Predictions on What to Expect From Canon in 2016

[scyrene]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

• 1DX II - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4k, 8000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 5D 4 - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, not as good as D810, no thanks
• 80D - marginal iteration, carefully positioned below 7D2, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 3 or 4 rebels, not even marginally omproved, tunnel viewfinder, 18 mp sensor from 2001, mirrorflip, no thanks
• SL2 - marginal iteration, carefully marketing differentiated against rebels and 70D, mirrorflip, no thanks
• EOS M4 - marginal iteration, with EVF, price hiked to 1500 USD/euro, mot as good as 2013 Sony A600, no mirrorslap, but still no thanks

• 200-600, 600 DO, 800 II, 1200 II and a few more superteles, all as big, white and expensive as a lear jet, no thanks
• some L primes as big and expensive as 35 II, no thanks
• some 55-350/5.6-6.7 consumer zooms, no thanks

Most importantly: No kick-ass FF mirrorless system that blows Sony A7 system totally out of the water. So, not interested Canon. Will not buy anything of the above listed stuff. Purchase of Sony A7R II in late 2016 not unlikely, when price comes down. Or kick-ass Sony A8 in 2017.

You sound like a kid who gets loads of great toys for Christmas, but throws a tantrum because they didn't get one particular toy they asked for.

The predicted list is huge, a lot more releases than any previous year I can think of. If you can't find anything in there to like, then Canon really isn't the company for you and you'd be doing us all a favour by going away.

 

[Proscribo]

How do you expect the 80D to only shoot 6fps when the current 70D shoots 7fps? Stupid.

40D - 10 MP, 6.5 FPS
50D - 15 MP, 6.3 FPS
60D - 18 MP, 5.3 FPS

80D having more MP and less FPS than the 70D is not inconceivable

Bear in mind that while 50D was the high-end of crop the 60D wasn't anymore because of the introduction of 7D. Don't see why XXD-line would move downmarket with 80D. I'd suspect 7fps with more than 19 af points but less than 40, also it won't have all the great AF-options that 7DII has.

Then again, no one really knows at this point.

 

[RickWagoner]

I'm also surprised that Canon Rumors Guy is putting the 200-600 that high on the list. It would be nice to see it released in 2016, but I'm not that optimistic.

If it is released, I expect a lot of people on this forum will be disappointed at the price. Being very optimistic, I expect it to be somewhere north of $2,500 -- a little higher than the Sigma sports lens but less than $1,000 more.

afraid you may be correct about the price though the Nikon 200-400 is below $1500. Wonder if Canon will try to compete with this lens and not make the 200-600 consumer grade and not L

I can't see Canon releasing a 200-600 that is less than either the list price of the Sigma Sports Lens or less than the price of the 100-400. While third party manufacturers may "trick" the autofocus into thinking an f6.3 lens is an f5.6, Canon won't do that, which means it must be f5.6. It will also be USM, as a slow-focusing 200-600mm is not going to cut it. I don't think Canon will worry too much about the pricing of the Nikon -- it's not like Canon users will buy a Nikon lens. Finally, Canon is not blind to the value of putting a red ring on their lenses, which adds to the perceived value.

Honestly, if a 200-600 materializes for under $3,000 it will sell very well. As for me personally, I'll keep using my 150-600 Sigma Contemporary until the Canon shows up in the refurbished store on a 15% off sale, which means I'm probably two years or more away from getting this lens when and if it materializes.

You guys are crazy, under $3,000 for a 107mm front element 200-600mm L IS tele zoom, that is the same sized front element with more internal elements and much more complicated build as well as being bigger and heavier than the 300 f2.8 IS MkII that costs $6,000.

Canon will lose the birders if they don't compete with the 150-600s, only thing that has kept birders with Canon is the old 100-400 and 400 5.6 back in the day. Now Nikon and even Sony bodies can be used with great for the price glass. This opens up a new world of dr for birders amongst other things. Only few people care enough about the L build quality when there is a great optic at a lower price. It is like the 55-250stm is the king lens for backyard beginner bird shooters, no reason to upgrade to anything else because the optic is that great for the price. Do a plastic 55-250stm optic in a 200-600mm ef-s mount and Canon Will keep their hold on the birding market. Why do you think the 7d2 is $1k now? for the $1700 price birders could go with a Tamron or Sigma lens on a D750 and still get usable fps and buffer but entirely different world with high iso, full frame or in crop mode, more features and just as great focusing system for a couple hundred dollars more. On the streets and in the forest i have seen more D750s being used than 7d2s by birders in the last year, hell before the days Tamron announced the 150-600 you were lucky to see two people with Nikon bodies shooting because it was all Canon with 100-400 or 400 5.6's...those days are done for Canon though.

