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High Megapixel rumor war update (Canon coming soon?)

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Sony’s close to 50 megapixel camera is likely to come in very early 2015. But before that Canon could launch their 50 Megapixel camera this week already! At least their teaser promises a lot. I am yet not into Canon rumors so I don’t know if the camera is really coming in these days already. Knowing Canon they could also make a big advertsising…for nothing really exciting. Anyway, if this is the High Megapixel camera I will be certainly happy. It will force Sony to price their new cameras in a competitive way.

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  1. “It will force Sony to price their new cameras in a competitive way.”

    Hopefully there will be good quality (mechanical build and decent processors) associated with that. It is a given that EOS lenses are there for the E mount. 😉

  2. it will be interesting if they do launch a 50mp. I just don’t see it but it would be cool. It seems like Canon has been lagging recently in sensor department and I’m sure that has been irking their imaging team. They might have been toiling away these last couple years.

  3. i will give 499-699,-$ for a Sony-bigsensor Cam, and do not care about 12, 14
    ore 16 megapixxi… i also will not buy any canon, and if, we find it on ebay…
    if not, who cares…

  4. We will know tomorrow morning what this will be..
    The most popular suggestion is another Canon photo contest..
    Also suggested has by commentors has been 3d printer, and 50mp mirrorless camera.
    This does coincide with chatter about high mp and foveon like sensors.
    There is also talk of Canon SLT and Canon mirrorless.

    1. I talked to a Canon executive on the phone and they told me it will be a Canon 3D printer. Canon printers are very big in Japan and 3D printing is a booming market due to businesses that uses it like toys, decors, architectural sample design etc. Canon will not let that market just pass by as one of the leaders in printing products.

      I’m not a delusional person LOL I did really talked to someone on the phone 😀

      1. Sounds plausable..
        The logo is new therefore designates a new catagory
        Canon rumor sites seem to know nothing about it..if it was photo related they probably would.
        While this could be something insignifficant and all hype…it could also be an important product catagory launch like consumer 3d printers.

    1. They could see an underground city where only Canon users and fans (for everything Canon from printers, to faxes, to cameras or even projectors or calculators) to live in away from the buzz of the other brands’ metropolis….happily forever after.

      Impossible…but they can still claim they can “see the impossible” and the ad runs true.

  5. I hope not, Canon will release a 50MP camera at some stupidly high price and then Sony will think they can do the same. Canon releasing ‘anything’ doesn’t do anything advantageous for Sony product pricing.

  6. Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Canon’s mass advertising is directed at the masses – hello… NY Times! This, at best, is a consumer related product. At worst, it’s complete crap like a photo contest.

  7. they build a skyscraper… CANON 1 in new york…. in red.

    at the base is a 50000m^2 photo gallery where you can print and sell your canon images.

  8. “It will force Sony to price their new cameras in a competitive way.”

    Has it forced Sony to price their lenses in a competitive way? Comparable Sony lenses are often higher prices without IS.

    1. They don’t really lack IS. And most Sony lenses are priced very competitively, so I would disagree with “often”.

      1. All Sony produced a-mount lenses do not have an image stabilization mechanism. Theoretically, when comparing a competitor’s lens with the same specs but with IS, one would expect the Sony to be less expensive. For instance, compare the Canon 70-200 2.8 L II (with IS) versus the Sony 70-200 2.8 G II (no stabilizer). The all-new Canon costs $2200, the slightly revised Sony is $3000.

        1. The feature is there. That’s the point. If you expect Sony lenses to be cheaper because they don’t carry the feature themselves, then you are basically saying that prices are based only on material costs.

          1. I am certainly not saying that. Even if we disregard the cost of the materials, parts and added expense to build it in; disregard the cost of the added R&D per lens for the IS mechanism and disregard the superiority of lens-based stabilization the price is not even equal. The Sony price is nearly 40% higher.

            Are you saying this is a justified premium for “feature” parity?

          2. For this particular lens. Overall though, a Sony setup won’t be that much more expensive. I imagine, the reason for some of the lenses to be more expensive is their market share.

          3. The new FE Sony 16-35 f4 is also higher priced versus the new Canon 16-35 f4. At least they both have stabilization. Perhaps Sony wants to penalize a mount users.

