UPDATE
The 7D rumor that was here briefly was supposed to remain a draft in WordPress, not get published… apologies for that.
60D Rumor
Someone claiming to have seen the final proofs for the 60D brochure says these are the specs of the upcoming 60D.
I’d love to see a photograph of the brochure. All submissions are anonymous!
Here are some of the specs:
– sensor seems to be a tweaked version of the current 15MP sensor (better
DR, better high ISO IQ, eliminated pattern banding at high ISO)
– 98%-coverage, 0.96x magnification VF
– 3″, 1150K-pixel, active-matrix, organic LED display (25% higher-res than
current 960K screens)
– 19-pt., all-cross type area AF ellipse (basically, the current 1-series AF
point layout w/o the 26-pt. assist AF pts.; the new 1-series apparently will
have an all-new 45-pt., all-cross type AF module; what limits Canon from
drastically reworking the AF-point layout is the fact that all the currrent
Speedlights have AF-assist beam patterns that are designed only for 7, 9 &
45-pt. AF layouts–they just can’t make a new area AF design or add more AF
pts. that easily because of that).
– 1080p@30fps full HD video with full manual controls and contrast-
detect AF, stereo audio inputs
– 7.4FPS@14-bit mode (CIPA-standard testing method)
– new DiGIC V is more than 2x faster than current DiGICIV, enables
onboard processing of all those DPP functions still not done in-camera
with the current cams (i.e., lateral CA correction, geometric
distortion correction, better highlight & shadow detail extraction,
plus new “Diffraction Elimination” function: pixel-level contrast
enhancement and sharpening to counteract aperture-related diffraction
effects)
– AE microadjustment; +/- 3 EV range with 1/6EV steps; separate saved
corrections for Evaluative, CWA, Partial and Spot metering
– new higher capacity, slightly higher-voltage (to drive the faster
mechanicals & electrical readouts for the higher framerate), chipped
Li-Polymer battery (LP-E7), with new, magnesium-alloy framed BG-E7
battery grip with AF-ON and mini-joystick selector buttons duplicated
– lastly, an all-new, pleasantly surprising “feature” that would bring
a smile to all the Canon loyalists (just watch for it) ;)
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Come on 1D-Mark IV!
Mmm, that 7.4FPS@14-bit mode is a really nice feature. I Hope and pray that Canon will deliver the 60D with 7-9 shots in AEB… please… :))
so far so good :)
It seems the begining of the article was truncated so the AF section is incomplete.
Any guesses on that “feature” that will bring smiles?
Ilias
*Extra Direct Print Button*
I bet it will be eye controll!!
My hopes on that “feature” are either the 7-9 shot AEB mode. Or, an APC-H (1.3x) sensor. Because none of the specs listed directly addressed the sensor size. Canon could move the 15mp format to the APC-H sensor to maintain that 7.4fps, also giving it great ISO performance.
Either way I think its going to be an exciting Fall for Canon fans!
Does anyone know a rough estimate of when the usual Fall lineup is officially announced?
Doh, just realized i typed APC-H rather than APS-H. lol You get the idea.
nfw. not credible. Those specs are not real. Look what Nikon just did with the 300D — added video and that’s about it. These changes are too spectacular for old-fashioned Canon. This posting is just a wish-list. I’m surprised twilt/swivel LCD wasn’t in there.
Well if this is true. I would definitely be interested in buying this camera. I’d probably have to wait a year, plus wait for a rebate though haha. It’d be nice to have two cameras. My old 30D doesn’t get much usage after the 5DMII came.
Its weird the 5DMII is drastically better than my 30D.
Either way it seems like they’ve listened to the consumers’ needs. Better and more AF points, and FPS.
Thats weird if speedlite has 7,9 and 45 AF layout then why would the new 60D have a 19pt AF? I don’t know much about AF technology so if anyone can chime in please do.
– Minh
its seems pretty (too) nice to be true, 29 cross type, better sensor AND 7.4FPS?
I believe it when I see it :)
If that last “feature†is a 1.3x sensor, i will… well i dont know what i will do, but it will make me a VERY happy man! And it would make Canon a lot of money ;)
Oh wait, I think I get it now. Disregard my question about AF points.
Nikon currently is on top with its 300D and has nothing really to motivate them to produce a completely new camera. They might have it in the works and they might be taking their time (which is understandable considering 300D has no competitor from Canon at all at this time). 300Ds is an interim model upgrade. A completely new model with arrive when Canon starts doing things right. As long as Canon’s xxD is designed to compete with 90D, Nikon’s 300Ds has nothing to worry about. This race is not about technology – it is about making money on this market.
This is just enough (even if it is not real) to make me hold off for at least another month on my next camera purchase. I’ve been tossing between a 50D and K-7 for some time, but have been keeping my eyes open and reading the rumor mills around the net to see what the “60D” might bring.
Let’s hope they go for a mid August launch to try and blunt the release of the D300s. If these specs are real and it comes out around the same price point as the initial 50D release, it would be a no brainer to pick one up!
it’s smile-detection.
uhh.. fishy to me..
How could get get details such as characteristics of the sensor and other things like that from the brochure?
Brochures are always loaded with goodies. Just check out the one for the 50D…
(Warning: PDF)
http://www.canon.com.au/ftp/cameras/eos50d_brochure.pdf
Yeah, this is a load of crap. A nice load, but it reeks of a wishlist. We all want Canon to come and “save the day,” but the truth of the matter is my 5 year old 350D still captures some amazing images.
I have high hopes for the 60D, but then again, it is a recession.
Also, the Nikon folks don’t seem to happy about the upgrades they received. Hopefully Canon will fare better this round.
Built-in ST-E2.
+1
canon speedlight argument sounds fake, if its true, get rid of them they suck anyway compared to nikon’s
these specs looks too good to be true. but if these are true (which i doubt) i would really look forward for upgrading from 40D.
i wonder which card slot the new 60D has. I hope they do keep the CF slot as i do not want to leave my 16gb cf and to buy a new SD.
pop-up LCD screen? Or what Ron says.
..for continuing my post..
while thinking a second, in the current economic situation, there are many people not willing to spend money for new camera. But if the new one is really good then it might become really attractive and might sell good. So, to keep sales up, then why not, canon could give us the camera with such a great features.
I can believe all specs this rumor provides, EXCEPT that OLED screen – the technology is there but it’s not mature/profitable for the mass market yet. I doubt Canon would go ahead and put on something this new that no one else has started using on any dSLR/digicam so far.
