Canon brings out Jackie Chan-branded Rebel T2i / 550D for Chinese market

"Eye of Dragon" must be Chinese for "better kit lens, fancier neck strap, a branded photo album, and a leather case." Because that's the totality of substantive changes you'll be getting if you opt for the upgraded Jackie Chan variety of Canon's Rebel T2i. Of course, there's also the knowledge that you'll be one of only 2,010 owners of this exclusive kit, which will set buyers back an unenviable 10,000 Yuan ($1,467). If you ask us, we'd rather just buy the body and add on the EF-S 18-135mm lens ourselves, but then we were always more partial to Bruce Lee anyway.

[Atkins Posted Apr 27th 2010 5:41AM]

So it's not tougher?

[mex Posted Apr 27th 2010 5:42AM]

that's better than 30 megapixel!

[Mike V Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:02AM]

Forget the 1Ds Mk IV.

This is the new Canon hotness.

[delicatessen lama Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:05AM]

When you press the capture button your subjects get kicked to the ground.

[ChairmanMeow Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:07AM]

Finally a Jackie Chan branded camera! Just what i've been looking for!

[YpoCaramel Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:16AM]

@ChairmanMeow He also does hair products.

But I have no idea what crowd Canon is targeting with this, at least not the cool and trendy crowd...

[fh Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:09AM]

@YpoCaramel
Probably part of the Shanghai Expo 2010, where Jackie is (one of?) the promoters.

[macserv Posted Apr 27th 2010 3:13PM]

@ChairmanMeow Certainly doesn't help the old "Asians with cameras" stereotype.

[coollala Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:16AM]

So I can be a clown now?

[Mozzeyes Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:25AM]

I love how the Chinese hate being associated with Jackie Chan, and yet as soon as China is mentioned there is a picture of him in the background...

[MoonrakerD Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:33AM]

I want CHUCK NORRIS NIKON!! :D with hiden punch function ;]]

[Civvie Posted Apr 27th 2010 5:04PM]

@MoonrakerD I WANT JOHN CASEY CAMERAS!

[horchata Posted Apr 27th 2010 9:50PM]

@MoonrakerD

That would be against fair competition, because once you make a Chuck Norris camera, every camera before and thereafter will become utterly obsolete.

[h0rus Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:36AM]

After seeing jason chen's canon rebel xt seized by san mateo police this picture is quite funny

[JS Posted Apr 27th 2010 6:59AM]

It's kinda sad they have to get actors to endorse stuff like that .. like Ashton what-is-name endorsed Nikon cameras .. what do they know about cameras or photography? I don't disagree with the practice of celebrity endorsement .. I blame the people who go out and by stuff on celebrity endorsement rather than expert advice.

[Baconbits Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:36AM]

@JS

Both of them are directors (more so Jackie). So I think they'd know a tiny bit about photography.

[Zhuzhu Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:02AM]

Now if it were Martin Yan, I'd buy it.

[bebop Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:06AM]

I'll see your Jackie Chan and raise you two Kimura Takuyas...

[vaggelisz Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:29AM]

I am sure the camera "kicks a**"

[Really Really Posted Apr 27th 2010 7:41AM]

Just like his movies, anything with Jackie Chan involved is gold.

[Gregorian Posted Apr 27th 2010 8:22AM]

@Really Really
Well if you consider his movies in the past 6 years or so... that makes the Rebel the Camera for Has Beens.

Now, release the Hassellhoff camera already.

[Richard Lai Posted Apr 27th 2010 9:14AM]

Funny... "Eye of dragon" is also the name of a fruit commonly found in China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longan

[YpoCaramel Posted Apr 27th 2010 9:57AM]

@Richard Lai Lychees are better :p Juicier, plumper, burst at the seems with juice, especially early summer.

[Richard Lai Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:09AM]

@YpoCaramel The two go well together -- longans can sooth the lychees' "heat."

[markarm919 Posted Apr 27th 2010 9:41AM]

The real draw here is the camera does all of its own stunts.

[One Love Posted Apr 27th 2010 9:56AM]

Go Jackie!

[Stone632 Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:06AM]

damn you all. This is the epitomy of pimp status.

Jackie chan is da man and this is friggen awesome. too bad I cant buy one over here or I would

[Entropic Decay Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:08AM]

At firs a

[Entropic Decay Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:09AM]

@Entropic Decay
haha fail
At first glance, i thought that was actually JAckie Chan taking a photo of his branded camera

[SewerShark Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:22AM]

Long zoom ranges are not really great, you know.

[RLJSlick Posted Apr 27th 2010 10:23AM]

Ok I love Jackie Chan but come on this is a little much!

[mfong Posted Apr 27th 2010 12:03PM]

China eh? Get ready for the Cannon Commie T2i / 550D, Chow Yun Fat version

[Crispin Posted Apr 27th 2010 4:43PM]

Sounds like it's time for "It's Not Jackie Chan!"

http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/its-not-jackie-chan.html