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From an email
Expect to see a new firmware update for the 5D Mark II sometime in the first week of April. Expect to see an added feature. I can't say for sure what it is, but it's there.
We all know what most folks want, we'll see if it's delivered.
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framrate selection?
Chances are likely that any modifications to the firmware will have to do with enhancing the 5D mark II’s video mode. Myself, I’d love to see Canon add a faster FPS when shooting in sRAW modes.
I’m thinking manual video
I bet it’s video playback.
i will be glad to see anything new
beside more ‘direct print’ crap
if it starts shooting 24p – i’m buying it, maybe even a few!
manual controls would be nice, but it can be tweaked with nikon lenses and tricking int 1/50 shutter at certain iso…
jello is still a big downside thou
Here is an interesting list of improvements that could be implemented:
http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=884
manual video mode is ideal it will release its full hd video recording potential!
No doubt that so far the potential of the 5D Mark II’s video is VERY limited…
We hope Canon opens it up, and let the customers (Amateurs and Pros) use its full capabilities
Manual control would truly make the 5D Mark II revolutionary.
omfg I won’t get my hopes up, but I’m mildly erect right now.
Distortion and vignetting function of the current lens shown at the display as stored in the camara for correction would be nice? This data is inside the camara but not on the web site, so a new feature makes sense.
that’s a little disturbing.
but amusing! lol
>We all know what most folks want
That depends on whether you live in 30fps-land (amnual AF control) or not (framerate)
My brain said ‘manual’, but my fingers can’t spell.
It’ll be a 25fps mode. No way in hell are they going to add manual control.
First week of April… as in April fools?
This is a CR2. Grain of salt is right. Not gonna happen.
Even your rating is highly skeptical. Over all PMA looks like a dud from Nikon as well.
I think frame rate is probably high up the list for PAL countries. If they add 25fps do you think they will also do 24fps or will 25fps be a good enough compromise for the people that want 24?
Unfortunately I think they will have seen how popular video is and will want to retain some features for just on the next 1D to get people to switch up. Good auto focus in video mode would be a great addition for it but if that’s not ready I can see them wanting to hold back better manual control for the 1D.
this would be the first time ever for canon to add new features after initial release……wouldnt it?
doubtful but something to wish for!!
lol
I would love for Canon to allow me to bracket more than 3 exposures on AEB. Nikon and Canon’s 1Ds Mark III allow four up and four down in one go. No reason why the 5D Mark II should not be allowed to do the same.
At this point I’d settle for amnual control of exposure. Better than what we have now..
This is foremost a still camera. Don’t expect a movie feature.
My bet (hope, wish, whatever) is being able to set the lower and upper ISO value for Auto ISO, to compete with this great Nikon-first feature. Auto ISO is a great new 5DM2 feature that I end up using 25% of the time when I would use 90% of the time.
A wish would be to set the lowest acceptable shutter speed ratio. Yes, I know that the reciprocal of the focal length is standard, but I would rather that the ISO go higher rather than finding I am shooting at 1/15th with my wide angle lenses. Being able to set 2/x or even 3/x would be very useful with various auto modes. (You’d want this to be 1/3 stop increments, incidentally.)
Heck, a great feature would be able to set minimums and maximums for shutter, aperture, and ISO for use in P, Av, and Tv. Call it Intelligent Auto! You heard it heard first…
If anything it would be aperture control to stop people from using Nikon glass. Canon looses money when people buy new/old manual Nikon’s to put on 5D MII’s.
If video is not broken by a still image, I would take the raw uimage without jpg. Would that save computer power to store both to the chip? That would be great.
I would like auto-ISO in Manual mode. Given how clean the high ISO range is, I would love to set the aperture and shutter speed and have the camera figure out the ISO that makes that combination work.
looks like Panasonic has listened to peoples wished…720p/60 1080p/25/24 with full manual…can’t wait to try that thing out…
they also made a smart move releasing a “super” zoom. That’s gonna steal alot of potential SX1 buyers..
So we need a zoom with a motor drive for the focal length controled by some device at the tripod? A super zoom would be ok since video has only low resolution.
FPS probably cannot be improved. You are limited by several things:
* reading data from the chip (99+% same data has to be read for SRAW as for other still formats — the differences are only at the edges)
* The mirror and shutter mechanisms are limited in how fast they physically accelerate.
* The pipe between the processor and the card buffer can go only so fast.
Only the last category is improved by shooting SRAW. I suspect both of the other constraints are tighter constraints anyway.
The most canon would do with firmware as it relates to video is aperture control.
Why? Because aperture is now fully controlled with manual Nikon prime lenses and most dslr filmmakers or people doing video went for Nikon primes and $20-$200 nikon2canon lens adapters. By providing this control on canon camera, it really doesnt revolutionize accomplishing something Truly new, rather makes it easier and brings more $ back to canon.
24p and manual controls is wishful thinking. canon or any corporation dont have the balls to be truly outstanding leaders and give the full capabilities of 5d II hardware to its users. companies have no hearts, thus no appreciation that we live life once, that time is golden and when technology is already there, it is true greatness to be pioneers and be first to open these in already capable of this DSLR camera. Instead, they put $, fear, reasoning 1st and are mired down in board or whatever BS committee meetings about how not to jeopardize video divisions make the most $ and do it “right”
hopefully the proper hacker shows 1st and sticks it to them
why do you say no way in the world they add manual control?
what could be easier to add?
it already does similar to Av mode if you go by Zeiss, Olympus and Nikon lenses for your camera instead of Canon (which many are now doing)
This function (which I consider essential in some situations) is also available with manual lenses. Set the camera to Tv, set shutter speed on the camera and aperture on the lens – voila.
