none of which matters very much…
For Valentine’s day Canon released three new camera bodies and a new lens. Yay.
Canon Makes Incremental Updates – The EOS M6 Mirrorless
Canon Makes Incremental Updates – The EOS Rebel T7i
Canon Makes Incremental Updates – The EOS 77D
Canon Makes Incremental Updates – the 18-55mm F4 Lens
All of Canon’s Valentine’s day updates were incremental rather than revolutionary. All of Canon’s new bodies use the same APS-C sensor and the same DIGIC 7 processor. There is absolutely no standout feature… no game changer… there’s just nothing interesting there.
Their new lens’ main improvement? A smaller form factor. Again not exactly revolutionary.
And that’s kind of irritating…
While incremental updates to products can be nice and give consumers better products at lower prices, I have increasingly gotten the impression that Canon doesn’t care anymore. Over and over they release basically the same equipment. It has been such a long time since Canon has gone Bam! *new product* and truly meant it.
They have no Sony A7R up their sleeve… they have no Fujifilm GFX 50S… they have no Sigma art lenses.
There comes a point when you can no longer continue to make small improvements to products, there comes a point when you actually have to deliver something that meets people’s needs in a greater way, there comes a point when you can’t just keep doing what you’ve been doing. Something needs to change.
I do not know when the time will come for Canon… but at the moment I can’t help but think they may have missed their chance to do something great… let’s hope they don’t miss the next one.
All I can say is that I am irked.