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*UPDATE* Announcement Day February 23, 2010?

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From DigitalREV
They've apparently been invited to a Canon Press Event.

From DigitalRev's Twitter Feed

No Confirmed Press Event
I received an email saying that February 23, 2010 will be the launch date of a new camera body.

We'll be on the lookout for press event(s) around the globe.

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  • There was a poster on one of these threads who said that there would be a FF body below the 5DMkII announced on 10 March. He/she said “Trust me” too.

  • I wonder why they would wait for the last day of the show to announce. what’s wrong with the Sunday?

  • yea agreed. he seems to have real info though some details are off. but only minor ones like

    540d instead of 550d
    550d availability early april instead of late feb/early march

    thats abt all :)

  • Yep, this will be the 60D. The 1Ds has previously been at least 6 months behind the 1D, which means april at the earliest. Meanwhile, the 50D has reached the 18 month limit.

  • I have got a question on that one: How can a press event be not confirmed. I mean I am well aware of the meaning of the word confirmed but usally press events are hold for a more or less big public, right? So if there is a press event, how comes that nobody knows? Does Canon not depend on a big attention of its press events like every other company does. It’s like free commercial, isn’t it?

  • I haven’t paid much attention in the past about ‘1s’ series from Canon and was wondering whether they have had any big events related to this type of camera. The ads for this camera do not have much impact among buyers I’d imagine, it is bought or not.

  • definitely so. problem is, this is the one that will sell the most … and so it’s the one that’ll get upgraded soonest

  • why not full frame when they have t2i similar to 7d…

    it was just a thought of having a full frame..
    take it easy…

  • the press events and advertising surrounding flagship releases aren’t meant to have a relation with snagging more sales.

    it’s part brand advertising (not product-specific advertising), part owner loyalty promotion, and part do-it-because-you-look-stupid-if-you-don’t.

  • EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, plus f/2.8 versions of EF 500mm L and EF 600mm L.

    I wish…

  • As said, I have had no confirmation on this one yet.

    There should be a camera out anytime soon, that part is correct. But I haven’t seen a definate release date yet.

    The 23rd wouldn’t be plausible, not logical too.

    But Japan is making some weird descisions as of late.

    And they have the final say….

  • I know it’s stupid, because the 35 mm/1.4L I is already a great lens, but I haven’t bought it because the rumors on an update. So I’m hoping for the announcement of the 35 mm/1.4L II.

  • Now if the 60D would come with GPS it certainly would set it apart from 550d and 7D.
    The 60D rumors some months ago said that the 60D would come with GPS, can anyone inform me when and why those rumors disappeared ?

  • You mean they will be announcing version II of lenses with little upgrade? Canon 24-70mm II f2.8, $1,700. Want IS? Pay another $500.

  • When will we see the Digic 5? If it takes two Digic 4s to move 18MP at 8FPS in the 7D and one Digic 4 to move 18MP at 3.7FPS in the T2i, the 60D will need the Digic 5 to move those same 18MP at say 6-6.5FPS…right?

    And if we do see the Digic 5, will it do a better job with image quality? Video?

  • I’d buy the mark I version before they were gone. A huge price increase without the addition of IS wouldn’t be enough to justify the added cost. Unless…. F2.0? :)

  • the t2i is a long, long way away from being anything close to the 7D. I really don’t see how anyone looks at the two (in paper or in person) and thinks, boy, that’s pretty close

  • haha … a GPS unit like you’re thinking of would at least serve a functional purpose.

    I think this GPS that akerlie mentions is just a geo-tagging unit… which, really, doesn’t serve any purpose. face it, it’s true

  • Well, to know exactly where the pictures are taken, a handy thing if you are taking a lot of landscape pictures. I would certainly appreciate a built in GPS in stead of a extra box for geotagging.

  • I’d like me to see a Digic V body and a new wide angle. If I remember correctly didn’t Canon unleash the then new Digic IV in the 50D in 2008? The 50D is so cheap now it’d be perfect for a second body purchase.

    EF 12-24mm f/4L with a $1000 tag =)right in between the 17-40 f/4L and 16-35 f/2.8L.

  • If your CR3 source is correct, it should be the 1Ds4, right?

