images_in_light_north_west Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091705canon_5dmarkII.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Fantastic...I'll have a couple please ;) Price anyone ? Those specs are pretty special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sai Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm in love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Looks pretty darn good... I'm really surprised they used the Mark II moniker, but you can't be right all the time. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sai Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 But only 3.9fps? I though they would go for 5 or 6. Impressive anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyrpowr Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Steve , BrooklynScamera.com has it for $995.95, with the 24-105 IS lens as a kit for $1195.95....order now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Is that a microphone at the back near the viewfinder window ? (at the back ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Jack - that's great - maybe I'll get three ! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Canon Australia don't even have the EOS 50D listed yet... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._kaa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 $2700 in the US, 2500 euro. Kaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_ingvoldstad Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 From the specs: Compatible Lenses:Canon EF lenses (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6x the lens focal length) ;-) Someone has been using copy/paste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well it didn't take long for reality to set in...thanks Kaa ;) In all seriousness though - that's not a horrific price, just a bit pricey (similar to the mkI when it first came out ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_ferris Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 So the market for new and used 1DS Mk111's is going to be interesting! Who would want or but one now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjaminoliverhicks Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 i guess it's actually 30fps. just shoot video and pick the frame later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissyone Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Where do I sign? I'm in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_berger Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 <p>My take on this is <a href="http://tleaves.com/2008/09/17/breaking-news-canon-5d-mark-ii/">here</a>.</p> <p>Summary: This is a credible reply to Nikon's D90/D300/D700 triad, and certainly exceeds even the most pie-in-the-sky expectations I'd heard for the 5D Mark II. I can't wait to see actual photos (and videos) taken with this.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._kaa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 It's basically a 50D at twice the price and with a 21Mp full-frame sensor instead of a 15Mp x1.6 one. I guess the make-or-break feature will be the performance of the new sensor at high ISO. Kaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissyone Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 <i>"It's basically a 50D at twice the price and with a 21Mp full-frame sensor instead of a 15Mp x1.6 one."</i> <p> AND IT WILL BE MINE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_amberson1 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Could this mean an updated 1Ds and 1D. Canon cant possibly have the 5D outperform its flagship 1Ds. As posted, who would pay 8000 for a camera thats images are not what the 5D can produce at about 1/3 the price. Maybe there's more to come for Photokina. Explains the pre-release. Maybe they plan on "Shocking" the world with a new 1Ds/1D that will seek out and destroy all Nikons. Who knows. I wish someone had some real images from this thing to see what we're looking at. Hats off to some of the predictors out there. Several nailed this prediction. One I read was spot on. One guy on another site said he confirmed "No Live view" due to sensor heat. He was wrong. Not only did they bring it, the added AF Face detection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._kaa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Sample images from the 5D-Mk2: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/eos5dm2_sample-e.html Kaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_cooper Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Impressive indeed. One thing I would like is to understand the theory of reluctance to add a pop-up flash on the 5D series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_amberson1 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I mean real images from real world photogs of real subjects. Not Canon perfect world shots. Maybe photos from a theatre for example where they crank it to 6400 and see what they look like. No broad daylight images at 6400 and f/11. I mean dark enviornment, ISO 6400 f/2.8 images. I'm sure they look great. I just want to see what the full 21Mp sensor does at these settings. Settings we would actually use. I still like pro bodies, but it should make a great landscape camera for those who really shot alot of this and could do large prints. Wedding photogs dream I'm sure. Especially if they are as clean or cleaner than the 1D3 and still giving them 21MP to use. By the way, link isnt working. Maybe crashed from all the traffic. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrum Kelly Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 "Maybe there's more to come for Photokina. Explains the pre-release. Maybe they plan on "Shocking" the world with a new 1Ds/1D that will seek out and destroy all Nikons." No, no. The Nikon D3 is still the best compromise camera out there--for those who want compromise. This new 5DII along with the 1Ds III and the existing 1D III pretty much define the terrain of no compromise--specialization, not Nikon's camera that supposedly fits all possible needs, if one believes that such a camera exists. Since Nikon is not likely to come out with a new DSLR at Photokina, we could be looking at the 35mm digital landscape for at least another year. I am going to the Nikon thread now to see how the Nikonians to try to play this down. That will be tough, but we will get the usual "I don't need more megapixels." Well, maybe they don't, but 12 mp is beginning to sound pretty small, although admittedly big enough for most applications. --Lannie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._kaa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 The link's slow, but working for me. As to "real photos", keep in mind that this camera looks to be diffraction-limited above f/8 or so. And at f/2.8 you're mostly looking at your lens' shortcomings, instead of the sensor's. But yes, I'd be much interested in photos taken with, say, Canon's 85mm f/1.2 lens at *all* the ISO settings available... Kaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_teale Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 If you're using Firefox the Canon Japan link may not work - keeps flipping between web1.canon.jp and web.canon.jp - try it in IE (or chrome ?) or just amend the URL in your locator bar to web1.canon.jp instead of web.canon.jp. They're not real good images to make a call from. My Canon Powershot A80 can produce good web images... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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