 

[AlanF]

I'm also surprised that Canon Rumors Guy is putting the 200-600 that high on the list. It would be nice to see it released in 2016, but I'm not that optimistic.

If it is released, I expect a lot of people on this forum will be disappointed at the price. Being very optimistic, I expect it to be somewhere north of $2,500 -- a little higher than the Sigma sports lens but less than $1,000 more.

afraid you may be correct about the price though the Nikon 200-400 is below $1500. Wonder if Canon will try to compete with this lens and not make the 200-600 consumer grade and not L

I can't see Canon releasing a 200-600 that is less than either the list price of the Sigma Sports Lens or less than the price of the 100-400. While third party manufacturers may "trick" the autofocus into thinking an f6.3 lens is an f5.6, Canon won't do that, which means it must be f5.6. It will also be USM, as a slow-focusing 200-600mm is not going to cut it. I don't think Canon will worry too much about the pricing of the Nikon -- it's not like Canon users will buy a Nikon lens. Finally, Canon is not blind to the value of putting a red ring on their lenses, which adds to the perceived value.

Honestly, if a 200-600 materializes for under $3,000 it will sell very well. As for me personally, I'll keep using my 150-600 Sigma Contemporary until the Canon shows up in the refurbished store on a 15% off sale, which means I'm probably two years or more away from getting this lens when and if it materializes.

You guys are crazy, under $3,000 for a 107mm front element 200-600mm L IS tele zoom, that is the same sized front element with more internal elements and much more complicated build as well as being bigger and heavier than the 300 f2.8 IS MkII that costs $6,000.

Canon will lose the birders if they don't compete with the 150-600s, only thing that has kept birders with Canon is the old 100-400 and 400 5.6 back in the day. Now Nikon and even Sony bodies can be used with great for the price glass. This opens up a new world of dr for birders amongst other things. Only few people care enough about the L build quality when there is a great optic at a lower price. It is like the 55-250stm is the king lens for backyard beginner bird shooters, no reason to upgrade to anything else because the optic is that great for the price. Do a plastic 55-250stm optic in a 200-600mm ef-s mount and Canon Will keep their hold on the birding market. Why do you think the 7d2 is $1k now? for the $1700 price birders could go with a Tamron or Sigma lens on a D750 and still get usable fps and buffer but entirely different world with high iso, full frame or in crop mode, more features and just as great focusing system for a couple hundred dollars more. On the streets and in the forest i have seen more D750s being used than 7d2s by birders in the last year, hell before the days Tamron announced the 150-600 you were lucky to see two people with Nikon bodies shooting because it was all Canon with 100-400 or 400 5.6's...those days are done for Canon though.

Why have a 200-600mm in an EF-S mount? The lens will weigh just about the same whether it is FF or crop. The new Nikon 200-500mm is FF and so are the Tamron and Sigmas because there is no point in having them dedicated to crop. The weight and size of these superteles are dictated by the weight and size of the heavy front elements, which will be the same for FF and crop. Many a keen birder values portability as well, and 400mm is an excellent compromise. 400mm on crop gives a much better fov for birds in flight. There is room for all lenses.

 

[100]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

• 1DX II - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4k, 8000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 5D 4 - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, not as good as D810, no thanks
• 80D - marginal iteration, carefully positioned below 7D2, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 3 or 4 rebels, not even marginally omproved, tunnel viewfinder, 18 mp sensor from 2001, mirrorflip, no thanks
• SL2 - marginal iteration, carefully marketing differentiated against rebels and 70D, mirrorflip, no thanks
• EOS M4 - marginal iteration, with EVF, price hiked to 1500 USD/euro, mot as good as 2013 Sony A600, no mirrorslap, but still no thanks

• 200-600, 600 DO, 800 II, 1200 II and a few more superteles, all as big, white and expensive as a lear jet, no thanks
• some L primes as big and expensive as 35 II, no thanks
• some 55-350/5.6-6.7 consumer zooms, no thanks

Most importantly: No kick-ass FF mirrorless system that blows Sony A7 system totally out of the water. So, not interested Canon. Will not buy anything of the above listed stuff. Purchase of Sony A7R II in late 2016 not unlikely, when price comes down. Or kick-ass Sony A8 in 2017.

