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A high performing camera worth approx $2000 USD isn't much of a giveaway??!! If you win you can gladly ship it to me then.
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DynaMike said:A high performing camera worth approx $2000 USD isn't much of a giveaway??!! If you win you can gladly ship it to me then.
npherno said:As noted, Canon also still needs to find a reason to make someone pay $8k for the flagship.
UncleFester said:npherno said:As noted, Canon also still needs to find a reason to make someone pay $8k for the flagship.
Durability and shutter cycles.
Now theres something that would ruin my day.neuroanatomist said:Much (much!!) better AF performance. I bet they'll hobble the 5DIII's AF, just like they did with the 5DII.
lol said:On the possibly crippled AF, I think we can take some note on the 7D which is the best APS-C AF to date. I don't think its as good as people make it out to be, but it is still an improvement over say the 50D. So I do think Canon will upgrade the 5D3 AF almost certainly, but I wouldn't want to guess how far. I'd be satisfied if it was comparable to the 7D's. Compared against Nikon the 5D2 AF does seem very lagging.
neuroanatomist said:UncleFester said:npherno said:As noted, Canon also still needs to find a reason to make someone pay $8k for the flagship.
Durability and shutter cycles.
Much (much!!) better AF performance. I bet they'll hobble the 5DIII's AF, just like they did with the 5DII.
npherno said:...Nikon makes cameras for photographers, and that Canon "nickel and dimes" their customers.
neuroanatomist said:npherno said:...Nikon makes cameras for photographers, and that Canon "nickel and dimes" their customers.
Exactly. For example, if you want to edit .CR2 RAW files with 'native' Canon software, they "nickel and dime" you by giving you DPP for free, whereas if you want to edit .NEF RAW files with 'native' Nikon software, they give you...oh, wait - you have to *buy* CaptureNX2.
neuroanatomist said:npherno said:...Nikon makes cameras for photographers, and that Canon "nickel and dimes" their customers.
Exactly. For example, if you want to edit .CR2 RAW files with 'native' Canon software, they "nickel and dime" you by giving you DPP for free, whereas if you want to edit .NEF RAW files with 'native' Nikon software, they give you...oh, wait - you have to *buy* CaptureNX2.
http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Nikon-Defends-Encrypted-NEF-Format.htm– In response to recent complaints from photographers and engineers about the encryption of its RAW white balance data, Nikon issued a statement defending their proprietary RAW file design. Nikon’s digital SLR users claim images captured by the camera – and the data used to make them – belongs to the photographer. However, Nikon wishes to keep the data encrypted to protect its trade secrets, among other things.
"Nikon’s preservation of its unique technology in the NEF file is employed as an action that protects the uniqueness of the file," the Nikon advisory stated. "At the same time, Nikon makes available a software developer kit (SDK) that, when implemented appropriately, enables a wide range of NEF performance, including white balance, for Nikon photographers and their productive use of the NEF file."
The SDK is available to "bona fide" developers who must write to Nikon for approval, the release stated. When new cameras are introduced, Nikon must update the kits with new information – such is the case with the Nikon D2X, D2Hs, and new releases. The Nikon digital cameras come with PictureProject software, which has a software license agreement that protects Nikon’s interests.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/22/nikons-raw-photo-encryption-broken-twice/As noted in the comments about Nikon's highly inadvisable decision to encrypt its RAW files, Bibble Labs has cracked the Nikon white balance encryption in the latest version of its imaging software. Now programmer Dave Coffin has also reverse-engineered the encryption and has published the decryption code on his website, intending to make Nikon's RAW a completely open format. Coffin hopes his work will allow Adobe to support Nikon's file format in future versions of their Camera Raw software, but Adobe is still understandably hesitant about drawing a possible lawsuit under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Plus, the question still remains regarding whether much can be done to salvage the betrayed trust Nikon visited on its customers by opting to encrypt its RAW files in the first place.
gene_can_sing said:Let see, Sony is set to release some very good Cameras according to early tests of their cheapo $600 camera,
http://www.eoshd.com/content/3784/nex-5n-demolishes-ep-3-at-high-isos-even-beats-5d-mk-ii-nikon-d7000
and Nikon is set to release some new full frame DSLRs soon. Canon has to react.
Remember, Canon won't lose the users who are heavily vested in equipment (like myself). What they will lose are all the newbies and future pros. Once you start investing in a system, there will be no going back. And if there is a 1 1/4 year lag time till the next 5D3, that's a lot of newbies going to Sony and Nikon for a lifetime of usage.
I seriously doubt Canon will wait that long. Many people will be pissed off, including myself. The only person that will be happy is Neuromancer.
mackguyver said:The 5D MkIII will be announced tomorrow. How do I know? Because I finally gave up waiting and purchased a MkII...and life's just cruel like that.
mackguyver said:The 5D MkIII will be announced tomorrow. How do I know? Because I finally gave up waiting and purchased a MkII...and life's just cruel like that.
mackguyver said:The 5D MkIII will be announced tomorrow. How do I know? Because I finally gave up waiting and purchased a MkII...and life's just cruel like that.
npherno said:I agree AF and durability of 5DMiii should not be close to that of flagship, but If Nikon can ship proper AF, and good frame rate, so should Canon. D700 Beats it in low ISO as well.