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Coming in February?
if you look at the right of the following link, you'll see the 5D Mark II with the firmware update under the raffle prizes.
Marketing (i.e viral linking to them) or do they actually know something?
Forum discussion at Cinema5D
http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=9121
Thanks Mathias
cr
haha…
waiting for 5DII+7D
hope 3D = 5DII + 7D
nice rumors…bring them on. ;-)that’s what the site stands for!!!
Ho ho, the horses choppers will love this one eh?
Keep on chopping
Jimmy
Nikons replacement for the D700 will probably do everything the 5D2 and 7D can do put together. I have a 5D2 and would swap half of its resolution in a heartbeat for a decent autofocus.
I love that Canon keeps adding features to the 5DII. This is one of the only cameras in Canon history that they have added new features to after release. Almost every single other firmware update for all other cameras simply fixed problems.
Let’s hope this trend continues!
Nikon Might well have their new D900 coming soon (who knows what the specs are…prolly the same sensor resolution). But Nikkor don’t have many modern fast primes that utilise their new AF system. No 24L/35L/50L/85L equivelents with USM / Silent wave AF
Sure their 24-70 is very very good, but that’s just one lens.
D900 is coming out over a year after the 5d2 and will be about 6 months after the 7d. You would hope It can do some of the stuff the 5d2 and 7d can do.
BTW if it had half it’s resolution then it’s not everything the 5d2 can do. People really do have an trained obsession over 12 mp
Canon keeps everything secret but pre-announces the announcement for the announcement of the 5DMII firmware.
Message: Pls keep buying the tired 5DMII while we shoehorn improvements into that lonely Digic 4.
They need to come out with that 3D or whatever their new numbering scheme is.
Good that we get some tweaks to this camera.
But what sense does it make to the PHOTOGRAPHERS?
Answer: NONE!
This update is just to please the regular amateur and indie filmer. But for professional photographers it doesn’t bring anything extra.
The biggest print i have done for a client was 60×40, which was taken using the 12.8mp 5D. Tha quality was excellent even at that size, so for my needs 12mp is enough. All i said was i would trade some res for a better autofocus, im not actually comlaining about having 21mp.
Well. It brings some confidence to loyal Canon users that things are changing inside the Canon camp. As stated earlier in the comments. This is the first camera to get any new features added with firmware updates and that is a big thing.
The major annoyance with Canon is widely the fact that since their first real pro cameras in the end of 80’s and beginning of 90’s they haven’t really listened to anything the users want. They just keep improving their bodies and lenses, but haven’t really paid any attention to user comments and requirements. At least not as much as one would hope.
Canon needs to redesign the EOS cameras. The EOS 7D is really the start for something new. 1D Mark IV might be a camera that didn’t get into the process of actually redesigning. Professional photographers don’t need big changes. They want a reliable camera that will do the job and the Mark IV delivers, at least by some reviews. I don’t believe that 1Ds Mark IV will be anything special either, but the Mark V might actually be something worth waiting for in anticipation.
Some of us – including me – have seen this before. It’s only a matter of time before something great and revolutionary will come along and swipe the carpet under the competition. Some get tired of waiting, but eventually you’ll regret changing camps if you do. This has been proved many times in the history by cameras such as F-1N or the whole EOS concept.
What they really should be adding to the firmware of both the 5DMkII and the 7D is a user selectable limit for Auto ISO. The ISO3200 which the 7D tends to choose pretty quickly is just a tad too much for my taste.
Since even el-cheapo P&S have such a feature (e.g. Panasonic LX1), its a shame that Canon denies such a simple but highly useful feature to customers that spent >1500€ for a semi-pro DSLR.
Even the Rebels should have that, IMO.
You could just set it manually. It will let you do that in all modes (although I can’t comment on auto).
I agree that 7D jumps to ISO 3200 rather quickly (in the auto mode). So I have to set it manually every time.
