EOS 40D shows up on Canon's Web site?

Damian Koh | Jan 22, 2007

If you're one who follows Canon's EOS lineup faithfully, you'll know the company is not due for an EOS 40D soon. But its Hong Kong site is showing something different.

Although there was no information on the Web site revealing any sort of technical specifications, save for a product named EOS 40D, convention says that Canon is not due for a new release yet.

Typically, the Japanese company announces its digital imaging products in the February/March and August/September period and each product line has an approximate 18-month cycle. The EOS 5D and 1D Mark II N were announced in August '05, followed by the 30D in March '06, and the 400D in September '06. Following the 18-month cycle, we should be seeing upgrades to the 5D and the 1D-series perhaps during PMA this year, while the successor to the 30D wouldn't see light of day until September.

Still, anything can happen, especially if Canon chooses to break with tradition. There has been much speculation on the Web about whether Canon will include a built-in CCD shift-type image stabilizer on its next EOS, which would no doubt cannibalize the company's staple of IS lenses. But until Canon makes an official move, it's still anyone's guess.

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