As I'm reading through the posts and trying to predict Canon's long term strategy (and consequently my own)... the following points are clear in my head:
- The 1-series now belongs to the photographer who needs speed, high ISO, robustness and image quality (this covers a large market share)
- As of the 1DX announcment, Canon has segregated the pro high res photographer (studio/landscape) to a non 1-series body. The studio/landscape market is also large, and it's one that Canon served for many years with a 1-series body i.e. 1Ds, 1DsII, 1DsIII
Now for some speculation:
- I'm convinced that the pro studio/landscape photographer will not be abandonned by Canon
- Canon has a big announcment on Nov 4th which I think will meet the needs of the pro high res market
- Do you think Canon may enter the MF market?
Araz