First Spec List
This is the first spec list I have received about the 1Ds Mark IV.
The person that sent this in stressed the 1Ds Mark IV will not set the benchmark for video performance in the Canon lineup. It's felt the camera is too big for a lot of people. There will be a more video oriented full frame camera coming. The 1Ds Mark IV is a still camera first.
Specifications
-32mp CMOS (New Sensor Technology)
Noise control wasn't the primary goal of the sensor, dynamic range is.
-Dual DIGIC V
The new sensor requires a new processor, This will be the 2nd camera with DIGIC V.
-5 FPS
No increase in shooting speed.
-Video Features
Video will be about the same as the 1D Mark IV feature wise. There may be a couple of extra bells and whistles.
-Live View
Contrast detection AF will be the fastest yet on a Canon DSLR.
-Form Factor
The camera will be nearly the same shape as the 1D Mark IV. Do not expect any ergonomic upgrades
-Flash Master
There will be a built in flash master to work with a new Canon speedlite.
-Announcement in August
Expect this to receive a separate press announcement.
CR's Take
Canon is always very incremental with upgrades to the EOS-1's. A part of me cannot see the camera getting DIGIC V when the 1D has DIGIC IV.
I will agree that it will not be a flagship video camera.
I'd be surprised if it doesn't come with an improved version of the 7D electronic level.
This could be the beginning of the spec madness. Take it with a grain of salt.
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Canon might come up with moire reduction, time coding, and all the other pro features in an EF (or maybe an EF-V mount for specialty lenses with power zoom and power focus that can also take EF lenses) mount camera, but it will be priced at 1Ds-level if not higher.
They are going after the RedOne/Scarlet market with such a camera, not the $2500 DSLR market.
I don’t know about that, especially since that Nikon didn’t really mind that the 24mpx chip in the D3x is manufactured by Sony (albeit to Nikon specifications).
Kodak has no FF 36x24mm CCD sensor listed as a product at present though.
I’m right with you on this D.C.M, the 5D Mk II is great for me, the “noise” looks more like film to me, especially at ISO’s 1600-3200. I can even use it at these ISO’s in a normal shoot to replicate it, I think it looks quite good honestly.
I am hoping Canon will just stay with the 21 MP density and work on the things that really matter like contrast, saturation, pixel sharpness, ect. One thing I would really want would be better Dynamic Range, although the 1Ds Mk II is great to me with 9 stops, that’s more than enough and makes for amazing images for sure.
Yes as of right now Nikon has better ISO handling at higher levels but I know I will sound like a fanboy but I like the “grain” of Canons sensors. It is a lot easier to adjust for if it gets too out of hand, color noise I like a lot better, must easier to get rid of I think. Plus the image does not lose as much detail as luminance noise. Plus I don’t care what company it is, I know I would never use over ISO 25,000, even 12,000 is enough. This “ISO pissing contest” is just getting to be too much. How about working on ISO’s that we will use in everyday settings, so ISO 50-25000 or so. Yes Nikon came out with their +100,000 ISO before Canon, we all know each company knew of each others plans, Nikon just has a FF and Canon ASP-H sensors, of course Nikon will be better. I think if they keep this race up and Canon keeps the pixel count small (please) then Canon will have better ISO numbers, and hopefully better ISO numbers in the lower sensitivities.
Printing is another thing, I don’t think enough photographers these days do it, they all keep it digital for some reason, but to really see how a camera performs it needs to be printed for sure, screen resolution is much worse than what print can be made to be (72 dpi vs. 300 dpi). Too many pixel peepers out there looking at the results on a screen rather than on a quality print I think.
Oh and last thing I agree with you better weather sealing, better autofocus, and more dynamic range from the 5D Mk III, and I would never buy another camera.
Indeed the rumor of a sensor with “different technology” is very plausible and interesting at the same time.
To improve noise levels and dynamic range, the sensor technology must be improved (in fact it has been along lasts years).
32MP is in fact an old rumor, so it’s nothing new. But to get Full HD the camera should skip more than 3 lines, or hopefully use a different (and better) method to deliver the final 1920×1080 footage.
If that works fine, minimizing to the limit the aliasing artifacts/issues, then THAT “could” be a very important feature for those filmmakers who want to use HDSLR instead of much more expensive cameras for production.
If Canon somehow improves the pixel binding method to get a Full HD output (or 2K), that would be very interesting.
A dual Digic (V?) could be able of such performance.
Exactly. The technology is out there but just like any other business you can’t put all your apples in one basket if you will.
I would be fine with a sensor with 16 MP, just take the 1Ds Mk II sensor and work on it a lot, that sensor was amazing to me. Work on the software, and some hardware with like you said dual Digic V, and it would be a killer machine. Maybe even the same fps of the Mk IV, which is not to shabby to me.
An optimized 16MP sensor has enough resolution for me, and then work on the algorithms for noise, color, ect. That would be perfect to me.
Video for me is not as needed, but is a cool feature to have, 2K would be awesome to have, but just work on the HD 1080, like you said earlier, Firmware, firmware, firmware. The technology is there but Canon is holding back. Sort of like buying a Porsche and never taking it to the track, it makes no sense.