{"id":162897,"date":"2022-01-12T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=162897"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:06:24","slug":"canons-dslr-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/canons-dslr-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Goodbye to the Canon DSLR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an homage to Canon’s EOS line of cameras, we asked a few PremiumBeat contributors to weigh in on how these cameras impacted their career.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are gathered here today to honor the memory of the Canon DSLR. It forever changed the lives of many a filmmaker and put cinematic visuals into the reach of those without cinematic funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok, I’m not too sure how long I could go on with that act, but yes, today we’re talking about the death of the Canon DSLR. Well, to a degree, I guess that’s hyperbole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See, many of us knew the DSLR was now a tool of yesterday. Filmmaking and photography websites<\/a> have been talking about the death of the DSLR for the last several years\u2014us included\u2014as seemingly every leading camera manufacturer has gone full steam ahead with their mirrorless lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, we reported that nearly twenty-six EF lenses<\/a> had been discontinued, and I’m sure that number is even more significant today. So, why are we writing a memoriam now? Well, because of a comment from Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai. In December, in an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun<\/em><\/a>, a major newspaper in Japan, he said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canon’s SLR flagship model is known as the EOS-1 series, the first of which appeared in 1989. The latest model\u2014EOS-1D X Mark III\u2014released in 2020, will be the last model, in fact. <\/p>

The market needs are acceleratingly shifting to mirrorless cameras.<\/p>– Fujio Mitarai, CEO<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Initially, many outlets covered this as the end of the DSLR\u2014confirmation from the top, right? However, a Canon spokesperson reached out to PetaPixel<\/a> and DPReview<\/a> to state: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broad details of Mr. Mitarai’s interview as described in the article are true. However, while estimated as “within a few years,” exact dates are not confirmed for the conclusion of development\/termination of production for a flagship DSLR camera.<\/p>– Canon<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The final iteration of the 1D line. Image via Canon<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, Canon is basically saying: Yes, we won’t see another flagship DSLR. No it’s not the end of the DSLR, but yes, we’re directing all focus onto mirrorless<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which, in translation (to me at least) reads: We’re pulling the plug on DSLRs over the next few years, just not officially\u2014yet.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With or without the official word from Canon, the termination of the 1D is certainly a signal to suggest the official end of the Canon DSLR is on the horizon. And, while I’m no longer a Canon DSLR user, there’s a sense of sadness hearing this, as, without the Canon DSLR, namely the 5D Mk II and 550D, I wouldn’t be in this position today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That also goes for numerous millennials who are now working filmmakers<\/a>. Canon did kickstart the DSLR revolution, and there’s so much to be thankful for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, I’ve frequently talked about how the 550D and 5D Mk II were pivotal tools to the start of my career back in 2009. Therefore, today, instead of hearing myself talk about the 5D again, we’ve asked a number of our contributors what the Canon DSLRs did for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Maher<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I legitimately would not have a career without the DSLR video boom. I started shooting on tape in the late 90s, but when I got my own Canon 7D<\/a> and later Canon 5D Mk II<\/a>, I could book serious clients and deliver projects that looked like they were shot well out of my non-existent budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I dropped out of film school, all we could rent from the university were outdated ENG cameras. A few of my friends all took the risk of spending the little money we had on getting DSLR cameras, a nifty-fifty, and maybe two cards. It changed everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was trying to get a job after school, nearly every video job required experience with Canon DSLR cameras. Since I’d decided to purchase my own camera, I was hired on the spot for multiple agency and client gigs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t just the camera itself. You also have to realize this was when most people could switch to an entirely digital post-production process<\/a>. I didn’t have to transfer tapes anymore. I could dump footage directly into my laptop, fire up Final Cut Pro 7, and have a finished edit within hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the foundation of the entire industry, and it made video production accessible to everyone. There will always be a new latest and greatest camera everyone is talking about, but in that pocket of time, the Canon DSLRs changed the game, and it’s a shame to see that they’re rarely thought of in this space anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it’s the success of the Cinema EOS line in the documentary world<\/a> or competition from the likes of Sony<\/a> and Blackmagic<\/a>, but it’s a bummer to see the end of this era approaching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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