> > Hi all, > > After months and months of speculation, Nikon has finally officially > announced their D100 digital SLR... When is Canon going to announce it? I > probably think Canon isnt in a rush to announce their rumoured "D60" or > "1DS". I remembered Nikon had their D1 announced way before the D30 was > announced... wonder if Canon will do the same again? > > Rumours going around the DPreview forums say that the D60 is very > similar to > the D30, except it has a 6MP CCD instead of the original CMOS!!! I wonder > where do these people get their information from or how it gets made up in > their heads! > > Let me ask you guys a question, will you sell your D30 to buy a > D60 for the > 6MB CCD/CMOS improvement? If the D100 has better specs over the D60, will > you purchase a new set of Nikon lens? Nikon is at the forefront of Digital > SLR technology. Canon seems to be a follower in this department. > Technology > will ever be advancing, the question is how can we constantly keep up? > > Just my 2 cents worth.. > > Cheers, > > Ethan >
Hi Ethan, IMO Canon currently appears to be playing a conservative game in digital bodies, possibly to avoid the new model syndrome that consumer products are so tied to. These are very expensive items with a very limited base of buyers, a group that Nikon has cultivated for a long time and Canon has traditionally always avoided if they could. Canon seems to have less ego and may be more motivated by sales numbers and broad application of the new technology than Nikon usually is. Nikon will always boast of a great new feature or technology no matter how limited the availability or practicality in use a feature is. Typically Canon will only make a jump if they can sell a lot of the new technology. Look at their timing for the release of new technology products and you will see that they always try to bring a usable new technology to the market with products that are mature or at the end of their life cycles. They waited 10 years to produce the EF 300 2.8L IS while they had IS technology for the fickle and shorter life cycle consumer lenses shortly after they introduced IS for consumer binoculars and saw how successful they were in the marketplace. The lead in features and technology is perceived by most consumers as important. IMO who has the lead at any given point is completely irrelevant, just that progress is being made and that the company is profitable so they can continue to support my camera system. Like I've said before, gee-whiz features sell cameras and lenses, they don't make the camera and lenses any more reliable (often times just the opposite), or improved a photographer's skill level (again, often times just the opposite). Anyway what difference does it make who is in the lead at the moment? Are you ready to spend the minimum $11-$12K for a pair of EOS 1D bodies, a few spare batteries with chargers, not to even mention the changes you'll need to make to your lens system and the computer hardware and software it typically takes to go totally high-end digital and give up the image quality of film? Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