Of course, that 19-point all-cross-type AF system is what most people are dying to have. That, with 1080/30p HD video and better weather-sealing in build, will be good enough for anyone from xxD to upgrade.
Can you imagine the real brochure would stating :
“Sorry we can’t give more AF points because we f*cked up the design of the Speedlight AF-assist light. But guess what! We found the fix for high-ISO the banding issue.HHourray!”
Hmm, really? A sick person is trying to create some hype, a day after Nikon’s announcements.
Besides for sensor size, most of those specs are better than the 5dmkii
what a load of crap…not happening
I agree – the surprise will be eye control focus. Nice!
Yeah rrright. Canon didn’t even manage a proper AF-system for the 5DMKII, which is supposed to be (nearly) a pro-caliber camera, and suddenly NOW they have a good enough system to throw into a hobbyist-body?
Diffraction Elimination? 1/6 stop AE-adjustment? How unnecessary is that for a body aimed at amateurs? Everyone is shooting RAW anyways, 1/6 stop is probably not even noticeable? That’s going to make some funky looking shutterspeeds, that’s for sure.
All this is something that might be slightly unrealistic for a new 1-series, but a xxD? No way.
I’m betting on the whole APS-H rumor though, that would actually make sense. 15MP on an APS-C sensor is too much, at least for the lenses that we have now.
But then again, when was the last time an upgrade in the XXD-line made sense? ;P
APS-H is out of the question – that means no EF-S mount.
That would be AWESOME!
Not gonna happen, they will not abandon EF-S at that price point
This camera sounds excellent. For all those speculating that the “one more thing” is an APS-H, I refer you to the beginning of the post that states “sensor seems to be a tweaked version of the current 15MP sensor” Wouldn’t this preclude the sensor from being anything but the APS-C sensor?
Maybe built-in HDR since that seems to be so popular now.
A new 20 Direct Rpint Button bottom grip!!!
yeah that argument is BS, they’d just update the speed lights
As has been said. EF-S mount isn’t going anywhere. Too much money in the glass.
I don’t think so. Customers being forced to throw away lenses like the 17-55/2.8 or the 10-22 and being left without a real alternate to some of them (because of the awkward crop-factor) isn’t really going to get people into buying this camera. There’s really no need for having 3 different sensor sizes. They should simply stick to 35mm for the Xd series and APS-C for the rest.
hahaha
how many focus points can fit on the head of a pin?
give me more direct print buttons!
hopefully 1.3x
That choice might best be purpose driven. If you’re primarily backpacking or bad weather shooting I’d go K-7 & DA* lenses, for most everything else I’d stick with Canon.
An all-new, pleasantly surprising “feature�
I know: GPS!
No, it’s a Super Direct Print Button!!!
Nope!
It´s…. something like in the Sony Ericsson mobile phones. You can put funny hats and beards on the picture!!!
5D MarkII ist FF…
The 50D is already at 6.3 fps where the 5D2 is only 3.9 fps, and the 5D2 isn’t designed for heavy focus point use, hell I mostly use the center one, so I don’t think these specs really compete with the 5D2 FF 21 MP body.
What makes me think it is a load of crap is the commentary info, which someone at a print shop would have no way knowing, besides the fact Canon probably doesn’t outsource bruchure printing because they make the printers print shops use…
Or it might be Wi-Fi, so you can send your pictures directly to Canonland.com. And only Canonland.com.
Oh wait, Nikon did that already, so it can’t be an “all-new pleasantly surprising feature”.
I KNOW NOW, “pleasantly surprising” must ofcourse that the camera says “Hello!” to you everytime you turn it on. Just really pleasantly. How nice would THAT be?
Basically a nice wishlist. Who in their right mind would want ea of 1/6th?
But if you want to guess about a surprise…it might be a stabilized sensor. Check out
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09072207canonhybridIS.asp
“an all-new, pleasantly surprising “feature†that would bring
a smile to all the Canon loyalists”
It’s probably got “Nikon SUCKS” written on it somewhere. It’s a “feature”, and it sure will bring a smile to Canon loyalists.
Maybe it’s compatible with the FD-lenses?
Or it’s got a built-in, detachable Powershot G11, with an APS-C sensor.
Or there’s an espresso machine built-in.
This is getting silly, I’m off to bed, sorry for all the off-topic.
This just in from an anonymous source…
The new feature will be Eye Controlled Funny Hats & Beards on the all new Super Direct Print Button!!!
No no no, I KNOW IT!
It´s voice controll for the blind people!!!!!!!!!!
This articl is about the new Hybrid-IS system. Not about built in IS.
The xxD line is an APS-C. Canon is not going to change it suddenly just like that. If this is going to be an APS-H camera, it will not be called “60D” then.
gps w/auto geotagging
I like the transformer 60D with detachable G11 idea ;)
Previous person hade the right thought with the smile detection. That is the surprise feature. this seems like a definite canon user wishlist. Too good to be true, but at least its not from Nikon, better ergonomics, weatherproofing, auto iso, 92 pt AF, yadda yadda yadda. Fun stuff! have a great one!
Yes, you are probably right.
Canon should just bury the whole xxD-line and think of something new. For example and APS-H camera to replace it. Take the old 1Dwhatever, and stuff it in new, cheaper clothes. Ta-dah, EOS 3D.
I agree APS-H will not be called a 60D. Still I would like to see a new line with APS-H. Could care less about EF-S mount. Lets be realistic here – we are talking about only two just lenses really worth mentioning 17-55 and 10-22. A new APS-H could be a real second body workhorse for the pros and Canon will finally be able to kick Nikon’s butt a little bit. But most likely it will be just a 50D plus video. Time to go full frame…
These are spectacular specs!
I hope this turns out to be a CR3 rumor.
But the OLED display makes me think this is just a fantasy list.
OLED is both unproven and more expensive to be put right away in an expensive model.
If the upcoming in August PowerShots have it, this will give this rumor some credibility.
Totally agree with “bury the whole xxD-line”. Or, just for the sake of those “I want my EF-S glass” folks – give 50D a video button and forget about xxD for a couple of years. Instead make some real news with a brand new APS-H body later this year.
Then Canon should hire that “sick person”…
If I’m gonna have a crop I’d rather it be 1.6, 1.3 still ruins the wide side, too short on the tele side, but APS-C gives you great tele and EF-S wide. I’d like more FF, the 1D4 and a 3D in FF would be awesome.
but why would Canon, who manufacturs high end printers used by print shops, use an outside print shop for brochures? The rumor source is BS, but I like the specs.
