If Canon wasn't under *any* market pressure there would be no 6d at all for sure.there is a rather interesting topic here regarding gear versus quality of images and is it worth it -- <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=9043.0It">http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=9043.0It</a> can go both ways with this.