic life isn\'t just about megapixels.
Nov 22, 2008 at 12:19 PM
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