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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D III high ISO samples

« on: March 02, 2012, 02:09:13 PM »

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/files/education/technical/inside_canon_eos_5d_mark_iii/11_cinc_big.jpg

This one is 25,600 ISO.

While it's easy to pick apart this image, for all purposes, this is incredible for being done at 25600.  On the 5d2 this would have been almost unusable except for small internet files...  If you're in a crunch and dont mind NR, this is pretty darn good.  (Also keep in mind this is the most the D800 could go)... that's saying something.

Agreed.

If you consider D3s is still the king of high ISO that is available to buy (D4 and 1D X ain't yet), the following samples at ISO 12800 have more or less similar level of noise compared to this one at ISO 25600 by 5D III, provided that 5D III has almost 10 more MP than D3s.

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d3s/img/sample/img_01_l.jpg
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d3s/img/sample/img_04_l.jpg
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d3s/img/sample/img_06_l.jpg
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d3s/img/sample/img_08_l.jpg

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EOS Bodies / Re: BH has it up

« on: March 02, 2012, 03:49:16 AM »

Edit: it may not be an official info in the press release since I could not find the availability info on canon.com.

Canon Japan says "Available for sale in late March" right there:

http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/5dmark3/index.html

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EOS Bodies / Re: BH has it up

« on: March 02, 2012, 12:28:33 AM »

Got an immediate backorder on BH

Adorama has a lead page, but dead link at this moment.

The actual product page with "Add to Cart" button now shows up.

http://www.adorama.com/ICA5DM3.html

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EOS Bodies / Re: Introducing the Canon 5D Mark III

« on: March 02, 2012, 12:10:34 AM »

Craig, congrats on your spot-on CR3!

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EOS Bodies / Re: POLL: Potential 1D X buyers - still 1D X or 5D Mark III now?

« on: March 01, 2012, 07:22:26 PM »

Spot metering linked to any AF point

Right.  1D X's 100k-pixel RGB metering and its association to AF are really droolable.  And spot metering at the chosen AF point is just at a total different level.  BTW, does anyone know if D800's 90k RGB metering can do the same?

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EOS Bodies / Re: POLL: Potential 1D X buyers - still 1D X or 5D Mark III now?

« on: March 01, 2012, 06:11:02 PM »

I was never going to buy a 1Dx
if i wanted the intergrated bulky grip i'd get a 1D4 (might still)
but a couple of 5Dmk3s will surely find a home

I was just wondering how adamant other potential 1D X buyers are and what their rationales are.   

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EOS Bodies / POLL: Potential 1D X buyers - still 1D X or 5D Mark III now?

« on: March 01, 2012, 06:02:02 PM »

Now the rumored but highly likely 5D Mark III is imminent.  And its specs make me think that Canon doesn't mind the 5D series further cannibalizing the 1D series even more than the what 5D2 did.  I for one drooled over the 1D X high ISO performance and killer AF.  But if 5D Mark 3 can do it only 1 stop less than 1D X and has similar but simplified 61-pt AF, I can totally see myself pre-ordering two 5D3's instead.

What are your plans?

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EOS Bodies / Re: The new 5D Mark III ?!?! PICS!

« on: February 27, 2012, 06:26:37 PM »

Great find!  I guess this debunks the "confirmation" on kuaDDro.com that it would be called the 5D X.  How reliable is that site, typically?  I hadn't heard of them before seeing them referred to on the forums here recently.

Never thought the 5D X name was likely. Glad to see it's called the Mk III.

I was 90% sure it was going to be 5D Mark III, but I wasn't saying anything until it was 100%.

I do apologize for posting kuaDDro's "rumor."  I just thought Digicame-info has higher reliability and its post regarding this kuaDDro's lame 5DX confirmation might be sort of reliable too.  My bad.

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EOS Bodies / Re: KuaDDro.com says they confirm the rumored 5D successor is called 5D X

« on: February 27, 2012, 12:58:10 PM »

So KuaDDro.com is unreliable after all...   

Updated Feb 27, 2012:

"...We apologize to all readers. Our information about the name of the next 5D, have not been good, although our informant has great prestige in the world film industry. Anyway, we can not lay the blame on the sources. The blame belongs to him who breaks the news (us) not to the source. We assume our error...."

