Originally posted by mecrox That means fewer, more expensive cameras and less funding into R&D. Crap news really but that's how it is.
It's not crap news in my opinion. It's market adjustment based on the fact that recent releases have been a lot of hype and not much progress. It's time for people to learn what they have and stop looking for the latest greatest newest thing all the time. At some point that becomes counter productive, and it has been for years.
Every call for new gear starts with "I can't get it done with what I have now."
I'm sure the "I can't get it done"part is the most important part of the equation, and the reasons for that are always debatable.
Every camera company has carved out a niche, and there are excellent cameras from every company. It doesn't matter who you are, you can find what you need somewhere. It would never have been efficient to have every company do everything. Compnies do what they do best, there's lots of choice, if development slows down that won't changed. There are times to look to the future and their are times to sit back and admire what you've accomplished. clearly according to Canon, this is not a time to be looking to expand. SO do the smart thing. Improve your skills, stop allowing yourself to be lured by new gear.