7D due to be superseded?

pwm2 wrote in post #13065373
That would be relevant when discussing production capacities. But not really a reason for not speculating about release dates or features for new models.

Release dates would all slip for the same reason that production is slowed or stopped: ie. lack of people working in their normal day to day jobs, whether in production, R&D or engineering.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #13065545
Release dates would all slip for the same reason that production is slowed or stopped: ie. lack of people working in their normal day to day jobs, whether in production, R&D or engineering.

Isn't release dates constantly slipping without rolling power outages? I did spend lots of time waiting for the 40D, 5Dmk2, 16-35 mk2 and 100L, despite very early queueing.

pwm2 wrote in post #13065373
That would be relevant when discussing production capacities. But not really a reason for not speculating about release dates or features for new models.

But future lines of production need production capabilities in order to be realised; and its not always a good policy to have too many product release announcements when the release date is so far off or keeps slipping (just look how many got rather disheartened by the slow release of the new super telephoto lenses; granted a smaller number numerically than DSLR upgraders, but still many were rather worried about the release after all the delays).

pwm2 wrote in post #13066007
Isn't release dates constantly slipping without rolling power outages? I did spend lots of time waiting for the 40D, 5Dmk2, 16-35 mk2 and 100L, despite very early queueing.

Sure, but having weeks of no employee activity puts a quick damper on plans. The issues still aren't resolved from what I read, there are still ongoing issues, it just doesn't interest the media anymore.

400dabuser wrote in post #13065277
Haven't you heard what happened in Japan earlier this year? There has been an earthquake, then a Tsunami, then they had a nuclear meltdown that they are still dealing with up to this very day in case you've forgotten. Don't you think that is likely to hit production?

But Canon did have a press release way back in June that they were back to full production, with all facilities up and running.

The lack of supply has not total been down to the Tsunami, but more due to Canons heavy cut back on production pre Tsunami because of the global economic forecast.

So a very reduced production line and THEN a Tsunami only compounded a lack of units coming out of Japan

No, wait another year for the 7D2.