The Future of EOS Lenses
Busted!
As I mentioned in “CR’s Take”, it didn’t seem overly viable.
A CR2-3 source has been telling me another non L EF prime is on the close horizon.
1Ds Mark IV
The first words about the camera in a while came in today. It was suggesting the camera would be a post Photokina camera.
New Video Camera Format
2 folks have said a new interchangeable lens video camera would be shown at Photokina. Canon has paid close attention to Sony & Panasonic.
EVIL (Eletronic Viewfinder Interchangable Lens)
There’s something on the horizon from Nikon. However, Canon will be the last to the party.
I have a funny feeling that whenever Canon enters the segment, they’ll be the first one to do it 100% right. Or am I kidding myself?
Before you ask; Yes, I like the “EVIL” acronym.
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sounds good, I’m one for the non-L primes. nothing about the 60D?
please make the 35mm non-L prime or the 50mm
we predicted this would be busted in 2008
I’m with you. Definitely want a new 50mm f/1.4 USM, with internal focusing.
The EF lens is most likely an upgrade to the 50/1.4 or 35/2. There are other possibilities to speculate about of course.
I want new lenses for my full frame cameras! Stop teasing me with EF-S news and 60D stuff!!!
Canon had to leak a little today to off set excitement around the sony’s new camcorder interchangeable lens thing. To bad sony sandbagged the specs on that camera.
Agreed. Who cares about those peasant cameras.
From past records, it’s true that Canon may be a little late to the game at times, but they usually get it right, e.g., 100 f/2.8 HIS (vs Nikon 105 VR), 10-22 (vs Nikon 12-24), 17-55 f/2.8 IS (vs Nikon 17-55 f/2.8) etc.
I want to see FAST (and I mean phase contrast AF fast) contrast based AF. EVIL cameras are appealing ‘cos they are light, but until someone nails the AF game, they are not worth considering in my books.
On another note, Nikon seems to be branching into weird territories like incorporating projector and phone functions into their cameras. Weird.
it’s a natural progression to simply place a dslr sensor in a body more like a video camera that takes interchangeable lenses.
For pros and serious video people, this will replace the need to buy a video enabled conventional dslr.
Thus you will have what we had before: video cams and dslrs, two separate product lines…now though the video cams will have the larger sensors w/ interchangeable lenses.
At the point that Canon realizes that a camcorder should have a large sensor and interchangeable lens, its not too far of a fetch for them to realize the viability of a large sensor compact (EVIL) camera.
They will be last to the party… but no guarantee they will do it right. They have a proven history of purposely crippling their cameras to protect other models/upgrades etc.
As a loyal Canon pro shooter I hope they do it soon, and right.
I keep hearing about Liveview AF being much improved on the 60D.
Nikon’s direction with Coolpix makes no sense to me at all.
CR Guy-
What is the other EF prime mentioned by your CR2-3 source?
“Its not the gear its the photographer”
i can even use a peasant canon s3 and own pictures taken by a 5d2!
RE: EVIL (Eletronic Viewfinder Interchangable Lens) … Canon will be the last to the party.
For a while, Canon has impressed me as being reactive, rather than proactive.
Yeah, but who cares about those peasant cameras.
Canon will get it right except for one or two glaring omissions that they will hold back on purpose.
I’m thinking a 50mm f/1.4 II?
Yeah, so you tell us there’s a prime but not which one and no specs? Don’t leave us hanging!!!!
The silence surrounding the 1Ds Mark IV is deafening. Surely someone knows something? I am interested in buying a 1Ds and am torn between buying the Mark III now or wait to see what the Mark IV is like.
who cares about cameras, how about some lenses like a 14-24!
It would make sense that they use the APS-H for their Live View cameras (i like LV better than EVIL). APS-H is almost exactly the same as the Super 35 format in film (same format that is used in movie theatre films). It makes sense that they one up sony and panasonic with the APS-H sensor if you ask me… It’s also the largest chip they can make an a cost effective way.
True, but many people will flock to Sony and Panasonic ‘cos they will be smaller and cheaper.
Peasants.
And 7D owners. And 50D. And 40D. And… etc.
Ha! I use a 5 MP iPhone4 and pwn all of you. Especially those 5DII bois.
Canon purchases sensors from Sony for some of their cameras (like the G11 and S90 for instance which use the Sony ICX685CQZ sensor).
Canon will replace the 50mm 1.4, but again, it will be just another 50mm lens with some flaw, it seems no one can make a great all around 50mm1.4.
The 1ds4 will go to 2011, there is no pressure to replace it. Even Pentax is only bringing 700 of their new medium format to the US.
Nikon won’t be making major changes until 2011, with the D4, D4x, etc.
No info on 60D… strange :-)
One of our local importers have a 18% discount on their stock. And they have only 3 18-200mm kits and one body in stock. My country is not known for good rabates… :-P
Availability after that is marked as “unavailable again”
:-):-)
Very interesting! How do you know? I Thought, Canon would build all their sensors by themselves…
We think Canon will capitalize on the idea of a interchangeable lens mount video camera too. Just a matter of time. I believe we said this first though, almost a year back…
Canon does only make the CMOS sensors themselves. The CCDs used in most compacts are bought from suppliers.
Actually, I like EF lenses on APS-C cameras because it allows me to use clip in filters that go between the lens and the mirror. Can’t do that with EF-S lenses, they stick out too far at the back.
So would canon then have a 2000D APS-C low cost video SLR and an 60D APS-H video SLR and a 5dmkii FF top end video SLR ?
Sound like a nice series.
Leaving tht 550D, 7D, 1Dmk4 as SLR’s with Video.
since canon makes their own aps-h sensor, they can make it pretty competitive cost wise. I heard that it’s no so much more expensive to make aps-h than aps-c sensors for them. What’s really nice is that in aps-h, 35mm because a true normal lens for that sensor. Since the chip size is pretty much the same as super 35 format for film, the standard used to make most blockbuster movies, film makers would be all over it (more so than the smaller aps-c standard). My opinion…
No, I remember saying this to my cat back in 2006
It’s not really a question of who is first but what they bring to the table. If Canon don’t get it right they could loose out a little ground. In video Sony and Panny have experience and competed well against canon in indie scene from XL1 days. ENG teams often favoured Sony’s PD series. Canon need to start announcing stuff now – get interest going and say whether 60D is going to be one for movies or whether efforts will go else where. last thing Canon wants to do is tick off users with crippled products or change their minds on direction of products. Like those building up collections of Canon/Zeiss primes only to find that canon is going to change from EOS mount (unless its adaptable easily). I for one like hybrids stills and movies when I want. Perhaps Nikon could have something up their sleeves and a dark horse. But come on canon release some real info and get hype going, even pre-orders help – jut look at apple fanboys camping out for iphone 4 (even though its crap)
I like th etouch screen instant focussing on the Panansonic. Now if Canon can do this during video.