Canon Killa

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/23/canon-rebel-xsi-official-move-over-xti/

Boys and girls,

It looks like it’s that time of the year again, Canon just came out with newer updated version of consumer camera, called Canon XSI, replacing the XTI model that came out last year.

• 12.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS (1.6x focal conversion)
• 3-inch live view LCD (up from the XTi’s non-live-view 2.5-inch)
• DIGIC III image processor
• 9-point AF, 3.5fps shot rate (up to 45 images in JPEG, 6 in RAW)
• The usual ultrasonic sensor cleaning
• SD / SDHC media
• Ships April, $799 and $899 for body-only / included EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, respectively

Now here comes my question, given the reviews that I’ve read on the 40D’s Live View function, the users are not getting “true” live view (the image won’t update while zooming [correct me if I am wrong]), why are they implementing Live View into every camera now?? is that just like owning a much larger P&S camera (Digital viewfinder wise)?

And what’s up with changing to SD /SDHC card, does that mean those of us who already own the CF card have to purchase additional SD card in order to use the camera?? Is it that hard to implement both CF and SD card if they decided to eventually switch over to SD card?? at least this way the customer still has choices to use either CF or SD, then Canon can decide which format to use for the next camera accordingly?