2018 has been a great year for cool kit. We’ve had products like the Sony a7III, Panasonic’s GH5S, the GoPro Hero 7 along with epic new arrivals like the Mavic 2 drones and Fuji’s X-T3. But as it’s the end of the year, thoughts turn to the next 12 months and what’s to come.
There’s already a huge amount of rumours doing the rounds, but here’s the cameras we’d like to see over the next year…
Canon 7D MkIII:
Come on Canon, it’s time to deliver! The current 7D (the MkII) is still a great camera, particularly for wildlife and sports photographers, but because it was launched in 2014, we’re hoping 2019 is the year Canon blow us away with a top-notch APS-C speed king. A combination of a speedy burst rate (12-14 FPS), along with cutting edge video specs (4K at 60p) should be at the top of Canon’s to-do list, along with a vari-angle LCD and a boost in resolution from the 20-megapixel MkII.
Olympus E-M1 MkIII:
Olympus’ flagship camera has been around longer than you may realise - in fact, the 20-megapixel mirror was released in 2016, so we’d love to see Olympus shake up the photo world with something big. This wish could well come true; Olympus is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019 and is sure to want to mark the moment with a camera that makes a massive statement.
Several flagship cameras are due for an upgrade in 2019.
Canon 5DSR MkII:
Canon set new standards in resolution when it stole a march on its rivals by releasing the Canon 5DSR (and the 5DS), which both featured a whopping 50-megapixels of resolution - a figure that has yet to beaten by any other DSLR. However, both cameras were released back in 2015 and various news sites have explained Canon has sensor technology that should see that 50-megapixel increase further. An all-out high-megapixel weapon of a camera would be of great appeal to photographers shooting landscapes, portraiture and weddings.
Pentax K-1 MkIII:
Savvy landscape photographers know that the K-1 (and the K-1 MkII) are great landscape photography cameras that offer amazing value for money, along with high-spec features, including In Body Image Stabilisation (IBIS), a beefy 36-megapixel sensor and a unique tilting LCD design. While the MkII version of the camera offered a limited number of upgrades, a more thorough overhaul could see this camera line attract even more admirers.
Canon EOS R Pro:
So, being a first-generation model, and Canon’s first-ever full-frame mirrorless, the EOS R was always going to polarise opinions. However, the EOS R appears to only be the first step in Canon’s mirrorless revolution as rumour sites are already suggested additional versions of the camera. Some sites are talking about an EOS R model that may have an APS-C sensor which could major on speed an video, while others are talking about a big resolution model that could crash in at over 75-megapixels. One possible location Canon could show off any new models is at the upcoming CP+ show, which will held in Japan, starting on February 28.
2019 is set to see plenty of new cameras come to the market.
Sony a7SIII:
It seem incredible, but the A7SII was actually launched way back in 2015, meaning that 2019 is long enough to wait for a replacement. We’d like to see this camera really take the video specifications up a few gears adn this good be the ideal camera for Sony to debut the 60-megapixel, 8K sensor chip it has been working on. This sort of firepower would enable aspiring videographers to take their productions to the next level and allow them to capture broadcast-quality footage with a compact and lightweight camera body.
What have we missed? Let us know which cameras you’d like to see hit the market in 2019.
. digitalrev.com2018-12-7 03:00
