Next EOS not a 1Ds4 or 5D3.... could be a 1D Mark 5? [CR2]

[bikersbeard]

with all this talk of merging the 1Ds and 1D could this be it, are we getting half a story.. could this 18mp be the 1.3 crop.. if so what would that make the full frame MP count..

 

[Loswr]

could this 18mp be the 1.3 crop.. if so what would that make the full frame MP count..

You'd need a 30 MP sensor to have an 18 MP 'APS-H/1.3x crop mode'.

I agree that a switch from APS-H to FF for the 1D line, with no big MP increase, seems unlikely - exactly for the FoV effect that the 1.3x crop delivers. So, if they do merge the lines, they really need to satisfy both 1D and 1Ds users - i.e., a high-res FF sensor and a fast frame rate, even if the latter comes only in 'crop mode'. In that case, the 1.3x mode would need to be at least the resolution of the 1D IV. I agree that an 18 MP 1.3x mode on a 30 MP FF sensor would actually make sense for a 1D V that merges the 1D and 1Ds lines...but that's not the substance of this rumor.

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

mythical 3D

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

I think it seems like a good approach would be to have a relatively low MP count fast professional camera aimed at photojournalism, wildlife, sports, event photography, in all those cases you don't really have use of high MP count, and then make a separate high MP count camera for studio and landscape, which does not need to be fast.

I don't see that you could make enough differentiators between a high MP 5Dmk3 and a high MP 1Dxxx to make people by the 1D instead of 5D. With Nikon seemingly coming out with a 36 MP D800 I see it unlikely that 5Dmk3 will be low MP, and with a high MP 5Dmk3, I think it will be hard to sell a next generation 1Ds with the same or similar resolution figure.

wildlife photographers tend to need the highest MP counts of all

 

[stillingen]

Hi guys.

One of Norways biggest camera stores, FotoVideo, is campaigning Canon 1D Mark IV. One can trade old cameras and get discount on Canon 1D Mark IV. Could point to the in the direction of a 1D Mark V launch. Anyone seen similar campaign in other countries?

 

[digishooter]

Not buying into the 1d5 rumor, as they barely just got the bugs out of the 1d4 over the last year and they won't release a new sports camera this soon.

Think about it. Which cameras are now missing from their lineup?

Full-frame pro-level and full-frame consumer (cheaper than 5d2).

The announcement is one or the other. I would lean toward FF consumer release now with 5d3 and 1dsIV next year.