Comments on: 1D Release 2010 Update

By: liord

liord — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:34:50 +0000

where is canon PowerShot SX2-is ? is canon thinking of updating the SX1-is that Announced on 17-Sep-2008 ?

By: White Glass Warrior

White Glass Warrior — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:00:11 +0000

An iPhone has a touch screen camera. :)

Touch screen? Why do you want a high frame rate camera when you have to take your eye away from the viewfinder? I think the UI is almost good enough now.

Heck, just make a Canon that has better focus and high ISO work.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:44:53 +0000

Yes Please, yes please, yes please.
This would be my dream come true in both ways.

1) As stated in the post, I’ll never get my boss to upgrade equipment in 2009. (Crisis? What crisis?) 2010 is much more likely, especially if the successor really delivers some resolution- and feature-benefit.

2) A merger of D and Ds into the finest frickin quality at insane speeds with ultra resolution and easy handling is … unlikely. My wet dream but … unlikely ;)

By: 70-200 IS II

70-200 IS II — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:38:15 +0000

more important is lenses
i will never buy a 1D, what is for?

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:19:36 +0000

I’ve been hanging on hoping that Canon produces a full-frame fast camera, but it looks like it’s not gonna happen anytime soon. Ever since I went digital I’ve been wanting the full-frame, hi-frame rate camera. I still shoot sports (not editorial) for a chunk of my income and as a 15-year Canon user I’m frustrated that it hasn’t happened yet. The D3 has been out for well over a year (approaching a year and a half) and I just spent too many years looking through a full-frame camera to not prefer it. I use the 5d for portrait & much doc work and still have 2 1dmkIIn, it looks like this year I will be making the reluctant switch to Nikon.
s

By: Zac

Zac — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:18:11 +0000

I swear I will switch systems if they make it a touchscreen. that is such a terrible interface type for a camera, especially one where settings need to be changed on the fly, plus the menu layout is good, and fast with buttons dials, and the little joystick (multicontroller) touchscreen simply mucks up the screen and makes screwing up in menus easy.

By: H3

H3 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:17:05 +0000

To ppdix,

Shut up you fatso.

By: Dorkage

Dorkage — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:20:24 +0000

Ah, so maybe they should keep both cameras?

By: ppdix

ppdix — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:17:35 +0000

I want a huge touch screen… Mamiya has it already!

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:47:12 +0000

Canon’s strong point is the wide range of lenses they offer.

Unfortunately, many of the designs are ageing and need to be refreshed.

I’d rather see the priority be given to lenses rather than adding more MP.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:13:31 +0000

“The D3 has sold well, but hasnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t made a massive inroad into the pro world. ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s been some switchers, but not as many as the internet community thinks. This is at least true in the areas of the planet I shootÃ¢â‚¬Â

In the UK, Reuters have part-exed all their Canon gear and gone Nikon. What does that tell you?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:54:17 +0000

I would have to agree with Jeff, Nikon has in fact made massive inroads, at least in the sports and photojournalism communities. Where I shoot (sports in midwest and southeast), there are a number of canon people who have switched, many in large part b/c they felt client pressure to deliver low light images that displayed the quality of the D3, but found the Mark 3 not to be a workable option due to the early AF problems.

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:50:24 +0000

but does that actually *effectively* increase the photo diode size and give the sensor the noise performance? I honestly don’t know…

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:49:02 +0000

The crop does not have anywhere near the high ISO performance of the D3/D700 sensor, and also, It’s a crop mode, goodbye bokeh and ultra wide motor drive pictures. Also, A lot of higher end Pro photographers own both types of camera, the Ds for work that requires high resolution, and the situation is at least somewhat controlled, the D body for sports games, events, etc… where available light performance and motor drive are more important than resolution.