Urgent!!!! Canon sinking fast.

Where is the title fairy? Epic title opportunity.

i guess ur right sirrith.. but IS is always pricey. When is that tamron supposed to be out ?

vgrab wrote in post #13840618
When is that tamron supposed to be out ?

Soon hopefully that'll let people buy it and ignore the canon MkII and hopefully tell Tamron that they made the right move and to keep doing it for other lenses.

yeah.. i might get it depending on a few things.. image quality has to be similar to the "old" canon 24-70, and it has to be smaller than the canon. i hate the size of the current canon one.

vgrab wrote in post #13840632
yeah.. i might get it depending on a few things.. image quality has to be similar to the "old" canon 24-70, and it has to be smaller than the canon. i hate the size of the current canon one.

Its going to be around the same size as the new canon I believe. And yes, IQ does have to be at least equal to the old canon, though I don't doubt tamron know that and are capable of doing it.

Tom K. wrote in post #13839952
Canon President Will Step Down:

http://www.bloomberg.c​om …n-as-forecast-misses.html

248$ Mil Yen Profit. He should do the HONORABLE thing and commit seppuku.

With the market how it is and all the natural disasters, I'd say an increase in their net income, however slight, isn't that bad.

"OMG!! Sinking Fast!!!"

PLONK!

I just know when the president of HUGE corporation is fired then something is very, very wrong. To make an epic move that drastic is earth shattering to the business community. This is bad.

Nothing earthshattering...it happens all time in the corp. world. CEOs are often replaced over things like differences in philosophy between them and the BOD. Maybe they want a change in direction. Maybe this guy wanted to step back some and now is as good a time as any. Certainly no cause for alarm based on this single occurance. When Canon starts losIng money and they start selling off divisions (Kodak)...THEN is the time to start the "gloom and doom"'conversation.

Tom K. wrote in post #13842550
I just know when the president of HUGE corporation is fired then something is very, very wrong. To make an epic move that drastic is earth shattering to the business community. This is bad.

You really do have a flair for the dramatic, don't you?

"Very, very wrong", "earth shattering", "Canon sinking fast". All that has happened is that the increase in profit is going to be less than was forecast, and is "only" around 1%.

Now, granted, with inflation around, a 1% increase actually translates to a slight reduction in profit in real terms. However, with all the problems that have been outside Canons influence (tsunami, global recession etc) the fact that they are still making virtually the same profit, is actually a pretty good sign.

I would also hesitate to declare any company, that is still making a decent profit (even if it is a little lower than expected) to be "sinking fast". When they start making a loss, perhaps you might have a point.

A company that does not move ahead of its competition but sits on its previous glory is not a good thing. The best example right now in the tech industry is Blackberry.

Canon is no different. The recent offering has not been very inspiring or exciting for upper end of consumer DSLR users.

For lens, 70-200 f/2.8 IS Mk2 and 100L are the only two home runs recently. 15-85 is an interesting offer but not exactly great.

For body, 7D and 5D2 are winners but 60D is a step backward. G1X is interesting but verdict is still out. 1Dx is great, but let's face it. Most amateur will not pay for it even if we have the money, not when a Nikon D800 or Canon 5d2 can do most of 1Dx can do for half of the money.

In short, there is a lack of wow factor coming out of Canon's recent offering.

Canon is not going out business any time soon, but the direction of the company needs to change in order to keep me as a customer. The alternative are Nikon w/ 3rd party lens or Sony NEX for me. I would not mind a Nikon D800+Tamron 24-70 VC. Nikon's 50mm f/1.4 prime is pretty damned good. Just add a telephoto and flash I am good for another 3-5 yrs. This is coming from a Canon shooter for the last 4 yrs.

Ok that is it! I am selling my stock in Canon and all my Canon equip now and buying Sony.

No Angle wrote in post #13843112
Ok that is it! I am selling my stock in Canon and all my Canon equip now and buying Sony.

I'm selling my Canon stuff, going to pick up an Olloclip lens SYSTEM (yes, the whole SYSTEM for $70) and shoot photos with my iPhone 4s. Nothing to carry, the entire lens SYSTEM fits in my pocket. I might spend big and grab one of those nifty Glif tripods for it too...for those artsy shots.

sandpiper wrote in post #13842878
You really do have a flair for the dramatic, don't you?

"Very, very wrong", "earth shattering", "Canon sinking fast". All that has happened is that the increase in profit is going to be less than was forecast, and is "only" around 1%.

Now, granted, with inflation around, a 1% increase actually translates to a slight reduction in profit in real terms. However, with all the problems that have been outside Canons influence (tsunami, global recession etc) the fact that they are still making virtually the same profit, is actually a pretty good sign.

I would also hesitate to declare any company, that is still making a decent profit (even if it is a little lower than expected) to be "sinking fast". When they start making a loss, perhaps you might have a point.

You might want to read this: http://www.bloomberg.c​om …r-profit-tokyo-mover.html

Plus.......the coincidence of the Canon guy getting canned on the same day the Nikon D800 is released........Hmmmmm​mm........interesting.