I wanted to add 5D Mark II, but I am not going ahead with because of all AF issues. Will wait for 3D or 5DIII for some time, else…
Well, of course I could select ISO manually and this is what I actually do if I want to avoid the 7D choosing ISO 3200.
But auto ISO is a really useful feature, since most of the time I would be fine if ISO varied between 100 and 1600 (or 800, depending on motive detail), to get the best possible detail and lowest possible noise. If I select a fixed value, I have to compromise either noise/detail or risk blurred images due to too slow exposure times.
What I find most annoying about the Auto ISO feature is that it sticks strictly to the 1/focal length rule. However, meanwhile we live in the age of image stabilized lenses and if your subject is relatively static, the 1/focal length rule is just too pessimistic, and you end up with higher than necessary ISOs.
did anyone else see the post on here from CRguy about a 9D&Rebel XF?
I did see it about an hour ago on my mobile phone. When I tried to open the post (only the headlines are shown in the mobile version of the blogs), it was already gone.
Sounded really interesting.
Lets speculate a bit… :-)
Maybe a 9D is a small body semi-pro model? And Rebel XF might be an entry level full-format body in a rebel body (or slightly bigger, due to need for larger mirror box). Perhaps speced similar to the original 5D regarding resolution and fps, but with Rebelesque movie features and otherwise similar to the 500D.
mmmm yes the rebal seems logical. perhapse both will be full frame. thus creating a new product line in which the full frame rebel will serve as an entry, 9D a consumer, 5DII prosumer, and 1Ds pro. haha, idk. just thoughts…
If that happens it will cannibalize D3s sales. :)
it’s getting complicate…if the rumored 9D ever materializes, then the 7D II whenver it hits the street will be FF?
“This is the first camera to get any new features added with firmware updates and that is a big thing.”
No, it isn’t the first.
The 9D was the FF DSLR with a 5D sensor in a 300D film body. The Rebel XF was a Nikon D90 rival and was described as a “beefed up” 500D with a very thin hinged screen. The 2000D was going to disappear and leave the 450D. Plus a load of lens info, like EF-S 35mm 1.8 and 50mm 1.4 mkii with ring USM.
Ha! A Nikon fan complaining about Canon autofocus… funniest thing I’ve read all day.
WTH?!? Where is this article you 5 people are talking about? Do we get diff. stories if we watch on Facebook/Twitter/Flickr? Just curious. TIA.
Wow… a leaked news snippet of a rumor… Awesomeness.
I’m all over a full-frame Rebel body! Where do I line up?
It appeared on this site earlier today and quickly dissapeared. It was a bit far-fetched to be believable.
There are no autofocus issues. The only ones posting about them are people who don’t own one. i guess they wish there were issues so they could justify not buying one.
You are speaking nonsense!
5D2 has exact same focussystem as the original 5D while in the 40D and 50D improved AF systems were installed.
Fact is that Canon did this on purpose. 5D2’s AF is definately near unusable if you don’t know how to center focus and recompose.
What the chance new Nikon will be another 720p 24fps jpeg video that suffers from poor jello effect? Somehow I doubt very much D800/D900 video will better D3s which is below par compared to 5DMk2, 7D and 1DMk4.
I own a 40D and all the other crop that came before and I can tell you the 5DMk2 focussing is far more accurate than any of them. Either you don’t own one and kid yourself into not buying one or a Nikon troll.
meeee to. a good compliment to my 5DmkII. would buy it hands down.
For anyone who is STILL complaining that the 5D Mark II’s AF System is ineffective or useless, you’re only proving that you’re an ignoramus who simply doesn’t know how to use the camera (if you actually own one in the first place and are not just trolling here)!!! I can honestly say that, after almost one year of use and many thousands of images, I can practically see INTO people’s pores at 100%–it’s that effective when you actually know how to use the camera’s AF system (and I’m not talking about just employing the center autofocus point here). Remember, focusing using the camera’s AF system, through Live View, or manual focus are all viable options and should be part of your arsenal of tricks as a serious photographer.
