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Canon R50 or M50 Mark II

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SW Anderson Contributing Member • Posts: 549
Re: Canon R50 or M50 Mark II
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Greg Edwards wrote:

SW Anderson wrote:

Then, there's that shiny new line of mostly big and brutally expensive lenses. The selling of which, IMO, is really what ditching the M and EOS DSLR lines is all about.

I don't like being so negative, but I'm getting tired of camera makers orphaning popular camera lines. If they keep this up in a time of ever more clever smartphone cameras, camera makers such as Canon and Nikon might find themselves in a bind. They had better hope there are enough pro's out there with budgets for four- and five-figure cameras and lenses to keep their camera-and-lens businesses profitable.

On the other hand, by consolidating all of their efforts into a single mount, this may possibly the only way Canon can keep their imaging business profitable, or certainly keep it alive. They've known for a very long time that the compact camera market wasn't profitable due to smartphones (I remember being told exactly that by the head of CIG at a briefing when I was TUPE'd to Canon from Oce over 10 years ago - he also hinted that DSLR would be the next for the chopping block due to advances in mirrorless technology).

" (I remember being told exactly that by the head of CIG at a briefing when I was TUPE'd to Canon from Oce over 10 years ago. . ."

Ahem, there's some acronyms and/or jargon there I don't understand.

Camera's only form a relatively small percentage of their global revenue (about 13% according to their 2021 annual report). So whilst I reckon they would survive if they completely dropped out of the camera market it would be a huge blow being they are one of the world leaders in this field and 13% is still a lot of money to lose!

I would hate to see Canon drop out of the camera industry. The company is capable of making some great cameras and lenses; it's been a top brand going way back to the 1930's and 1940's, at least. I just got through reading something to the effect Sony has pulled ahead of Canon in photo gear sales. I think it was for the last quarter of 2022. Could so much usually unhappy buzz and speculation about the impending end of the M and EOS DSLR lines have played a role in that? Could sales of those wickedly expensive R cameras and lenses be anemic as uncertainty and limited budgets have some heretofore loyal Canon customers looking and maybe shopping elsewhere?

I think Canon is at risk here, creating a gap some enterprising competitor might just step in to fill. A gap that could be characterized as the new EOS M7 by another name from another manufacturer, with it's own lens mount, of course, but also with an AF lens adapter for M lenses. That, along with some new lenses and accessories, of course.

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