canon cashback

[devilgas]

looking for a replacement for the 10d....it's playing up again, with the 40d being one of the obvious choices. whilst browsing, spotted that canon have a new cash back promotion, dropping 100 squidlies off the price of the 40d.
this leads me to wonder whether canon are about to launch a successor to the 40d. i know the 450d is due this month, but for what i need, the frame rate is too slow, but more importantly, the buffer size is considerably less than the 40d.

anyone care to speculate on perhaps a 50d being released and the cash back promotion being canon's way of shifting old stock? not too sure if they've done this in the past.

http://canonlensacc2008.onlinerebates.com/howtoclaim.aspx

[Patrick]

Re: canon cashback

looking for a replacement for the 10d....it's playing up again, with the 40d being one of the obvious choices. whilst browsing, spotted that canon have a new cash back promotion, dropping 100 squidlies off the price of the 40d.
this leads me to wonder whether canon are about to launch a successor to the 40d. i know the 450d is due this month, but for what i need, the frame rate is too slow, but more importantly, the buffer size is considerably less than the 40d.

anyone care to speculate on perhaps a 50d being released and the cash back promotion being canon's way of shifting old stock? not too sure if they've done this in the past.

http://canonlensacc2008.onlinerebate...owtoclaim.aspx

Doubt that very much, its only six months or so since the launch of the 40D thats much too soon for a replacment even for Canon.
Its reportedly selling very well, I heard Purdey's sold on the Sunday alone at Focus their entire stock of 400 cameras and were forced to restock Monday from Canon by organizing a van to pick them up. Add to that the other sellers like Jacobs etc then sales could be well excess of 2500 probably lots more in 4 days.

No I think its more in response to Nikon's and others own cash back offers and aimed at holding market share, it called competition.
Canon I think have been a little shocked at Nikon gaining so much ground on them lately, and the likes of Sony's new models offering further potential competition on a big scale.

Patrick

[Stephen]

Re: canon cashback

I'd agree with Patrick, it far too soon for Canon to replace the 40D. I'm not even sure there is a market for something inbetween the 40D and say the 1D Mk3. Now thats the camera for you Dave, even a second hand 1DMk2N would be great I reckon

[devilgas]