Dear “forum-slapper”,

So you want a kick-ass full frame mirrorless system for years now and still keep hanging around a Canon forum “asking” (or might I say demanding?) such a system…
You can’t accept “No” for an answer?
If Canon was a woman and you acted the same way you’d probably have a restraining order by now.

If Canon is too much woman for you to handle, please do yourself a favor and move on. Buy yourself a mail-order Sony bride and some extra batteries and be happy. If (In the distant future) Canon comes up with a kick-ass full frame mirrorless system and some good dedicated glass for it, you’re Sony system will still be just fine so there is probably no reason to jump ship once again.
So just go for it and get your own “My First Sony”

 

[infared]

Would LOVE to see a serious Canon FF Mirrorless camera with a revolutionary new sensor and incredible AF capabilities that work with all my EOS lenses....
A guy can dream....can't he.....

 

[Maiaibing]

I'd like to have EF85mm F1.2 L III
Really interested also what will they do with M system

Just curious. I own an 85 1.2L II

Are you assuming the III will be better (as I'm sure it would be) or are there specifics you don't like about the II (for example slow focus acquisition)?

There is lot of glass, but I think focus speed can still be improved. Also I don't like focus by wire. I think new version will get that fancy BR element and new coatings. F1.4 would be fine also to keep weight and size down. 1.2 is sexy thoungh...

85L is not top of my list for existing lenses (here I have the 50L, 400mm f/5.6 L and 300 f/4 IS L) but it could use an incremental update on several fronts: focus speed, focus by wire, electrical parts prone to fail, "extended" rear element at risk of damage and reduce fringing and other artifacts wide open and when shooting at night.

Nice to think about how much lenses have improved meanwhile!

I'd love a 85L f/1.2 sports lens as Canon promised us when the 85L II was released - but next time for real - to keep shutter speed up when the lights go down.

 

[rs]

I'm also surprised that Canon Rumors Guy is putting the 200-600 that high on the list. It would be nice to see it released in 2016, but I'm not that optimistic.

If it is released, I expect a lot of people on this forum will be disappointed at the price. Being very optimistic, I expect it to be somewhere north of $2,500 -- a little higher than the Sigma sports lens but less than $1,000 more.

afraid you may be correct about the price though the Nikon 200-400 is below $1500. Wonder if Canon will try to compete with this lens and not make the 200-600 consumer grade and not L

I can't see Canon releasing a 200-600 that is less than either the list price of the Sigma Sports Lens or less than the price of the 100-400. While third party manufacturers may "trick" the autofocus into thinking an f6.3 lens is an f5.6, Canon won't do that, which means it must be f5.6. It will also be USM, as a slow-focusing 200-600mm is not going to cut it. I don't think Canon will worry too much about the pricing of the Nikon -- it's not like Canon users will buy a Nikon lens. Finally, Canon is not blind to the value of putting a red ring on their lenses, which adds to the perceived value.

Honestly, if a 200-600 materializes for under $3,000 it will sell very well. As for me personally, I'll keep using my 150-600 Sigma Contemporary until the Canon shows up in the refurbished store on a 15% off sale, which means I'm probably two years or more away from getting this lens when and if it materializes.

You guys are crazy, under $3,000 for a 107mm front element 200-600mm L IS tele zoom, that is the same sized front element with more internal elements and much more complicated build as well as being bigger and heavier than the 300 f2.8 IS MkII that costs $6,000.

