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planters49 · Jan 26, 2005, 5:51 PM

Does anybody know if Canon will ever make a DSLR with Image Stabilization built into the body like the Konica Minolta 7D?

Wildman · Jan 26, 2005, 5:57 PM

Know? Only Mr. Canon "knows".

Canon makes a lot of IS lenses that cost a lot. In the DSLR business, the money is in lenses... for the manufacturer and the consumer. I suspect most consumers will replace camera bodies before trading in their lenses.

I doubt Canon will follow Minolta's lead.

eric s · Jan 26, 2005, 7:03 PM

I doubt they care to do it, but if the market forced them to do it I bet they would. In an instant.

But I don't expect to see them doing it just because they can. As Wildman said, there is a lot of money to be made in lenses and they sell their IS lenses for a nice profit.

Eric

NHL · Jan 26, 2005, 8:03 PM

One would think that Canon makes a lot of money in lenses since 'we' spend a lot more money on them than the body - in reality the lens sales only represent 15% (page 16) and that included film cameras:

http://www.canon.com/ir/results/2004/rslt2004q3e.pdf

They'll do what the 'market' want... Canon didn't put the AF originally in the body either: They had the AF in the lenses until Minolta and then Nikon turned the market around by putting the AF in the bodies instead

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...SLRs/canont80/
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/h...991_story.html

planters49 · Jan 28, 2005, 10:35 AM

Thanks for everyone's reply to my question.

jaynlisa · Feb 5, 2005, 6:02 PM

Wildman,

Well, I don't "know" either but I predict that within 2 years EVERY dSLR will have IS in the body, and not too long after that, so will the long focal length P&S cameras.

Most of the major serious photography mags are saying the same thing.

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Jan 26, 2005, 5:51 PM	#1
planters49 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 102	Does anybody know if Canon will ever make a DSLR with Image Stabilization built into the body like the Konica Minolta 7D?

Jan 26, 2005, 5:57 PM	#2
Wildman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 544	Know? Only Mr. Canon "knows". Canon makes a lot of IS lenses that cost a lot. In the DSLR business, the money is in lenses... for the manufacturer and the consumer. I suspect most consumers will replace camera bodies before trading in their lenses. I doubt Canon will follow Minolta's lead.

Jan 26, 2005, 7:03 PM	#3
eric s Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,803	I doubt they care to do it, but if the market forced them to do it I bet they would. In an instant. But I don't expect to see them doing it just because they can. As Wildman said, there is a lot of money to be made in lenses and they sell their IS lenses for a nice profit. Eric

Jan 26, 2005, 8:03 PM	#4
NHL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 39.18776, -77.311353333333 Posts: 11,599	One would think that Canon makes a lot of money in lenses since 'we' spend a lot more money on them than the body - in reality the lens sales only represent 15% (page 16) and that included film cameras: http://www.canon.com/ir/results/2004/rslt2004q3e.pdf They'll do what the 'market' want... Canon didn't put the AF originally in the body either: They had the AF in the lenses until Minolta and then Nikon turned the market around by putting the AF in the bodies instead http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...SLRs/canont80/ http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/h...991_story.html

Jan 28, 2005, 10:35 AM	#5
planters49 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 102	Thanks for everyone's reply to my question.

Feb 5, 2005, 6:02 PM	#6
jaynlisa Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 72	Wildman, Well, I don't "know" either but I predict that within 2 years EVERY dSLR will have IS in the body, and not too long after that, so will the long focal length P&S cameras. Most of the major serious photography mags are saying the same thing.