The DSLR map & forecast

www.abbildung.ro | experimental music & photography

All Articles

Written by Administrator

Thursday, 26 March 2009 11:24

This article is intended to keep track of the DSLR producers' gear over the years and with a special underline in forecasting the next gear. When we speak about the producers we think about the major actors in the scene: Canon, Nikon followed by Sony, Olympus & Pentax.

Canon	Nikon	Sony	Olympus	Pentax
Forecasting
1Ds Mark IV	D700x	a950/850	E-720	K300D
EOS 60D (APS-H)		a450
Latest
EOS 550D(Rebel T2i, 18Mp), EOS 7D, 1D Mk IV (16 Mp, 1,3x crop, FullHD)	D300s, D3000, D3100	a580, a560, a500, a550, a230, a330, a380, a390, a290	E-600,E-450	K-7, 645D medium format 40Mp

Canon	Nikon	Sony/Minolta	Olympus	Pentax
Past Cameras
*Consumer* EOS 300D/Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT/Kiss Digital N EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X EOS 450D/Digital Rebel XSi/Kiss Digital X2 EOS 1000D/Rebel XS EOS 500D/Rebel XS *Prosumer* EOS D30 EOS D60 EOS 10D EOS 20D EOS 20Da EOS 30D EOS 40D EOS 50D *Professional Cameras* EOS 5D EOS-5D Mark II EOS-1D EOS-1Ds EOS-1D Mark II EOS-1Ds Mark II EOS-1D Mark II N EOS-1D Mark III EOS-1Ds Mark III	High-end Nikon D3X, Dec. 2008 Nikon D3, Aug. 2007 Nikon D700, July 2008 *High-end - DX sensor* Nikon D1, June 1999 Nikon D1X, Feb. 2001 Nikon D2X, Sep. 2004 Nikon D2Xs, June 2006 *High-end - hi-speed* Nikon D1H, Feb.2001 Nikon D2H, July. 2003 Nikon D2Hs, Feb. 2005 Mid-end Nikon D100, Feb. 2002 Nikon D200, Nov. 2005 Nikon D300, Aug. 2007 Midrange - DX sensor Nikon D70, Jan. 2004 Nikon D50, Apr. 2005 Nikon D70s, Apr. 2005 Nikon D80, Aug. 2006 Nikon D90, Aug. 2008 Entry-level - DX sensor Nikon D40, Nov. 2006 Nikon D40x, Mar. 2007 Nikon D60, Jan. 2008 Nikon D5000, Apr. 2009	a100 Jul. 06 CCD a700 Sep. 07 CMOS a200 Jan. 08 CCD a300 Jan. 08 CCD a350 Jan. 08 CCD 35mm - Full Frame a900 Sep. 08 CMOS Minolta * Konica Minolta Maxxum/Dynax 7D * Konica Minolta Maxxum/Dynax 5D	Olympus E-1, 2003 Olympus E-3, Nov. 2007 Olympus E-10, 2000 Olympus E-20, 2001 Olympus E-30, Jan. 2009 Olympus E-100RS, Nov. 2000 Olympus E-300, Dec. 2004 Olympus E-330, Jan. 2006 Olympus E-400, Oct. 2006 Olympus E-410, Apr. 2007 Olympus E-420, May 2008 Olympus E-500, Oct. 2006 Olympus E-510, June 2007 Olympus E-520, Aug. 2008 Olympus E-620, Feb. 2009 Olympus E-450, Mar. 2009	ist Series Pentax ist D Pentax ist DS Pentax ist DL Pentax ist DS2 Pentax ist DL2 K Series Pentax K100D Pentax K110D Pentax K10D Pentax K100D Super Pentax K200D Pentax K20D Pentax K2000