350$ in can for any puchaseof 5D and other product, also possibility to double that...
is it time to reduce the stock to come up with something new for canon?

I don't know as a friend of mine got a rebate last Christmas when he purchased his 5D and a 580EX!
Sometimes, they promote rebates to cut off gray market sales or to empty channels before introducing new models.

Here in Switzerland you get a $55 rebate if you purchase the newly released EF 70-200 f/4 IS.

Hi
Here in Thailand the 5D body sells for USD 2650 (approx).
If you are tourist you can get a 7% VAT return on departure.
Warranty only in Thailand.
www.fotofile.net

I would hazard a guess at a new version of the 5D being available in February.

How to improve on perfection?!...

I'd like to see more AF points, and possibly more FPS, but aside from that I really can't complain about the current 5D. Weather sealing would of course be a huge positive, but I can't see that happening.

Sensor cleaning would be nice

Too true - mine is currently caked!

In recent history, Canon has been upgrading/replacing each DSLR model every 18-24 months. As the 5D was announced in August/September 2005, there is a reasonable chance a replacement will announced sometime early in 2007, going solely by Canon's historical timetable.

That said, the original 5D is still a great camera, and the announcement of any replacement won't make the original 5D any less great (but perhaps less appealing psychologically). My advice is: if you need a tool now like the 5D, get it now.

Eric

Here's hoping Canon adds Firewire to the next 5D version.
It sure is a sweet camera, though. In fact, I'm about to buy one!

may be 16 bits depht...