A Note about CR ratings
I changed the rating system and how it is used on the site now.
Check the graphic at the top for the new rating system. I think this is a better and more accurate way of rating stuff. I hope you agree. The old way just wasnt working.
This was the idea of a reader. Thanks!
Canon Roadmap [CR1]
I received an email outlining a Canon Roadmap
Quote:
Canon is going to put all cameras in the xD-line.
1D/1Ds for pros
3D (1D Class for semi-pros)
5D (1Ds Class for semi-pros)
7D (70D) and 9D (600D) for hobby photographers.
There will be no 70D, 600D or 3000D. The 2000D is planned for this June/July. (15.1mpx, 960p video @ 30fps, articulating screen and much cheaper than the Nikon one ;)
CR's Tak
This seems more like a wishlist of camera models. I think there are too many. The 2000D also appears to be overspecced with the little bit of information. I'd have to see more.
An unlikely roadmap, but I passed it on anyway. Stranger things have happened.
cr
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When the 1D came out there was no 1Ds and it was the highest resolution Canon DSLR camera at the time.
Well, the supposed cap on resolution is much like all the “end of the world / return of Jesus” dates that we watch come and go without incendent over the years. Time will tell, and in a couple of years from now when you’re looking at a 21MP Rebel you can remember this post and chuckle at the cap you thought was there.
Back in the film days 35mm was not even a “pro” format except for photojournalism where you were shooting for newspaper quality or sports magazines, but medium and large format were the pro standards for studio shooting, and even Ansel Adams hauled 4×5 film cameras around in the wild, and I’m sorry but a well shot 4×5 film blows away the D3X or whatever you think the best DLSR may be. Yet here you are now that DSLR are just meeting 35mm quality saying that is enough? I don’t agree. We sould at least be able to match medium format film quality.
Also, weddings used to be the exclusive domain of medium format cameras, and anyone showing up to shoot a wedding with a 35mm camera was considered an amature wannabe. The fact people are using DSLR’s for weddings today because of better work flow and less expense it is at the cost of a much lower quality than medium format film. So imo DSLR’s still have quite a ways to improve.
When the 1D came out there was no 1Ds and it was the highest resolution Canon DSLR camera at the time.
so… my point was you shouldn’t compare a 1D to a 1Ds to show the increase in resolution, and btw i don’t suppose that a limit on useful resolution is capped indefinitely, rather that it needs to slow less it outstrips the capability of the lenses made for it.
thanks for the film lecture, I do not have personal experience shooting chromes with 35mm and 6×7 or 4×5 P/N. so i am unable to comprehend the concept that larger and more expensive camera lens systems would produce superior images at the reduction of speed and flexibility. (sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell) oh, btw digital has already far surpassed all but the best 35mm slide film…
which is the territory of the Ds and 5D bodies, since choosing which digital body one shoots with is very like choosing your film stock, and those can match the resolution of the slide film. why should we be able to get MF results with 35mm digital? why? and in case you’re wondering, if I chose a DSLR to compare a 4×5 film shot to, it would be to a mamiya with a p60 back, not a 35mm… the best DSLR depends on the specific application and changes with advances in technology, do not presume so much please…
The reason, Zac, that we should most certainly get medium format resolution from DSLR is because there is no reason not to – and just because you say we should not is not a good reason. Before the format was limited by film size, now it is not, it is only limited by chip design and lens quality, both of which can and will continue to improve because competition and the need for Camera companies to sell more products will drive them to do so. I do not accept your limited view of photography nor your view that if I want higher resolution I should have to buy medium format system.
Also, you missed my point entirely about quoting the 1D, which was not to compare the 1D and 1Ds line, but only to show the FACT that chip design and resolution have evolved and will continue to do so despite your opinion the world should accept your decision DLSR’s have reached their top resolution.
Also, Zac, when I said DSLR’s are just now hitting 35mm quality I was referring to the likes of Dx3, 1Ds3 and the 5D2 and high quality film. Obviously I was not talking about disposable 35mm cameras nor crappy film. My point is film had an inherent resolution cap and if one wanted higher resolution the only option was bigger size film. Digital changes that, and we will be crossing the threshold that will prove it with the next generation of DLSR chips and new lenses, which is why Canon has been slowly coming out with II versions of lenses. If resolution was going to stay at 35mm quality we would not see lenses like the 24-70 L replaced with a II new version designed for higher resolutions – but we will see that, as I am right and you are not.
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