Looks like Canon is about to enter the battle to lower the price (and specs!) for Full Frame DSLRs.
After all that was said about the Nikon D600, first rumored entry level Full Frame DSLR, now rumors say Canon is on that same path. According to Canon Watch the expected specs are:
- 22mp (Same sensor as 5D3)
- 19 AF Points
- 4fps
- ISO 100-51200
- 3″ LCD
- Smaller than the 5D Mark II
- More Plastic than metal in the construction
- Pop-Up Flash (On at least one prototype)
- $1999 USD at launch
- Launched with a new non-L full frame kit lens (Undisclosed what the lens is)
- Compatible with full frame STM lenses
This subject brings to the discussion one interesting point I read this days on PetaPixel. On that post there were mentions to a post by Falk on his Blog discussing what he called “an artificial price barrier” between Full Frame and Crop Sensors. According to his ideas camera manufacturers would charge more for Higher End cameras just because people believe (and even more, people accept!) they are supposed to cost more, without understanding the reason for that difference. When I read it it got me thinking and it makes perfect sense. Sometimes it gets hard to understand the huge price differences between cameras. Comparing Nikon D300S‘ US$1,699.95 to D4‘s US$ 5,999.95 or D3‘s US$ 8k it sure seems high, or is the D3 twice the camera compared to D300S?. If you are uncertain about those cameras’ differences check this table.
I can certainly understand that a higher-end higher-tech camera should cost higher money, but can the manufacturers justify this high difference from a components standpoint? I would love to see that! Despite that we might be about to see that paradigm fall, starting with the lower price (at least from what was expected) Nikon D800, now the supposed first entry level full frame Nikon D600 , followed by Canon. That IF the rumors are right.