Now, on to the topic at hand, the 24p frame rate is a welcome addition to the camera’s already rich feature set. Although I’m primarily a stills shooter, I was mesmerized at the video quality this last Christmas season as I recorded various events around the city.
I have owned one for a year now. In low-light conditions, there’s searching and mostly accurate. Due to my typical style of shooting, I deal with it and make it work because I’m typically shooting architecture or landscapes with a tripod of things that do not move.
However, there’s no way I would take it to use at a wedding. I could not guarantee that it would be as accurate or quick as necessary for once-in-a-lifetime moments like the kiss.
What people should say is that there are autofocus issues for certain types of shooting. Bert is correct when he says that recomposing is necessary, the non-center AF points are just not as sharp. However, to say that there are no AF issues with this would be a broad glossing over of something that some might find vital to what they do.
What I will say is that I’ve found it to be an incredible camera and well worth the money for what I shoot and I would certainly prefer it to the vaporware that is always just over the horizon. When the mystical 3D has a ship date and firm specs, it might be worth waiting for. Until then, well, you’re just waiting on something that is rumored instead of going out and actually shooting now.
That rumour is utter nonsense.
Somebody with too much time on his hands and a big imagination.
That’s very true. It’s odd how much better the photographers are getting these days when they need 30+ focusing points to aid them at capturing images. 5D Mark II’s three crosstype focus points (there are actually two hidden ones) are more than adequate for the body. Sheesh. People used to use 20D’s as backup bodies just a couple years ago, even as professional sport shooters.
Here’s an article about the camera. BTW, it has only one crosstype focus point and it still satisfied pro shooters. How odd :)
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1316
What do you think for yourself, If 7D would be upgraded which will not happen anytime soon. Then it would get APS-H sensor. Then your non-existing 9D could perhaps have APS-C sensor.
Wonder if YOU actually own one.
Don’t think so, because you would know it does not perform 100% especially not in low-light conditions.
I agree. Has anyone read David duChemin’s very popular book, ‘Within the Frame’, that was on a number of ‘must read’ photography book lists for 2009? Well, just about every photo in his book was shot with the old 5D. Many of the most respected pros use 5Ds (classic and/or Mark II) and deliver outstanding work. Get over it AF complainers and Canon haters… Nuff said…
Do you know what you’re talking about? NO camera performs 100% in low light if conditions are poor and there is no contrast to facilitate autofocus.
The APS-H would do noisewise…anyway, it’s all rumors, so let’s enjoy the ride :)
I see 720/60p gets a mention…. that would be very nice, I would how the single Digic IV will cope though?
You’re an idiot. Just look at what all the hardcore pro photojournalists are putting out using a 5D2. Sure, many are using more “pro” bodies, but you can bet your ass that tons of the photojournalist pics you see in the top magazines and newspapers EVERY SINGLE DAY are coming from a 5D2 that focuses just fine you dumbass.
Perfect math. Care to elaborate?
Ebay, get a film camera, they are FF.
> I can practically see INTO people’s pores at 100%
.. when using bright-ass studio lighting with a static subject?
>–it’s that effective when you actually know how
>to use the camera’s AF system
Information that you’re carefully hoarding?
5dmk II does its job. as said before. NO camera works perfect with low light conditions. & in all honesty if you can not handle it, then maybe you should stick to shooting 10am soccer games.
a camera is a tool. sure some tools are sharper than others, but in the end, its the photographer and his ability to use his tool effectively that creates an end result.
we all have our hits and misses, as pros, and as amateurs. so before you turn to the manufactures and put them on blast. ask yourself what did you do wrong. chances are, you could have done something differently to get the image you wanted.
sometimes i think people lost sight of what photography is.
we spend more time critiquing cameras than the actual photographs.
