1D Mark IIIn Gaining Steam & EOS-1 Merger [CR2]
2009 is a possibility
I’ve been told from two sources that a 1D Mark IIIn is a definite possibility. Most people at Canon feel the AF system is fine, as does a large percentage of owners. An improved LCD, Buffer and possibly a movie mode could be added to the 1D3n.
I was told there was a newspaper that ordered 20+ 1D3 bodies and attempted to cancel the order at the height of the AF controversy. Canon shipped them 1/3 of the order to test the cameras out. A month later the newspaper requested the rest of the order and called them the “best cameras it had ever owned”. The camera has also been selling very well for the last 6-8 months.
Why no 1D4?!
As been talked about in the past, there is a murmur that Canon could be merging the EOS-1 line in Q4 2010. The motivation to lower production costs by manufacturing one camera. I think most people would agree it would be a good move. I’m not sure exactly how much money Canon could save having one body.
EOS-3D
I know some people are thinking it, I’ve never been sent any credible information about such a camera.
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January 29th, 2009 at 5:02 am
I have one! An Eos 3! And it’s a full production model. It accepts all 35mm film and the full line up of lenses and accessories. No LCD though. But it does have a great dust reduction mode which involves nothing more than opening up the back and squirting a bit of air around. I expect I’ll loose my job for this, but I thought it only fair that you should all know.
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Canon Rumors Reply:
January 29th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Ha, my bad
EOS-3D!
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January 29th, 2009 at 5:10 am
@LB:
I’ve heard rumours that the EOS 3 includes a dust suppression mode which uses a brand new sensor for every single shot. Is this really true?
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January 29th, 2009 at 7:12 am
@Sebastian: YMMD!
Disposable imaging sensors ;-)
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January 29th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Oh Christ, please give us a IV with a brand new AF system!!
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January 29th, 2009 at 10:22 am
AF on 1D Mark III is the best but the LCD, weight, and high ISO improvements are badly needed. Please don’t make another brick heavy one.
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January 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
You should have had the original 1D. That was a brick and a weight training exercise every time you would go out and shoot. The new one is amazingly light in comparison.
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January 29th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
From DPR:
1D – 1585g
1DII – 1565g
1DIII – 1335g
It’s part of the size and build quality. Ergo, if you don’t want a ‘brick’ buy a Rebel.
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February 1st, 2009 at 1:59 am
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February 1st, 2009 at 4:16 am
I assume the following:
- from my point of view, the 2 model strategy for the 1D line is born out of the data transfer limitations of the 1Ds model.
- only a few customers own/need both models (1D/1Ds). Hence the potential loss of business is limited for canon.
- At least the electronics differ substantially between the 2. Hence, Canon has to maintain 2 designs. The differences could, at least up to certain stage, affect the production process (hence costs).
- Similar to the hardware, the firmware has to be maintained for 2 different models.
Based on these assumptions, I think that Canon is working hard to get all features (speed and resolution) integrated in one model.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 5:51 am
1d mk3n now and next year a merger. If so then this means
that Canon has lost all its advantages, seems like all those years being a market leader was just an idle time what concerns development and innovation. We might have even more FF models next year by other makers and sure that Nikon is not sleeping.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 am
Interestingly enough, the 1DIII is pretty scarce, at least among online retailers here in Switzerland. Although it’s easy to read too much into such things, the position has been like this for most of this year. I wonder if this is a run-down of inventory prior to an announcement?
http://en.toppreise.ch/index.php?a=109680
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