New Full Frame Camera in Testing? [CR1]

[Canon Rumors]

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<p>A <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_1Dx_mk2.html" target="_blank">mention on Northlight</a> about someone from Canon apparently visited a few studios in the New York City area recently with a “test” camera in an EOS-1D X body. Images had to be processed and viewed on a particular laptop and none of the images could be copied or kept.</p>
<p>The image files were very similar in size to the EOS 5D Mark III’s 22mp files, but exhibited “much” better colour accuracy and detail. This camera is supposedly for later this year or early next year.</p>
<p>Could this be a replacement to the EOS-1D X, or an introduction of a new camera such as the rumor favourite EOS 3D?</p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_1Dx_mk2.html" target="_blank">NL</a>]</p>
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[Skulker]

It will be interesting to see how "much better" you can get with the colours?

 

[captainkanji]

Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be out of my price range Maybe Sigma has given Canon a swift kick to start innovating. Can't wait to see it though.

 

[Viggo]

It will be interesting to see how "much better" you can get with the colours?

I use a color checker passport and it does amazing things. To able to drop that tweak will reduce noise quite a bit, I'm all for it. There's a good difference between the 5d3 and 1dx also, so if they really keep pushing for accurate color I'm very happy with that.

 

[wsmith96]

Looking forward to see what this is all about...

 

[unfocused]

Test camera? Or test sensor? Or test processor?

Whatever they might be testing, it has to be put into a body to test it. Makes sense to use the 1D body for testing, but who knows how or when or even if, it might ultimately be implemented.

 

[pedro]

It will be interesting to see how "much better" you can get with the colours?

I use a color checker passport and it does amazing things. To able to drop that tweak will reduce noise quite a bit, I'm all for it. There's a good difference between the 5d3 and 1dx also, so if they really keep pushing for accurate color I'm very happy with that.

Could this refer to new and highly advanced sensor tech?

 

[bdunbar79]

The color accuracy of the 1Dx actually isn't all that great. It's nothing compared to the 1Ds Mark III.

 

[KAS]

The color accuracy of the 1Dx actually isn't all that great. It's nothing compared to the 1Ds Mark III.

This.

I have a 5D3 and two 1Ds3 cameras. There is so much to still love about the 1Ds3 over the 5d3. Colour accuracy and image cleanliness definitely among them.

 

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

Ouch! I just bought a 1DX last week! I love it like all the others but do see room for improvement. It is much better than I thought it might be so I'm going to sell my trusty 1D4 and 6D. (Keeping the 5D3 until a replacement is announced that).

 

[privatebydesign]

WOOHOOO!

That, as I have bored many of you with, would be my dream camera, 24-28MP with a better sensor in a 1 series body.

Fingers crossed on this rumour, it would also be another interesting differentiator between the high MP Nikon bodies.

As for colour, in a studio environment particularly, there is no excuse for inaccurate colours already, though it is surprising the number of people, high end pros included, that just don't understand camera profiles, profiling, and a decent colour managed workflow, what are their assistants doing?

P.S. There have been so many 1DX deals around recently there might be a little more to this rumour than most, I'd love to know the fps, if it is aimed as a 1DX MkII it can't be slower than currently. If the 1DX truthfully was an amalgamation of the 1D and 1DS lines then it is high time for a camera with better "studio" specs than the 1Ds MkIII, if that got a high frame rate too it would be THE generalists tool. No more lenses for me this year :'(

 

[Dylan777]

This might be related: http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-waiting-for-canons-move-and-evaluating-the-a7-cameras-let-them-know-what-you-think-should-be-improved/

 

[Lightmaster]

same image size, much better color, more details... well could be foveon like sensor.
could also be a better bayer sensor.

big question is....are they talking about JPG or RAW....

 

[East Wind Photography]

Cool a better camera than the 1dx. Get ready for a 9000.00 camera body.

 

[tiger82]

Still cheaper than a Leica

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

Maybe based on the rumored pseudo-Foveon-like new sensors??
Although if it has the same file size as a 5D3 that would make it a pretty low effective detail MP count, kinda like 10MP Foveon??

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

same image size, much better color, more details... well could be foveon like sensor.
could also be a better bayer sensor.

big question is....are they talking about JPG or RAW....

good point! If they are talking JPGs it could mean it's 60MP Foveon, 20MP++ equivalent which wouldn't be bad. Although it sounded like they were talking RAW since they mentioned special laptop to process the files which implies more like 24MP Foveon and 8MP++ equivalent, but this many years later you'd think they could aim to be pushing 3x the sensor data not the same amount which hints back towards the first 60MP/20MP++.

 

[ScottyP]

I forget. What is the supposed "3D" supposed to be?

 

[wsmith96]

lol - watch it be the 7D Mk II

 

[agierke]

....

however I'm not sure about this rumor.

This rumor makes it sound like "Canon came and visited us with a new camera that we got to look at and try."

If that is the case, Canon will know exactly who it is (or have a very short list.) If they signed an NDA ... and even if they didn't, I suspect that Canon would look unfavourably on this kind of disclosure - UNLESS it was specifically asked about and agreed to.

Additionally, any professional (working in a studio where Canon visits you is going to mean you're seriously good) is going to know that the colour accuracy of a file when viewed on a laptop screen is highly dependent on the ability of the screen to represent colour itself and without being able to use the images on a calibrated screen, the colours seen on some random laptop mean nothing.

I'd be almost prepared to call this rumor a hoax.

my thoughts exactly. why would canon do this?

its one thing for canon to get high speed cameras in the hands of professionals in the field for testing (ie world cup, olympics etc) but why do so for a studio setting? is it beyond canons capability to set up a studio at their R&D facility for testing....i highly doubt it.