Specs be what they may or may not be, Canon has taken the 40D off their official page:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=111
No one can really dispute that.
Oh, and that’s the USA page too…didn’t check Canada’s.
Yep, this is what does before a new release – they would not announce the 60D with the 40D and 50D both on their page.
Face recognition! ;)
True. I’d be more than happy to get a 3D with FF and skip the whole crop line. I imagine such a 3D with a FF sensor and all the new tech stuff might steal some 5DmII buyers. I just want 5DmII features (at 18MPs) with better weatherproofing, faster fps and a dual memory slot (SDHC costs pennies comparing to current 5D’s memory card). Better AF and a new proc would be nice too. Gotta stop dreaming and get back to work…
Especially considering that in nikonland there are lenses that put the outer AF sensors of the D300 beyond of the illuminators area.
Or just consider where the red gridlines end up if you look through a 14mm lens! Those things never worked without some restrictions…
– 98%-coverage, 0.96x magnification VF!?
Canon is really starting to understand what we really need, long time before HD Video stuff and other toys stuff which are really not primordial. A “real” viewfinder should have been out since the first digital eos came in.. anyway hope it’s more than a rumor, we’ll see :/
You don print brochures on inkjets and laser printers/copiers. Canon doesn’t make large scale presses.
XXD Cameras are 1.6 crop. If there is a new 1.3 crop, and I hope there is, it probably will be the often rumored 7D series.
This camera sounds good, the specs are consistent with past rumors, so it will probably be announced in about 4 weeks.
The 60D is not a direct competitor with the D300s, even though lots of us compare it, it is a lower priced model in between Nikons D90 and D300s. Still, for the price, XXD cameras have been a good value.
100% coverage to compete with Nikon please. Why the he11 not?
The 40D was a best-seller for Canon. The 50D was the opposite. Canon has lost a lot of market share to Nikon in the past 2 years. Because of that Canon needs a really hot semi-pro camera. Otherwise Canon will lost the leading market position to Nikon. It wouldn’t be enough to simply add some video features to the 50D. So i think these specs could be true – maybe not the OLED display.
It’d be very nice if they release this with the rumored 3D. And I’d hope the 3D would be an APS-H sensor inside of a 5D Mk II body.
D300.
D300s.
Its not that hard. Canon puts the D at the end. Nikon puts the D at the beginning.
you just said “NIkon is currently on top with its [numeric name for the original Canon Digital Rebel]…”
Because the 45 pt AF of the 1D and 1Ds mk III is 19 cross type sensors with 26 assist points. the proposed AF is ripping the 19 core from the mkIII and leaving out the 26 assist points, so the system should still work.
That would actually be very nice.
“Especially considering that in nikonland there are lenses that put the outer AF sensors of the D300 beyond of the illuminators area.” please explain.
40D.
It wasn’t that long ago…
because the 100% alignment is actually hardy to do. the alignment has to be dead on. with 98% it does not have to be so precise. thus lower manufacturing cost.
I think if they added the APS-H sensor to the 60D it would be a very big step. And a welcomed one at that. It would pretty much make it a no-questions asked purchase for me.
IF this is real, I will buy it in a heartbeat.
But if they have some kind of in-camera cropping that ‘only’ activates 12 MP when APS-C lenses are mounted, I will be VERY VERY VERY interested.
That is NOT true. Canon speedlights are NOT in any way inferior. The shortcoming in Canon flash system is the inability to do remote control with on-board flash.
I have 20 GB worth of CF and SD cards respectively. It does not matter to me. :)
Errr… OLED was shown on a 5D prototype some YEARS ago.
eye control sucked in the a2e and in the 3 – I never have met anyone that really loved it that actually had it. I’m not saying they aren’t out there, just that I’ve never met them. I had it in the 3 and it was fun to screw with but at the end of the day it was a pain to really use…
Yep me too, from a 40D to the 60D!
Im staying at aps-c… just for the extra long side.
the first thing that made me say “Nope” about this was the new battery. If someone mentioned it above I apologize. I read and then skimmed and didn’t see it…
Canon has already made the new battery with the LPE6 for the 5dII…they won’t be making another one. The 5 and xxd have always shared the same battery and the 5 battery was made to give juice to the video/power sucking cameras that were on the horizon…
maybe it’s time to add built-in wireless flash control?
Page D58 of the SB900s manual has diagrams of wich of the AF points of the D3 are covered by the flashs AF illuminator. As the AF-modules are of the same size the crop factor doesn’t play into this, physical focal length counts.
You get full coverage only from 20-105mm.
Below the borders are not fully illuminated, above only upright a cross gets reliable coverage – think of the corners of the xxd AF-diamond; areas corresponding the diagonal points are not guaranteed.
(Same with Canon speedlights – with a tele lens an AF point might sit between two red bars, not finding something to lock on. Fairly unpredictable, as it depends on focal length as well as distance.)
CR
“- lastly, an all-new, pleasantly surprising “feature†that would bring
a smile to all the Canon loyalists (just watch for it) ;)”
JohnG Says:
“Built-in ST-E2.”
Exactly what I was thinking, although I’d rather have RF wireless control of flashes.
other possibility’s are:
eye control focus
touch screen like ipod
9 stop AEB
!!! NO direct print button!!! but a mirror lockup button!!!
dual card slot
full weather sealing
HDR from one click of shutter release
built in wi-fi
gps
If these specs are true, it will be a one up on Nikon. So, it will not happen.
the way I hope canon’s lineup will be in the future…
1D pro level low rez FF(low noise high fps)
1Ds pro level high rez FF(studio MF killer)
3D pro level(5D sized) FF(the high ISO low noise king)
5D semi-pro level FF
7D semi-pro level 1.3 crop
xxD pro level 1.6 crop
xxxD semi-pro level 1.6 crop
xxxxD entry level 1.6 crop
Excellent rumor in light of yesterday’s announcement, to keep the faith of Canon users.
They ought to just use the LP-E6 though.
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Removal of the print button? :P
ok. that makes sense now. thank you
I had the A2E. Loved using eye control. The only pain was calibrating it, sometimes took a few tries. Always wished they’d kept developing it as the processing ability was nothing like they have now I’d think it would be very good.
yeah. that’s very true.
