Design Your Own Canon Body

[lbloom]

Open source UI... Let us reprogram all the buttons, customize auto ISO, open up the USB port for GPS or WI-FI, run scripts for time lapse.

In your dreams, but yes!

 

[jc88]

- Replace the DOF button with a HDR on-of botton

I lolled pretty hard at this.

 

[jc88]

We should have a selective colour button.

 

[Aputure]

Aren't these threads fun? I think everybody wants something slightly different.

I'd like to see a sub-$2000 full frame body with the following:

- popup flash with wireless TTL flash control ala 7D/60D
- less than 21 megapixels (and noise improvements)
- perfectly usable ISO 6400 (on par with Nikon D3 at least)
- 5 frames per second
- 7D autofocus array (although it wouldn't bother me if they didn't change it)
- decent auto focus in video mode
- ability to use EF-S lenses in crop mode (fewer megapixels, ala D3)

That's about it. Everything else Canon has done is pretty solid already.

 

[RichFisher]

1. Step through DOF to allow use of Helicon focus
2. Color exposure meter similar to Nikon 1005 pt meter
3. choice of hi or low resolution at FF / 1.3 / 1.6 crop
4. 2 CF cards
5. 20 shot buffer at hi resolution, FF
6. FF high resolution, 6 FPS, 32 MP (1.3 x 10 FPS)

 

[foobar]

Here's my Canon wishlist:

First of all:
- A 2.4ghz wireless flash system, integrated into all new DSLRs and speedlites

Second: A 1-series style APS-C body:
- Close to the 7D in terms of features
- Integrated portrait grip, but overall slightly smaller dimensions than a 1D
- Dual cardslots
- Interchangable focusing screens
- 1-series style control layout
- Integrated GPS (deactivatable)
- Integrated 2.4ghz wireless flash controller (see above)

Third: An EF-mount compatible, mirrorless APS-C camera:
- Compatible with normal EF and EF-S lenses via an extension tube
- Similar in size and style to the Sony Nex models, but with more hardware controls (look at the Fuji X100 for inspiration)
- Magnesium alloy body
- Flip-up, high-resolution LCD screen
- Optically laminated glass screen cover (just like the 7D or 1D4)
- Integrated GPS (deactivatable)
- Integrated 2.4ghz wireless flash controller (see above)
- An accompanying line of relatively compact f/2 primes: 24mm / 50mm / 85mm

What's the deal with the mirrorless camera, you might ask. Simple: Not only is it's a camera you can always have with you when travelling light - it also doubles as a backup camera or second body for people who can't or simply don't want to lug around a second pro body in those situations.

Anyway, I don't think we'll see any of the stuff above.


I won't comment on FF at this point, except that I'm trilled to see what Canon comes up with in the 5D3 and I also hope that they'll finally build a real D3S-competitor (FF and fast).