10 great things about the upcoming 5D Mark V

[ahsanford]

2. It will probably clock 10 FPS.

^^ This ^^

Because everyone only shooting stills will buy a 6D2 over a 5D4 when they are only 1 fps and a few MP apart. IMHO, Canon really dropped the ball with the 7 fps nerfing of the 5D4.

I recognize there is a mountain of other things that make a 5D rig worth its $3500 asking, but feature differentiation in the 'horsepower specs' (resolution, fps, AF points, etc.) is still needed.

- A

 

[AlanF]

The AF of the 5DIV is awesome - I get shots of birds in flight in focus much better than I ever have before with the 7DII and 5DIII. Bird photographers like Jack complained about the weakness of the 6D for BIF, and I bet the 6DII will similarly lag behind the 5DIV.

 

[tron]

The AF of the 5DIV is awesome - I get shots of birds in flight in focus much better than I ever have before with the 7DII and 5DIII. Bird photographers like Jack complained about the weakness of the 6D for BIF, and I bet the 6DII will similarly lag behind the 5DIV.

Alan do you refer to the 5DIV+400IIDO+2XIII combination? If yes can you please elaborate?
Do you use Back Button Focusing for example (or not= Shutter button), 65 points or say 1+4, release or focus priority (1st and subsequent photos) etc.

 

[michi]

I went from the 5DII to the 5DIV. I love that new camera. Image quality is really amazing. I find myself having to do half the Photoshop work that I had to with the 5DII. Great accurate colors. I don't even need noise reduction at ISO 800. And the 5DIV is my first camera which reliably focuses the old EF 85mm 1.8. I didn't even bother using it on my prior cameras, never got sharp shots with it. It's also my first camera with Wifi/NFC. So much fun to be out and about and to be able to send a picture to someone anywhere in the world immediately. I'm in no rush to see the 5DV...

 

[pwp]

2. It will probably clock 10 FPS.

^^ This ^^

- A

It took until shooting three swim meets this week to see the very real value in even slight increases in FPS rate. The old now retired 1D MkIV (10 fps) and 7DII (10 fps) were my core action photography pair. Last week I got a 1DX MkI and 12 fps really adds value. Just so long as the buffer can clear fast enough...this is where the 1DX obviously slays the 7DII.

The OP's mythical 5DV would have some alien tech I imagine that would handle the buffer at 10 FPS, as it would probably exceed 5DIV's 30mpx. 8)

-pw

 

[ahsanford]

It took until shooting three swim meets this week to see the very real value in even slight increases in FPS rate. The old now retired 1D MkIV (10 fps) and 7DII (10 fps) were my core action photography pair. Last week I got a 1DX MkI and 12 fps really adds value. Just so long as the buffer can clear fast enough...this is where the 1DX obviously slays the 7DII.

The OP's mythical 5DV would have some alien tech I imagine that would handle the buffer at 10 FPS, as it would probably exceed 5DIV's 30mpx. 8)

-pw

Not alien tech at all. Assuming it's a modest res bump in 4-5 years (say 36 MP), Canon could easily cover the 36x10 data throughput if they just put a second chip into the 5D line. The 7D and 5DS line each get two chips while the 5D line has always settled for just one -- so it's strictly a business decision (i.e. 5D5 production cost) as far as throughput goes.

But there's also more to it than the buffer. 10 fps would likely drive a pricier mirror/shutter setup than what we currently have in the 5D line, but there's no way of knowing that unless someone either (a) confirms the 5D4 has the same mirror/shutter hardware as either the 1DX1 or 1DX2 (unlikely, I presume) or (b) someone like ML jailbreaks the 5D4 and finds a way to test > 7 fps use (good luck on that!).

So can Canon put out a 9-10 fps FF rig in a 5D footprint? Undoubtedly. Do they need to do it? With the 5D4, they decided they didn't. But in 4-5 years time everything (seemingly) will be 7-8 fps or higher, so I think it's a safe bet a 5D5 will see a nice bump in fps.

- A

 

[tron]

Not sure about the Mark V but I'm really looking forward to a 5dsr II with the updated sensor tech...

+1

+2 I have been so long without 5DsR that I think now I had better wait for the next one...

 

[David the street guy]

You read the headline correctly... the Mark V.
Many of us have said that we will keep our 5D Mark III bodies and wait for the 5D Mark V if there is to be one.
Here are what I see as ten great things about the Mark V and it isn't even out or being talked about yet:

All that, and the 5DV (confusing name…) won't use CFast or anything faster than 160 MB/sec.

 

[tcmatthews]

A huge chorus of disappointment and rage. It will be only a token upgrade to the Canon 5D IV and they will remove the CF card interface. But I agree with makguyver

... about 3-6 months later, those same people will buy one, use one, and then talk about how it's the greatest camera ever ;D

 

[AshtonNekolah]

You read the headline correctly... the Mark V.

Many of us have said that we will keep our 5D Mark III bodies and wait for the 5D Mark V if there is to be one.

Here are what I see as ten great things about the Mark V and it isn't even out or being talked about yet:

1. There is plenty of time to save the cash needed to make the upgrade.
2. It will probably clock 10 FPS.
3. Instead of plastic, carbon fiber will be used to cover the outside of the body except for where the grippy parts go (exotic looking).
4. When the battery door is opened there will be a whoosh sound and vapor caused by liquid nitrogen in the cooling pipes will come out. The liquid nitrogen will be used to cool the 16k video functionality and to keep a positive internal pressure compared to the outside world for dust protection.
5. Built in RF transmitter for flash.
6. Interchangeable focus screens able to be chosen at purchase. No sending the camera out to change the screen.
7. Articulating touch screen.
8. In camera IS for those non-IS lenses we own. In camera IS is disabled for the IS lenses we own or can be used if IS is disabled on the lens.
9. 100% sealed for underwater functionality with specifically designed lenses.
10. At the time of this release the 1DX Mark II will be an affordable alternative.

I don't think so, lets see if a new LCD focus screen, support for cf 2, better touch screen, maybe just maybe finally true 4k (by that time 8k or the next best K will be standard), better weather sealing, NFC, better wireless transfer, 9fps, better Dual Pixel RAW,New sensor MP may look like what happened to the mk 3 jump from mark 2 , new digi 7, better iso, dynamic range should be top of the line, more focus points. canon don't change much im not expecting anything major just the areas that needs the improvement.