I got a 5D2 mostly for the video so didn’t worry too much about the auto focus “issues”. Having run it for six months now alongside Nikons I’d have to agree that it is not a great AF performer but only really struggles badly in really low light and with faster action. I’ve shot weddings with it no problems – also general commercial and even performance arts photography. For landscapes, most people shots, products and even weddings it is fine. I mean who shoots weddings with just one camera? When things get a bit dark or move a bit faster and I need a bit better AF I shoot with something a little faster – like a D3s. When I need 20MP resolution (ot fast primes, or HD video) I go with the 5D2. Its a good choice for a dual system. Firmware updates are crucial for shooting at broadcast framerates in Australia – so looking ofrward to them.
What they actually need is to allow EC in AutoISO M mode, then it will be great.
The center point of the 5D2 is a lot better though.
Well, if you wear glasses then Manual Focus might be out of the question – in my case it is.
I’m on a 400D – I want to do a last large step – and the 5D MK II is what I’m considering for that as its just a hobby for me.
The way my glasses work I mostly don’t see a perfectly clear focus through the viewfinder – on my old glasses, close to my eyes, even with a correction of -1 I couldn’t focus better than my camera – and I will not wear contact lenses.
So here is a customer who needs auto focus.
I’m just debating… 5D MK II or wait for an upgrade…
Either summer this year or maybe spring… I’ll have to see…
If you like to manually focus, you can use live-view, hit zoom to go to 5x (or 10x), focus and shoot (no mirror flip up either). You get a 3″ screen to do it off of.
1280×720*60 is a bit less data than 1920×1080*30…
The 5d mark ii AF system is great for landscape shots, but it fails at taking pictures of anything moving. The AF system is best used for studio, landscape and portrait shots, not for sports, wildlife, or action shots. So it would be great if Canon would improve on their AF system on this next firmware update.
5D2 with better AF system and .5-1 stop improvement in high-iso performance. Most people are also hoping for improved dynamic range, which is very important for wedding photogs.
Actually, I use 1/2focal length so that when I pixel peep the image looks perfectly sharp. It also makes IS acceptable at the stated 4 stops.
Looks like a cut and paste error with a typo on top, perhaps they were going to use a 7D for the raffle, then changed it to a 5dMKII at the last second …
Besides … a users group raffle with insider info? C’mon ….!?!?
Right, so 7D has 0.5-1 stop improvement in ISO over 5DII? Because that’s what you said you want – 5D with 7D features…
You got so fixated on that “3” number without any solid information about it. What the poster above wants will in fact be called 5DIII. I honestly don’t see how Canon can squeeze in another FF body in the single-digit xD pro line. There hasn’t been any solid indication that such camera will be manufactured so speculation about it is really pointless.
So if you want a semi-pro, improved FF it will be 5DIII. If you want cheaper FF, assuming that such beast will be made, it will enter the xxD line. If the “3D” moniker will ever be used I doubt it will be a FF camera.
in ISO over 5DII?
I’ve never had a problem with the 5D II’s AF, but the banding on the other hand…
“If that happens it will cannibalize D3s sales.”
That is such a BS statement if there ever was one. Here’s a fact….I will never buy a 1D or 3D size body, never.
So that means whatever body I do buy, that body does not compete against a 1D or 3D body…..get it.
I would be very surprised if indie film maker do not make-up 50% of total sales of the 5D2.
I really don’t care if your not buying an EOS1 or 3D for that matter.
It simply means your not Canon’s target market for their professional series bodies.
It would be bad for Nikon to release a D900 with higher resolution, better AF (especially this aspect), better video since it will hurt D3s and even their D3x sales.
Another Sohn Jwan-esque pompous inanity. Who wouldn’t want a cheaper FF? And we’re talking digital here pal, so don’t try to be a smart-aleck. The A850 showed that it can be done, it may not be priced at $1300 for now, but sub-$2K FF is doable. Needless to say, FF would always be costlier than crop.