          4. I think it’s Sony’s lens offerings cost more than their counterparts. Sony’s ILC cameras are generally cheaper than comparable models but they more than make up for it by back loading the prices of the lenses.

  9. Dear Andrea, This side is called Sony Alpha Rumors, not Canon Rumors.
    You now post a teaser from Canon, with exactly 0 information. Not sure it is about a camera, not sure if, when it is about a camera, it will be a DSLR, mirrorless, or point&Shoot, or maybe a lens camera like the Sony Q series.
    This teaser has absolutely zero (0) relevance for us. And look to the hyped teasers befor. What was it about? A white DSLR only for Taywan? A photocontest? And again you give Canon an extra place to get their advertisement for free.
    The Canon executives will be very thankfull.

      1. Competition might be relevant, but this is a teazer with zero information, from an other brand. It can be for the new Canon Cookies maker… So showing it here gives Canon extra exposure for something possibly not interested for us. So it should not be here.

    1. Are we purely Sony fanboys, or are we photographers interested in all tools available?
      Sure, this is a Sony site and should be focused on Sony. But we shouldn’t be a fanboy echo chamber cheering on the greatness of Sony and assuming there are no other camera makers.
      When one camera brand does something great, it’s a matter of time before it seeps into other brands. Look at Canon essentially copying the rx100. I’m curious to see innovation from any brand.

      1. This has nothing to do with fanboy or not. This topic about a Canon teazer is completely off topic on a Sony Alpha rumor side, as the teaser is not Sony or Alpha related. It is perfectly on its place on a Canon rumor site (I visit it often).

        When Canon comes with a new DSLR or mirrorlesscamera with a Sony sensor (but that would realy be seeing the impossible) then it is something for this side, as it posted Nikon stuff too. But a teazer for what? No, not for here.

          1. AND It shouldn’t have any posts about E-Mount (Nex) . Ohh wait, there wouldn’t be any posts then.

          2. You could think so, but you can make this site a little wider in news by adding every thing Sony camera related. So even Sony sensor news could have a place here.

        1. The only thing that does not belong here is your attempt to limit what belongs here.
          Apparently you lack the common sense to realize that you have the ability and choice to not read what you do not want to read….and if you find a subject unonteresting ,boring or repetitive you are certainly not required to post a response as well as reading it.

      2. Straw man. This is a site covering Sony and there are others covering other brands, some of them actually listed at the top. Same as it wouldn’t make sense to put Japanese news in the European section of a news website. It has absolutely nothing to do with fanboyism.
        As to another brand doing something great, this here is merely a teaser for who knows what. Way to twist the whole thing.

        1. This is a PHOTOGRAPHY news site. It wouldn’t make sense to put information about Sony televisions.
          European news channels cover American elections, for example, because they are news worthy.
          This site is really anything the administrator chooses to make it… But I see it as Photography, Rumors, and Sony.
          Should it post only rumors, and not Sony camera deals and hard news?
          If Apple, for example, launched a 50mp camera that could shoot at 40 fps, with instantaneous autofocus for $199, I certainly wouldn’t mind SAR reporting on it!
          So SAR here is reporting on a photography rumor. Ultimately, it may be of interest to Sony camera owners. And therefore, it really isn’t “off topic.”
          Now, I suspect the “announcement” to be a whole lot of nothing. But it certainly could be something that Sony camera owners would be curious about.

          1. And that is where you are wrong. According to the banner on the top this is a Sony digital camera news site. this is not a photography news site at all.

            So there is no place for Sony televisions, E-book readers, or what ever, just Sony cameras. And every news about Sony cameras is welcome on this site, including deals etc.

            The European news channels cover the US elections in their foreign news section, not in their European news section.

            Should I be interested in a new camera from an other brand? Yes I am, that’s why I visit this kind of sites from other brands too.
            But this teaser from Canon, that might or might not be for a camera has nothing to do with Sony camera news and so it is off topic. And even administrators makes mistakes…

          2. Uhmm, no, it is not. It is a rumour site focused around gear. Sure, Admin can do whatever he wants, but then what is the point of having separate sites for each brand?

