Pricing for the 70D, 6D and 5D MkIII have been getting about as consistently low as I've ever seen them. Unfortunately, all of these cameras are potentially due to be coming to the end of their product life this year. Potentially the 5D being the first because it's the oldest. But typically also the most long lived. If the 70D is around as long as the 60D, that could push it to 2016. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...igital_cameras

I don't think though that we're going to see a 5D replacement until Fall at the earliest, possibly announced at Photokina. What's going to be interesting is where they position each of the current prosumer models moving forward. We've got the DIGIC 6 that needs to get stuck in them along with the rumored high megapixel sensor. Will the 5D be the recipient of the new sensor? Or, do they possibly have a reworked FF dual pixel sensor waiting in the wings? Will the mega-sensor go into a newly designated body (4D?) instead? What's going to happen with the 6D?

It's entirely possible, and even probable that Canon won't bother to answer Nikon's D750. But I have to think that they're going to need to do something with the 6D to make it more competitive. Does that mean the 5D will be the 7D MkII of the FF line now? Or perhaps position the 6D to more of a video slant, like the 70D. I'm still convinced that they had intended to put an articulated screen on the 6D, because of the body design and the skipping of a number for the battery grip.

Typically this is where I jump onto the purchase bandwagon. Bugs have been more than worked out, and prices are about one step away from the fire sale prices they hit once their replacement is on the shelves. I just got the 70D as a refurb, and picked up a 6D a year and a half ago for a bit more than the current prices with rebate. I could care less about being on the cutting edge, and am more than happy to benefit once everybody else is bored. I don't think that it's worth my switching from the 6D to the 5D MkIII even as tempting as the prices are. The IQ isn't any better, and my 6D gets used mostly for interior shooting, or landscapes. As much as I'd like a fancier AF - I honestly don't need it.

I've got to admit though, I was starting to get a little depressed until the 7D MkII came out. At least that shows me that Canon is still listening, and could pull something out of their hat if they need to. There's certainly more questions than answers right now. My take is if you don't have a 5D, get it now. Even if it's announced at Photokina, you still have to give it a couple of months at the least to get to the "pre-order" state. Then get it, and hope there's no new "features" that need to be fixed with yet to be released firmware! I still remember the 7D ghosting, and the 5D black dot problem.