On 6 Sep 2007 at 6:29, Tom Pfeiffer wrote: > I don't know if it's conspicuous or not, since there's no history in > the 5D lineage to draw from. I suspect it still sells well,
Actually, given life-cycle considerations with previous models, you could just as well turn that argument around: The production of a given camera won't last any longer than the first batch of unique/custom-made electronics runs out of stock. > and that > if it is updated in the spring, we'll see something like the 20D-->30D > upgrade. That is, a bigger LCD, newer DIGIC, little if any change in > resolution, and a grip with wireless capability. There's really not > another camera that competes with it today, so Canon is not exactly in > a desperate position. The D3/D300 battles will be fought with the 40D > and 1D Mk III bodies. > > Consider the film counterpart, the EOS 3. While there were several > Elan upgrades II/7/7N and at least one 1n to 1v, the EOS 3 remains the > same even today. See above argument....;)) -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************