Canon Rumors

1D4 Test Camera Specs

From NL

This spec list comes from a Canon Camera tester.

* 1.3 crop
* Images ~16MP
* ISO 50-26500
* 8MP sRAW1 format providing images that seem to best 1D3 files in detail [typo corrected]
* Very clean images at ISO 3200. 6400/12800 take further processing very well
* Slightly faster FPS than 1D3 in real life shooting
* AF greatly improved and very good in low light (actual comment was ‘Nikon fast’ ;-)
* Liveview AF – not up to fast sports use, but very usable otherwise
* Video as with 5D2
* Screen as per 5D2
* Ergonomic improvements with grips – some buttons moved
* Feels faster and more responsive in nearly all aspects of real use.

cr

Odds & Ends [CR1]

1D4 Frame Rate
An anonymous email says the new 1D4 will be a 12fps camera. This is the reason it is staying APS-H.

60D
New battery and battery grip?

Apparently so.

The Bp-511 has been around a long time and is overdue to be replaced with a chipped and more expensive battery. A new battery grip will contain new ergonomic features. Those features are unknown at this time.

2000D
New source says the new Rebel will not have a tilt and swivel screen.

Peru
I’m in Cusco at the moment and having a wonderful time. I’ve only spent 1 full day here.

Thanks to everyone for the donations, I will post a pic of the kids you helped later in the week.

cr

1D4 & 60D Tidbits [CR1]

1D4 & 60D
I received an email that suggested select 1D4 and 60D’s are being tested with 3″ OLED screens. Most of the test cameras are equipped with LCD screens.

USB 3.0
1D4 to be USB 3.0 ready. The initial camera shipments may come with it locked out, and be later turned on with a firmware upgrade as the spec reaches the masses sometime in 2010.

note: I don’t have the technical knowledge to know if you can turn on usb 3.0 at a later date. If anyone has some insight, i’d appreciate it.

GPS & Wifi
The source says GPS will be built into the 1D4 and not the 60D. Wifi will be an addon product for both cameras.

Announcement
The same email states August 25, 2009 for the official announcement.

cr

APS-H Is Alive [CR2]

FF vs APS-H
One of my better sources of information says we should expect the next 1D to remain APS-H. Expect it to be in the 15mp range. No exact number at the moment.

The sensor is completely new. Noise control and dynamic range were the two big engineering goals for the new sensor. Dual DIGIC V will also be present.

No info on frame rate or other specs from this source.

cr

New 1D & 1Ds in 2009? New “G” Thinking?

From DSLR Magazine

***This is a Google Translation. The grammar and spelling may be poor***

“As published in our of our April 23, Canon shall, before the end of the year 2009, two new high-end professional models.

Without making estimarr their names, the first model will be presented in August, and will be “reporting”, ie, fast, and probably with a smaller sensor size of 24 x 36 mm.
The second model, by pure logic, is an evolution of the EOS-1Ds Mark III, and imagine what the issue is offered plus. Expectations are more megapixels, Canon continues as “focused” on making the competition a professional medium format cameras. Perhaps what most potential users expect the system-EOS is that for once the new cameras do not give serious problems from the outset.

In another vein, it seems that again a little sanity into the minds of some designers, and thus is only known to the future development or alternative to the current G10, offers a more sensible number of megapixels, with a view to higher image quality. Staying around the 9-megapixel, maybe you could do that, for example, the noise does not make an appearance as early as in the current G10.

Wait and see.”

http://www.dslrmagazine.com/breves/noticias-breves/canon-novedades-a-la-vista.html

Our take
All signs seem to be pointing to a fall launch of the 1D Mark IV.

I have conflicting reports about the 1Ds. I’ve been told not to expect that until 2010. It will be priced in the D3x launch price range.

Canon is definitely developing a higher end compact based on CMOS technology. There is a good chance we’ll be seeing a larger sensored compact for the Christmas season.

thanks mediobarco

cr

1D Mark IV [CR2]

More FPS!
A possibility for the next 1D is variable FPS based on whether or not RAW or sRAW is selected.

“If the camera is set to sRAW 1 it will be able to shoot 12fps”

Movie Mode?
“This isn’t a forgone conclusion. There is a 50/50 chance we may not see movie mode in the next 1D. If we do see it in a pro body, it will be the 1Ds4.”

CR’s take: I think there will be some kind of movie mode in the camera, I don’t expect anything more than what’s in the 5D2.

Live View?
“A new live view technology exists, we’re more likely to see it in a prosumer body.”

That’s it for now

cr

A Timeline [CR1] *UPDATE*

Just a brief history lesson
Just showing the age of the current big white lenses, and how quickly they had been updated in the past.

As some have suggested, the new coating will probably be on any update. Possibly lighter weight? We’ll have to see.

Canon Telephoto & Super Telephoto Release Dates

300mm
1987 – 300 f/2.8L
1999 – 300 f/2.8L IS

400mm
1991 – 400 f/2.8L
1996 – 400 f/2.8L II
1999 – 400 f/2.8L IS

500mm
1992 – 500 f/4.5L
1999 – 500 f/4L IS

600mm
1988 – 600 f/4L
1999 – 600 f/4L IS

What’s coming
According a new source, this is what should be expected over the next 18 months from Canon as far as the pro segment goes.

Fall 2009

Camera Bodies
1D Mark IV

Lenses
300 f/2.8L IS II
400 f/2.8L IS II

Winter 2010
500 f/4L IS II
600 f/4L IS II

Fall 2010 (Photokina)
On a side note about Photokina. I’ll commit to it now. Canon Rumors will be there!

1Ds Mark IV
35L II
24-70 II
New Flash

This is a CR1 rumor, but goes along with a few things I’ve heard and previously written about.

cr

1D Mark 4 [CR2]

Finally
I think I’ve finally received some information that is more than a wishlist.

Specs
16mp Full Frame CMOS
Dual DIGIC. Unsure whether it’s DIGIC 4 or 5
10fps
3″ VGA LCD
GPS (Unsure whether it’ll be an addon or built into the camera this time)
Wifi (Built in)

I’m promised more information later this week.

cr

1D Mark IV

From DSLR Magazine
Translation

“It is confirmed that Canon will shortly, photographers from news agencies, new units / model s / s s professionals to test their “beta”. Ads may be mid-August.”

From: http://www.dslrmagazine.com/…

CR’s Take
This goes along with our original report that Reuters in Canada had signed NDA’s for a new Canon pro body.

thanks mediobarco

cr

1D Mark IV

Reuters?
A real life friend actually told me that he heard that Reuters has signed new NDAs with Canon. The only thing Reuters would care about is pro camera bodies and to a lesser extent, lenses. Apparently the NDA’s are for June through August.

Whether what he heard is true or not remains to be seen.

Going by history, this would put a new camera in the September ‘09 timeframe.

cr