Archive for August, 2011

5D Mark III & More Information [CR1]

Random bits of information
5D Mark III (or similar) announced in the February timeframe.

• Different sensor than the 1D Mark V
• It is still not clear whether it will have 26, 28 or 32 megapixel.
• The sensor tech of the 1D Mark V will be used for future crop bodies e.g. the 7D Mark II.
• The 7D Mark II is a late 2012 camera.
• Expect significantly better noise reduction in high ISO modes.
• Another full frame camera for sports and press this fall?
• Announcements could be as early as the week of August 29, 2011.

EF 14-24 f/2.8L
I’m told this will be announced in Q1 2012.

CR’s Take
This is a big [CR1], I am posting information that is at least plausible. Grain of salt and all that. Various rumor sites are going to get a lot of stuff coming our way in the next few weeks, sorting it is always a challenge.

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1D Mark V Information [CR1]

1D Mark V Featureset Rumors
I received an email today outlining additional features of the upcoming 1D Mark V. Please note I do not yet have a [CR3] confirmation of a 1D Mark V being announced in August.

• The 1D Mark V will have “built-in cropping”. You will be able to choose between full frame (32.4 mp), APS-H (27 mp) and APS-C (21 mp).
• You can buy additional focusing screens to emulate cropping.
• The fps are linked to the cropping factor. You can get 8.4 fps with APS-C and only 3.1 fps with full frame.
• sRAW1 and sRAW2 is possible to speed up fps.
• Burst mode will give you a max of 10.1 fps depending on the image size and buffer.
• Expect some video tweaks.
• RAW video was only enabled for the engineers.
• Either a 24-70 II (no IS) or a 35 II will be announced with it.

Canon USA Lens & Flash Instant Rebates

Lens & Flash Instant Rebates
The following rebates are running from August 7, 2011 until September 3, 2011. All of them are instant rebates through Canon USA.

Rebate amount listed below.

Wide Angle

• EF 14 f/2.8L II $160
• EF 20 f/2.8 $40

Standard Zoom

• EF-S 15-85 f/3.5-5.6 IS $60.00

Standard Prime

• EF 50 f/1.2L $120
• EF 85 f/1.2L II $150

Telephoto Zoom

• EF 70-200 f/4L IS $100
• EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS $100
• EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS $100

Macro

• EF-S 60 f/2.8 Macro $40
• EF 100 f/2.8L IS Macro $70
• EF 180 f/3.5L Macro $100

Flashes

• Speedlite 430EX II $30
• Speedlite 580EX II $50

Thanks John

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Red Epic with an EF Mount

Vincent Laforet is at it again

The angle of video of a Canon 600mm f4 EF Lens with a 2X converter on a RED Epic, is roughly one degree. (1 Degree, 45 arcminutes horizontally to be exact.)

The focal length in terms of 35mm is more than 3400mm – not too shabby when you consider this was shot at 4K, 120fps in full RAW on the Epic.

So who cares? Is this just a case of “just because you can…”

The yet to be released EF mount for the RED system fully supports IS, autofocus, digital aperture control, touch to focus, touch to rack focus and distance readout. All you need to convert your RED to EF is a Torx screwdriver.

Vincent shot this film at Mono Lake 45 minutes after sunset until it was dark. He used an ISO range of 800 to 2000.

Visit the Vincent Laforet Blog to see more images of the setup.

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A Very Detailed 1D Mark V Spec List [CR1]

1D Mark V
It’s rare to see a spec list such as the one below. It goes down the same path as most information coming in. The 1D & 1Ds will be merged into the 1D Mark V. The 1Ds will be replaced by a more studio oriented camera and called something else.

Specs of the 1D MK V

• Image ratio w:h 3:2
• Effective pixels 32,2 megapixels
• Sensor photo detectors 32.5 megapixels
• Sensor size Full frame (36 x 24 mm)
• Sensor type CMOS
• Processor Digic 5

• ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (50, 25600, 51200 and 102400 Hi)
• White balance presets 8
• Custom white balance Yes
• Image stabilization No
• Uncompressed format RAW JPEG quality levels Fine,
• Normal (can have ratios programmed)

• Autofocus Contrast Detect (sensor), Phase Detect, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View
• Digital zoom No
• Manual focus Yes
• Number of focus points 45
• Lens mount Canon EF mount
• Focal length multiplier 1.0×

• Articulated LCD Fixed
• Screen size 3.2″
• Screen dots 1.200,000
• Touch screen No Live view Yes
• Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism)
• Viewfinder coverage 100 %
• Viewfinder magnification 0.76×

• Minimum shutter speed 30 sec
• Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec
• Aperture priority Yes
• Shutter priority Yes
• Manual exposure mode Yes
• Subject / scene modes No
• Built-in flash No
• External flash Yes (Hot-shoe plus Sync connector)
• Flash modes External / Radio Controlled
• Continuous drive Yes (9.1 fps)
• Self-timer Yes (2 or 10 sec)
• Metering modes Multi Center-weighted, Spot
• Exposure compensation ±3 EV (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
• AE Bracketing ±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
• WB Bracketing Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

