First Super-Basic Specs Of A Possible EOS 7D Mark II Surface

EOS 7D Mark II
Fake EOS 7D Mark II (mock-up)

That the replacement for the EOS 7D would be a pro-level APS-C camera is clear since long. Whatever Canon is going to announce at the end of August, it will be Canon’s next APS-C flagship.

A few supposed specs surfaced on the web, partly already rumored:

– EOS-1 style top plate, which means no mode dial
– Pop-up flash, even with the new style top plate
– WiFi & GPS will be internal

WiFi and GPS are long rumored specs. I have been told to expect an announcement before the end of August, possibly in the third week of August.

Stay tuned.

[via CR]

New Mentions Of EOS 7D’s “End of Life” Status, August Announcement More Likely

EOS 7D

The glorious Canon EOS 7D (announced August 2009) appears to have reached “end of life” status

I got more bits (thanks #1) about retailers in Europe getting notified that the Canon EOS 7D has reached an “end of life” status. And I have been told (thanks #2) that in such cases “normally within a month or two a replacement [is] announced“. That doesn’t mean there is a written rule stating that any time a Canon camera reaches end of life status there will automatically be a replacement within 2 months. It happens normally.

Always more hints are pointing to an announcement in August 2014. Previous rumors suggested an announcement in September for Photokina 2014. Is Canon going to announce something so big that they want to announce and introduce it in August for later showcasing it at Photokina 2014? Just my 2 cents.

Something is going to happen. Let’s hope to get soon some leaks about specs. For the time there is a rumored specs list, but I would take it with a big pinch of salt.

Canon EOS 7D price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Canon EOS 7D “Temporarily Sold Out” In The Netherlands

Canon Announcement

The glorious Canon EOS 7D – No longer available from distributors?

A few days ago it made the round that the Canon EOS 7D reached the “end of life” status – which, as you may guess, makes us all hope Canon will soon announce the 7D replacement.

Via Facebook (thanks Han) I was told that a big retailer in the Netherlands is listing the EOS 7D as “temporarily sold out”. Another sign that Canon’s next APS-C flagship is on its way?

Stay tuned

Canon Announcement In August?

Canon Announcement

The glorious Canon EOS 7D – No longer available from distributors?

NL reports that in Germany there are “several Canon Pro dealer events scheduled in July covering announcements in August” – whatever it means the first thing we all think about is the announcement of the replacement for the EOS 7D. While the rumor is pretty vague, this is to some degree plausible, and could point in the direction of a Canon announcement in  late summer.

More interesting is what CR reports, that the EOS 7D has reached an “end of life” status in June. That means the 7D will no longer be available from distributors. If true this may definitely point to an announcement soon.

So will Canon’s next APS-C flagship eventually be announced? And when? While Photokina 2014 in September seems to be the perfect stage for such an announcement, an announcement in August is also possible, though so far anything points to Photokina 2014. There are also reports that the EOS 7D replacement is tested by selected photographers at FIFA 2014.

Stay tuned…

The Canon EOS 7D Replacement In Use At FIFA 2014 – True Or Not?

FIFA 2014
Fake EOS 7D Mark II (mock-up)

It’s making the rounds that the replacement for the Canon EOS 7D (price & specs) is in use by selected photographers at FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. We reported it first, and others also got this information.

For the sake of good reporting, I have to say that while I got some more bits about the 7D replacement being in use at FIFA 2014, I also got some mails from (supposed) Canon press photographers that were saying it is not true, that no 7D replacement is undergoing final tests in Brazil, that no selected photographers are using it.

Hard to say what to believe and what not. The replacement for the EOS 7D, i.e. Canon’s next APS-C flagship, is expected to be announced for Photokina. It’s now 5 years since the EOS 7D was announced, a long time and a replacement is due.

To see all rumors about the EOS 7D replacement click here.

Stay tuned.

 

Another Weird Rumor About A Supposed Foveon-Like Sensor By Canon

Foveon-Like Sensor By Canon

Another rumor about the possibility that Canon may work on a new sensor design (Foveon-like sensor?), for a camera supposed to be announced in 2015.

The rumor states that “someone from Canon” payed a visit to some NYC-based studios with a “test 1D-X” body to do some strictly supervised test. So strictly supervised that images were allowed to be processed only on a special laptop (carried along with the camera). No images were allowed to be kept.

Apparently this test-camera produced images of about the same size of the EOS 5D Mark III, but showing a better color rendition and more details, and no moire-artifacts. This super-secret camera is supposed to be announced at the end of 2014 and more plausibly during 2015. If the images are of the same size of the 5D3 it can’t be the high-res sensor that others are speculating about.

Can’t say anything about that. However, it is true that Canon filed a patent for a Foveon-sensor some time ago. Please note that the reported rumor isn’t mentioning a Foveon-like sensor. That’s an information I got some time ago and didn’t post because I didn’t consider it reliable. The better color rendition, more details and no moiré point all in this direction.

The Canon-rumor-mill is getting chaotic in the last months, and I have to say that I am starting to feel always more reluctant to report all the rumors that surface on the web. There is a lot of wishful thinking related to Canon gear that’s floating around, especially since Sony announced their three A7 camera in the last month. But then: it’s Canon Watch’s duty to be on top of everything related to Canon.

[via NL]