That's the rumour (http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-will-launch-70-products-on-feb-21st/), supposedly from Canon Spain (http://www.canon.es/).

Don't know what the other 67 are but the release of the SD600, A530 and A540 are on the 12th of March...I assume these will be announced on the 27th. I guess tey'll finally release they HD replacement for that dinosaur the GL2...30D would be nice...

that 3D rumor looks beautiful - I really needed a smaller version of the 1 series and it looks like that's it. I hope it's real.

Aaaargh, I can't substantiate this rumour :-p, but I read somewhere on another site ... or was it my cousin's friend ...

Well anyway, Canon's going to announce 11 new camcorders.

Don't get your hopes up though, they're all in the ZR line.

But they will all be HDV.

why feb 21st?

You would think its about time for a GL3!

PMA (http://www.pma-show.com/) starts around February 24, followed by NAB (http://www.nabshow.com/) at the end of March.

Looks like there's going to be a replacement for the Canon Powershot G6. It's down to 4 sellers on pricegrabber.com, that's down from 20 sellers about 2 months ago. Perhaps a full frame fixed lens range finder/SRL body people have been speculating about.

Interestingly, the GL2 went up to 44 sellers from 34 sellers about 2 weeks ago, don't know what that means though.

How long as the GL2 been out?

http://www.canon.ca/english/1999pressreleases/ccb/250602-GL2.html

From this press release, it appears to be around 4 years. I was talking to another shooter today about how Canon has seemingly abandoned the prosumer camcorder space. I was at the XL-H1 launch event and the Canon people kept saying that the H1 was meant to be a broadcast studio camera.

That said, I am very much a Canon guy ever since I got my EOS650 years ago. I wish they had a full robust line of video cameras like Panasonic does.

Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.

Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.


Hmmm... probably still out of my price range... so...

Please be Optura HD.
Please be Optura HD
Please be Optura HD
Please be Optura HD
Please be Optura HD

:-)

(Maybe that is why the Optura 60 has been gone from B&H for several days now... *crosses fingers*)

Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.
Please be GL H1.

with 24f or p whatever they want to call it. Of course 16:9, XLR, etc, etc, for $2499 and a $500 rebate, with a free case, plus two free tapes,1 extra battery, dinner with Chris Hurd at some steakhouse in Texas, all of Shannon Rawls movie's on VHS. Plus free shipping.

(Maybe that is why the Optura 60 has been gone from B&H for several days now... *crosses fingers*)The Optura 60 is down to 11 sellers on pricegrabber.com, that's down from 20 sellers a week ago.

^the Optura H1 might use a CMOS sensor. That's what I'm guessing.

with 24f or p whatever they want to call it. Of course 16:9, XLR, etc, etc, for $2499 and a $500 rebate, with a free case, plus two free tapes,1 extra battery, dinner with Chris Hurd at some steakhouse in Texas, all of Shannon Rawls movie's on VHS. Plus free shipping.

Ummm...Bob, dinner with Chris Hurd at some steakhouse in Texas would negate the majority of your $500 rebate. :-)

-gb-

with 24f or p whatever they want to call it. Of course 16:9, XLR, etc, etc, for $2499 and a $500 rebate, with a free case, plus two free tapes,1 extra battery, dinner with Chris Hurd at some steakhouse in Texas, all of Shannon Rawls movie's on VHS. Plus free shipping.

Brilliant, almost laughed my head off!

Ummm...Bob, dinner with Chris Hurd at some steakhouse in Texas would negate the majority of your $500 rebate. :-)

-gb-
This is area 51,,,,here Canon pays for the dinner!!

Boom!! Canon introduced:

Canon EOS 30D - Canon EF-S 17 - 55 mm F2.8 IS lens - Canon EF 85 mm F1.2 L II lens (Mark II) - Canon PowerShot S3 IS - Canon PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH - Canon PowerShot SD600 and SD630 - Canon Powershots A700 and A540 - Canon PowerShots A420, A430 and A530

http://www.dpreview.com/

no camcorders?

Apart from this poor one?

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canons-Announces-Entry-Level-DC100.htm

I wonder if they have plans for more than that?

Here are a few new products:

http://www.dpreview.com

From Canon today when I ask about a GL3. He didn't say no there would be one!!

Dear Mr. Zimmerman:

Thank you for your inquiry. We value you as a Canon customer and
appreciate the opportunity to assist you with your Canon product
question.

I do not believe a GL2 replacement has been announced. For a listing of
the new products please use the link below:

http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/new_products/new_products_consumer.html

We hope this information is helpful to you. Please feel free to contact
us again if you have any other questions or concerns regarding Canon
products.

Thank you for choosing Canon.

he said a GL2 replacement "has not been announced" but he never said it won't be. I'm still thinking either this week or NAB. (there's still hope)

That's what I was trying to say,,,,,