Canon will lose the birders if they don't compete with the 150-600s, only thing that has kept birders with Canon is the old 100-400 and 400 5.6 back in the day. Now Nikon and even Sony bodies can be used with great for the price glass. This opens up a new world of dr for birders amongst other things. Only few people care enough about the L build quality when there is a great optic at a lower price. It is like the 55-250stm is the king lens for backyard beginner bird shooters, no reason to upgrade to anything else because the optic is that great for the price. Do a plastic 55-250stm optic in a 200-600mm ef-s mount and Canon Will keep their hold on the birding market. Why do you think the 7d2 is $1k now? for the $1700 price birders could go with a Tamron or Sigma lens on a D750 and still get usable fps and buffer but entirely different world with high iso, full frame or in crop mode, more features and just as great focusing system for a couple hundred dollars more. On the streets and in the forest i have seen more D750s being used than 7d2s by birders in the last year, hell before the days Tamron announced the 150-600 you were lucky to see two people with Nikon bodies shooting because it was all Canon with 100-400 or 400 5.6's...those days are done for Canon though.

Yeah, right. How can you compare Nikon D750 AF combined with a third party reverse engineered lens vs Canon 7D II and the Canon 100-400 II? Especially the D750 with its AF points all crammed into the centre of the frame against the 7D mk II. The two don't compare.

And no mirrorless holds its ground for birding - EVF's at the moment are a huge barrier when it comes to tracking moving subjects.

As for DR with birding, who with "cheap" f5.6 or f6.3 lenses and no artificial lighting is able to get useable shutter speeds for birding at ISO 100? The moment ISO creeps up to 1600 or so, any DR advantage of Sony sensors is completely gone.

I completely agree with AlanF - the only elements which can be made smaller and lighter with a tele lens for a small imaging circle are the extreme rear elements, all of which are tiny compared to the front ones. The weight saving from making a lens with 70+ mm at the wide end for EF-S only would be ~1%. It's like shooting yourself in the foot when you're developing, manufacturing and marketing what amounts to very expensive glass. A cheap flimsy plastic barrel is an option to keep the weight down until you take into account such large and heavy elements so far from the mount.

 

[nicksotgiu]

All in all with all these predictions I really hope Canon gets back in the game again, especially for DSLR video.
With all theses predictions at least some stellar lenses are on the way.
And some incredible full frame goodness too!

I can't wait!! :]

 

[neuroanatomist]

I don't think the big question is if the 5D4 does 4K but will the 5D4 be competitive with Sony's A7 series in terms of IQ. Otherwise why is the 5D4 "late"? What have Canon be spending T&M on to make it "revolutionary"?

No, the big question is will the 5DIV be a better sales success that the Sony a7 series – and most likely the answer will be yes. Based on all the accumulated Internet reviewer wisdom, Canon IQ has been behind SoNikon for several years. Since Canon has remained the market leader for well over a decade, they're clearly delivering products that are attractive to the majority of camera buyers.

What makes you think the 5DIV is 'late'?? The 5DIII is still a best-selling camera, and Canon previously stated that release cycles will be getting longer.

I don't think

If you'd stopped right there you'd have made one of your rare correct statements.

 

[tcmatthews]

Canon will produce cameras X where X = {x1,x2,...} we will complain that they are missing features Y where Y = {y1,y2,...}. Canon will also develop Camera z1 that will either surprise all of use or be universally condemned over the internet. A subset of all users U will buy a new cameras in X and love it. Another subset of U will complain how cameras in X do not meet their needs without ever trying one.

When camera x1 where x1 is the first camera announced, is officially announced the forum will devolve into a 30 pages of ranting about DR.

I could reuse the above prediction for the last 3 years.

Actual predictions

• 1DX II will be released
• 5D IV will be released
• 6D II maybe 2016 most likely 2017 it really depends on when they release the 5D IV
• 80D maybe Christmas 2016 but could be 2017 but regardless it must have 4k to keep competitive in the budget movie maker market that it competes in.

I would like to see

• 50 1.4 update
• 50 or 55 f 2.0 IS macro
• 85f1.8 USM IS
• 135L IS
• 180L IS Macro
• Full frame Rebel with body based on the T6s
• Full frame camera with articulating screen.

