Lack of information with announcement so close

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I just hope Canon haven't made some bad eggs. I find it strange that after all the hype over their 1DX that was announced weeks ago, there isn't any high iso sample images. In fact the samples they have posted aren't exactly wow I need one of them camera's. Especially with the release of the D4 and D800 who's sample images are far better even though they too haven't shown high iso ones on the offical site, but shots from the D800 at iso 6400 are out there on blogs. So if the 1DX really lives up to the hype " performance redifined " then what are they afraid of? Also im concerned as to what they are going to do with new 5D, as now there is specualtion of it having an old AF from the 7D or 1DIV, not thats really bad but this is 3year old tech. Nikon have had awesome AF for years now in the D700 ( I know cos I've used one a lot ) and know they have improved it further in the D800. My only fear is that the new Canons need to match the Nikons AF at the very least, as I'm not interested in 14fps and iso 51200 if the shots are OOF then it's all irrelavant. My friend who is a fellow wedding shooter has a D800 on order an I can't wait to give it a try. I dont want to switch because of the money invested in L glass etc but at the end of the day I need a camera I can rely on on the job, I'm sick of taking shots and having that doubt as to whether they are going to be tack sharp. It frustrates me as when I've used a borrowed D700 on on a few of my weddings it was like taking candy from a baby, shooting at 2.8 the dam thing never missed. Come on Canon stop pussy footing about and release some awesome kit, there's thousands of us sat here waiting to spend vast amounts of cash, don't let it go to Nikon!!!
 
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5D III/X on 27th/28th still CR3? Still no press invites / events? Really??

CR Guy, still no leak info about press invites or events? Isn't it too quiet if the long awaited 5DIII/X is really going to be announced next Monday/Tuesday?? :o
 
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#25
Official Announcement Invitation

Does anyone else think it's strange that we're less than 100 hours away from the supposed biggest DSLR launch of the year and there is no official press invitation dispersed across the news wires?
 
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Re: Official Announcement Invitation

When I spoke to Canon a few weeks ago they said it is going to April or maybe even May, at least in Canada. I can't see a spread of several weeks between the releases when Canada and US are so accessible to each other. Given the silence I find this answer to be plausible. When I checked with my retailer he confirmed the delay.
 
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About a week or 2 before 1D X was announced on Oct 18 last year, there were this leaked info about press invites on CR:

Oct 12: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/10/canon-announcement-in-singapore-october-18-2011/

Oct 9: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/10/cps-event-on-october-18-in-the-netherlands/

Sep 27: http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/09/october-26-event/

And now there are only 3 calendar days (or 1 business day) before Feb 28.

I bet this CR3 will be downgraded soon to speculate just the specs but not the Feb 28 announcement date. I hope I am wrong, but the chance is low... :(
 
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waving_odd said:
And now there are only 3 calendar days (or 1 business day) before Feb 28.

I bet this CR3 will be downgraded soon to speculate just the specs but not the Feb 28 announcement date. I hope I am wrong, but the chance is low... :(
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If there have been no press briefing leaks by tonight then that does seem odd indeed. Uniquely odd. But if it means they are fixing up specs to face the D800 better, then all for the good.
???
 
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LetTheRightLensIn said:
But if it means they are fixing up specs to face the D800 better, then all for the good.
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I'd like to think that too, but I doubt it.

If Canon's announcement were planned for next week or even somewhere in first half of April, it means that the 5D3 design is already sealed and that the cameras are already being made at the factory.

If the D800 really caught Canon off guard, they probably had no time to beef up the 5D3 specs.

I just hope that it didn't catch them off guard..
 
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Ricku said:
If Canon's announcement were planned for next week or even somewhere in first half of April, it means that the 5D3 design is already sealed and that the cameras are already being made at the factory.
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That's guaranteed - the "5D Mk III" spec will have been locked down probably a couple of years ago.

If the D800 really caught Canon off guard, they probably had no time to beef up the 5D3 specs.
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Not "off guard", but in response to all the online whining and caterwauling about "too many megapixels".

Like it or not, this is likely to be the Canon "we've" asked for...
 
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KeithR said:
Like it or not, this is likely to be the Canon "we've" asked for...
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FWIW, it's the one that "I" want. 22MP is fine with me. I do mostly video so the autofocus isn't my main concern either, although I understand it's important to you guys.

I just want good dynamic range, audio controls, and ISO performance and I'll be happy.
 
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#33
Press invites for Feb 28th and March 2nd

Where are the press invites for Feb 28th and March 2nd?

Why have they not been sent out yet and we are within around 60 hours of the announcement? Normally we get these invites well before.
 
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Re: Press invites for Feb 28th and March 2nd

Just received a Canon invitation, a major Canon event on 2nd of March in Shanghai,China.
It's called IXUS Night Show




P.S. Canon announced 5D mark II in Shanghai on 23rd of September in 2008
 

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Re: Press invites for Feb 28th and March 2nd

Well I'm sure many will agree that this is a bit worrying as its around 2 days to go and no proper invites like Hollywoods C300 have been sent out.

CR gave a CR3 rating for the new 5D on 27/28 Feb yet has been extremely quite since that post on 22 Feb.

Anyone in the know please come forward :-\
 
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Re: Press invites for Feb 28th and March 2nd

ramon123 said:
Well I'm sure many will agree that this is a bit worrying as its around 2 days to go and no proper invites like Hollywoods C300 have been sent out.

CR gave a CR3 rating for the new 5D on 27/28 Feb yet has been extremely quite since that post on 22 Feb.

Anyone in the know please come forward :-\
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Didn't invites for the C300 event go out a month and a half beforehand?

Agree they're planning to do an EOS Anniversary times tease/advert /video ?
Still gunning for info and announcement by Focus on starting on the 4th!
 
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