Michal gets it right…there’s this talk of a 3D with no basis whatsoever. And when most people dream of a 3D what they are really dreaming of is a 5Dmkiii.
While the 5dii AF may not be the best in the world, I do agree that many make too much about its shortcomings. The fact is that many pros use this body to great success. The official White House photog takes most of his photos using a 5dii. Just check out the flikr White House site.
Who wouldn’t want cheaper FF? People who want more reach like a I guess bird shooters, sports shooters etc.
The problem with making a “cheap” FF camera for the masses, kinda FF Volkswagen is that no matter how good intention Canon would have, it would still be compared to a fully featured FF (FFFF?). There is a lot of people who love to moan and b*tch about Canon (for a good reason sometimes but most of the time simply because they can) so if ever Canon manufactures such Volkscamera it will be an instant target of hate for it being “crippled on purpose”. Such camera would have a smaller feature set, penta mirror instead of pentaprism, most likely less than 100% viewfinder coverage etc. I think it would sell well and assuming that it would be well designed it would get positive reviews from respectable sources but I can just imagine the on-line community backlash of complainers and whingers. Look at 7D – I have not yet seen a single negative review of it, everyone praises its new features, how it was designed from the scratch etc. But what was the whinger, on-line response? Mostly negative complaints how it is not FF, does not cure cancer and solve the hunger problem in the developing countries.
Even wish lists should be realistic.
Mine has and still does focus accurately in extreme low light conditions, near darkness. It really amazed me, after all 4 of my 40d’s struggle in low light. My 1D MK II also struggled in low light.
The 5D MK II does not have the 5D focus system. much of the AF is in the firmware and processor, and the MK II is light years ahead of the 5D in that regard.
Certainly, its not a sports camera, yet I had no problem capturing break dancing, and 100 percent of the many images taken with shallow depth of field with my 135mmL were pinpoint sharp.
Weddings are a piece of cake compared to break dancing and stage plays with lots of fast movement and low light.
I agree, manual focus with glasses is next to impossible. and using the LCD to focus is far too slow, and only allows you to shoot from limited angles.
However, getting a focus screen with micro prism or split prism solves the problem for only a few dollars (except the 7D).
I totaally disagree. Mine focuses well on very fast moving objects like break dancers. Do you really own one, or is this just something you heard?
It is not as good in sports where some thing is moving extremely fast towards or away from you, but only a small anount of fast movement falls in that category.
I really haven’t noticed banding except a couple of times where I had to pull up bad exposures by 2 stops.
Usually I try to overexpose slightly and pull the exposure down. This makes blacker blacks and the highlight detail is recovered nicely.
+1
Cameras are tools, they help photographers achieve an objective. :)
Listen all I am trying to say is that it would be great if canon would improve on it’s af for the 5d mark ii. And yes I do own a 5d mark ii… And yes I am sure you can get great shots of break dancers in perfect light. but I find if it’s low light and movement it’s very hard for the af to work properly. I know it’s hard for other cameras to do the same.. It’s just the weakest point on the 5d mark ii and if canon would improve the af, it would just make a great camera that much better.
I wonder who would be the target group of a cheap FF-body?
To get a benefit over a decent APS-C you have to buy expensive glass. Or to put it differently: for the same money the crop cam offers you a wider range of creative options, at least until things get so expensive that a few hundred bucks don’t matter anymore.
At the rate things are going, Nikon will release some fast primes before Canon gives us an affordable full frame with good autofocus. Nikon wiz Thom Hogan is pointing toward lots of Nikon announcements in February. Should the D700 replacement arrive with higher resolution, Canon will need to respond.
I’d ditch my 5D2 for a couple of “3D” type bodies, no question. We need better autofocus capabilities in this camera!
Yes, cameras are tools. Problem is, Canon isn’t offering us the tool that we need. If to cover an event you have to shift not only to a different camera, but to a different system of bodies and lenses, something is seriously WRONG!