 

[PureClassA]

Lol nice! :

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

• 1DX II - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4k, 8000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 5D 4 - marginally improved iteration, sensor tech still lagging, 4000 USD/Euro, mirrorslap, not as good as D810, no thanks
• 80D - marginal iteration, carefully positioned below 7D2, mirrorslap, no thanks
• 3 or 4 rebels, not even marginally omproved, tunnel viewfinder, 18 mp sensor from 2001, mirrorflip, no thanks
• SL2 - marginal iteration, carefully marketing differentiated against rebels and 70D, mirrorflip, no thanks
• EOS M4 - marginal iteration, with EVF, price hiked to 1500 USD/euro, mot as good as 2013 Sony A600, no mirrorslap, but still no thanks

• 200-600, 600 DO, 800 II, 1200 II and a few more superteles, all as big, white and expensive as a lear jet, no thanks
• some L primes as big and expensive as 35 II, no thanks
• some 55-350/5.6-6.7 consumer zooms, no thanks

Most importantly: No kick-ass FF mirrorless system that blows Sony A7 system totally out of the water. So, not interested Canon. Will not buy anything of the above listed stuff. Purchase of Sony A7R II in late 2016 not unlikely, when price comes down. Or kick-ass Sony A8 in 2017.

Dear “forum-slapper”,

So you want a kick-ass full frame mirrorless system for years now and still keep hanging around a Canon forum “asking” (or might I say demanding?) such a system…
You can’t accept “No” for an answer?
If Canon was a woman and you acted the same way you’d probably have a restraining order by now.

If Canon is too much woman for you to handle, please do yourself a favor and move on. Buy yourself a mail-order Sony bride and some extra batteries and be happy. If (In the distant future) Canon comes up with a kick-ass full frame mirrorless system and some good dedicated glass for it, you’re Sony system will still be just fine so there is probably no reason to jump ship once again.
So just go for it and get your own “My First Sony”

 

[privatebydesign]

I'm also surprised that Canon Rumors Guy is putting the 200-600 that high on the list. It would be nice to see it released in 2016, but I'm not that optimistic.

If it is released, I expect a lot of people on this forum will be disappointed at the price. Being very optimistic, I expect it to be somewhere north of $2,500 -- a little higher than the Sigma sports lens but less than $1,000 more.

afraid you may be correct about the price though the Nikon 200-400 is below $1500. Wonder if Canon will try to compete with this lens and not make the 200-600 consumer grade and not L

I can't see Canon releasing a 200-600 that is less than either the list price of the Sigma Sports Lens or less than the price of the 100-400. While third party manufacturers may "trick" the autofocus into thinking an f6.3 lens is an f5.6, Canon won't do that, which means it must be f5.6. It will also be USM, as a slow-focusing 200-600mm is not going to cut it. I don't think Canon will worry too much about the pricing of the Nikon -- it's not like Canon users will buy a Nikon lens. Finally, Canon is not blind to the value of putting a red ring on their lenses, which adds to the perceived value.

Honestly, if a 200-600 materializes for under $3,000 it will sell very well. As for me personally, I'll keep using my 150-600 Sigma Contemporary until the Canon shows up in the refurbished store on a 15% off sale, which means I'm probably two years or more away from getting this lens when and if it materializes.

You guys are crazy, under $3,000 for a 107mm front element 200-600mm L IS tele zoom, that is the same sized front element with more internal elements and much more complicated build as well as being bigger and heavier than the 300 f2.8 IS MkII that costs $6,000.

Canon will lose the birders if they don't compete with the 150-600s, only thing that has kept birders with Canon is the old 100-400 and 400 5.6 back in the day. Now Nikon and even Sony bodies can be used with great for the price glass. This opens up a new world of dr for birders amongst other things. Only few people care enough about the L build quality when there is a great optic at a lower price. It is like the 55-250stm is the king lens for backyard beginner bird shooters, no reason to upgrade to anything else because the optic is that great for the price. Do a plastic 55-250stm optic in a 200-600mm ef-s mount and Canon Will keep their hold on the birding market. Why do you think the 7d2 is $1k now? for the $1700 price birders could go with a Tamron or Sigma lens on a D750 and still get usable fps and buffer but entirely different world with high iso, full frame or in crop mode, more features and just as great focusing system for a couple hundred dollars more. On the streets and in the forest i have seen more D750s being used than 7d2s by birders in the last year, hell before the days Tamron announced the 150-600 you were lucky to see two people with Nikon bodies shooting because it was all Canon with 100-400 or 400 5.6's...those days are done for Canon though.

