What has happened to Canon?

[Jad]

I have been a Canon user since 1970 starting with the F1. I currently am using the 5D11 and have been waiting for several years for them to come out with a big mega pixel camera. Nikon has the D800 which has been on the market for over two years. I would have thought Canon would have brought out a camera to match them in price and mega pixel. Sony just introduced a full sensor mirror less big mega pixel camera that will take Canon lenses. I am starting to think that my next new camera may be a Sony if Canon doesn't get it's act together. What are your thoughts about Canons delay on new models?

 

[kathyt]

What is it that you are looking for in a camera? What is the need/use for a million mega pixels? Canon 5D Mark III?

 

[Juga]

I haven't read anything about the Sony accepting Canon EF mount lenses. Do you have a source? And as Kathy said...why the need for so many MP?

With that being said I rather enjoy all 20.2 MP of my 6D and find that it is more than enough.

 

[tecboy]

70D has some breakthroughs like dual pixal CMOS AF and STM lens.

 

[Light Guru]

What are your thoughts about Canons delay on new models?

I hate to break it to you but Cannon releases new models all the time. Just because those models don't fit what you want does not mean there is a delay.

I have been a Canon user since 1970 starting with the F1. I currently am using the 5D11 and have been waiting for several years for them to come out with a big mega pixel camera. Nikon has the D800 which has been on the market for over two years. I would have thought Canon would have brought out a camera to match them in price and mega pixel. Sony just introduced a full sensor mirror less big mega pixel camera that will take Canon lenses. I am starting to think that my next new camera may be a Sony if Canon doesn't get it's act together. What are your thoughts about Canons delay on new models?

According to your post you are using a 5D11 that's at least 8 generations newer that the currently available 5d3 so I don't know that your complaining about.

Cameras are just a tool nothing more. If your tool is not getting the job done the get a different tool, why should you care who makes it or how long you have been using one brand vs another. It's just a tool.

If you really just want lots of megapixels then why a you shooting digital anyway. A good scan from a large format film negative will give you more megapixels then any digital camera you available today.

 

[tecboy]

No need to bash the OP. 36mp will slow down my computer and eats up rams and hard drive spaces. You may have tough times editing Photoshop or Lightroom unless you have extremely powerful computer like Digital Storm.

 

[Light Guru]

36mp will slow down my computer and eat up rams and hard drive spaces. You may have tough times editing Photoshop or Lightroom unless you have extremely powerful computer like Digital Storm.

Any computer made in the last several years can handle a 36mp image easily and hard drives are cheep. Photoshop on any machine Lin the last several years can easily handle files much beefier then a 36mp image.

 

[dxqcanada1]

I haven't read anything about the Sony accepting Canon EF mount lenses. Do you have a source?

I think the OP is referring to the new Sony A7(r) http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/a7-and-a7r-specs/ + adapter ... like the Metabones Sony NEX System adapters.

 

[Juga]

I haven't read anything about the Sony accepting Canon EF mount lenses. Do you have a source?

I think the OP is referring to the new Sony A7(r) + adapter ... like the Metabones Sony NEX System adapters.

An extra $400 bones on top of the body + any lenses...no thanks.

 

[pgriz]

I think the megapickle train left the station a long time ago. The current express is "low noise at high iso".

 

[tecboy]

Pentax has 40mp. PENTAX - 645D Black

 

[bratkinson]

No need to bash the OP. 36mp will slow down my computer and eats up rams and hard drive spaces. You may have tough times editing Photoshop or Lightroom unless you have extremely powerful computer like Digital Storm.

As others have said and I will repeat...the capabilities of the 5D3 far exceed my expectations. One does not need a zillion megapixels to get great shots! I moved to the 5D3 for it's absolutely 'dead on' AF capabilities and high ISO performance. The near silent shutter mode and jump in megapixels were 'freebies' in my book. So what would you do with, say, 43mp? While 'ever upwards' megapixels was a great marketing ploy and IQ improvement for the past 20 years or so, to my way of thinking, 22 or so megapixels is more than sufficient for high quality photographs. If you really want mural size prints, move to medium format, although the 5D3 would likely be sufficient.

Perhaps the biggest 'surprise' I got when I moved from a Canon 60D to a 5D3 was the GIANT file sizes that gets produced in RAW + JPG formats. I was fortunate that I had recently upgraded from a 3.2 ghz single processor computer to a 4.8 ghz quad processor with an SSD drive, or the post processing time would be measured in 10s of minutes per picture, just to bring it up in Lightroom! In my estimation, the 5D3 is perhaps the best camera out there, or in the future, as well!

And, like you, I go 'way back' with Canon myself. I started with the AE-1 when first announced, but it was defective and the store offered full trade in on its predecessor, the EF. I bought 2.

 

[o hey tyler]

Pentax has 40mp. PENTAX - 645D Black

That's a medium format camera. It has a larger sensor than the cameras in question. PhaseOne has a 200mp digital back or something like that as well but that's not what's being discussed.

 

[Dao]

I haven't read anything about the Sony accepting Canon EF mount lenses. Do you have a source?

I think the OP is referring to the new Sony A7(r) UPDATED: A7 and A7r specs! | sonyalpharumors + adapter ... like the Metabones Sony NEX System adapters.

Do you know if the adapter allow the communication between the Canon lens and the Sony body?

 

[Jad]

I still believe that Canon has fallen asleep with making improvements to their digital still cameras. They have made great improvements with the video end of the market but have offered little improvements with new sensor technology. I realize it is not just the MP count that improves the overall image. I didn't see a big advantage to sell my 5D11 and upgrade to the 5D111 when it came out. I was really expecting something more for a $1,000 upgrade cost over the 5D11. Everyone uses their cameras differently so there are many opinions what equipment is best.