        2. This Adam guy is absolutely crazy. He refers to the U.S., and Japan non stop, only because it’s the Alphas weakest markets (who cares).

          The Alpha (A-Mount) is well over 10% of the SLR market in Europe, Canada, China, India, Russia, South Korea, Brazil. And The Middile East.

          Globally the Alpha is 10%.

    2. This rumor has appeared on all the Canon rumor sites a full day before SAR…yet SAR has already generated far more responses than any of them.

  10. Surely that’s the exact opposite of the message they want to send?

    “where everyone else sees impossible, we see possible”

    1. Yeah, must be something not previously available. If it’s a camera, then it’s a big one. Making a big splash with a new flagship model with a new resolution record would justify the NYT ad, it’s all about the brand image. Canon’s rare and expensive top lenses and top cameras are selling the millions of rebels.

    2. The add really makes no sense as far as the english language goes. We see impossible?? Should certainly be we see the impossible. Photo contest seems likely.

  11. Nobody believed an LCD screen could be rotated and flipped out on a pro stills DSLR until Canon proved them wrong!

  12. It’s simply odd. An ad in the New York Times is a big deal… The wording makes it sound like a big deal.
    But they haven’t scheduled a press event. And any big photography announcement would have been right before photokina so they could showcase it. And with the 7dii just barely announced, they wouldn’t want to overshadow it.
    Among the Canon online community, they are dismissing this as probably being nothing. I tend to agree— probably nothing.
    But I hope for something big, that motivates the entire market.
    (I actually think Canon will soon release a mirrorless Rebel, with EVF and the 70d dual pixel system. So it will be slower focusing than a traditional dslr but maintain lens compatibility, get the other advantages of mirrorless, without SLT mirror light loss and SLT restrictions).

    1. SLT has no restrictions. The A77II has already proven that. You probably haven’t used one. So once again you demonstrate your absolute lack of knowledge.

      SLT has caught up, and now gives owners its the fastest AF available for a any APS-C DSLR.

      It’s ISO capabilities have already surpassed any thing Canon, or Nikon produces.

      You’re a troll. Trying to spread opinions as fact.

      1. Fastest AF? Will need to see testing compared to the 7dii.

        But facts are facts. For all the usefulness of the SLTS design, there are restrictions. Most specifically, lack of aperture control during video with autofocus and in high burst shooting. It’s a simple fact.
        Light loss is another simple fact — when using the same sensor, you get better ISO performance without the SLTS mirror. Thus, Sony e-mounts, Nikons, and Pentax all surpass a-mounts in ISO performance.
        These are simple facts. Not controversial at all.

        1. Send a link. You won’t. Cause there isn’t one. We tested both, and he 7D II is a disappointment, which should be selling for 900.00 less based on its performance.

          The EVF equipped A77II also feels like a 21st Century camera, and makes the 7D feel antiquated. A picture can be fully composed inside its EVF before you even take the picture.

          No Chimping required.

          1. Your the biggest troll/loser to visit this site. Why would anyone offer you an invite to a soon to be released article.

            Of course we all ready know the results. Only the holdouts from the film age appreciate the OVF. Modern SLR (EVF equipped) are the future, for professionals.

            Mirrorless is for those who don’t earn a paycheque for their work.

          2. You accuse me of being a troll/loser then post a troll/loser post under another name. You’re really The Truth – that’s the real truth. You’re also the real troll, posting lies about having conducted camera tests.

          3. Where is this test and why hide behind a name like The Truth if you have legitimate testing of a production EOS 7D Mark II? Really curious to see the head to head data if you have it.

          4. Send a link regarding the ISO performance? Seriously? Ok…. This little known source called dxomark.com …. Guess you never heard of it.

            And you personally tested the not-yet-released 7dii?? Wow, please post a video of your comprehensive testing.

        2. Heresy! SLTs are the best cameras in the world, ever. They are infallible and anybody choosing any other camera is a fool.

          Bow to the SLT God. He is the Light (or 70% of it, anyway).

          1. Even with the SLT restrictions it still managed to mop up it competition in every review to date.

            Plus it has an outstanding AF, EVF, and the ability to use some of the best Zeiss lenses you can buy, and use full stabilized.