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EOS Bodies / 1D X Delay, Weight, Number of Shots ***Official***

« on: February 27, 2012, 02:01:41 AM »

http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/eosd/1dx/index.html
http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/eosd/info/20120227/index.html

"...2012年4月下旬発売予定..."
(Available late April of 2012)



"...質量... 約1340g（本体のみ）... 約1530g（CIPAガイドラインによる）..."
(Weight: approx. 1340 grams for body; approx. 1530 grams with CIPA Camera & Imaging Products Association standards)

"...撮影可能枚数の目安（CIPA試験基準による）   ファインダー撮影：常温（23℃） 約1120枚／低温（0℃）約860枚
ライブビュー撮影：常温（23℃） 約290枚／低温（0℃） 約250枚..."
(Possible Number of Shots (CIPA Camera & Imaging Products Association standards):
View Finder shooting at 73°F/23°C Approx. 1120 shots
View Finder shooting at 32°F/0°C Approx. 860 shots
Live View shooting at 73°F/23°C Approx. 290 shots
Live View shooting at 32°F/0°C Approx. 250 shots)

Note that all these info had been listed as TBA since day 1 until today.  Canon USA is still listing them as TBA though.

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EOS Bodies / Re: KuaDDro.com says they confirm the rumored 5D successor is called 5D X

« on: February 25, 2012, 06:44:07 PM »

1DX - Flagship all round
3DX - Big MP like 40+ landscape, studio
5DX - Wedding, sports, all round (merge of 5D and 7D) 22mp, 61 AF

And a C3X for the 40MP concept Cinema EOS line?
And the future for the xxD line is even murkier...

I start to worry about how they name the successor of these X's.  1D X Mark II?  5D X MarkII??  Man, it's long!   

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EOS Bodies / Re: Is the 5DX/III really being announced on 27/28 Feb?

« on: February 25, 2012, 06:40:56 PM »

CR Guy seems still optimistic about the CR3 rating of this launch next week:

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php/topic,3549.msg76520.html#msg76520

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EOS Bodies / Re: The Next 5D on February 27/28, 2012 [CR3]

« on: February 25, 2012, 06:36:39 PM »

CR guy probably knows more about the timing these things usually are, but he seems to have disappeared the last couple of days...

That's because Canon have given him his 5D3 back to keep him quiet 

Or stockists have been getting (NDA'd) news fromeetibgs with Canon, but can't yet share.
As CR does rental business, I'd imagine he's got to evaluate the new kit from a rental, a personal, and the canonrumors.com (p)review angle. Beyond any personal stuff.

Or as someone else noted crguy had to return early from his Ecuador trip for personal reasons?
I wouldn’t go to much on this guys

CR Guy has still been active on his FB page though for the past couple hours.  And he sounds like he's still optimistic about the launch of 5D III/X next week!   

"...

Keenan ThePhotographer Adams (8 hours ago): Also, when the 5D Mark III/X drops next week, can you go on podcast with that one dude again?? Im sure you guys could talk for an hour.

Canon Rumors (8 hours ago): ‎Keenan It's booked and ready to go later in the week.

..."

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EOS Bodies / Re: KuaDDro.com says they confirm the rumored 5D successor is called 5D X

« on: February 24, 2012, 10:17:17 PM »

KuaDDro.com says they confirm the rumored 5D successor is called 5D X

Not exactly.  They repeatedly state, "Canon EOS 5DX" not "Canon EOS 5D X" - the latter would be correct based on Canon's naming convention (1D X, G1 X), the former would be incorrect.  Granted, it's probably just bad copyediting, since they made the same mistake for the 1DX, but still...

digicame-info thought exactly the same too:

"...実際の製品では「5DX」ではなく「5D X」になる可能性が高いと思いますが、原文はDとXの間にスペースが入っていないので原文通り「5DX」と記述しました。..."

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EOS Bodies / Re: Lack of information with announcement so close

« on: February 24, 2012, 10:11:53 PM »

About a week or 2 before 1D X was announced on Oct 18 last year, there were this leaked info about press invites on CR:

Oct 12: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/10/canon-announcement-in-singapore-october-18-2011/

Oct 9: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/10/cps-event-on-october-18-in-the-netherlands/

Sep 27: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/09/october-26-event/

And now there are only 3 calendar days (or 1 business day) before Feb 28.

I bet this CR3 will be downgraded soon to speculate just the specs but not the Feb 28 announcement date.  I hope I am wrong, but the chance is low...