Why the REBEL model naming system?

[Tronhard]

I remain confused by the naming convention for Canon Rebel Cameras.  In NZ and many other places there is a convention that seems logical and consistent.

Canon Professional and Semi-Pro Bodies:  EOS XD: E.G. 1D Mkx, 5d Mk IV, 6D (problematic) 7D Mk II

Canon Prosumer bodies:                               EOS XXD: e.g. 60d, 70D, 80D

Conumer / enthusiast bodies:                       EOS XXXD  e.g. 350D.... 750D, 760D

All well and good, the number is logcal and a consistent numerical progression. 

However I am totally confused by the Rebel branding in North America that replaces the numerical progression with a dingle digit and some letters:

e.g. EOS Rebel EOS 400d (Digital Rebel XTi ) EOS 450D (Rebel XSi) ... EOS 750D (Rebel T6i) and  760D (Rebel T6s)

This is obviously a marketing decision, but the questions I have are:

1. Why?
2. Is there a logical pattern, particulary as regards the three character suffix?

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"... look at my profile you will see what I have and how long I have worked with Canon gear."

Probably won't with out a reason to.

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You won't see it anyway. I guess he has his preferences set wrong.

[Tronhard]

I hate to break into a private conversation between you, since you did not address the post to me, but I did fill out the material about my background in the biography section, and the help screen indicated " You can include any information you'd like to share with other community members on your profile page. This information is always public and searchable".

So, are you saying that you cannot see that information?  If so, since I am brand new to your forum I would appreciate your advice on how to make the biographical material visible.

[RobertTheFat]

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@Tronhard wrote:

I hate to break into a private conversation between you, since you did not address the post to me, but I did fill out the material about my background in the biography section, and the help screen indicated " You can include any information you'd like to share with other community members on your profile page. This information is always public and searchable".

So, are you saying that you cannot see that information?  If so, since I am brand new to your forum I would appreciate your advice on how to make the biographical material visible.

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Click on your name (over your picture), then "My Settings", "Preferences", "Privacy". The first item under that menu is probably set to the default.

[Tronhard]

Hi Bob:

Thank you for that advice.  I thought, based on the message I quoted above that the default settings would let my bio info to be seen.  Can you please let me know if you can see it now?

Many thanks for your assistance!

cheers:  Trevor

[RobertTheFat]

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@Tronhard wrote:

Hi Bob:

Thank you for that advice.  I thought, based on the message I quoted above that the default settings would let my bio info to be seen.  Can you please let me know if you can see it now?

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Yes, I can. And from my reading of your bio, you're going to fit in just fine. 

[Tronhard]

Thank you.  If I seemed a bit terse I apologise.  I am a bit stressed as I waiting to see if tests this morning will tell me if I am going blind.{ 😞

If you imagine how that feels after all these years...  Still, I shall continue to follow the passion as long as I can!

cheers:  Trevor

[RobertTheFat]

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@Tronhard wrote:

Thank you.  If I seemed a bit terse I apologise.  I am a bit stressed as I waiting to see if tests this morning will tell me if I am going blind.{ 😞

If you imagine how that feels after all these years...  Still, I shall continue to follow the passion as long as I can!

cheers:  Trevor

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Good luck; I hope the tests show it was a false alarm.

In one of the Usenet photography newsgroups I used to follow more than I do now, one of our contributors was a Canadian photographer who suffered from retinitis pigmentosa, a progressively degenerative eye disease that inevitably leads to blindness. He fought it hard and came up with various ways to keep shooting, even after he was barely able to see at all and needed a dog to help him get around. I think he was an inspiration to us all. I told him at the time (and meant it) that if something similar ever happens to me, I hope I can face it with the courage and dignity that he did.

[Tronhard]

It's been rather a crappy year...  I got pneumonia that laid me low for 12 weeks, and in the process developed a cardio-pulmonary embolism that nearly killed me.  In the meantime my partner was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to go through the operations, plus two rounds of chemo and one of radiation therapy.  She is recovering and working hard to make every day count - she is even growing her own veges and is doing a triathlon! 

That was all bad enough, but as she is not a Canadian citizen it has killed her chances of emigrating here, which was our plan, so next year I have to sell up and go back to NZ to live.  Not that I feel hard done by, I love the country and the opportunity to live there is something a lot of people would die for.

On the good news side, I have just got my results back.  I have got cataracts and they are putting me on a list to get surgery, so I hope to take photos for years to come, and probably spend even more money on Canon camera gear! LOL!!

[ebiggs1]

Trevor I sincerely mean it, I am feeling and pulling for you.  It may be small consolation as you get treatment but just remember it.

I don't always agree with the others and sometimes it gets rowdy but that is just how it is. Everybody has an opinion and way of doing things. Doesn't mean their's is the right way or best way but if it works more power to'em.

I don't care about folks back ground but it does make a difference in where you come from.  A pro making a living with his camera has a different outlook than these guys that do it for a hobby.  For one thing doing it for a hobby is a lot more fun as I have learned since I retired.

EB

[RobertTheFat]

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@Tronhard wrote:

It's been rather a crappy year...  I got pneumonia that laid me low for 12 weeks, and in the process developed a cardio-pulmonary embolism that nearly killed me.  In the meantime my partner was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to go through the operations, plus two rounds of chemo and one of radiation therapy.  She is recovering and working hard to make every day count - she is even growing her own veges and is doing a triathlon! 

That was all bad enough, but as she is not a Canadian citizen it has killed her chances of emigrating here, which was our plan, so next year I have to sell up and go back to NZ to live.  Not that I feel hard done by, I love the country and the opportunity to live there is something a lot of people would die for.

On the good news side, I have just got my results back.  I have got cataracts and they are putting me on a list to get surgery, so I hope to take photos for years to come, and probably spend even more money on Canon camera gear! LOL!!

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Glad to hear you dodged the bullet! Guide dogs are fine, intelligent, loyal, hardworking animals, but you're certainly better off not having to get acquainted with one. I have cataracts myself, so I'll be interested to hear how your surgery goes. I'll be lucky to stave it off for another year or two.

Does Canada ban people with pre-existing conditions? With all the negative propaganda we get about the Canadian health care system, that's one I hadn't heard.

We'll let you stay in the forum after you move back to NZ. The moderators sometimes get a little snarky when people in other countries start asking how to get their cameras fixed, but I've never heard of anybody getting kicked out. I'm not certain, but I don't think you're the only Kiwi in the group.