x-vision, you seem to be very convinced a 1DV is on the way ... I'm curious as to why you believe this to be the case. most evidence as I understand it points to a totally different conclusion.
first, the 1D Mark IV was released 1Q 2010. for canon to replace it with a 1D Mark V in 1Q 2011 would be a 1 year refresh cycle ... unheard of in professional cameras. for good reasons, too, having to do with recouping R+D and production costs.
second, there is nothing horridly wrong with the 1D Mark IV that warrants emergency replacement. one could argue the closest any camera came to warranting this sort of drastic measure would be the 1D Mark III, yet Canon stalwartly stood by that product for the duration of its lifespan. from what I've seen, the 1DIV performs pretty much like everyone expected it to, which is to say in fine fashion.
so ... just struggling to understand where this is coming from. also, when you make comments like this on other posts:
"Aah. Somebody's been wet-dreaming again.
Pixel-binning and weak/missing AA filter are technical characteristics that have no appeal for real photographers - just for the techno geeks that came up with this lame rumor."
and then come out with a statement about expecting the 1DV to materialize at Photokina this past year ... people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, you know?
first, the 1D Mark IV was released 1Q 2010. for canon to replace it with a 1D Mark V in 1Q 2011 would be a 1 year refresh cycle ... unheard of in professional cameras. for good reasons, too, having to do with recouping R+D and production costs.
second, there is nothing horridly wrong with the 1D Mark IV that warrants emergency replacement. one could argue the closest any camera came to warranting this sort of drastic measure would be the 1D Mark III, yet Canon stalwartly stood by that product for the duration of its lifespan. from what I've seen, the 1DIV performs pretty much like everyone expected it to, which is to say in fine fashion.
so ... just struggling to understand where this is coming from. also, when you make comments like this on other posts:
"Aah. Somebody's been wet-dreaming again.
Pixel-binning and weak/missing AA filter are technical characteristics that have no appeal for real photographers - just for the techno geeks that came up with this lame rumor."
and then come out with a statement about expecting the 1DV to materialize at Photokina this past year ... people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, you know?
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