Canon's next model annouced by the 24th Jan 2008?

If all the rumors are true, then maybe Canon's replacement for the 400D or the 5D could be announced by the 24th January 2008, a week before the 2008 PMA. Apparently this information came from one of Canon's international executive, Robert Westin who leaked the news in this Swedish aticle. A rough English translation of the article can be viewed below. Good on ya Westin!!

More news from Canon during 2008 than this year
Canon will skruva up the rate next year and assures to release more products during 2008 than during 2007. We know when the first new products for 2008 släpps.

Trots flera helt nya kameramodeller är 2007 inget höjdarår för Canon. Start of
Translation

- 2007 blev ett mediokert år, säger Robert Westin som är vd för Canon Svenska AB. He does not blame on the products without means that it depends on that Canon introduced a new business system pursues the whole Europe.

The new system means that an acting area on Iceland sheep to pay equally a lot as one handlare in Portugal. With the new system, it goes then to send cameras and other products over the whole Europe there demand is high.
- I do not want to to claim that our new systems were received with some bigger blessing. But they will introduce similar system, and we are first out within this sector. About three - four years come our competitors to do same thing. Good luck taking H afternoon then! , Robert says Westin.
- our board chairman comforted me with that we in all cases the increased volume this year.

News January 24
Canons Swedish CEO tell also for camera&picture that next big product lance ring comes January 24, some week before PMA in Las Vegas hits up your gates.

Of: Magnus Fröderberg

Out 2007-12-14 16:22
Canon has good products no chat about it, but it is very remarkable that it meagre be some Canonprodukter with in those Christma dispatches from supermarket unite, type competent, OnOff, Elgiganten, osv. It learns to be noticed substantially in Canons cash carton. Does it have become for complicated with the the new business system for handlarna or for Canon alone or for both perhaps?

/Kalle

Replies: Out 2007-12-14 16:28
Interesting question. The suppliers have often a finger with in the playing about which products that will campaign carcasses, it sow should last a choice that Canon done. But why they do that choice is of course more difficult that sia about. I will try few forward a reply from Canon.

/Magnus Fröderberg

As vendors… 2007-12-14 17:00
... holds I with to 100%. In my case that shop vendor states the office that the margins for canonprodukter entirely simple is for low…

/Experten

Canon 2007-12-14 23:06
Is it pursue difficult for Canon to release one “amateur camera” in 1Ds execution? Most amateurs that buy cameras buy nevertheless a battery grip, but it becomes never same thing that to amuse it 1Ds: a? Call these D50 or anything, but it is rotten nice….

we may well see 2007-12-15 01:01
Canon invests still on MP, begins to compare tradera-kameror as. Others produce as nikon has invested with on iso what canon seems faith that judgement joints but ikke.

Late thinks I nikon has come with a part smart (perhaps oanvändabara things) as lodfunktionen in the camera osv.


Sony are well on g with one fullfromatare, then can well canon sit there with the beard in the mailbox

1D mkIII, 40D, 5D mkII… 2007-12-15 01:13
I that Canon-användare is most smalest said little worried over that they will draw in in one MP-race. Cannot unfortunately claim annat. With the said, it be very in t.ex. 40D that would can to be pursued over to one 450D, t.ex.



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