• Format H.264
• Audio channels Stereo
• Clips Yes (1920 x 1080 (120, 60, 30, 25, 24 fps, 1280 x 720 (120, 60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (120, 60, 50 fps))
• HD Modes 1920 x 1080 (120, 60, 30, 25, 24 fps, 1280 x 720 (120, 60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (120, 60, 50 fps) FPS 1920 x 1080 (120, 60, 30, 25, 24 fps, 1280 x 720 (120, 60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (120, 60, 50 fps)

• Storage types Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA, SD/SDHC card
• Storage included None

• USB USB 3.0
• HDMI Yes
• Remote control Yes (N3 connector)

• Environmentally sealed Yes
• Battery Battery Pack
• Battery description Lithium-Ion LP-E4 rechargeable battery & charger
• Battery Life (CIPA) 1500
• Weight (inc. batteries) 1228 g
• Dimensions 157 x 159 x 80 mm

• Orientation sensor Yes
• Timelapse recording Yes (by cable and PC)

5D Mark III, 1D Mark V & 1Ds Mark IV Tidbits

Announcement(s) Soon
I’ll be posting more of the random stuff I get daily. Things are starting to heat up a bit as announcement season is nearly upon us.

Random Info:

• Canon Australia has sent CPS management to Singapore for product training. [CR2]
• Any Canon announcement will come after Nikon’s announcement on August 24, 2011. [CR2]
• 5D Mark III’s are in the wild and an announcement is imminent [CR1]
• 1D Mark IV’s are out of stock or hard to come by in certain countries. A retailer in New Zealand actually said they won’t be getting any more. [CR1]
• 1Ds Mark IV resolution correction, I’m told it will actually be 36mp.

Canon 16-35 f/2.8 DO Patent

More lens patents
This is an interesting DO patent from Canon. There seems to be a lot of them showing up, but no new DO products in a long while.

I’ve been told the lack of an A+ filterable wide angle from Canon for a full frame camera will be addressed sooner than later. Yes, there’s Zeiss, but most want AF.

Patent Publication No. 2011-145518

• Release Date 2011.7.28
• Filing date 2010.1.15

Example 1

• Focal length f = 16.48 – 24.00 – 33.95 mm
• Fno = 2.91
• Half angle of 52.70 – 42.04 – 32.51 °
• 4 aspherical surfaces
• Zoom Ratio 2.06
• Four-group zoom lens plus a negative sign
• Second lens focusing is performed by Inner Focus
• Solve various problems using the diffractive optical element
• The astigmatism of the telephoto kept in order, to increase the refractive index of the positive lens
• A high refractive index, chromatic aberration occurs
• Aberration and astigmatism in the center of the telephoto image has a correlation, it is difficult to simultaneously correct
• Made achromatic diffractive optical element, a positive lens astigmatism correcting high refractive index

Source [EG]

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1Ds Mark IV/1D Mark V Spec List [CR1]

Numbers!
Spec lists have been few and far between for any upcoming DSLR, this is the first one I’ve seen in a while. The commenter didn’t know if this was going to be branded 1D or 1Ds.

Specifications:

• 32mp CMOS (Full Frame)
• Evolved 45 point AF system (current 1D4)
• Dual DIGIC 5
• CF & SD Slots
• New Battery
• 3,7,9 fps
• ISO Range 50-102,400
• Ergonomic Changes
• 100% VF
• 3.2″ LCD (Highest Resolution Ever)
• Improved AF in LiveView
• Unknown Movie Mode and specifications
• Unknown if there will be a wireless flash commander
• In camera software feature upgrades

I expect a lot of these in the next month or so.

Announcement Date?
I’ve heard 2 different dates so far. I do expect multiple announcements dates for PowerShot and EOS.

August 18, 2011. I don’t recall the last Canon announcement to happen on a Thursday. Most, if not all are on a Monday/Tuesday depending on where you are on the planet.

August 30, 2011. This would come after Nikon’s announcements.

I don’t see September 6, 2011 as a possibility due to the long September weekend.

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Holga Giveaway Winner

Winner!
“Guru” has won the Holga giveaway.

Holga is also giving a discount to every other Canon Rumors reader if you order from their store by August 12, 2011. Check the forum post for the coupon code and information.

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5D Mark III & Lenses

Nothing Major
Another known source has spoken up and said a 5D Mark II replacement will be in quarter 1 in 2012. It was also said the line would include a “surprise”.

Lenses
Canon has apparently told some dealers in Europe that the 5D2/24-70 kit will no longer be available.

Signs of a replacement of the 24-70 is starting to show some more signs.

EF 8-15 f/4L
I have been playing with one for a day or two, trying to figure out how to effectively use a fisheye. I’d like a review up by the end of next week.

More soon, been sick.

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