Lots of people had this idea before, and other brands’ products (as well as the 1 series) allow it to some extent.
Why a Nikon lens?? Is it because people only know Nikon and Canon?
Old Nikons are are expensive used, because their aperture can be controlled by current Nikon DSLRs.
Get an M42 adapter and many good lenses are no more than 10 bucks.
So first week in April eh? Like right around April 1st? Sounds likely to me. CR[0]
I’d love to see Canon change the sRAW settings for the 5D2. 21MP is just too much for most purposes & the current sRAW at about 10MP isn’t enough–15 would be mmm, mmm, good:
sRAW1=15, sRAW2=8
Anyone who wants 24p because of the film look might be disappointed. There is no mechanical 180 degree rolling shutter, so you’ll just be getting fewer frames of what you’re already getting now. They’ll be much more likely to include a PAL mode.
The best features would be manual aperture/shutter/gain(ISO).
I hope now that Panasonic released its DMC-GH1 SLR with full manual control HD video, Canon will decide to add manual aperture control to the 5DMII, because otherwise many buyers will decide for the GH1 instead of the 5DMII. However, I don’t think they will really do that…
Auto ISO is not a Nikon-first. Pentax started with their ISO-priority mode
It’s just 1080i unfortunately. Still good though…
Anything !!
Absolutely anything will raise the 5DmkII off the floor when it comes to the video functionality.
Despite the hilariously deceptive claims of creative control in their literature, let’s face it – the camera has zero control in video mode.
My cheap-O brand consumer camcorder from 1997 has more (much much more) control over video – I can set the aperture, the shutter speed and so on.
So like I say absolutely anything will be an improvement, which says a lot about how far Canon went out of their way to cripple the video mode.
Even the ability to see the settings the camera has chosen to record with would be an improvement !
Or maybe the ability to not loose all your hard won settings between every fucking take !
Anything !
. . . . . and yes, the Panasonic DMC-GH1 SLR looks very nice.
yay Panasonic! officially the leader in cutting through corporate BS (and oh boy they have invested plenty in video divisions) and being 1st to lead manual dslr video. canon will respond with sthm
Since no ones mentioned it… exFAT (CFII cards > 64GB) file system support would be nice.
You wouldn’t want an increase of FPS in sRAW. The only way to accomplish this is for the camera to sample every other or every few pixels. The reason you should prefer the sRAW image to be derived from a 21MP image is because with the 21MP image, you are offseting the relativly small Pixel pitch with a lot of resolution causing grain to be smaller.
In short having a a faster shooting speed in sRAW will give you worse low light capabilities.
Please give us 24/25p shooting with full manual controlls, i love its visuals
This would help sway me back toward buying a 5DmkII — the reports of the D700’s AF superiority are currently sucking me in. I want to be able to focus decently on my 5mo son.
Or you could learn how to use the light meter/properly expose and just shoot manual mode. Auto means Awful.
He was talking about focus, not exposure.
As a mkIV prospective, and someone who currently owns a mkIII and has several friends who also do, I can tell you most 1D shooters aren’t terribly interested in the video aspect. The press guys definitely want it so they can do multimedia with the same body at (ore or less) the same time), meaning HD 30 fps for a web imprint is fine, and they (and I) probably won’t be testing out the “filminess” of 24 fps. So i Doubt Canon is reserving this for the upcoming 1 series. I think they video on the 5d mkII was rushed after the D90 came out, Canon had to move quick to trump it, and it shows. It is clearly handicapped, though well intentioned. I just hope they left themselves enough loose ends to be able to tie down manual control, though I personally think they can do it and just need time. same with 25 fps for PAL. That is KILLING the 5DmkII sales in Europe, I think that is what they are working on hardest right now, so that is what I would expect first.
5D mkIIN? real AF system and better video, released after the mkIV ?
3 up and 3 down, max of 7 total on mkIII.
Old nikkor lenses are not very expensive. I just found a 105 f2.5 for $225 in great shape.
That isn’t exactly cheap. I am doing concert photography with an excellent M42 Asahi/Pentax 3.5/200 from ca. 1960, for 50 bucks.
I also own an M42 OEM branded Tomioka 2.8/135 I got for less than 10, bought with a defective camera.
Pentax K mount lenses are cheaper too, even though they can be used on modern Pentax DSLRs. I got Chinon 50s (f/1.9 and f/1.4) for 15 or less, and the very good Pentax 2.5/135 for 35.
Used Nikons are of course cheaper than AF lenses, but they’re among the most expensive manual lens lineups.
I guess this was a salty hoax :( x12,000,000
So second week? Third week?
Spoke to Canon Netherlands today about 25p firmware fix for the 5DMk2. They’ve had numerous calls about the issue but say they know of no plans from Canon HQ to develop / release any such firmware update. They even agreed with me that it was bizarre to miss out on many thousands of units potentially sold in Europe, but they had no information that anything is in the pipeline. They did mention that such a change might come in a new model, but again, speculative. I put the phone down mystified and stunned.