+1 i always do HDR’s
+1
smile shutter from sony, lol…
NEVER REMOVE DIRECT PRINT BUTTON
MOAR DIRECT PRINT BUTTONS
besides, now that it is live-view dedicated when not in play back mode it actually serves a purpose….I MEAN SERVES THE MOST AND SECOND MOST IMPORTANT CAMERA FUNCTIONS!!!
i am an owner of EOS 3, love the eye control, just calibrate it well. i don’t think canon will put this in Prosumer body. maybe in 1D series.
19 not 29
they will not abandon EF-S, you can put an EF-S in a FF of APS-H sensor if the lens mount support it, but the image will be cropped. like Nikon D700.
I’ll probably still end up shooting sports with just the middle sensor turned on anyway … or on full MF.
Please let the special feature be the APS-H sensor… Then this would make a great accompaniment to the 5D2!
how old was the 50D already?
Whatever canon puts into the new bodies I’m excited for the official word. I wish it would be the detachable g11 that fits inside the new batt grip with an extra direct print button that has a built in ste2+gps :-) now wouldn’t that be a happiest surprise?! A good morning to all…
OLED is already being used in many mobile phone models. There is no reason why Canon could not adopt OLED for use in DSLRs.
I was just talking to another “enthusiast amateur” friend who has been sitting on his 40D refusing to upgrade until Canon brings to market something that makes us “want to buy” in this range. We both agreed that if this turns out to be true we would buy it in a heartbeat. Economy or not, people will pay for value and performance. People find money for things that are important to them. I see that in my own business on a daily basis. Perhaps the lackluster sales of the 50D was a good lesson for Canon. We’ll see.
Then it wouldn’t say “a tweaked version of the current 15MP sensor,” would it?
+1, even if it is an APS-C or APS-H (but i will be happier if it is an APS-H because i have plenty of EF/ “L” glasses).
I heard that Canon announcement will be right after the Nikon announcement and that this time Canon strikes back. We can expect soon and more…:D
rotflmao
I’m always up for options. even if I leave it turned off, I’d rather still have the option
The Neutral Observer would hate to trouble Canon in such a way. If they are going to take 1500.00 of his money, why should they do the best job possible? He would much prefer a camera made to sub-standard levels.
It’ll be like star wars episode V. featuring the Canon mark V professional line-up and a complete refresh of all the f/2.8 zooms and all the primes not redone in the last 3 years. It will also have been sent from the future to stop Nikon in the early days of their rebellion, Terminator style.
What was the 7D rumor about?
Blimey,a rumour about a rumour…………
I’ve owned two Elan 7e’s. Loved the eye control.
What I really wish they would include is wireless flash trigger, please. Nikon has had it for years.
Don’t hold Your breath.
Thay are putting the direct print button on the new grip too!!
My bad! However, I didn’t say Nikon is on top. What I mean to say is that it’s a boring upgrade, and the 60D is not likely to be better. That “spec list” is a pipedream.
I like your list.
I hope the 1Ds4 is 28mp or higher, so Canon can slot in the 3D at 16mp.
Amen!! Nikon has had it for years. It is the way to go.
On a different note, what about updated Canon USA website?? Does anyone else think the current one is outdated and lame?
“- 19-pt., all-cross type area AF ellipse (basically, the current 1-series AF point layout w/o the 26-pt. assist AF pts.; the new 1-series apparently will have an all-new 45-pt., all-cross type AF module; what limits Canon from drastically reworking the AF-point layout is the fact that all the currrent
Speedlights have AF-assist beam patterns that are designed only for 7, 9 & 45-pt. AF layouts–they just can’t make a new area AF design or add more AF pts. that easily because of that).”
Sounds like a good excuse for releasing new Speedlights: maybe a 590EX and a 440 EX. Instead of holding back updated AF systems for the new cameras. Sometimes boardroom thinking floors me…
Speaking of “red gridlones” when is Canon going to update their viewfinder??? I looked in a D300 the other day, Wow.
Maybe the surprise will be the increased reliability for the camera.
Or the increased price????????
I understand the xxD upgrade logic. =)
Maybe it says Cheez for you and then automatically presses the direct print button.
Maybe 2 new cameras?
-60D APS-C (50D+video+improvements)
-7D APS-H (camera between 60D and 5DMKII)
It would be great!
That much is given.
Why do we never see a 40D Mk II or 50D Mk II or 50D N or any upgrade to a current model?
Who’s idea was the DP button anyway. He should be shot. And his mngmt should be shot for leaving him in that position for 3 iterations.
APS-H is dead.
what exactly are you comparing it to. I have played with a D300 as well. viewfinder was excellent, but not noteworthy. That said I am comparing it to a 1D mkIII
they’res nothing substandard about a 98% viewfinder, unless you’re shooting an ultra-wide, like wider than 20mm FF you won’t be able to notice the 1% on each side, so it just increases manufacturing costs, which are quadrupled when they get to the consumer. speaking of which where do u buy your cameras. $1500 is an epic rip, XXD bodies are typically available for just over $1K within a couple of months of availability.
Won’t happened. 1.3 APS-H served its purpose in the past. Its days are over. RIP APS-H.
well to be honest its part of Canon’s plan to encourage Canon camera users to use Canon printers, since you can then print quickly from camera, almost polaroid style. minor problem, people who use SLR’s (above rebel line anyway) don’t care to do that, unlike point and shoot users, which frankly is where that ‘feature’ should have stayed.
because they can progress through the numbers, so they do. the 50D is the 40D mkII. even though the 50D is actually the 10D mk V. ‘N’ is reserved for slight modifications, using the same sensor(at least sensor base anyway) and chasis with slightly different internals. so a 50D with video would be a 50D N.
“touch screen like ipod”
Well, it’ll need a nose detact sensor to go with it. LOL!
OLED, if & when ready, will go on the 1D/1Ds first.
Hey Nikon, are you listening? APS-H is such a popular format. Why don’t you have it?
+1
that and it doesn’t have a pro pop-up flash ;)
because they are stupid
lol NOT
The 5D2 is a great camera, but there’s room for a faster version FF around it’s price point IMO – not everyone needs the hulk of a 1D
This is a Canadian website with a world wide audience. Besides the US dollar, there’s the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, etc.
they just dont sell them at Fry’s or Best Buy, but they do make them
I’m not challenging you, but I’d really like to know where I can get the sales figures for the 40D and the 50D.
