RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: Canon DSLR Diminished, Leaving Pentax and Others Behind!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Canon DSLR Diminished, Leaving Pentax and Others Behind!

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-100d-rebel-sl1/7

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-sl1/canon-sl1A.HTM

http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/dslr-cameras/entry-level/first-look-canon-eos-100d

Via: 1001 Noisy Cameras.

So, Canon has made my old dream comes true but not Pentax, nor anyone else neither. I might buy that EOS100D btw, it's a little funny *reflex* camera with good build quality on paper (using Aluminum metal alloy for the shell)!

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Jordy · 625 weeks ago

May I just point out how the former Pentax K-x was roughly the same size? It was even a bit thinner. Even the present day K30 and K5 aren't thát much bigger. Sorry to awake you from your 'dream' but the camera you're looking for already exists. __Because it's a canon it is presented as some kind of a big achievement, by canon itself and photography sites like DPR. Everyone seems to forget how other manufacturers have been able to do this for a long time. Canon is merely catching up with the smallifying trend.

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badsykes · 625 weeks ago

It feels like a direct competition for D3100

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mario · 625 weeks ago

good luck then!

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Anonimity is Great · 625 weeks ago

Come on, man....

The 100d doesn't have 1.5× crop factor, doesn't use 4 AA batteries, doesn't have in camera image stabilizer, in camera AF motor, 11 AF points with 5 cross types, 4.7fps drive, and finally 1/6000 shutter speed. I would say even build quality won't favor the canon, seeing as how the 50d felt cheaper and less robust than my trusty k-×. And just look at that miniscule grip!

The only feature the 100d has over the k-x is the 3" touchscreen. It isnt even for sale at a cheaper price than the k-x when it was new! And it isn't even that smaller! Only 1mm in every direction. 1mm, ffs!

You should really look at this more objectively, Rice. Usually youre a bit annoying but fair (barely). Now you're just annoying. How is it that this s*** from canon, your dream?! Should Pentax release a DSLR with lower spec than the k-x, sell it for a completely unreasonable price, to meet your dream?!

The guys at Pentax does a very, very good job making the k-x. You owe them an apology.

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Max Power · 625 weeks ago

Dimensions of the 100D: 116.8 x 90.7 x 69.4 mm.
Dimensions of the K-x: 122.5 x 91.5 x 67.5 mm.

Practically identical. So why is the size of the new Canon news?

And I await with interest the DxOMark score for the new Canon. I have no doubt the K-x will rape it.

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zenit_b · 625 weeks ago

My view is that Canon dont know how to deal with mirrorless. They can see the Panadonic G3 and G5 up on the shelf and this is their answer. The Pentax k-x was more Pentax answer to the original Canon Rebel (it copies the control layout). Pentax (with the ME MX heritage) went smaller so anticipated the 100D in an unintentional way..

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jeez · 625 weeks ago

I don't understand that excitement. There is only one pancake lens for Canon DLSR and that 40 mm lens is not to be considered as an universal/standard lens for APS-C format. So, what is the point? If I would look for a small DLSR & lens kit, I would take Pentax with 21 mm, 40 mm and 70 mm.
But if I really need something really small just to go out, I prefer my Oly EPL5 and Panasonic 20 mm.

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Pentax SX · 625 weeks ago

Well Rice, had to disagree with you this time.

Don’t forget K01 and K30. if you check the size of k30 without the handle, it is really small, in fact similar to my MZ5.

The most important piece Canon missing now is lens, apart from that so called 40mm pancake what other option do they offer?

Whereas we have 15, 21, 40, 40SX, 35, 70. lol

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Andrew Munster · 625 weeks ago

why?????

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OGL · 625 weeks ago

absolutely empty ugly camera. real mediocrity. small DSLR is agony.
technical specs are the day before yesterday

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moshe · 625 weeks ago

nice !

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badsykes · 625 weeks ago

(whistle and more whistle) ....

PS: remembering my k-x ... begin to miss it somehow...

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Fred · 625 weeks ago

I must be honest and say that this camera offers zero.

K-x size, no SR, more money (than 4 years ago!) and I agree with the previous poster that said the sensor will score lower than the K-x on DXO.

Yes it is lighter, but I've always been surprised at how light Rebels are. They feel like cheap crap, but the people buying them don't know any better. However, those people buying them are happy with the results. Everyone has their choice. I think posters here are more interested than the typical Rebel buyer and know more. It is a cheap little camera for women who don't know much... they will stick the kit lens on the front and it will never be removed, so they don't even care about pancakes.

It just annoys me how Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge, DPReview, everyone, makes SO MUCH noise for Canon. Why? I think they also don't know better.

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Joejoe · 625 weeks ago

no way, must be kiddin me...

come on that little size aps-c dslr is a real REVOLUTION....

hmmm wait...

ho, someone is telling me K-x is almost about the same size.

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Hmmmm Pentax K-s then must be the real REVOLUTION...

Wait... it's 4year old.

okay, why every one is making such a big fuss about that ??? really, WTF?

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OGL · 625 weeks ago

Pentax will offer the smallest FF DSLR.

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agilchrist 4p · 624 weeks ago

Very light, mostly at the expense of battery life (and grip). Not much smaller than many of Pentax's DSLRs, and Canon offers very few compact lenses. It will still probably sell though, and I imagine it will handle acceptably with the kit lenses, fast 50, and that 40/2.8. Pentax's compact bodies have been heavier in part due to in-body SR and AF motor, and most also made space for 4xAA batteries.

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yeez · 613 weeks ago

It may be very competitive camera, but not for K-x ... :P http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxO...

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