Canon EOS-6D Mark II Camera plus New DSLR in 2017

Canon EOS-6D Mark II camera?

I have just returned from another successful wildlife photo trip to the High Arctic testing the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera. Trying to get back to my blog and catching up with the latest photography news. It will take me a week or two to get back to speed and precious little time to process the photos because by then, my next tour will be here already. I have a very busy Summer touring season ahead of me. You can see my equipment bag and works on MichaelDanielHo.com

My sources informed me the entry level, Canon EOS-6D Mark II full frame camera will be announced Q1, 2017 with a delivery date of Q2. It may have a new sensor in the mid 20MP range but details are hard to come by right now. Also, there is a possibility Canon may introduce a brand new designation, EOS-XD camera in 2017. This will certainly revive rumors about the EOS-3D, a nameplate that has been mentioned since 2005.

Canon has its hands full with the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II starting to deliver in higher volume now. Then the EOS-5D Mark IV will be announced around August, with a Q4 delivery date. The EOS-6D Mark II and EOS-M4 will be a 2017 story. Keep checking back for the latest info as I get them.

Canon Full Frame DSLR With 50+MP Sensor?

* * *  Canon 50MP full frame camera is finally here  * * *  

A few days ago, I have reported Canon has all but confirmed their Mega Pixel camera will be coming out in 2015. This is probably the worst kept secret of the year but also known is, Sony and Nikon plan to introduced their 40+MP sensor as a follow on to their 36MP sensor found in the Nikon D800 and D810 cameras.

Speculation is ripe about what the new Canon camera will be called. Personally, I would prefer it to be a successor to the EOS-1Ds Mk III ($8,000 list price) but as Canon's pricing strategies have demonstrated in the last few years, the trend is to provide higher value at a lower price. The EOS-1D X ($6,799 list price) and EOS-5D Mk III (list price $3,099) are two cases in point. The 5D Mk III basically beats the 1Ds Mk III in almost all performance categories for less than half its price.

Nikon and Sony have been selling their 'mega pixel' cameras with the 36MP sensor for a few years without any response from Canon. As a leader in the industry, Canon will not be content just joining the race with their new Mega Pixel camera next year. My feeling is they may surpass their competitors in technology and wow the photography world with a sensor in the 50+MP range to lead the industry by setting the new standard. It may be called the EOS-3D or the EOS-5D Mk IV. If the new camera is dubbed the EOS-3D, it will revive an old name from the past, for those who can remember the film camera days.

Some have speculated the Mega Pixel camera might be the replacement for the EOS-1D X. This makes no sense to me since a sensor of 50+MP will dramatically lower the burst rate of the new camera, rendering it 'unsuitable' for professional sports and wildlife photographers to get fast action shots. The current burst rate of the EOS-1D X is up to 14 fps at full resolution of 18 MP. Nikon experimented with a hybrid system by giving the photographer the choice of having a 'faster' burst rate at a lower pixel count in the D7100 camera.  This ultimately proved to be an unsatisfactory way of getting faster frame rates with high megapixel shots. Canon realized this early and is one reason why they split the EOS-1 camera line years ago into the 1D and 1Ds. The former is primarily for sports and wildlife action photographers while the latter is generally for landscape, nature or wedding photographers. Then in 2012, Canon introduced the EOS-5D Mk III camera with a 22 MP sensor and a 6 fps burst rate, thus ending the era of the high megapixel reign of the EOS-1Ds Mk III. Keep checking back for the latest news and development. It will be an interesting 2015.
 

Canon Confirms Mega Pixel DSLR Camera

Mr. Masaya Maeda - Senior Managing Director

* * *  Canon's full frame DSLR camera with 50+MP sensor is here  * * * 

During a wide ranging interview recently, Mr Masaya Maeda, Senior Managing Director of Canon Inc., in his own shadow boxing way, has basically confirmed the Mega Pixel camera will be coming some time in 2015. Reflecting on the down turn in sales for all the camera manufacturers in the past few years, he reiterated Canon's need to innovate and invest in research and development.

Reading the tea leaves is never easy, especially when it is Japanese tea but one gets the impression Canon, being the industry leader, will be second to none when it comes to keeping up with consumer trends and demands. Expect the mirrorless camera system to become a more important part of Canon's line up in the years ahead, and perhaps even Medium Format photography. Keep checking back for the latest news and development.

Canon MegaPixel Camera Coming In 2015

* * *  Canon EOS-5Ds and EOS-5Ds R megapixel cameras are here  * * *

This is probably the worst kept secret but it is all but certain now Canon will be announcing their megapixel camera next year. What is still unclear is what will it be known as. It is apparently not the replacement to the retired EOS-1Ds Mk III and therefore, may not be a EOS-1 series camera. Hope this is wrong. I like to see another EOS-1Ds model.

Once again, speculation has fallen on the name of EOS-3D. The new sensor will be in a range of 40 to 50MP and the list price will be higher than the EOS-5D Mk III, probably in the neighborhood of around $4,000 to $5,000, depending on the functions and features included in the production camera. Canon is apparently tired of Nikon and Sony hogging up the megapixel space. The camera I am more interested in is the EOS-1D X Mk II and it should be announced by the middle of 2015. Keep checking back for the latest information and news.