Canon Unveils Unprecedented "Analog Concept Camera"

[Vaughn]

It is called cropping.

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

 

[wiltw]

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]

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]

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

 

[Pieter12]

lifetime behind me

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]

lifetime behind me


DSLRs are still being made?

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

EOS 5D Mark IV

For photographers in pursuit of the perfect shot

www.canon.com.au

 

[wiltw]

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.

 

[warden]

. Smartphones have displaced the need for dedicated cameras.

I understand the reasons for that, but it does make me sad tbh.

 

[wiltw]

I understand the reasons for that, but it does make me sad tbh.

Back 25 years ago there was an industry analyst who argued that smartphones would erode P&S sales, but not the more professional cameras. And even as late as 2021, industry forecasts such as by Statista projected that camera sales would still exceed 125 Million units, yet the total for 2025 ended up about 9 Million. Indeed, smartphone did erode all cameras, not merely P&S market.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Indeed, smartphone did erode all cameras, not merely P&S market.

I think these days, the devices are more cameras with a phone tacked on, rather than the other way around.
They're quite incredible imaging devices - more than almost everyone actually needs.