The latest on the next 1Ds
I've received spots of info about the 1Ds over the last month or so. Some good stuff and some silly stuff (square sensor).
Release Date?
I've received a few dates, but the last one stated the 1st half of April 2010. The release would coincide with the new firmware for the 5D Mark II.
Specs?
The specs are basically the 1D Mark IV with a 32mp sensor and a much slower framerate. There has been no mention of any new 1Ds only features outside of the sensor.
Could there be some advances in the movie mode? I could definitely see that being a possibility. The movie feature of digital SLR's (especially from Canon) has been great for sales.
Price
Expect a price tag of $8499 USD.
Camera Testing?
No third party currently has a 1Ds Mark IV. They should make their way into selected pro hands sometime in the next couple of months.
Photokina in September?
This camera could be released for Photokina. This was the original timeframe for the 1Ds4.
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Even the 5d mk ii has so many issues, there are 100s of people online complaining about the AF. I just visited the flickr group of 5d mark ii….a group that loves that camera supposedly, and all I found was people complaining about how the AF sucks on it.
Everyone with their D700 or D3 just loves it, it plain works and you won’t find anyone complaining about anything on them.
It’s silly because lenses and physical limitations of the body prevents using a square sensor.
New Firmware for 5D Mark II will be released on January.
the only medium format square sensor option (with CF card capture, not chained to an image bank or computer at least) is Hasselblad, and both the 16mp an 39mp backs are 1.5 crop in square format. THere is an open market for a square sensor camera with no legitimate competitors. THat would be the best thing Canon has done since the release of the 1D Mark II series…
Canon is not loosing still photographers that switch to pentax or olympus. Those brands, with all respect, are no competition to Canon in lot of still features and specs. Nikon can, though.
But lot of Nikon users has also switched to Canon. That might happen anytime, due MANY reasons and specific situations.
I do know most “stills only” photographers think the video is a “gadget”, I meant that, but THAT is the mistake.