![]() Since 2005, all newly announced EOS cameras have used digital image sensors rather than film. In 2000, the D30 was announced, as the first digital SLR designed and produced entirely by Canon. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 35 mm film until October 1996 when the EOS IX was released using the new and short-lived APS film. On the other hand, if the rumors are true, we won’t have long to wait before they turn into facts.Canon EOS ( Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. I’ve asked both companies about the rumors, but I doubt they’ll comment. I love SLRs, and I plan to shoot on them forever in one way or another, but as an occasional serious photographer I’ll be glad to give these new systems a try. Will this reverse the tide of smartphones taking over the photography world? No, but it’s heartening to see these rather inertia-bound companies finally embrace the future. Expect lots of digital integration like wireless tethering as well - better than the junk they’ve been foisting on us for the last few years. So there may be other major changes, such as to the interface, layout and so on. This is also a chance to really go to town on the features and shooting experience both companies need to make a big impression, not just with the customers they’ve lost to rival systems but to their own loyal shooters. ![]() These cameras will likely cost in the $2,500-$4,000 range, just like the SLRs they’re replacing. Less is known (or rumored anyhow) about the Canons, but they will likely share many of these characteristics.ĭon’t expect a lower cost to accompany this shift. Nikon’s have lots of rumored details, the most important of which are that there will be one high and one low megapixel model, in-body stabilization (allows for smaller lenses), a new lens mount and naturally an electronic viewfinder. What about the cameras themselves? There are supposedly two from each company. Sure, SLRs will stick around for a while longer, but sooner or later the burden of improving and manufacturing them as sales decline and mirrorless systems take over will prove too much. This is essentially a point of no return for them. These are companies that have been making SLR cameras for the better part of a century - it’s not just part of their core competency but key to their identity as camera makers. That last point is likely the scariest for them. ![]() They are ready to do so themselves, cannibalizing and eventually winding down SLR sales.They believe professionals are ready to make the transition to mirrorless.They believe their mirrorless systems are good enough to compete with SLRs at a professional level.We’ve seen the early results from Canon in the form of the mid-range M50, but it seems Nikon has kept theirs under wraps.Ĭanon Rumors and Nikon Rumors report that the companies both plan to sell full-frame mirrorless cameras by the end of the year - in Nikon’s case maybe even by the end of the month. So, faced with either innovating and cannibalizing their own sales, or allowing competitors to eat their lunch, Canon and Nikon have chosen to do the former… after a couple of years of the latter, anyway. The Alpha and X-Pro series have shown that mirrorless cameras can perform at least as well as DSLRs, and boy are they easier to carry around. Early results weren’t great, and it was clear that Canon and Nikon in particular have had their priorities divided: DSLR sales have been dropping, but flagship full-frame (that is, with sensors the size of 35mm film) DSLRs still represented the best of the camera world, embraced especially by professionals.īut inroads have been made, especially by Sony and Fujifilm, into even that professional space. They seem quite clearly to be a big part of the future of photography, which is why every company has been investing heavily into the technology.
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