            It really handles well on my $3000.00 70-200 G,

            It a great second body for A99 users.

          2. Pity hardly anyone buys the SLT cameras whatever the deluded fanboys here suggest , hey Vlad !. SLT just about killed the A mount . A mount cameras are a tiny niche .

            It doesn’t matter which market you look at from mirrorless Japan

            http://dslrphoto.com/dslr/space.php?do=jranking

            To the DSLR capital of the world USA:

            http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ipp=100&atclk=Category_DSLR+Cameras&ci=6222&N=4288586280

            SLT camera sales are tiny the A7711 doesnt even make it on to the top 80 cameras in Japan and in the USA it scrapes in at number 76th on the DSLR list

        3. Facts may be facts, but exaggeration is blowing an issue out of proportions, which is, in fact, controversial. There have been plenty of tests as to the light loss, for example, and it is hardly relevant for most, if not any, type of shooting.

          1. Where did I exaggerate anything? “The Truth” claimed that ISO performance on the dSLTs surpassed all Nikon cameras — This was a false statement. I pointed out it was false.
            Whether the amount of light loss is relevant to you or not… That is a judgment call. It’s a trade-off. Certainly, many Sony shooters have felt that the trade-off is well worthwhile, and have concluded that the light loss is fairly minor, compared to what is gained by the SLT.
            Other shooters, may very well draw different conclusions about what tradeoffs they want to make.
            As shooters, we have lots of choices — which is a wonderful thing.
            And I suspect, that eventually, Canon and/or Nikon will offer more mirrorless choices as well. It’s pure speculation, but I do think Canon will offer a mirrorless Rebel, with on-sensor phase detection (as with the 70D). This would offer a different set of trade-offs from the SLT. (No light loss, less restrictions on aperture, but likely slower AF overall).
            Each photographer, is welcome to make the trade-offs that serve them the best. There is no one camera or camera-type that is hands-down the best camera on earth for all users.

          2. It’s a very different sensor and behaves very differently. All the more reason Canon wouldn’t want to introduce the light loss of a SLT mirror.

          3. Cause they’re still using technology from 1948 called the OVF. Which nobody wants anymore.

            It’s the reason for the SLT, and it’s implementation is outstanding. All current Sony Alpha users Brigitte from it.

            Anyone who’d trade the EVF for a slight gain in ISO performance, f/4.0 Zooms and a massive drop in AF performance is either a moron or Adam Brown.

          4. Hahahahahaha. Nobody wants OVF cameras anymore? So the A99 outsells the D750? The A77ii outsells the 7dii??

            I have been shooting Sony for years, I have shot 2 SLT cameras. I understand the pros and cons as well as anybody.

            I’m always amused though by the ludicrous fan boys who claim nobody cares about the superior AF ability of Canon and Nikon cameras, that the slideshow effect is entirely irrelevant, that the 1/2+ stop in ISO difference is totally unnoticeable (unless it’s the Sony camera with the advantage– Sony fans boys are quick to jump at the great ISO ability of the A6000),… that none of those things matter…. that the ONLY thing that matters is the EVF. Dang, I can adjust to using lower ISOs, I can adjust my shooting style to the slide show effect, I can adjust to the smaller AF area on the A99, I can adjust my needs to the smaller lens selection offered by Sony, but dang, Nobody on earth would ever shoot with an OVF!!!!

            And which is it—- Canon should switch to mirrorless (as I was suggesting I suspect) which, IF they use a SLT mirror, will hamper their already so-so ISO performance? Or you’re saying that you’ll switch to Canon when they offer EVF, even if their ISO performance suffers? You have me confused in your fanboy ranting.

          5. I already explained where is the exaggeration. The light loss simply isn’t a trade off, unless your final output is charts. I dare anyone to show me a situation where the light loss from the SLT will be an actual problem, compared to competition. Up until now, with all the comparisons that have appeared, especially a99 vs D600, which share the same sensor, the difference is so minor, so as to be entirely negligible in any realistic output.