I remember reading an explanation about the direct print button and it had to do with the fact that Japanese aged 35+, who represent the largest market for these cameras, are not very familiar with computers and English.
Ilias
completely useless feature but its the funniest thing Canon has ever done
they started with the D30, then the D60, then someone made a typo and it went to 10D, so the 50D is really the D30 Mk VII
+1
So say we all ;)
Holy segmented market Batman! That will only serve to confuse beyond reason and will never happen. I doubt Canon barely even has 8 segments in their P&S division.
you might check out the Canon imagePRESS C7000 VP
built to compete with offset production
the 50D’s been out since October 6, 2008. It was announced on August 26 though, almost exactly a year after the 40D was announced.
The 1D has a smaller crop factor, so there are better starting conditions. :)
But the main difference is in how information is displayed. The LC-layer changing the “engravings” on the matte is a really neat thing. Easier to read in bright sunlight too – from time to time its hard to tell what elements are red glowing. Making the inactive ones simply vanish leaves no doubt.
Making printers isnt the same as running a printing press. There’s more to the press than just the printers. It wouldn’t be hard to fathom outsourcing the printing to a dedicated firm.
It matters to me, because the 50D (and the 60D) supports UDMA CF cards and there isn’t currently a UDMA equivalent for SD/SDHC.
It doesn’t take many 20MB raw shots to max out the buffer, so I’d prefer to not have it take even longer to empty it (with SD/SDHC).
OBTW, a larger buffer on the 60D wouldn’t hurt either.
SD/SDHC is fine for P&S, 3 fps Rebels, video, etc. But not for a 7 fps 60D. At least not without a CF option.
that is true. I had forgotten about that too. though I rarely see the red color splash over with the 1D, though it does happen.
+1
while that is true, of those listed it is the US $ that is used in international trade, I would hope to see a comment as to which dollar if not US, since it is not standard. sorry if that comes off harsh, I don’t mean it to. If one of the accepted standards was Canadian $ I would happily put ‘US’ in front of my dollar signs.
Canon won’t do it.
wont happen…
Chuck Westfall said about the APS-H sensor at the 2008 PMS show being questioned about Nikon and Sony now offering FF bodies:
“When we introduced APS-H in 2001 with the original EOS-1D, the idea was to compete against other professional DSLRs with APS-C. In that respect it has been extremely successful. At that point it was about what the competition had to offer. It’s only been in the last six months that there has been an alternative. We’ve had a good long run with APS-H. Going forward, it remains to be seen whether it will continue to be a desirable format.”
Buh bye and good night to APS-H
~
only 2 more lines than they have now,
only missing the 3D & 7D.
1D series = self explanatory
from what I can see, people want pro features in a smaller body, in both FF and crop.(3D & xxD)
5D = high rez FF goodness
I don’t think you’ll see many Rebel(xxxD) users crying about better quality.
Canon seems to want to compete for the P&S crowd that are making the jump to DSLR thus the xxxxD was born…. makes sense to me, people tend to stay with what’s familiar.
that leaves the 7D, I can see it as either
semi-pro 1.3 crop
or
entry level FF
APS-H is dead
im getting my first l lens soon… to bad the yen skyrocketed
24 105 i need you!!
+1
cls is a reason i would change to nikon…
perhaps called “super direct” print button! May be “Indirect” print button too!
The size of the sensor has little bearing on how quickly the system can get the data off the sensor. 15MP APS-C or 15MP APS-H, it’s all still 15MP of information.
I’m not sure why everyone gets so excited about the idea of an APS-H xxD either…
you really think a company the size of Canon has marketing departments not filled with printing and imagePRESS equipment, art directors, graphic designers, etc?
Sorry, not buying the outsourced brochure thing nor that some tech at a print shop would get all those extra explanations like “what limits Canon from drastically reworking the AF-point layout is the fact that all the currrent Speedlights have AF-assist beam patterns that are designed only for 7, 9 & 45-pt. AF layouts” – I mean cummon dude, where is it going to say that in a brochure? It’s not, so how would a print shop guy get all that explained to him? They dont get stuff like that explained to them, just how many, what size/type of paper and such. It’s a BS rumor though I like the specs.
That’s EXACTLY my thought. There’s no way the brochure said “we’re limited by our Speedlights’ AF-assist beams” or “Oh by the way, our upcoming 1 series will have such and such”.
Two possibilities here:
1) It’s fake
2) It’s from a higher up person in Canon, who is trying to cover their track by saying they just saw a brochure proof.
Either way, it isn’t from a brochure proof. BTW, #2 is probably not likely, because Dave would have given it higher than CR1 rating.
take care,
Chris
Canon will manufacture their own OLED panels for their consumer products, and soon
04/07/2009
http://www.oled-info.com/canon-will-manufacture-their-own-oled-panels-their-consumer-products-and-soon
That said, see my comments above for why the claim that the info is all from a brochure is improbable.
cheers,
Chris
That will play right into the hands of Nikon then if Cannon ditches EF-S as Nikons DX line is great.
Well then surely all that means is it is hight time Canon made some decent EF-S glass.
The surprise will be a surprise.
The only things credible about this CR0-class rumor is the MP, the FPS, the VF, and the DIGICV onboard processing (all of its in DPP now anyway).
That’s a sound business model you’re proposing there.
Oh, yeah, plus the AE microadjustment, since it’s already in the Nikons for a couple of years now. I dunno why some people don’t find that credible, since it’s a very useful feature to stop the chronic complaints about over- & under-exposure.
Maybe canon should think about make semi pro camcorder usable, instead giving video option to dslr? Is it so hard to give xha1 1″ sensor?
+1, lol
Some, or some more?
If these specs are true, this camera will be better than 5D2 apart from full frame…
Nobody prints tons of brochures on a inkjet or laser printer. Canon ist not a producer of big offset printing machines.
Didn’t see any comment on this above, but do you all realize that if the 19-point AF layout takes over the cross points from the 1D series, this would make this camera have the best layout available on any camera ever? Currently 1D3 is king in this area, simply because the focus points are more spread out due to the 1.3 crop. Since the 60D will most probably stay 1.6 crop, those focus points will be even more spread, almost across the entire VF. Covering, for instance, the two-thirds points. The Dxxx and Dx lines from Nikon have the points rather crammed in the centre, as do the xDs and xxD cameras in Canon line-up.
