5D Split? 5D X & 5D Mark III [CR1]

[Octavian]

And then of course...

Canon could have deliberately leaked this rumour as a sounding board.

We know they read these forums, what better way to find out the thoughts of potential customers. Then they can say
"we listened to what our customer base wanted..."

This sort of site is, after all, a 2 way street. Both Canon and CR get a benefit from working together like this.

Well at 3k Im out!   

Besides 5DMkii are available at 1,700 euro in some european countries.
So what price would that make a used one!

Hopefully 'they'll' read this! 

[alberto]

Hi there,

think there will be only one 5D X in the future maybe end of Feb.  but don't think they will come up with a "good weather" camera like Nikon D-800 with high MP and workable Iso  :-)) from 100-1000 ;-). The next Body after the 5D X maybe in autumn with other Specs.

Personally don't like the blown up Sensor design from the nikon D-800.

This will be the new 5D X, the new name for the MarkIII
specs like this ;-)
22MP maybe some more ?? but not to blown up
61 points AF (Similar to the 1DX but simpler)
4.9 fps, ISO 100-25600(50-51200)
1 Digic 5+  and maybe +  Digic 4

price range 2500-2900 USD

[mws]

I just want a FF with decent DR and ISO performance for under 3,000. Anything 15-22 MP would be fine with my needs.

I want better ISO performance more then anything, even 100 ISO on my 50D is just crap in my opinion.

Interestingly absent on all of these rumors is what bodies will be weather sealed and how much weather sealing they will have. While not something I really need, it may be a easy way for Canon to break models into different segments.

[K-amps]

Two cameras with different sensors or same sensors but different firmware?

I believe they should be the different sensors.

+1: Sensors need to be optimized/ fine tuned. If by firmware you mean a crop... then both cannot be true FF sensors from a "framing" perspective. The latter won't be "wide" enough.

[Orion]

Yesterday I went to a popular camera store, and the guy I always deal with said that the 5DmkIII will be out in April. He looked at me with a determined look, after I questioned it, and gave me a tiny smile . . . so I guess I have to believe him. He gave me that tiny smile after I asked him if this is insider stuff, so . . . .

[astrocrab]

why only 51200 ISO while 1DX has 204800? i can't believe their sensosr has 2 steps difference in sensivity.

[K-amps]

Unfortunately I suspect that the "low price" and widespread popularity are what have driven up the 5D3 price more than anything else.

I second that. Why would Canon not use CR as a source of market intelligence? And if a bunch of us (me included) show enthusiasm at a $2700 price, it's natural that they would want to jack it up and get more for it. Ofcourse there are other factors too, perhaps we should be cognizant of what we say in public ... 

[pedro]

why only 51200 ISO while 1DX has 204800? i can't believe their sensosr has 2 steps difference in sensivity.

reading your forum name I  understand you are doing astrophotography. I would like to have a camera like that, but maybe they just differentiate it by cutting the high ISO down to 51200. If these are very usable I guess that's plenty for me as a low light "amatog". I guess they can do this by firmware, right?

[astrocrab]

by cutting the high ISO down to 51200.

how? by adding some noise to sensor output? if not then anyone can get on iso 51200 same results as on 204800 just using RAW.

[pedro]

thx astrocrab. now you know well how much I am in tech. so, I understand that sensors aren't the same as in film days. 100 ASA, 400 ASA...is that just a question of sensor tech design then? any link where can do an indepth read on that. would be very welcomed!

[max]

Sign me up for a 5D3

[gabriele]

I would totally go for the "standard" 5D Mark III, we don't need more megapixels, we need even better high ISO handling, better focusing and burst speed.

[awinphoto]

As for the video, I saw it around 4-5 months ago and posted it on CR just to find out it was some kids school project... Not badly done, but it's fake nevertheless.  I wouldn't mind the specs at all, but yeah.  Given the choice between the two, i'd hope there was more of a separating factor between the 3 and the x... Perhaps they could add some more features to the x and make it into it's own line all-together and justify a new price bracket of $4000?  But for me I'd get the 3...  Bring it on

[K-amps]

I hope the MP monster has better IQ than the 7D aka 18MP crops, that would be disapointing to say the least
hopefully they have refined the tech in recent years to get better sharpness out of them maybe removing the AA filter like the D800E. fingers crossed.

18MP Canon APS-C = 46MP FF (18 x 1.6^2) so we have One (1) entire MP to spare 

AND the sensor technology must have advanced enough in the past 3 years to make the ISO performance a bit better! 

What I find suspicious is the "With a pixel size similar to the power shot G1X" comment in the rumor. Shouldn't it be like the 7D in pixel size? 

Seems they are the same pixel width. G1x is more relevant since it is newer perhaps?

[marekjoz]

Two cameras with different sensors or same sensors but different firmware?

I believe they should be the different sensors.

+1: Sensors need to be optimized/ fine tuned. If by firmware you mean a crop... then both cannot be true FF sensors from a "framing" perspective. The latter won't be "wide" enough.

No, I didn't mean cropped. Rather one sensor 45MP with gapless subpixels producing 22MP raws...