How many people can afford to duplicate systems? Who wants to have to stay on top of very different ergonomics between the two systems? If it comes down to that, I’ll do a complete system switch so all my lenses will work on all my cameras, flash units can go on whatever camera I have in hand, etc. Right now I use my 5D2 mostly for wide angle work. For anything requiring a long lens, it’s the 1D3. The 5D2 is better in low light. I’d like to use it with the 70-200/2.8 more often, but the outer point AF locations and unreliablity make it a poor tool for the job. The controls on the two cameras are different, too.
If (big if!) Nikon’s D700 replacement arrives with 18mp or so, the 5D2 will be totally non-competitive for STILL photographers. A few more Nikon primes along with it, the game will be over.
People complaining about the 7D, more often than not, are disappointed that the crop camera got a far better AF system than the more expensive 5D2. That’s not an unreasonable reaction.
I’d love to see some of your break dancing photos taken with the 5D2, with some indication of what focus point you used. I own a 5D2. The outer points are not reliable in tough light, and the nine-point diamond layout on the full frame sensor is poor for composition. Now, if you’ve got time to focus/recompose, or you’re photographing static subjects, no problem.
That Canon didn’t make all the AF points cross-type sensors was penny-pinching of the worst sort. Wouldn’t have cost much at all, but would have made the camera much more capable.
My 1D Mark IV performs very well in low light conditions :D.
Complaining that a newer product uses better technology than the older one is extremely irrational.
well i didnt do the math yet, but i would say it is not less
720 is only 2/3 of 1080 but 30 – 60 is double picture rate.
so my assumption would be it is more data to process.
but on the other hand i dont believe that at FULL HD the processor is at 100% usage.
but time will tell
So does my 1D3
Photojournalists are far more likely to be using a 1d series camera..
THE EF 100-400 L IS WILL NO LONGER PRODUCED BY CANON !!
720*1280 = 921.600
1080×1920= 2.073.600
so 720p 60fps is about 55million pixels/sec
1080p at 30fps is about 62million pixels/sec
But of corse I don’t know exactly how the camera produces the 720p and 1080p images so it’s still possible that 720p60 is more work for the processor but not likely
+1. I’m a 5Dii owner and I think it has low-light focus issues.
I have the 5Dm2 and while the Af isn’t useless it sure was 2 years older that other cameras when it came out and was one of the major worry I had when I was deciding wheter to buy it or wait.
People are still doing great shots with manual focus cameras and you can have work arounds and get used to having an ancient AF system but still that doesn’t make the 5Dm2 AF up to date.
if you cant afford a different system and a set of lens’ than your in the wrong business.
this site has 0 credibility, of course a firmware update is coming soon. so is a mark iii eventually. idiots.
what world are you from?
reality.
then why are u still here?
chedd,
The working photographers I know use one system or the other. Period. It’s awkward to go out on a job with two different systems. Some may have gear from the “other” manufacturer, but they’ll use only one system at a time.
I’ve got a bit of Nikon system right now. It’s not completely what I need to feel comfortable on a job. Do I spend thousands more to flesh it out, when I already have all the lenses and flash units for my Canon rig? Life would be a lot easier if I could just buy the necessary Canon bodies to go with the lenses and accessories already here. I don’t intend to hang in this limbo for very long. It’ll be one system or the other, but not both.
But your version of reality is… unreal.
Come on! Canon had THREE YEARS to update the 5D. In the meantime, the 40D and 50D came out with cross-type sensors at all the AF points. You’re telling me that Canon couldn’t do that most minimal improvement on a $2700 camera?
Also in the meantime, Nikon released the D300 with pretty much the same AF system as on the $4500 D3. Canon didn’t notice? You don’t think Canon had some knowledge that the D700 would show up with that same AF system? Yet Canon went ahead with the 5D2’s very limited autofocus.