Now that, plus the 98% VF, would of itself be sufficient for major sales of this camera. Even if the surprise feature turns out to be a “Turn On/Off the Direct Print button†button or something similar ïÂÅ
Nikon says “approximately 100%” viewfinder, so it seems it is hard to have a true 100% one. It would be interesting to see what the difference between 98% and “approximately 100%” is.
Already there in the 50D…
Yes, and that’s why it’s NOT better at all.
I had Elan 7e too and I still miss the eye control. If you calibrate it well you do the change of the focusing point without doing any actions, just watching on the object that you need to focus on. And the flash trigger – yes that would be very good.
+1
Also it would be easier to set flash ratios by dialing in EV-compensation for the groups.
The dial in the ratios works fine if you use a standard setup, but gets counterintutive to use if you want to emulate a different behavior.
*If* true, I hope Canon will not screw up the implementation. 19 AF points is a huge step forward for xxD series, and I would like to be able to customize the active AF points.
Currently, xxD allows only “all points active” or “only one point active”. A 19 points configuration should allow grouping of points like 1D series.
“7.4FPS@14-bit” this is something very good. Nikon has messed up on this with the D300S, which has only 2.5fps@14bit.
It has begun !! :
http://miniurl.org/1xQ
shout. it’s broken :(
+1
Is that the announcement from Canon you refer to ?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073101canoneos50dfirmware.asp?from=rss
agree
Some more of course :-)
Yep, that´s right!
You can’t put EF-S on a FF or APS-H. Basically you can, but the mirror will hit the lens…it was done with 10-22. It was usable only on 12mm-22mm.
what has begun??? lol
Bring it on!
Make it 25p to the PAL people!
Why does anyone want APS-H? If you want a larger sensor, why not go for the full 35mm format?
Make it 24p to the HD people ;)
The 7000 isn’t a printing press for mass production of brochures for the planet. That’s for in house documentation and whatnot.
http://www.ca.heidelberg.com/www/html/en/content/products/sheetfed_offset/70×100/speedmaster_xl_105_
That is the printing press for such a job.
Link dead
Because it’s crap, to big for crop to small to be full frame. It should be 1.6 crop or full frame.
I see a lot of people want the 60D to be an APS-H, but Canon didn’t develop the whole bunch of EF-S lenses, and the 17-55/10-22 in particular, just to leave everything for the consumer xxxD/Rebel cameras. There are pros shooting APS-C, and they have the xxD series developed for them. The APS-H will be called some other way.
yeah, frankly I agree, but they’ll probably be mkIII speedlights. the numbers in front of the ‘EX’ is the flashes guide number in decimeters @ ISO 100 and 105mm zoom, it would be simplest to keep the existing flash tube and capacitor and just update the internals
and only APS-H, no chance with FF. that was still cool how the guy modded that for his mkIII
but the direct print button now does live-view, which is mirror lock-up….
why Canon still not used in Eye Control Focus in DSLR. already have Technology. don’t know why.
EOS-v, EOS 30V film camera have EyeControl.
dead dead dead. It’s gone people! Or so I hope…
1.3 crop while still accepting EF-S lenses would be a nice compromise. Don’t Nikon full frame cameras still accept their cropped lenses while just producing smaller images? That’d make jumping to full frame a lot easier for us xxD users. I’d love to use my 17-55mm f/2.8 EF-S lens on the mk2, even if it produced a cropped image. But I can’t, so I have to unload my 10-22mm and 17-55mm lenses for that upgrade.
nikon lenses use the same back focus distance for DX and FX, while Canon EF-S (the ‘S’ stands for short) has a shorter back focus distance than is acceptable for FF so you can have no infinity focus, or break the mirror” Nikon DX lenses just make a smaller image circle, Canon EF-S lenses make a smaller image circle and have a shorter backfocus distance. conceptually it lets Canon make EF-S lenses with better performance, since there is not as much of a rear telephoto group necessary. that’s whay they did what they did, they just never bothered to make the EF-S lenses as optically impressive as they could have.
long story short. it is physically not possible to use EF-S lenses with a larger than APS-C mirror. there’s someone on the internet who modded an EF-S 10-22 to fit on a 1D mkIII. he had to replace the lens mount and add a hard stop to the zoom, limiting it to 12-22.
I did know about short backs on the EF-S lenses and just assumed that Nikon was doing the same thing, but found a way to overcome it. Oh well, thanks Zac.
The D300 killer is here.
Just in, specs as follows:
15.1MP
7.4fps
OLED 3′ display, 1.15m pixels
19 (yes, 19) point autofocus
ISO 100-25600
SDHC memory (!)
I just noticed the screen, besides the being OLED, which raises a ! point, it is 1.15 million pixels, not dots. 3 dots to a pixel. so the current 900000 pixel screens are still only .3 megapixels. so wtf with it quadrupling?. the screen is already VGA resolution, do we really need a HD 720 3 inch screen, and if so, what is up with the random massive increase in resolution?
Does that imply it will AF at f/8 — at least at the center (without taping pins)? If so, I’ll add a 2x teleconverter to my order. :)
– I am with the APS-C camp. APS-H is quite unlikely for the xxD range. Incompatibility with EF-S lenses would be too high a price to pay.
– I agree that Canon will reuse the 15mpx sensor from 50D/500D. It is their 3rd iteration (with 50D & 500D being 1st and 2nd) of that sensor and Nikon is staying put at 12mpx, there is no reason to up the mpx. At 3rd iteration and Digic V, naturally performance, DR, ISO will improve. That would be a good strategy.
– 7.4fps (14-bit) is an expected improvement with Digic V.
– OLED screen or not? This one is probably not too important
Special feature?… AF ASSIST LAMP?!! That would solve the Af assist beam pattern vs AF point issues with speedlight :D
um, yes they do.
Still not buying it even if you are correct and they outsourced it. If it was just the info from the brochure it would be somewhat feasible. But all the extra info makes it clear someone made this up.
As for the offset press, I think you are over estimating the amount of brochures Canon produces in a given market/language per product and that Canon blatently targets the imagePRESS machines as a competitor for traditional offset printing. Also, as secrecy is big issue for companies like Canon, I do not believe they would be sending such unreleased info out of their hands to a third party. Only the government is that stupid.
I take it back. The direct print button is the 2nd funniest thing Canon has ever done. The new SELPHY CP790 and CP770 looking like portable toilets are the funniest thing Canon has ever done.