I am not saying Canon can't or won't make a 150-600 'competitor' to the low priced third parties if they feel the need, just that a 200-600 f5.6 L IS as rumoured isn't it.

There is no reason Canon couldn't make a non L 200-600 at any price point they chose they needed to compete in, but it wouldn't be an L lens and it wouldn't be f5.6.

 

[neuroanatomist]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me

Guess what? Canon still doesn't care what you think.

 

[privatebydesign]

Canon will produce cameras X where X = {x1,x2,...} we will complain that they are missing features Y where Y = {y1,y2,...}. Canon will also develop Camera z1 that will either surprise all of use or be universally condemned over the internet. A subset of all users U will buy a new cameras in X and love it. Another subset of U will complain how cameras in X do not meet their needs without ever trying one.

When camera x1 where x1 is the first camera announced, is officially announced the forum will devolve into a 30 pages of ranting about DR.

I could reuse the above prediction for the last 3 years.

Actual predictions

• 1DX II will be released
• 5D IV will be released
• 6D II maybe 2016 most likely 2017 it really depends on when they release the 5D IV
• 80D maybe Christmas 2016 but could be 2017 but regardless it must have 4k to keep competitive in the budget movie maker market that it competes in.

I would like to see

• 50 1.4 update
• 50 or 55 f 2.0 IS macro
• 85f1.8 USM IS
• 135L IS
• 180L IS Macro
• Full frame Rebel with body based on the T6s
• Full frame camera with articulating screen.

And, I suspect, the next three! ;D

I can't wait for the 5D MkIV to come out, preferably without 4K (for comedy value), I will pee myself laughing at all the comments that would elicit.

 

[Orangutan]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

Apparently, neither have any of the other brands make anything that excites you enough to switch brands. You've been dissatisfied with Canon for so long, I'm amazed that you haven't simply sold all your Canon gear and moved on.

 

[bdunbar79]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

Apparently, neither have any of the other brands make anything that excites you enough to switch brands. You've been dissatisfied with Canon for so long, I'm amazed that you haven't simply sold all your Canon gear and moved on.

Well, then, how would that person get any attention?

 

[rs]

...
Yeah, right. How can you compare Nikon D750 AF combined with a third party reverse engineered lens vs Canon 7D II and the Canon 100-400 II? Especially the D750 with its AF points all crammed into the centre of the frame against the 7D mk II. The two don't compare.
...

What many people fail to remember is that FF sensors are bigger and thus make the small area that is AF covered look small even though the AF sensor is often the same size on FF as on crop.

Best way to think of it is like the attached JPEG... black represents the sensor, red the AF covered area.

That the AF sensor in the crop camera appears "larger" is an optical illusion.

Two things.

1. In typical use, end users would crop images taken by a 7D II and a D750 by a very similar use in post, which makes the percentage of the frame covered by AF points very relevant.

2. The 7D II has 65 cross point AF points. The D750 has 51 AF points, with 15 of them being cross type. These are all concentrated in the centre of the frame.

Red is cross type sensor. Grey is line sensor.

 

[Orangutan]

As every year, Canon will not bring anything that excites me:

Apparently, neither have any of the other brands make anything that excites you enough to switch brands. You've been dissatisfied with Canon for so long, I'm amazed that you haven't simply sold all your Canon gear and moved on.

Well, then, how would that person get any attention?

I guess negative attention is still attention. AvTvM occasionally has useful things to say, but he seems to have that youthful misconception that using hyperbolic language has some real value. Loudly and confidently proclaiming something to be true does not make it so. He's been at his best when he's cited real data to support his beliefs.

 

[F1since72]

What I expect in 2016 with the new cameras is a bigger buffer for sequences. All Canons offer just about 3 sec at highest burst speed. Nikon offers 5 sec and Sony as well. For sequence-studies 3 sec is not enough. We had it in the film-EOS 1V at 10fps an a single roll of film already. Memory is cheap nowadays, so why not buffersizes of about 10 sec. Of course the writing speed of the CF-cards are limited but CF-Fast deliver higher speed as well as SD. And 2 slots offer even higher speed. At 24 or 28 MPx it must be possible to get longer sequences.