Canon D80!

Peter Linden · Jan 19, 2003

FYI, check out http://www.photografica.com/news/default.asp?mode=display&category=25&id=127

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Ken Phillips · Jan 19, 2003

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David Sherman · Jan 19, 2003

sniff...sniff....

so now my D-60 is going D-60 feet in the ground....

good bye ol' girl....you've been sweet to me....

sniff....sniff.......

George Smith80814 · Jan 19, 2003

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psphotog · Jan 19, 2003

So glad I waited. I knew the EOS 3 digital was a good idea rather than the prosumer Elan!

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SwordOne · Jan 19, 2003

While he didnt name the specific model, my local camera dealer was told essentially the same thing, about a replacement for the D60, by his Canon rep on Friday. Per his conversation, the D60 replacement was to be priced under $2000.00.

SwordOne · Jan 19, 2003

I do find it very hard to believe that they will be able to charge anything close to $1500.00 for a 4mp digital camera if that part is accurate. With complete, high quality 5mp pro-sumer camera available for $700-900.00 (Sony 717, Nikon 5700, Minolta 7Hi) I would expect that to be impossible.

rick decker · Jan 19, 2003

Why 4mp when the D60 has a 6mp chip? And about APS size!

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DavidP #28649 · Jan 19, 2003

They say that Canon has OFFICIALLY announced the D-60's "retirement". When did THIS happen?

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Andrus Suitsu · Jan 19, 2003

Why? MP is not everything. Check out the picture gallery of any that you mentioned. Not really wetting my mouth. D30 3mp picture quality is way higher than those 5mp consumer cameras. 1D is also 4mp without any doubting of picture quality. Some say that it has better picture quality than D30/D60. I would be very pleased to buy a 4mp Canon DSLR for $1500.

Peter G · Jan 19, 2003

I was fed up with lame rumours of the next Canon $1299 Digital rebel. After exhausting reason attempting to explain why this would not happen I gave up and posted my own rumor in the same thread (which should have been clue enough) and the next day I pointed out my source.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=3833707

Since then half the camera sites on the net have latched onto this rumor. It really goes to show the value of rumors:

ZERO.

Andrew Cawte · Jan 19, 2003

Why? What's wrong with it?

The existance of a new model won't make your existing camera any less capable...

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mark currier · Jan 19, 2003

A Simpson's quote for those in the know.

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Andrew Cawte · Jan 19, 2003

Cheaper, better AF.

Who ever said that the 'D40' was intended as an upgrade for people who have already shelled out for a D60? The D60 is only a year old, why would anyone want a new camera already?

Maybe the 4MP chip is easier (and therefore cheaper) to produce, given that it'll have significantly larger feature sizes and, therefore, defect tolerance. It also saves on CF card space, and makes processing easier - especially for those who don't have this year's model of PC.

A.

hawkeye1 · Jan 19, 2003

yeah right.

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James Bell · Jan 19, 2003

http://www.akam.no/nyheter/2003_01/canon_speilrefleks.html

if you can figure out what language its written in you can translate the text. The pictures are there though

James

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Richard Smith41318 · Jan 19, 2003

All the evidence points to there being LOTS of pent-up demand for
an affordable D-SLR. A D40 for $1500 that has 4MP plus an AF
system similar to the Rebel Ti would sell like hotcakes (at least I know
I would get one...)

Montharus · Jan 19, 2003

to those of you that think the new D60 will have full frame 8 MB chip and EOS-3 body....DREAM ON... it will NOT happen. First of all that "new" camera will kill sales of 1Ds which Canon doesn't want that, secon of all it will cost too much or simply it wouldn't be a replacement but a new camera-line. In addition Canon is not going to make anything using EOS-3 body becouse it's old and doesn't have all those sealings, in other words who would pay let's say $5k for a "pro" camera which is not as tought as it should be (1V, 1D, 1Ds).

As far as the D80 or whatever they call the new D60 my prediction is that it will be perhaps 8MB (but not FF), with a way better AF with 9 points instead of 45...

...oh, since the Kodak 14n is a joke (based on sample pictures) price of 1Ds won't probably drop as we expected...
:-(

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Clemens Knoerzer · Jan 19, 2003

Even if you not know this language: what is your guess "Bildet er manipulert" means?

Clemens

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Mark B. · Jan 19, 2003

...when there's an official release from Canon!

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