    I’m most curious what features it’ll have. In-camera eye leveler? Auto-crop with higher fps? Hope Canon is not stupid enough to release another me-too product without some of the innovative 7D features (like the 1D4).

  • Canon has FIVE versions of the 70-200mm L lens, when will they add another 100-400mm L IS lens?

  • A 60D doesn’t sound logical at this point of time. They have nothing to put it up against to compete.

    In order to stay in line with Nikon, Canon needs another full-frame in the line-up. The 1Ds series is the top end. The 5D series is the bottom end. Now I expect a “baby 1DS” mid-priced full-frame cam with 16 megapixels but in a 1D series housing and all the software features and focussing engine of the 7D. And offcourse the new 3:2 screen. Dual digic-4 should have enough processing power for high fame rates (10 fps)

    Nikon has done it the other way around. They first made a 24.5 MP full-frame cam, the D3X, and now the D3S (12 MP)

    Both the 5D-mkII and the 1D-mkIV cannot compete with the D3S. The 5D-mkII misses the speed and High ISO performance, and the 1D-mkIV misses the resolution and High ISO performance.

    Price wise Canon needs another full-frame cam in there between the 5D-mkII and 1DS-mkIV. The Nikon D3S sells for around $4500,00

    The 5D-mkII goes at around $2000,00 and the 1D-mkIV will go at around $8000,00

    So if Canon can put in a full-frame with better specs and features than de D3S at a price of around $4000,00 they’ll have an absolte killer!

    With it being placed between de 5D and the 1D series, I’ll put my money on it being a Canon 3D.

    Let’s wait until next tuesday and see…

  • I truly believe is gonna be a 60D since the 50D is overdue and did not cut the deal for most 40D owners to upgrade and canon did not make money on that release, much of us patiently waited for the 7D to upgrade. my only question will be why a 60D when the new 550D will come pretty much with tons of new features and will cost almost 1G. will not really make any sense to pay less say 1300 for the 60d when you can get the 7D for pretty much a couple of hundreds more, i would it bet on having the 7D, 5DMKII tight on a lower price range so canon can tackle the new FF 3D or whatever they will call it to have a pro-level FF at a lower cost to be on par with nikon’s same arena and forget about the XXD series cameras all together … my thoughts !

  • > Nikon has done it the other way around. They first made a 24.5 MP full-frame cam, the D3X, and now the D3S (12 MP)

    Wrong. The 12 MP D3 came before the 24 MP D3X

    > Both the 5D-mkII and the 1D-mkIV cannot compete with the D3S. The 5D-mkII misses the speed and High ISO performance, and the 1D-mkIV misses the resolution and High ISO performance.

    Huh??? The D3s misses the resolution of the 5D2 and 1D4. From Juza and DPReview comparisons, the 1D4 is as good as the older D3. It’s the D3s that has achieved 1 stop improvement. If Canon implements their 1D4 sensor technology in their next FF camera, it should be as good as the D3s at the SAME PRINT size. (Sensor size + advance light collecting technology.)

  • Prime upgrades aren’t really on Canon’s priority list. A good lot of lens development today are geared towards zooms.

    It will get an upgrade but I’m sure it won’t be very soon.

  • I don’t think it would sell more than a 24-70 upgrade. I can’t think of a lens that would sell better than a new wide to mid tele zoom L lens.

  • If it’s main use is for landscape/documentary photographers (Art Wolfe types) wouldn’t they put it on… a landscape body?!

    The mythical 3D will have it. ;)

  • Dude, the 1DIV has higher resolution than the the D3s and the ISO noise (up to 12,800iso at least) matches the D3s after some NR is added. Just because you can’t really turn off the NR on the Nikon camera, doesn’t make it “better”. The 1DIV retains more details, this and the added resolution helps sharpness in most cases. Not saying the D3s is a bad cam, it’s just very similar/the same as the 1Div. Difference is FF vs x1.3 Crop and personal preference.

    I agree with everything else you say though.

  • Also, if you do the following, the 1Div matches the D3s.

    Reduce from 16MP to 12MP and add normal NR (to the Canon)
    Increase the Nikon to 16MP and add normal NR to both (or just leave the D3s alone).
    Leave them at their stock MP levels and add NR to both (or just leave the D3s alone). This makes them different sizes, but they’ll look the same in print (or very similar). Though you normally resize them to your print size so YMMV.

