Is there one?
After I purchased a 5D II, I lost interest in HD camcorders. Yet Canon is still plugging away with new models.
Now I'm looking at the Rumours and wondering about the replacement for the 5D II, presumably a 5D III. This model is expected late this year and it is expected to boast a full frame 28 MP sensor, improved focusing system and other whiz bang features. Not certain about the processor. If it will employ a Digic IV processor, then I would expect two of them, as handling 28 MP images takes more processing power. Perhaps a Digic V will be available by that time.
But what about the 1Ds model? The current version is very expensive and offers a 21 MP sensor and a Digic III processor. Rumours suggest that a new model won't come out until after the 5D III.
Why would anyone buy a 1Ds if a new 5D III offers so much more for a lesser cost? This doesn't seem to be a coherent strategy.
Rumours also suggest that the 1D model will be moving to full frame as well. If so, then it almost certainly will require a Digic V processor (or two or four) to process 10 fps (or more).
If so, then whither the 1Ds model? If, as suggested, the new model will be radically different, where will it be positioned, given the other new models as described above? I can only think that it will be a studio camera, with unique features suited for studio work.
Can anyone piece together a coherent marketing strategy from the above rumours?
After I purchased a 5D II, I lost interest in HD camcorders. Yet Canon is still plugging away with new models.
Now I'm looking at the Rumours and wondering about the replacement for the 5D II, presumably a 5D III. This model is expected late this year and it is expected to boast a full frame 28 MP sensor, improved focusing system and other whiz bang features. Not certain about the processor. If it will employ a Digic IV processor, then I would expect two of them, as handling 28 MP images takes more processing power. Perhaps a Digic V will be available by that time.
But what about the 1Ds model? The current version is very expensive and offers a 21 MP sensor and a Digic III processor. Rumours suggest that a new model won't come out until after the 5D III.
Why would anyone buy a 1Ds if a new 5D III offers so much more for a lesser cost? This doesn't seem to be a coherent strategy.
Rumours also suggest that the 1D model will be moving to full frame as well. If so, then it almost certainly will require a Digic V processor (or two or four) to process 10 fps (or more).
If so, then whither the 1Ds model? If, as suggested, the new model will be radically different, where will it be positioned, given the other new models as described above? I can only think that it will be a studio camera, with unique features suited for studio work.
Can anyone piece together a coherent marketing strategy from the above rumours?