The real news being Canon are a bunch of morons for not dumping the APS-H…
Actually Mr. Anonymous is incorrect because this is not a Canadian site. WordPress is an international company with offices in the USA, UK, India and many other places ;)
But really, who cares? Canon, Nikon and all the DSLR makers ignore all the 50i 25p people anyway. I’d think that is a bigger issue than you not clarifying US DOLLAR…
The guy at Northlight spoiled all the fun.
Special feature: MLU button
Actually yes. Most people shooting vid on the 5D2 are complaining about liveview focus during video in HD recording and having to buy expensive LCD monitors to put on the hotshoe, so a 720p screen would be welcome to video shooters.
I still think this is a wishlist though.
1.3 crop is going away, I’d replace the xxD pro level you have there with a 1.6 pro level 7D and call the xxD enthusiast level and your list makes more sense to me. I’d also drop the 3D in favor of a weather sealing the 5D through xxD.
1D pro level low rez FF(low noise high fps)
1Ds pro level high rez FF(studio MF killer)
5D semi-pro level FF WS
7D semi-pro level 1.6 crop high fps WS
xxD Enthusiast level 1.6 crop WS
xxxD entry level enthusiast 1.6 crop WS
xxxxD entry level low cost 1.6 crop
I meant add good weather sealing 5D through xxxD (WS) as 1D & 1Ds already are.
They don’t make their own boxes. Those are outsourced and have specs on em.
It seems to me that one of the biggest advancements, if these specs are true, is the arrival of the Digic V chip. This could be a huge leap forward, and catapult the 60D to even be superior in some respects to Canon’s FF cameras using the Digic IV chips.
Whatever the advancement is going to be, I’ll buy it. I sold my 50D which left me with the 40D only.
The 50D was superior when it came to flight shots,
(initial target acqusition and tracking) that I realize now, after having switched back to 40D.
I only hope that the 60D will come out very soon.
If these specs are true, this model will easily trump the Nikon D300s.
Consider the differences in approach: Nikon introduces an incremental upgrade to the D300 which, though a solid camera, kind of underwhelms people.
If Canon comes out with this, it will be truly major leap forward from the 50D model. This will excite the buying public.
Kudos to Canon if they really do introduce this.
I may be the only one but I wouldn’t buy this camera.
15 mpx?…big deal…
video?…please don’t insult my desire to shoot photos rather than lame “video”
1/6th ev?…that’s a joke right?
organic display…thanks for adding useless cost to the camera
The only thing I want or need is a camera with fast,accurate focus and the ability to do it with low noise at high iso so I can dump the dang flash (unless I gotta fill).
but is it the screen density or screen size? having played with the new LCD’s I can’t imagine one better, with the stupid 230k dot 3 inch screens I can clearly see the gaps between the dots, the 920k screens seem nearly seamless to me, really better than ground glass for focusing because its much brighter and just as smooth.
While I doubt these specs….. I would want one even though I personally dislike 1.6x…….
In case anyone did not realize, Nikon D300s is the 4th camera using the same 12mpx sensor from Sony. They merely wrapped different bodies round that sensor and improved on noise and DR marginally.
Since Canon is already one up in terms of sensor at 15mpx. The 60D must must must use the same sensor…
If Canon can use a lighter AA filter, improve on per pixel sharpness and details, improve of DR, they can basically neutralize the Nikon threat.
Nikon delivered a nice left hook with the D300, Canon return with a weak return punch in 40D and 50D doing very little damage. To Canon’s surprise, Nikon could not deliver that KO punch. The D300s is but a weak recoil shot.
Now, it is Canon’s turn… With a 15mpx sensor in the 3rd iteration at a faster FPS at 14bit and potentially higher DRange and more AF points, we are in a slow mo right hook from Canon….. What would be the impact when the punch is delivered? stay tuned..
60D vs d90xs is what you are going to see next week right ?
Nikon will have nothing to compete against this 60D, if it’s for real. The sharper LCD, the newer processor chip and all of its advantages, the frame rate…there is no way the D300s can compete against it, much less any update on the D90.
A box isn’t gonna have ALL that info on it…
They are pretty good but I still find it hard to see sharp focus on them while recording video. I’ll be buying a 5.6″ 720p screen to mount on top.
Samsung has OLED in a p&s.
Samsung TL320
amazon has it.
it’s possible that 60D, 1D3, & 1D3s will all have it.
Exactly. Because, what would they sell us next year? Dribs and drabs, that’s what the technology industry is about.
I remember the days of film when 35mm was considered amateur format, now people are excited by 1.6 sensors with 15mpx, “full” frame with 22? Demand more and they’ll have to give it to us…people of the world, stop buying rebels and “pro” rebels aka 40d 50d 60d…..
#2 is almost unthinkable. What would be their motivation for leaking the info, risking their job, having to cover their tracks in such a manner? My guess is people are figuring out how to play and mess with the rumor sites, and that’s why this is a CR1 rumor.
Couldn´t agree more. Nikon seems to have lost the momentum, and this is a perfect time for a Canon retaliation. The D300s is a two year old model with a filming function that seems rather cheap on a camera in this price range.
Nikon has made a good joob refining Sony sensors but in the long run it’s hardly a good idea not manufacturing your own, and I think Nikon’s about to learn that. The hard way…
If this spec list is correct, I’m buying.
Agreed, and one last thing, not mentioned I don’t think…
…a legit source who happened to see a brochure would just report what they saw would have no motivation to place a TEASER at the end of the message. The ‘teaser’ is a give away.
Teasers are for either *real* sources (and this isn’t) or people who like to just..er…tease.
cheers,
Chris
Canon, build it and they will come.
Sometimes I really hope that Canon can add E-TTL to their AV and TV mode, because I sometimes wants to control the shutter speed, but offered is only manual control which making me missed a lot of shots. Canon please do something, it is computer age already.
?
I use E-TTL-II extensively in Av mode, and I have used it occasionally in Tv mode, it does work.
if its one button HDR I will be surprised
if its new AF I will be amazed, but not surprised
if its a wireless flash controller or intervalometer, I will be very happy
if its a new viewfinder layout I will be jealous
if its smile detect I will stop arguing with Nikon folk. What a great feature for the loyalists….
its=it’s. x_x
-1
-1 lol
exactly
They also use bodays in Japan, so maybe that explains the SELPHY CP790/CP770?
No one really wants APS-H – it’s just Nikon fanboys posting in hopes to sabotage Canon by making them think people want it so they will not have a real competitor to the D3 from Canon ;)
Of course the Nikon fanboys are just jealous of Canon’s superior direct buttons…
A MLU button? If true, this is the sign of how low Canon just got :(
how is an additional button supposed to be a f*king new feature??