    Actually adding NR to the D3s doesn’t really improve the picture. It just takes away sharpness.

    So basically they are the same (I only tested up to 12,800 iso, which is the max I think is practically needed anyway). YMMV

    It seems (and this is just IMHO) the D3s has a kind of hidden NR that cannot be turned off. Luckily it’s good. ;)

  • If they released a 35mm 1.4 II, I wonder how much my old version I would go for? I like the lens, but it’s not nearly as sharp at 1.4 as I would like (esp. compared to the 135mm at f/2).

  • As much as I would love for this to be true, there’s just not enough room between the 7D and 5D Mk II price-wise for a FF body to be squeezed in. That new body will have to inherit the 7D stellar AF system and is unlikely to be less than 18 MP, and will at least have to match the video features of the 7D. When you do the math, that’s seriously better than the current 5D Mark II replacement will hope to be.

  • I just cannot see where a 60D would fit into the lineup for Canon; the new Rebel t2i is so fully spec’d for its pricepoint, that I don’t see a place for a 60d.

  • it could be a lame 2000d T2 or what ever to have a $400 body the XS has a big discount going on now. I do hope for a 3D FF 36mp same AF and size /grip etc as the 7d.

  • TRUST ME IT WILL NOT BE A 24-70II L IS SINCE THERE HASN’T BEEN A 1 IS TEY FOR THE 24070 L.
    TRUST ME WHE I TELL YOU THEY RELEASE A 35/1.1 LSXTI

  • I hope for a 17-24MP FF 3D and then next 5D can have the new 32+MP FF sensor from 1Ds IV. Or the other way around. That would give us a choice, as opposed to what we have now.

  • I think the recent couple years have shown the opposite with more prime L releases than zooms (excluding ef-s).

  • That’d be hilarious if they released a 2000d or XS2 version. It’d be a big kick in the rear to all the 1ds4 and 60d folks.

  • Below the 5d2 probably means at the price level of the xxD series.

    I don’t think that is going to happen, unless the 5d3 comes in at a much higher price/quality, with stellar AF, 7D-like weatherproofing etc.

  • 500mm f/4 IS – Nikon’s 500mm f/4 kicks Canon’s ar$e. More compact, lighter, and supposedly just as sharp…

  • …that would make the 600mm f/2.8 something like 25-30 lbs, unless there are some revolutions in DO optics and/or dispersion-free glass.

    I would like a 300-600 zoom f/2.8-5.6 or even f/4-8 with better IQ than the 300mm with TCs. If you wanted f/4 at the 600mm end, that would make it f/2.0 at the 300mm end, so that is not very likely before Canon releases a 300mm f/2.0 prime (I am NOT holding my breath for that one).

    And just an update of the 500mm f/4 would be nice, too. Nikon’s 500mm f/4 beats the living daylights out of Canon.

    And and and. There are so many outdated primes in the lineup!

  • I would like a “EF F/4 90-300 IS L USM” _with_ weather sealing. This would be nice to all the people with “EF F/4 24-105 L IS”.

    Pixels are so small now, please a sharp zoom for 80 lines / mm.

  • 24-85 f/2.8L IS? Oh my, that would be one large and heavy lens. But I’d probably jump all over it anyway! Given how useful the EF-S 17-55/2.8 IS is on the crop cameras, I’d be happy with a 28-85/2.8 IS for a full frame.

  • lol 650 ex with some kind of built in LED video light, new fisheye lens, 24-70L IS that doesnt go wide when I point it down, and a FF body that has an optional beer cooler..

  • “Trust me” – rather suggests BS, if cilicon sensor costs were cheap enough to do FF at xxd prices that would be another game entirely.

  • The hypothetical 600/2.8 will be the size of the legendary EF 1200/5.6 and will cost probably as much – USD120k used.

  • Yeah, right. Like me and my big hands ;-).

    I will never buy a xxxD just because of the size and plastic feel. The xxD has a much better build quality IMO. So a 550D in a xxD house for a few extra $$ would be fine for me.

    I would not mind if Canon decides to put in an improved 5D sensor instead of that 18 MP APS-C. Would be a nice 6D in stead of 60D.

