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<p>That is simply not going to happen. If you go to Canon web site, you will see that they believe that the IS belong on the lens and not the camera body. I think they are trying to protect the sensor, the most important part of the camera body, by not have in it move but by having the lens element move instead. It sounds like the old days when Canon believed in the CMOS sensor while other believed in the CCD sensor. We all know who won that battle.</p>

<p>Shooting in RAW is like having a negative. Shooting in JPG is almost like some one giving you a print. You can do a lot with the first, but not much with the second.<br>

I always shoot RAW for the larger number of shades, and the ability to set the white balance after the fact. I always convert to DNG with lightroom so that every version of Photoshop can open the file. And every adjustment is saved in the meta data with out increasing the size of the file or having municipal versions.<br>

If you do not know how to develop the RAW file, try shooting with RAW+JPG. You can use the JPG until you develop the necessary skills to deal with the RAW files</p>

<p>The next camera to be upgraded by Canon is 1Ds Mark III Not the 5D Mark II with possibly a few lenses like the 35mm f/1.4, the 135 f/2.0 (both other 10 years old), and the 24-70 f/2.8 (maybe with IS).<br>

The 5D Mark II has the best picture quality in Canon's line. It is time for their flag ship model to get the same IQ.<br>

18 Month Product cycle are for the lower model like the 50D. Let us say that Canon with not wait 3 years before they change it, but At least 2 years or 2.5 years.<br>

The 5D Mark II is a great camera by any stranded. I shoot with fast lenses almost wide open; so I only use the central point in the middle. A weather sealing would be nice but I do not really need right now. And the resolution is more than I ever need really otherwise you need a super computer to process all those raw files.<br>

So the question is can you wait or you need it now for a specific Job?</p>

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