Canon EOS R6 Mark III Resolution Increase?
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Nikon is the only OEM offering basically the same camera in integrated and non-intergrated grip formats... both at competitive pricing. Only they will know the volumes of each to determine which is preferred by pro/non-pro alike.
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The a7siii is used by astro photographers for it's low light performance.
Shooting panos will remove some of the low mp issues but in reality, very few people are printing large these days.
I am not sure if Sony will release an updated version as it is getting old (by Sony product life cycle) at 5 years.
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Although MP size and low light performance are not correlated anymore, the a7Siii has very good low light performance. Useful for astro work or maybe night/stage events where that is the primary issue.
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If printing using inkjet or dye sublimation, astro work really uses the ink/pigment like nothing else.
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Canon surveys pros when they take suggestions for the 1 series.
For the rest of the line, they take suggestions from any Canon users.
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It is pretty obvious that the Z 8 far outsells the Z 9.
Only Nikon knows by how much.
I am not sure that Nikon even knows or cares what percentage of Z 9 users are pro.
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We would assume so but they would know what drives the buyer justification for the price difference vs size?
I often think that a R5ii SKU with integrated grip would be an interesting option. The integrated grip would incorporate the features of the 3 difference grips plus higher battery voltage to drive big whites plus fancy AF smart controller. This item would capture the buyers who buy grips for sure and at least provide an option for an integrated high mp body.
But what about cannibalisation of the R1 you say?
- Well, you get to remove 3 SKUs for the R5ii grips for starters.
- You get to capture the market of whiners who bemoan the lack of a high mp "flagship". I mean the 1 series was split for a long time for speed vs mp. Whether you call the new SKU a 1 series or a 5 series is a good question.
I think that they would be interested in their buyer demographics but there will always be a % that buy without expecting to make money from their purchases. The rest would be defined somehow as "pro" I guess.
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They send multiple choice form surveys to a lot of users. Questions like, "Pick two from the following list (of 8-10 or more features) that you consider the most important when selecting a camera." Or statements with a range of numbers with "0" being 'strongly disagree' and "5" being 'strongly agree'. (These days they're digital, but in the 1990s they used to be hard copy.) The results are aggregated and I get the distinct impression from listening to those who are more in a position to know than I am that those making decisions in Japan mostly just see the aggregate numbers.
I was told years ago by a very high ranking Canon Technical Advisor in the U.S. that Japan takes free form suggestions regarding the 1-Series seriously from only a few handfuls of pros that are closely affiliated with Canon. I've also been told by a PJ acquaintance who shoots a lot of major college sports within a certain radius of his location for the national media conglomerate who owns the local publication for which he works that a lot of top level pros in the sports world know who some of those shooters are, and will offer suggestions to them in hopes they will pass them on rather than contacting Canon directly and their suggestion never being seen by anyone with any authority to consider it.
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It wouldn't seem prudent that survey cards/emails are used for features on one hand and input from very few "pros" on the other. Nor just input from internal marketing employees even if those people are located in different parts of the world.
Extended warranty cards used to be a thing in some countries for some feedback on existing owned products but also not really a thing any more.
Those also seemed to be limited to some countries but Canon has enjoyed strong sales in multiple regions with very different average monthly salaries.
It is also clear that the % of prosumer buyers who are prepared to spend good money from their disposable income vs buyers needing a P&L return has increased significantly.
Clearly we don't want Homer's car but there has to be something in the middle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Brother,_Where_Art_Thou?
Maybe Canon will ask ChatGPT for future feature suggestions based on crowdsourced ideas which would include Canon Rumors!
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