sparagmos Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Hey everyone.. so i have heard some rumors online in regards to Canon releasingthe Canon 5D Mark II. Heard that it has a higher resolution..16MP. So is thisgoing to be the same thing like a new release of 40D a couple of months afterthe 30D came out? Anyone care to share about their thoughts? Here is a link.. http://www.photographybay.com/2007/09/18/canon-5d-mark-ii-coming-november-2007/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopoldstotch Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 For all you know, I could have started those rumours. No one who knows anything about it can say anything, so your guess is as good as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsouthern Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 It's a pretty safe bet to extrapolate what we're seen already: 16MP 14 Bit A/D 3" LCD Live View 5 fps Full Frame Limited Weather sealing Now that Nikon D3 is announced, expect an announcement late this year, early next year - with shipping 3 months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_jensen Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I personally think that when it comes out it'll have 16mp Digic III, 14-bit RAW, sRAW format, 3" LCD, Live View, 4-5fps, and some weather-sealing... What's that? Oh, those things are all in the OP's link? As you can see, everyone's pretty much expecting the same things. The exact same things. Any significant deviation from that list would be a real surprise. The only mystery is price. The problem with all of the advance speculation wrt to camera rollouts is that by the time the camera is introduced, all of the new features seem old hat. "Yawn [read list of features]. No surprises here. Next!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylapotterbaum Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 any rumors of bluetooth, or an extra SD slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsouthern Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 "The only mystery is price." Usually ... USUALLY ... the price for an item that positioned at a certain point in the market range comes down only slowly. I'd expect it to debut at whatever it's forerunner dubuted at, or slightly below (say 10% max) - initially anyway - too much R & D & tooling up to recoup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparagmos Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 I think its going to be more than $3000. Ofcourse, this will result in a price drop for the first Canon 5D, but that's nothing new.. Camera's are now becoming a lot like computers! Buy one and it is outdated before the end of the year.. What will be next.. Canon 1D Mark X.. I guess its just best to master the camera you have and when you feel that you need something better, save up and buy the latest. And honestly.. I am contemplating buying this camera, because it does not have the 1.6X crop feature that the xt, xti, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D have. First lets see what the professionals have to say. I was at Bromfield camera in downtown Boston, and had a chance to talk to a professional.. and he told me.. use your camera till it dies.. then get another one. I can see his point.. but he also let me take a picture with his Canon 5D and wow.. was it amazing! So.. i guess its time to save up.. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_slavitt2 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I'm a contrarian. Given that everyone is expecting the same thing, I now expect it will be something different. Or, at a minimum, I now expect that it will not be released until late next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well, everyone's got their opinion and there's no reason to suppose that a "professional" has better insight into camera purchase than anybody else. But the advice to "use your camera till it dies" seems spot-on to me. If you bought a camera that suited your needs, there's no need to replace it unless (a) it dies, or (b) your needs change. The fact that there are new cameras on the market doesn't affect what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparagmos Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yeah Brian, I happen to agree with you about "everyone's got their opinion" part. But people who literally depend on their photography for their livelihood probably have a better idea about what cameras meet or exceed their expectations. I have my opinion, and I believe that the upgraded model of the 5D is going to be kickass and its going to be a part of my arsenal in the future! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakon_soreide Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 One of the interesting thing about the Canon 5D successor rumours is that they actually started more than a year ago - in fact, I found some dated May 2006. <p> I guess still nobody actually knows neither if or when a successor is due, though the best time for Canon to announce it would probably be on the same day that the Nikon D3 hits the shops so that people will consider waiting to see what the 5D MkII is like... <p> As for me, I've been considering the 5D for the last few weeks, but if the next 5D is less than 5 months away, perhaps I could live with my Rebel XT for a bit longer and make sure that whatever lenses I buy will keep my options open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_lowe Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Lets be honest...these rumours of 200MP resolution and 128 bit processing are really old hat. The first time any of this came to light was in 1934 along with the model Y Ford....expectaions , expectations.... Are Canon going to cure the dust problem? Will it work outside in anything more than ground-fog? Does it matter? Will my hair grow back, am I over-stating the case? Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 And it will have an integrated 3G cell phone with built-in music and movie downloading from the iTunes Store. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparagmos Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ok.. so here is another rumor.. http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_5d2_3d_7d.html Come on.. Canon.. tell us about the release.. yea right.. i really doubt that this will happen.. especially after the release of the new Xsi! Talk about losing on sales. Either way.. i know some time eventually the 5D Mark II/7D/ 3D will be released. As some of you guys said.. its a never ending cycle.. its like computer processors.. and photoshop and windows versions.. wonder if they will ever include a software upgrade to upgrade functions/hardware performance of a camera? Umm.. here is a idea for Canon to work on! Unleash your power oh mighty Canon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparagmos Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 <p>OK, so now its out.. anyone care to share their experiences with this baby? All the hype about this camera was totally worth it.. or so I hear. Now is there anyone with the new 5D Mark II who wants to share their personal experience with it? Let us all know.. :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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