Another Canon Oddity

[Mike Farley]

I remember the days when Canon's entry model APS-C DSLR had a higher resolution sensor than the then top of the range model. The 400D, which I owned for a number of years, had 10MP while the more expensive 30D was limited to 8MP. When the 40D finally came out, it was "only" 10MP and I saw little point in upgrading even though I had originally bought the 400D as a stop gap until the new camera was available. Now, just months after launching the 20MP 7DII, Canon has bested that with the 24MP 750D/760D*. It has done this, of course, to compete with the equivalent Sony and Nikon crop sensor models, but Canon's older and less capable sensor technology is forcing it into some strange marketing positions.

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon- ... el-t6s-t6i

* I am not sure what the new model will be called in the UK and whether Canon has decided whether we Brits are intelligent enough not to confuse the camera with Nikon's D750.

[Mike Farley]

* I am not sure what the new model will be called in the UK and whether Canon has decided whether we Brits are intelligent enough not to confuse the camera with Nikon's D750.

I did not read the DPReview aerticle closely enough. The 750D and 760D are two separate models, albeit both have the same internals but with slightly different controls. It seems that Canon is attempting to maximise sales by catering for every conceivable niche, including those it can tempt to upgrade from smartphone cameras with the slightly pared down 750D.

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/re ... first-look