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Three Hints On How Canon Will Try to Kill The Sony A55

Chris Gampat
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12/27/2010
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Last Updated on 08/30/2011 by Sander-Martijn

Earlier last year, I tried the Sony A55pellicle mirror camera—and I liked it! Everyone in the industry touted it as cutting edge and breakthrough technology. On a different note, there were also lots of consumers saying that they were going to wait and see what Canon and Nikon were going to come out with (as they say with mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.) Well, I’ve uncovered information hinting towards a Canon version a while back, but kept very quiet about it because I wanted to see the new technology that may be coming out: and I have seen good things. Here is how Canon will try to kill the Sony A55.

They Have The Technology

Even if Steve Jobs told me that the A55 was revolutionary technology, I wouldn’t believe him. Why? In 1989, Canon produced the EOS RT: the first autofocus camera to feature a pellicle mirror. Now before I continue, let me explain that a pellicle mirror doesn’t move up and down the way that a traditional DSLR camera’s does.

A pellicle mirror stays in one place. The RT had a fixed semi-transparent mirror which transmitted 2/3 of the light towards the viewfinder and 1/3 towards the film. Therefore were no mirror vibrations whatsoever, as with the A55. This actually overcompensates the light loss on sensor level thus improving handholdibility since you’re going to have to possibly shoot at a slower shutter speed or a higher ISO.

There is also no mirror black out in between taking shots. This is great for portraits in order to see if a subject’s eye blinked when taking the shot (without chimping) and for the stealthy wedding ninja photographer. Plus, you can still use all of the EOS lenses: which is a major plus.

They Have Made Hints of Moving Towards A Low Megapixel, High ISO, Extended Dynamic Range Sensor

I’ve got a strong feeling that we’ll see some of this technology come out at CES 2011 this year and perhaps even a bit afterwards. We just need to pay attention.

It’s About Time That The Rebel Takes a Major Step Forward

Where better to put this technology first than in the Rebel line of cameras? Perhaps a full-frame version (Canon 5D RT?) If Canon does indeed decide to embrace their past (which they have done with the entire DSLR line thus far) then we may see this camera targeted towards consumers first and perhaps pros and enthusiasts later on.

Canon Rebels are already all over the streets of NYC in the hands of everyone and their mother. This is only a logical step.

What do you think? Do you think that it’s not possible at all? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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