Yes, 21mp and high-rez video are nice, but as a still camera (the 5D2’s basic function) we have every right to expect something better. Hearing top Canon spokesmen say that “there hadn’t been any complaints about the 5D autofocus system,” so they kept it for the 5D2, was just flat out insulting. Plenty of working photographers had made it known that better AF was a top priority.
Canon could get away with this crap three years ago when the 5D had the “affordable” full frame market all to themselves. The world has changed since then. Canon users/owners should be loudly demanding improvements to match now-current technical capabilities, not trying to defend Canon’s marketing scheme.
With all this hoohaa and flowing bile over the 5D2 focusing system recently, I decided to try mine again. It’s usually used only for landscapes, more often with shorter manual focus lenses so AF isn’t really an issue for me. I took it out to get some pictures of my 4 year old son and his older brother leaping around at play. Normally I would use either a compact with some pre-setting of focus or my EOS 350D for these sort of shots, but yesterday made a comparison of the 350D against the 5D2. Using the EF 24-105/4 lens honours were pretty evenly shared, so perhaps the 5D2 does fall rather short. However using the EF 135/2 the larger camera was streets ahead in speed and accuracy.
Maybe a rather rough and ready comparison, but one that suggests the 5D3 should get better AF, logically slighty improved weather sealing up to 7D standards too, but, please Canon, keep the facility to change screens! Oh, and 100% VF and +/- 3.0 EV please.
MP? I can crop slightly and still print to A3 at 300ppi, so personally, I don’t want more – unless some future development with printers takes us past the 300ppi “barrier”. Personally, I would rather see improved IQ with the same number of pixels. Evolution rather than revolution.
What? Use of facts and experimentation? We have no place for that here! :)
Seriously though, nice work, I’ll have to look into a 135/2 lens then.
Couldn’t have said it better.
The recent price drops of the 5DmarkII indicate they feel the heat coming or they are trying to get rid of inventory.
haha, your never gonna believe this but i totally read the first reply wrong. i thought instinctively by system we were talking about different models under one brand. not two different brands entirely. thaz my bad. so to clarify. i agree.
Seemed like at one point this thread had something to do with a firmware update. Apparently there is nothing to report since the original post.
I’m still awfully curious about the possibility of 720-60p along with 24p. Has anyone heard anything about that?
I don’t think we’ll see it, personally. Maybe it is possible to do, but if I was Canon I would not add this feature. I think there are too many people like me out there who are in need of both a 5D and 7D, but only want the latter as a second body because it offers 24 and 60. If the firmware includes 60, my 7D is ebay-bound. In effect, if Canon DOES throw in the 60p (yes, aliasing and all), it means $1400 (more or less) in my pocket.
(I’m not raking on the 7D, really. I just don’t need it or prefer it for anything other than 24 and 60p. As a still camera, it’s a fairly capable backup body, that is all.)
and then there is the live view function to check the focus!
When I go to the Supermeet site, the prize clearly says “24p/25p firmware to be released separately”. That tells me they have zero idea when, and we’re all still in the wait game. I’m just saying.
=-)
agree
Disagree – The 40D and 50D do not have very accurate AF IMHO. Sure, they’re a bit faster, but they arent always more accurate. Another thing – the 5D has much narrower DOF at the same focal length of the 40D or 50D, therefore, for the untrained amature, it might be easy to miss focus. From my experience with the 5DMK2, I’ve gotten more consistent focus results that with my 40D.
I use my 5DMK2 at weddings all the time, and have yet to miss a crucial shot due to focus issues. Also, when thinking about the reception where it is dark, or the ceremony where it is darker, I almost always have my 580EX2 on top, which assists with AF. No problems here!
What stats back this up?
Guys, the vertical banding!!! It’s the most important problem of our camera!!! The new firmware must resolve this!!!
If there is NO firmware upgrade does that mean that that a 5Diii might come sooner? What reasonable estimates are there about the earliest and latest dates that a 5D3 might be released.
(I’m new to this website so forgive me if this topic has already been debated to death)