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Subject: [OM] Re: [Digital] It's over
From: Andrew Dacey <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:14:29 -0400
Quoting NSURIT@xxxxxxx:

> 
>  
> In a message dated 2/27/2006 9:58:45 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> PMA 2006  only officially started yesterday and still has three days to 
> run.  I  wouldn't get excited over no E-3 announcement until Wednesday 
> has come and  gone.  They're probably still trying to absorb Canon's D30  
> announcement that they've stopped at 8MP.  It might have had a big  
> effect on what they intended to announce.  It ain't over 'til it's  over.

I agree that it does make sense to wait until PMA is over before putting too
much weight on the rumours of no E-1 replacement.

However, I don't think that C*n*n has "stopped" at 8MP. They have for the 30D
but I think that's simply a matter of what market that body is aimed at. The 5D
was only announced back in August and offers 12.7MP. The 2 things that can
really justify its extra cost is the extra resolution and that it has a
full-frame sensor. If the 30D offered more than 8MP then it really starts
cutting into the 5D's territory. Not to mention the price point issues.
Offering higher resolution (say 10MP) at its price would definitely cut into
the 5D's sales. Or they could increase the cost but then that might push it
closer to the 5D's price in which case you might have people willing to spend a
little more for the full frame sensor, which would hurt the 30D's sales.
Instead, they've been pretty smart, they've offered an incremental improvement
over the 20D and kept the price about the same.

I'd expect that the next upgrades will be in the pro line. The 1Ds Mark II can
probably stay where it is for now, nothing else comes close to 16.7MP with
full-frame. But the 1D Mark II N seems a little out of place and will probably
receive a bump in resolution. Or it may just disappear from the lineup and the
5D replacement will offer some more pro features (like weather seals) to fill
in the gap.

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