    Like Aerosmith sings: Dream on, Dream on, Dream on ……

  • I don’t understand you:

    AF-S NIKKOR 500 mm 1:4G ED VR
    Maximum Diameter x Length (mm) 139,5 × 391
    Weight (g) 3880

    EF 500mm f/4L IS USM:
    Maximum Diameter x Length (mm) 146 x 387
    Weight (g) 3870 (tripod mount not removeable)

  • that got me thinking a speedlite with a built-in/external mic superior to the ones already in bodies?!

  • I own the current 100-400 and hope that you are correct about the upgrade, especially if they go from a push-pull to a 2-ring configuration and make the lens sharper at the long end.

    As for the 500 and 600 f/2.8, the Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 costs $25,000 and weighs more than the 200 f/2, 300 f/2.8, 400 f/2.8 and 500 f/4 COMBINED. Need I say more?

    However, my fantasy lens(es) would be:

    90-180 f/1.4-2, 150-300 f/2-2.8, 250-500 f/2.8-4 and 400-800 f/4-5.6.

    Now THOSE would be useful!!

  • In last 4 years I count 8 primes (off the top of my head). That’s a lot!:

    50 1.2
    100 2.8 IS
    17 tse
    24 tse
    200 2.0 IS
    800 5.6 IS
    24 1.4 II
    14 2.8 II

  • “wear part”??

    Explain yourself. Canon adds IS to all sorts of lenses. Zooms and primes. Why would they omit it in a wide to mid-tele zoom lens?

  • Umm… last time I checked, 6.5 < 8. Why a new Digic 5? LOL Maybe the 3fps mode in the 7D is achieved by a 3rd chip called the Digic 3.5? ROFL

  • True… Nikon has always performed NR on their RAW files.

    Guess why astrophotographers prefer Canon? ;)

  • Yes, Canon called DigitalRev up and said “Konichiwa DigitalRev san! It would be our honorable pleasure to have you come and watch us sell the 550D, for we are Samurai and you are Hong-Kongy.”

  • The 60D of course. The 1Ds Mark III has a 6 month announcement date difference in relation of 1D Mark III, so will be the 1Ds IV and 1D IV.

  • 10-22 EFS f3.5-4.5 with L build quality: $770

    What’s wrong with the idea of a 12-24 EF f4 at a grand?

  • the camera that will be announced is the Rebel XS replacement. Due to nikons low-end consumer camera crushing of canon past holiday season with the d3000’s.

  • Hey, what do you call reality anyways?

    (oops, must have looked at the wrong lens. They are actually very close. The Nikon has the edge for close focus distance, by one whole foot…)

  • Umm…last time I checked the 7D had two Digic 4 processors which are able to accomplish 8FPS and the last time I checked the new T2i will have one Digic 4 processor able to accomplish 3.7FPS. So unless Canon plans to put two processors in a 60D and disable it to 6.5FPS they will need a new processor to accomplish that for 18MP.

  • Bigger and faster? That’s the 7D.
    Anything slightly better than the 550D will be better than the 7D.

  • I’m really hoping this will be the 60d, if it is full frame, I’ll buy it because any saving on a 5d means more money for Canon glass.

    I still cannot justify buying an APS-C camera as I’m only interested in primes and really appreciate wide angles, for me it’s got to be full frame because I want to buy into an SLR/HDSLR system that is as flexible as possible.

    A 28 f1.8 on full frame will do until I can get a 24 ts-e likewise a 35 f2 before a 35 f1.4 but if I put money into an APS-C camera I’ll end up with a sigma 17-50 f2.8 and a sigma 30 f1.4 neither of which would be any use when I did upgrade to FF, so it’s spend a grand and a half now and double that to then go full frame or keep waiting.

  • Why do people talk before they can read?

    Haven’t you even heard of the Sigma 12-24 with 0 distortion and superb sharpness at 12mm?

  • Seriously, don’t people have brains nowadays?

    NASA order D3ss and 14-24s to take pictures inside the space shuttle. Not for taking picture of stars. Same when they ordered D2xs back in the day.

    I hardly know anyone who uses Nikon digital cameras for deep space imaging, etc…. you know, the stuff that involve stars etc? ROFL

    Learn to read:

    http://www.nikon.com/about/news/2009/1221_NASA-D3S_01.htm

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