{"id":15027,"date":"2011-09-15T23:02:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T23:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/?p=15027"},"modified":"2011-09-17T00:00:18","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T00:00:18","slug":"historic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/historic\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon to announce something “historic” on November 3rd…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well that’s as much as info as I have. I am not under an NDA with Canon or have inside info. This appeared on Engagdet not long ago…<\/a><\/p>\n

Basically, there are two products it could be (unless it’s a new printer): a Canon 5dmkIII or more likely given the location for this launch (Hollywood), the much rumoured EF and PL camcorder with a Super 35mm sensor…that may or may not be of a 4K resolution. That is what my money is on, and talking of money I would expect it to come way under the RED Epic’s pricing…that is if it’s 4K…but 4K is the buzzword these days. We have the 5K epic, but we also have the new Sony F65 and the little JVC 4k coming out next year…It could be more an F3 style camera though with 1080p and a decent codec like the XF…but something makes me feel like it will be more than that…<\/p>\n

My site is generally not one for rumours, but this is a concrete announcement of “something”…intriguing. But…<\/p>\n

My biggest worry is actually this is not a product announcement at all, not even a whizz bang printer, as Andrew Gupta points out in the comments below this could be tied into Ron Howard’s “Project Imagin8ion”<\/a>. An interesting project fuelled by user generated photos to create short films. With a tag line next to Ron Howard of “Where will he take the story”. It’s those words….”The story”<\/p>\n

In which case great for Ron Howard, not so great for of all us salivating at what is clearly (from the comments below and on all the many blogs out there) something Canon need to get to market very soon!! So maybe we should lower our expectations…for now. I know it’s hard to as we all want a new Canon 5D and many of us want the EF camcorder. It isn’t helped by Canon being so vague about it all. It this really is nothing to do with cameras then Canon should squash these rumours by making it clear this is Ron Howard’s project and if it is not then say so. That way we can go back to rubbing our thighs in excitement. Be good to know either way, at least that is not giving away what it actually is!<\/p>\n

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