Canon set to announce new store concept and new DSLR's

Following in the footsteps of Apple…

Canon has recently announced that they will be launching their first “Canon Experience Store” in January. For Canadian’s, they will start with at least one store in Calgary, Canada and slowly open more stores around the globe.

Unconfirmed Store Features
- They will be similar to apple stores, simplistic and will allow hands-on use of canon products.
- These stores will feature trial areas, iMac computers for education courses (sorry PC users) and a learning area.
- The announcement for this project should come in January.
 
Does the MEGApixel race get more interesting with the new Canon DSLR’

 

Well… get ready… a new 70D or a new 7D MKII announcement is set to be released this week… its anybodies guess what will be announced at this point… Canon Rumours isn’t saying much and either are any of the other sites out there. But what I can say is that the announcement will in the next few days…

On the SUPER megapixel front there have been rumours popping up around the web about a new DSLR that does not even exist yet… I have heard it will be somewhere in between the 5D MKIII and the 1D, and three websites I read said that it could be a completely different naming line-up…

Start watching for the announcements tomorrow... the last I heard was that they will be announced on January 15th, 2013

The new Canon 7D MKII

If you are a Canon shooter you probably already know, but if you aren’t up on the latest news, the new EOS 7D Mark II is rumored to be announced some time in January of 2013. The camera would take the place of the existing 7D and 60D.

After scouring the internet the specs leaks are minimal. However, it is rumored to have a megapixel size in the range of a 20+ megapixel sensor and the ability to shoot upwards of 10fps.

But is this a good move by Canon? With Nikon launching a full frame camera and Canon launching a full frame camera around the $2100 price point… Is there a place for a crop sensor camera now?

I think there is. Lots of amateur and pro photographers are going to appreciate the advanced features and a price tag that’s lower than Canon full-frame cameras. It will also sell have the APS-C sensor, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sports photographers and bird photographers are very appreciative of the 1.6 crop factor since the zoom range of their lenses is improved with the crop factor.

Some say they think we’ll see the APS-C market slow down a bit, now that the D600 and EOS 6D are changing the pricing structure for consumer camera bodies. But I don’t think so… I think if the new Canon 7D MKII is priced right it is a camera you will want to consider in 2013…