A new rebel is coming. How will it be better than the last?

technic wrote:

First of all, I don't think all Rebels are aimed at absolute beginners, if only because of pretty big price differences. I don't follow all the model numbers, but the 1100/1200D sure is a beginners camera. The higher up Rebel models have far more features and are (in general) less suitable for beginners.

I think most reviews treat Rebels as aimed for beginners, however Rebel considers t5 as "Perfect for families, budding photo enthusiasts and first-time SLR users alike". Personally, I doubt many "budding photo enthusiasts" are going to get the new Rebel.

The current Canon mirrorless cameras are not an alternative IMHO at their present very-non-pro stage. Alternatives like Sony A7 series (with ones existing Canon lenses) can be an upgrade option, but they are not suitable for action and I would not even use them for family pictures because of the AF limitations. So these are 'niche upgrades' that only work for specific applications like landscape, architecture, studio photography.

I have never owned Sony cameras, however the latest Sony mirrorless cameras like a6000 have very fast AF and, according to many reviews,  perform very well in action. In fact, there have been many discussion in 70D where a6000 was compared with 7d2!

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3780346

So I really think there is room for a higher end (more expensive) Rebel, either an extra-compact SL2 or a bit larger but still light-and-compact 750D. If Canon wants to introduce a much smaller and lighter xxD series camera that's fine with me too, but I don't see that happening.

It'd be interesting to see what kind of entry-level DLSRs Canon offers in 2015