          6. Thank you Troll. Cause you’re opinion, has no credibility. Do you work for Canon or Nikon?

            Your statements are junk!!!

          7. All tests indicate the differences are negligible. This dude is a Troll.

            He’s been attacking Sony products daily. The Truth is right. The A77II is the Sony best APS-C DSLR you can buy.

            It’s sheer AF performance males even best full frames feel dated and antiquated.

            SLT is the best technology on the market, and it’s already essentially obsoleted its SLR counterparts.

          8. The thought of going back an OVF send chills up my back. IMO SLT is the best technology for the working digital photographer.

            After using the A77II for two days of using I will definitely upgrade both my A700, and A900. SLT is definitely the way forward for Alpha users (A-Mount). The A77II, and A99II

            There will be plenty of A850, and A900 users upgrading to the A99II.
            The holdouts from the last upgrade cycle.

      2. That the reason for the recent increase troll-fessionable attacks. The mirror-less extremists watched the A77II launch in sheer terror, as it broke every preconceived notion previously held by the SLT naysayers.

        The A77II not only managed to outperform every APS-C SLR, and Mirror-less camera ever designed, it also managed to outperform Canon’s long awaited 7D MK II, for $800.00 less.

        The A99II when launched will do the same. It will outperform every fulframe, and mirror-less camera designed to date. Which is why there’re trying to get their diggs in now.

        1. “The mirror-less extremists watched the A77II launch in sheer terror”.

          Yep, this place is definitely mental.

          1. Yup. Got so terrified, I had to unpack my new A7S to soothe my feelings. Now I feel a lot better! 🙂

        2. The a77 Mark II certainly does not outperfrom every mirrorless camera ever designed.. In terms of autofocus, yes its glorious, however the a6000 series as well as the panasonic GH series are both strong competition. That said having owned an a6000 and a panasonic, I prefer the a77 from a professional point of view. If I was just an average consumer it would be the a6000 though. You don’t even have to think with that camera it just does it for you.

          In terms of sensor performance the a77 Mark II is nice for an apsc but not leading the class. the a6000 has no pelicle mirror and the same sensor which equals = a very subtle increase in resolution and more light. In comparison to any of the A7 series sensors the apsc sensor is handily crushed.

          That said I LOVE the a77 Mark II. I have owned an a99, a6000, a7, a7s, a77, and an a77 Mark II and it is one of my favorite cameras. The stabilization in the camera is glorious, the AF is fantastic. The customizability, form factor and user interface are top notch. And the sensor and speed are nothing to sniff at. Yes it loses some ground in low light BUT, in good light it punches right up there with modern full frame sensors with far more speed.

  13. Well… It is Canon’s new service called “RedExplodedBox” (see logo). The service is a mix between DropBox, NetFlix and Flckr.

    Camera lovers, move on. Nothing to see here. Too close to photokina to be about cameras

  14. A Canon FF mirrorless with a Sony sensor ?

    I love that among all the negative things they defy – fear, doubt, distractions, excuses, inertia etc… – they also include logic and reason, because you know, when you are a technology oriented business, logic and reason really have no place to be, they are such useless things…

    Of course, once you get rid of logic and reason, you can see the impossible happening, however it’d be best for everyone else if you did so from inside a padded cell.

    Seriously, whoever the marketing genius is behind that one needs to be sacked…

  15. From Canon Rumors:

    “There have been a lot of good suggestions in our forum on what we may see tomorrow. I think most are wishing for some new EOS or Cinema EOS products, but I don’t think that’ll be happening.

    “I think that new box logo in the teaser is the important piece. I haven’t seen it used for any other product or service in the past, if you have, please let me know where it was used. The logo does have a ‘business’ feel to it and we’re probably gearing up for a new line of business imaging products.”

    He also says that he doubts that there will even be a high-megapixel development announcement, to say nothing of the announcement of a new camera.

  16. My guess…..It’s a new format! I’m thinking it’s an oversized, full frame sensor that works with their L series lenses. Many be 15-30% but not medium format.

