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

MaxCh wrote:

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!

the same claims are made by owners of FZ1000, Samsung NX1 etc. and I simply don't believe them. These ILC camera's may be 'faster' to AF than 7D2 or 1Dx in very specific, easy, conditions but not in general and certainly not in dimmer light or with fast and more erratic action.

Anyway, my point was that a Sony A7 (or A6000) becomes really slow when using Canon lenses. If I wanted Sony lenses it would be another story.