Canon Unveils Unprecedented "Analog Concept Camera"

Vaughn · 2026-02-27T18:42:57-0500

Dan Fromm said:
It is called cropping.

Duh…
But it would give the square format the full use of available pixels. Which I think is cool.

wiltw · 2026-02-27T20:35:27-0500

50k Yen is only US$322 at current exchange, 100k Yen would still be dirt cheap compared to mirrorless or dSLR prices! So 36x36 sensor would be a bargain by any measure.

gbroadbridge · 2026-02-27T20:52:51-0500

Andrew O'Neill said:
I Google translated this from CNET Japan...

Canon unveils unprecedented "analog concept camera" - waist-level digital camera, commercialization yet to be decided

I believe if Canon released that as a 35mm half frame film camera, it would be more interesting to the retro crowd.

xkaes · 2026-02-27T21:30:57-0500

Why stop at 35mm half-frame? Sharan made a tiny Hasselblad replica for Minox film.

Pieter12 · 2026-02-27T21:42:17-0500

lifetime behind me

wiltw said:
50k Yen is only US$322 at current exchange, 100k Yen would still be dirt cheap compared to mirrorless or dSLR prices! So 36x36 sensor would be a bargain by any measure.

DSLRs are still being made?

gbroadbridge · 2026-02-27T22:12:20-0500

Pieter12 said:
lifetime behind me

DSLRs are still being made?

Canon still sell the EOS 5D4 brand new. Still plenty of demand.

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wiltw · 2026-02-27T22:16:44-0500

Pieter12 said:
lifetime behind me

DSLRs are still being made?

In 2025 just under 7,000 were shipped, per CIPA. While dSLR volume continues to slip, mirrorless are hardly 'the rage'...2025 shipped only 6 Million mirrorless, while 2012 had just over 3 Million mirrorless, and dSLR shipments were about 17 Million. Smartphones have displaced the need for dedicated cameras.

Canon Unveils Unprecedented "Analog Concept Camera"

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