  17. At Canon we see the impossible – like tilting LCDs and we just say “No Way” Still trying to figure out what was up with the 5 year wait on the 7DII

    1. The only thing that is tired and poor is Canon’s sensors. The huddled masses would be referring to all of those canon rebels sitting on shelves at Costco and Walmart. You already have all the homeless shooting Canon already- you can get much cheaper than a canon powershot these days. They’re practically giving them away.

  18. Canon announcing best lens caps along with best sensor improvements – now all the way up to 18mp. Full 1080p to replace their 720 and 480 x 240 resolutions on video. Way to go Canon.

  19. I agree with those speculating it will be a 3d printer. The big innovation would be launching it with an easy to use 3d scanner (which would also speak to the ad’s hype). The 3d cube logo seems to be the giveaway. Plus the timing for a camera announcement would be awkward in between photokina and PhotoPlus.

    1. Of all the possibilities mentioned I agree that a line of 3d printers seems like the most probable one.

  20. Nikon stock has plummeted to about 1/3 of what it was.
    This might be a good opportunity for Sony to acquire Nikon to better compete with Canon.
    On the other hand this might be a good opportunity for Canon to aquire Nikon so no one else can.

      1. Actually in that long controversial discusion I had with Sony I was told that Sony could eliminate or trduce the market share of the competition if they wanted but do not desire to do so because they would then be subjected to much more government regulation.
        They also said they deliberately limit marketing for that reason.
        So it is possible that what appears to be management incompetence is actually deliberate limiting of market share.
        I was told that sony wants to remain number 3 and does not want the first two positions.
        These are not claims I am actually making…just tossing them around as I am sure my critics would have much to critisize if I made such claims.

          1. For those of you that dont know Lotus Eater
            He is a stalker…obsesed with me who has been following every one of my comments for years and making totally baseless negative comments.
            The next example of which is guaranteed to follow this comment.

    1. Nikon is a part of the Mitsubishi keiretsu money is not going to be an issue anytime soon. Will the share price is down they are still doing the impossible and actually making a profit from a photographic business

      1. Alphabetical order..
        First A mount will die
        Later E mount will die
        F mount will not die until after E mount is buried.

          1. It will have a really slow death… like cancer… First the E will die out… Basically your lenses won’t fit properly n such… then slowly the F will die out too…

    2. Apparently my statement was not exactly correct…the updated info on Nikon Rumors is that the big stock price drop to 1/3 was AFTER A 10/1 STOCK SPLIT.
      My earlier comment was based on incomplete..therefore missleading …..information.

  21. I was about to sugest that its just someon at canon that didn’t take their medicine, but after reading this thread I do think there is at least a hanfull other that have skipped their medicin too … 😛

  22. What you see my friends is CANON executives watching railroad of train which already left station. This P.s. memo ( if genuine … ) can not catch-up with post wagon …

  23. Hummm… “See” Impossible … see->eye-> sphere… high resolution curved sensor? Not new but, that is my guess.

  24. Check it out folks, it’s a new service plan. It’s Canon saying they are going to focus more on the customer than the product. FANTASTIC! You keep doing that, I’ll keep upgrading my stuff until I get image quality on par with NASA. You have to have both guys. Thanks for helping me insure I check you off my list of “never buy this stuff from this company as in ever.”

  25. So no followup from SAR on this revolutionary product announcement from Canon. A FLash website with videos on it. Bravo Canon, Bravo.

  26. See the impossible is absolutely nothing…just the launch of a new pronotionsl campaign.
    When Canon makes a lot of noise it usually turns out to be absolutely nothing…like the REALLY BIG anouncement that turnef out to be a photo contest in India.

    1. Because soon, they’ll need snazzy ads to lure in customers, while Sony keeps dropping product after product

  27. Canon is such a disappointment. Canon again has used our undivided fanatic attention to shove some unwanted useless marketing shit up our throats. While Sony and Fuji continue to please photographers with amazing products, Canon is more and more becoming just a hasbeen myth.

  28. No new sensor or mirorless. Only merketing blah blah. If Sony release an A8 with hyper fast AF-System i sell my Canon Gear. Promise!

  29. The “impossible” Canon sees is keeping up with the innovation at Sony, the IQ at Nikon and the greatest glass ever of the Zeiss Otus 55 and 85mm and the Apo-Sonnar 135mm.

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