March 2, 2012 The Day for an Announcement?

[Canon Rumors]

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<strong>March 2, 2012

</strong>We <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_5d3.html">and others</a> (again) are getting lots of hints that NDA’s will expire on March 2, 2012 and an announcement of a camera body will take place.</p>
<p>It will be a 5D type camera and the same specs as before keep coming up. 22mp, 61AF points, full frame, 6.9fps and all that.</p>
<p>If March 2, 2012 is true, we’ll get confirmation very shortly. February 28, 2012 still gets a few mentions, so perhaps something else <em><strong>may</strong></em> be announced on that date.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>
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[shuttersound]

Finally the wait is going to be over soon...Hang on Hang on.

 

[nicku]

i hope in feb.28 will be the 7Dmk2 and in march the 5Dmk3....

 

[alipaulphotography]

I'm going to be at 'Focus on Imaging' In Birmingham on the 4th. Hope it will be there! I'll write up a hands on for you all if it is!

 

[Rex Canon Shooter]

Hmm decisions decisions 1DX or 5DX. Can't wait to see the specs and real world raw samples from both.

 

[mathino]

I guess next 9 days will be exciting ! I hope some credible info will come up early and hope for new 5D announcemnt next week !

 

[bdeutsch]

This is very bad news. What's going to happen to CR if the 5dmiii is announced? 75% of the board's traffic is going to drop off.

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[Loswr]

...the same specs as before keep coming up. 22mp, 61AF points, full frame, 6.9fps and all that.

As I stated previously, if the above is true, I'll be carefully considering whether to get this camera instead of the 1D X. The main advantage the 1D X held for me was the AF performance - if the new 5-series gets the same AF system, that will make for a tough decision...

 

[mathino]

This is very bad news. What's going to happen to CR if the 5dmiii is announced? 75% of the board's traffic is going to drop off.

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Agreed With 24-70 II and 5D Mk III announced traffic is going to drop off.

 

[simonxu11]

There's a canon event on 2nd March in Shanghai, China as well

 

[dswatson83]

This is very bad news. What's going to happen to CR if the 5dmiii is announced? 75% of the board's traffic is going to drop off.

No, there is still a 7D mark II and a potential 2nd full frame 5D/3D and/or a 4K DSLR for video emphasis. Canon has already hinted at a 4K capable DSLR when it released the C300. Not to mention a new 60D replacement and rebel series replacements. It never ends. There are always new lenses to announce too including a new 50mm, 85mm, and others.

 

[Z]

This is very bad news. What's going to happen to CR if the 5dmiii is announced? 75% of the board's traffic is going to drop off.

Haha, so naive! More likely there will be the usual outcry that the 5D3 doesn't satisfy x, y or z and then the rumours/wishlists for some other version of the 5D3 or another FF camera begin...

And then a few months after that, the 5D4?

 

[RedEye]

...the same specs as before keep coming up. 22mp, 61AF points, full frame, 6.9fps and all that.

As I stated previously, if the above is true, I'll be carefully considering whether to get this camera instead of the 1D X. The main advantage the 1D X held for me was the AF performance - if the new 5-series gets the same AF system, that will make for a tough decision...

All the more reason to thing that these are not accurate specs. That's Porsche building an Cayman 4s. It's not just canabilizing the lines as much as not offering sufficient differentiation within the market - Buick/Oldsombile problem.

 

[ThePhotographer]

If the specs of the 5D MkIII are 22mp, 61AF points, 6.9fps it is possible that Canon builts the Nikon D700s I´m waiting for;-)

 

[kubelik]

I doubt site traffic will drop off. from what I remember, it was only a few days after the announcement of the 7D that people started asking the "should I wait for 7D Mark II???" questions...

 

[Picsfor]

If The specs the of the 5D MkIII are 22mp, 61AF points, 6.9fps it is possible that Canon builts the Nikon D700s I´m waiting for;-)

Exactly - Canon will have snatched the market Nikon didn't build for.

And if Canon then has the audacity to release a 30+mp with 4k video - that'll be the Nikon D800 market severely put under pressure.

For me, personally, the 22mp rumour is the best option, though i know people who are desperate for 30+mp, and who will use them.

Would i trade in my 2 5D2's for a single 5D3? Hmmm, not so sure about that... Maybe a 5D2 and 24-105 for the 5D3 and new 24-70 as a kit... But it would take some thinking about. :-\

Does this also mean that my long service for this site camera will be upgraded free of charge upon its release?

 

[tt]

650D feb 28 and 5D Mark III on 2nd.
And then iPad 3 about a fortnight after?


An expensive tech month!

 

[K-amps]

If The specs the of the 5D MkIII are 22mp, 61AF points, 6.9fps it is possible that Canon builts the Nikon D700s I´m waiting for;-)

Good point, people were waiting for great DR/FPS/AF with lowish MP's in the D700 successor... instead they got a D800 this time. Maybe Red outflanks Yellow's midrange with the 5d3.

 

[Loswr]

...the same specs as before keep coming up. 22mp, 61AF points, full frame, 6.9fps and all that.

As I stated previously, if the above is true, I'll be carefully considering whether to get this camera instead of the 1D X. The main advantage the 1D X held for me was the AF performance - if the new 5-series gets the same AF system, that will make for a tough decision...

All the more reason to thing that these are not accurate specs. That's Porsche building an Cayman 4s. It's not just canabilizing the lines as much as not offering sufficient differentiation within the market - Buick/Oldsombile problem.

That was my thinking as well. But is seems to be working ok for Nikon, and really, a great 5DIII/X will mean much more profit than would ever be possible from the 1D X. I think the merging of the 1-series into a single camera speaks to Canon deprioritizing the flagship - they still need one, of course, for PR purposes if nothing else, but not two, and even if half the people who might buy a 1D X 'settle' for a high-spec 5-series, that's not going to have a huge impact on Canon's bottom line, given that they only expect to produce 84,000 1D X bodies per year.

 

[K-amps]

650D feb 28 and 5D Mark III on 2nd.
And then iPad 3 about a fortnight after?


An expensive tech month!

I have been waiting for that combo myself ... will be sweeter if apple or Canon can release iOS SDK's or interfaces so that we can use a pad to view/ control our 5d3's when needed.