Ugh, I sure don’t want the 60D to be APS-H. I like having wideangle lenses available to me, thanks, and a format that can’t use the full width of an EF wide and can’t mount an EF-S wide just flat out sucks for wide.
It looks credible to me.
Basically just the current model with a nicer screen, nicer AF, faster FPS, and video. These are the things that they’ve been improving on the xxD line since the 20D. And the even-first-digit xxD cameras tend to be slightly bigger jumps.
So basically, they’re just pulling the 1D AF system down since they’re upgrading it in the 1D IV (just like the Rebel XTi got the 30D’s AF system when they were planning to soup it up for the 40D), improving the LCD (just like they did going from the 20D to 30D, and the 30D to 40D, and the 40D to 50D), speeding up the FPS (which they also did going from 10D to 20D and 30D to 40D), and adding video (which they’ve been doing across the board in the same way that everything got the built-in cleaning system starting with the XTi).
It’s a completely logical evolutionary upgrade. And given that the D300 and now D300s are still better than anything Canon has in that bracket, they’re all very needed changes. The xxD line has always sort of competed with the D70/80/90 range at the same time as the D100/D200/D300 range, but of late it’s been losing ground to the D90 and utterly blown away by the D300 and D300s.
Even if the guy didn’t actually get this from an actual Canon sales brochure, most of these are specs that I would have guessed just from observing Canon’s upgrades over the years.
Compared to the 30D, the 40D had
a. 9 cross-type sensors (vs. 1)
b. A better sensor (10MP vs 8MP)
c. Faster FPS (6.5 vs 5)
The 50D wasn’t a very big upgrade from the 40D…but neither was the 30D a very big update from the 20D. They’re due for a big update.
Nikon’s latest batch of P&S cameras (announced today) have OLED screens.
Hell, besides the sensor size and video, the *40D* is better than the 5DII in a lot of ways. The 5D-series has never really been positioned as better-in-every-way than the xxD series. Just like the 1Ds line isn’t unambiguously better than the 1D line.
i think a swirl lcd screen like the camcorder would be very useful. don’t you think so?
Funny… but actually probably not. Look at the release MSRP of the xxD line through its run:
10D: $1999
20D: $1499
30D: $1399
40D: $1299
50D: $1299
My guess is it’ll come out at $1199, although $1299 again is also a strong possibility (especially given the Yen vs. Dollar exchange rate right now). The Rebel line, 5D line, and 1D line also show similar price drops from model to model.
Moore’s Law is awesome.
Pro Tip: The 50D is better than the 5D2 apart from full frame (and video). Canon has always positioned the 5-series in such a way that it’s not better in every way than the xxD series. Even the 40D has a better AF system and faster FPS than the 5D2.
screw 1-button HDR, just give us HDR fanatics the 5 or 7 stop AEB and we’ll be plenty happy.
Will the 60D have added wireless remote support using RC-1 like the 5DMarkII???
MP3 function ;-)
anybody have a good idea on the release date?
Seems like a lot of wishes are based more on a love of comparing specs than on actually taking pictures. Ask yourself: do you spend more time using your camera or chatting about cameras online?
As a user, besides better low-light performance (though I’m not unhappy with my 50D’s, that’d still make a 60D tempting), I’d like to see a powerful AF-assist light built in. A bigger viewfinder with 98% magnification would also be huge (the better viewfinder was the killer feature that moved up from XXXd to XXd). Add space for more custom modes on the mode dial, and make it possible to customize the functions of more buttons. Those features would make real differences in my shooting in the real world, rather than just a desire to compare specs and numbers with other geeks online.
APS-H? It’s neither fish nor fowl, and having a third format with very low sales can’t be a good business strategy (they’ll certainly never design lenses for it unless they drop APS-C, which isn’t going to happen). If you want a larger sensor now, go to FF. Let APS-H die. Put the money saved into reducing noise on APS-C. If as the rumor says they’re continuing to improve the chip without adding more MP, that’s a good sign. Canon and many Canon users have put too much money into EF-S lenses to abandon the format at the semi-pro level (there are at least a couple of excellent EF-S lenses).
More focus points? Nice to brag about, but the system on the 50D hasn’t been a problem for me (though I realize it could be useful for people with different needs and thus would be a real improvement–I’m not dismissing it as a useful feature, just questioning how many of the people going on and on about it actually have any real photographic problems it would solve).
RC-1? Not vital, but it would be slightly useful and it seems like it’d be cheap to implement, so why not? But at this point people with a need already have radio wireless sets that are far more capable than infrared (my Chinese eBay cheapie works well and does everything but the laundry, all from much farther away than infrared could dream of).
Higher frame rate? Important for a small number of people, but for me and 90% of people who’d be buying an XXd (and 90% of the people going on and on about frame rate), it’d be nice to have but wouldn’t make a big enough difference frequently enough to really be important.
Higher res LCD/OLED? The jump to 920K pix made a big difference; going 11.8% higher to 1150K won’t (25% more pixels means only 11.8% higher resolution). Though if it’s brighter and saves battery life, that’s always good. Still, brightness on the 50D isn’t a problem, so unless it makes a dramatic difference in battery life (unlikely), it’s not going to make much difference in using the camera. The video users wanting better screens for 1080p may be on to something, but from their own comments, it seems what they need is a much bigger display, not another one about the same size with more pixels (and they probably need a display way too big to be built into the camera).
SDHC/CF? Replacing a few cards isn’t a significant expense next to the cost of an XXd. I do like the bullet-proof durability of CF, though–I’ve had more than one SD come apart on me. Either way, memory card format isn’t going to make a big difference in real life.
Battery? If it gives longer life than continuing with the old one would, great. As with memory cards, I’m not going to complain about replacing a couple of extra batteries–against the cost of the camera it’s not that significant. (Especially considering the APS-H fans who’d cheerfully have me spending US$2000 to replace a pair of EF-S lenses.)
MLU button? That actually would fit my way of shooting, but since I can set up a custom mode with MLU and remote, etc., a button wouldn’t make much difference. More custom modes right there on the dial would be super, though. And more reprogrammable buttons–I might like an MLU button, but it’d be useless to 95% of users, and whatever someone else might find indispensable would probably be useless to me.
Not funny.
The 40D can have video. Google it.
new feature…
airbag?