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5D Mark II Replacement
Canon Rumors:
Time to address the questions
I am getting a ton of questions regarding the 5D Mark II and how much longer it’s going to be a current camera. While I obviously have nothing definitive, there are been a few pieces of information come my way in regards to a Canon roadmap.
5D Mark III
* A Q2/Q3 announcement in 2011, this is not yet decided within Canon.
* Big megapixel boost, 28mp +
* Continue to build on EOSHD and supreme image quality.
* A variant of the 7D AF system.
* I can’t see them not calling it 5D Mark III, the 5D name carries a lot of weight.
* Expect it to be in the same $2699 range the 5D Mark II was at launch.
* Obvious ergonomic upgrades.
I get asked a lot if people are safe to buy a 5D Mark II now. The answer is “yes”, it’s a great camera today and it’ll still be a great camera in a year.
There is not a lot of urgency for Canon & Nikon to launch new higher end cameras in the current economic climate. Things look to improve in 2011. The 5D Mark II also still sells extremely well.
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MadButcher:
Can the centre-point AF of a 5D2 keep up with the AF in a 70-200 f/2.8 IS?
I wish such a 5D3 would been introduced last Photokina.
Especially now my 40D has gone.
I do sometimes action-photography in low-light.
Is it better to switch to a D700 in that case?
On the other hand I would like filming.
I have been thinking of a 7D/ 5D2 or a 1D4.
The last one is expensive and only APS-H.
Better to buy glass for it.
So I'm also thinking of a D700.
b.t.w.
When will there be pixel-binning for video (anti-aliasing).
about anti-aliasing.
I hope that the anti-aliasing filter on the 5D3 won't be to strong.
c.d.embrey:
My guess on the 5D III. Upgrade to 40D focusing, downgrade to 60D body, video stays about the same, upgraded sound.
The big sales points will be the excess megapixels and the tilting screen from the 60D.
Cornell:
RE: "I can’t see them not calling it 5D Mark III, the 5D name carries a lot of weight."
Giving the name 4D to the successor would imply a more significantly sophisticated, that is more professional, camera line. With Canon, the lower the number, the more sophisticated the camera is.
Canon is boxed in the other way by the 7D. After, 6D, there's no farther to go.
Flake:
Upgrade to 40D focussing? I think that's a downgrade! hopefully it'll be an upgrade to 7D focussing. As for the body the shutter assembly will not fit in a smaller body, so it's about as small as it's going to get. This is a pro grade body so I don't foresee a move away from the current alloy shell type.
Can the centre spot keep up with the 70 - 200mm f/2.8? I'm not sure I understand this, I think it's putting the cart before the horse, the camera drives the lens at the speed it can (the 1D series drive them faster) but there autofocus components in the lens as well as the camera body.
One night a friend with a D700 and I with a 5D MkII both with 70 -200mm f/2.8 lenses on tried out the autofocus, the D700 stopped quite a way before the 5D MkII did. Although this is only a test of the light sensitivity of the autofocus it does show that the Nikon is not all that it's cracked up to be.
There's about one stop of usable sensitivity between the 5D MkII and the D700, I wouldn't expect that to be enough to justify a change.
The 5D MkII is not a sports / action camera, the 1D MkIV would be a fantastic choice and with its 16MP will give a decent resolution.
I think Nikon dropped the ball with the D3 & the D700, it's 12MP sensor is not really comparable with Canons, and the Expeed image processor is not in the same ball park, the only reason they have remained a viable player in the market has been the support of older reviewers who have been Nikon fans since they were top of the roost in the days of film, and have a soft spot for them.
Friend wants to sell the D700 and move to Canon so if you're interested ...................
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