7Dii---A Logical Release

Assuming that the 7d mark II will be released in 2013, where would it be a logical place for Canon to announce it? Photokina isn't happening this year, so what events could Canon unveil the 7dii?

Thoughts?

if ever they do announce, i will be first in line to check it out.

CES January 8th to 11th would make sense but its really close to now and not much in the rumor mill about a 7dmk2 release.

Canon and Nikon always rent large spaces at CES, but CES has not been a place for major DSLR announcements in the past.

I expect Canon will have some sort of press conference to announce the 7DII like they do for other high profile releases like the 5DIII & 1DX.

Thanks for the comments!

Anyone else have an opinion on where they will release the 7d ii?

Sometimes they just announce out of the blue. Doesn't have to be an event. 70D is long overdue, too.

Stone 13 wrote in post #15432009
Canon and Nikon always rent large spaces at CES, but CES has not been a place for major DSLR announcements in the past.

I expect Canon will have some sort of press conference to announce the 7DII like they do for other high profile releases like the 5DIII & 1DX.

This, in fact this could be more advantageous if Canon announces and actually manages to ship the bloody thing within a few weeks of the announcement, as opposed to announcing it at the trade show and us waiting 6 months to get our hands on one...

tkbslc wrote in post #15442395
70D is long overdue, too.

I agree, a 70D should be also be a "logical release" this year

KenjiS wrote in post #15446625
This, in fact this could be more advantageous if Canon announces and actually manages to ship the bloody thing within a few weeks of the announcement, as opposed to announcing it at the trade show and us waiting 6 months to get our hands on one...

Over the many Canon DSLR releases over the last 8 or 9 years (or so), with the exception of the Canon 1DX, Canon has typically followed up product announcements by shipping some meaningful amount of product within a month or two. There is possibly another slip up or two (that I possibly missed) other than the D1X in there over the dozens of releases.

But in general, they have a very good record with this.

No manufacturer of any complicated consumer item can typically meet the extremity high initial demand for an hot new product. Just providing one or two sales samples for every sales location is a daunting task. You must realize just how many DIFFERENT places sell Canon DSLR cameras.

Gearing up production capacity robust enough to placate all of the huge initial demand would insure a huge capital loss on idle production capacity and tooling just after this initial offering "surge" quickly evaporates.

Bankrolling very expensive production capacity totally based on the initial surge is an extremely bad business model.

Enjoy! Lon

You're right, But I'm more referring to Nikon, the D600 for instance was announced and started shipping the same week, It took Canon about 2.5 months to start shipping 6Ds despite them being announced at the same time... the 60D and D7000 the same thing happened if i remember right.. Nikon's been able to announce a new product and start shipping it within a week or two, whereas Canon has announced a product and then takes a couple months before we start seeing them in stores at all

the 5DIII Took a little longer to hit shelves than the D800 if i remember right as well...

As for lenses, Nikon's also announced and shipped lenses very quickly as of late, Yes they had problems meeting demand but as you said, thats to be expected, Its more that at least SOME units were out in the field...

welcome to the world of marketing one-upmanship. When the competition announces a new body, you don't let them have exclusive press for very long, doesn't matter if your competing camera is ready or not.

You guys are completely overlooking the fact that Canon is continuing to suffer EXTREME production difficulties due to the 2011 earthquake / tsunami. If I recall correctly, either two or maybe three Canon Japanese production facilities were destroyed by the tsunami. On top of that, several months after the earthquake, another Canon production facility was severely damaged in the subsequent Thailand floodings. We should all appreciate the fact that they are even able to deliver any new products at all.

FlashZebra wrote in post #15449712
Over the many Canon DSLR releases over the last 8 or 9 years (or so), with the exception of the Canon 1DX, Canon has typically followed up product announcements by shipping some meaningful amount of product within a month or two. There is possibly another slip up or two (that I possibly missed) other than the D1X in there over the dozens of releases.

But in general, they have a very good record with this.

No manufacturer of any complicated consumer item can typically meet the extremity high initial demand for an hot new product. Just providing one or two sales samples for every sales location is a daunting task. You must realize just how many DIFFERENT places sell Canon DSLR cameras.

Gearing up production capacity robust enough to placate all of the huge initial demand would insure a huge capital loss on idle production capacity and tooling just after this initial offering "surge" quickly evaporates.

Bankrolling very expensive production capacity totally based on the initial surge is an extremely bad business model.

Enjoy! Lon

I would be willing to wait if the 7Dii is full frame and cost .... say $1,500

Why would a crop sensor camera all of a sudden become a full frame model? That wouldn't make sense. It would become its own model.

BirdBoy wrote in post #15426417
where would it be a logical place for Canon to announce it? Photokina isn't happening this year, so what events could Canon unveil the 7dii?

Thoughts?

Events are becoming less important. Through news and photo websites Canon can reach far more people than those that come to a convention, e.g. dpreview.com

PMA used to have their own event but now they're part of CES. I think that before that merger took place, Canon chose not to exhibit at PMA, showin the growing irrelevance of big photo exhibits.