Poll - What is the Mystery Canon Body?

[thepancakeman]

If the 3d comes to the market (praying that it does) I would think that Canon would create the 3d as a digital still camera (no video, high fps) and a new 5d (video, slow fps).

What is this insistence on Canon creating a camera without video? I can understand stills photographers frustration at R&D effort into DSLR video that could be spent on other features (but don't forget the extra revenue that Canon makes from video users), but to not have a feature in one camera in the range that is in all the others seems a bit daft. Video is not a feature that I use, but why would I object to something that is free? Does an extra switch/button that you don't use really bother you that much? You must seriously have a grudge against the almighty about the male nipple thing!

There have been lots of arguments over whether there is a "sacrifice" to have video on DSLRs and I've always been in the "don't use it if you don't want it" camp that has also been saying there's no impact on the stills performance.

However, that's not the case with the mystery cam--the LCD is clearly NOT a 3x2 ratio but is 16x9 or so, and this obviously is a direct video feature that is at odds with a stills dedicated camera.

 

[Mooose]

I think the mystery camera is a new Rebel. I don't see that option.

 

[sb]

However, that's not the case with the mystery cam--the LCD is clearly NOT a 3x2 ratio but is 16x9 or so, and this obviously is a direct video feature that is at odds with a stills dedicated camera.

I don't know about that...to me, it just looks like a 3x2 screen which due to the angle at which the shot was taken looks wider than it is. I call optical illusion

If this really is the 5DX, then the styling is modeled heavily after the current 7D (it's almost identical), and somehow I don't see them doing that with 5DX. I'll place my bet on 7DX

 

[D_Rochat]

I don't know if they would call anything a "3D". The name may lead some people to think it's a 3 dimensional camera.

 

[Axilrod]

However, that's not the case with the mystery cam--the LCD is clearly NOT a 3x2 ratio but is 16x9 or so, and this obviously is a direct video feature that is at odds with a stills dedicated camera.

I don't know about that...to me, it just looks like a 3x2 screen which due to the angle at which the shot was taken looks wider than it is. I call optical illusion

If this really is the 5DX, then the styling is modeled heavily after the current 7D (it's almost identical), and somehow I don't see them doing that with 5DX. I'll place my bet on 7DX

There were multiple angles, not just one, and it's obvious its noticeably wider than a 5DII or 7D screen.
http://photorumors.com/2012/01/23/canon-5d-mark-iii-200-400mm-600mm-prototypes-spotted-in-kenya/

 

[AprilForever]

However, that's not the case with the mystery cam--the LCD is clearly NOT a 3x2 ratio but is 16x9 or so, and this obviously is a direct video feature that is at odds with a stills dedicated camera.

I don't know about that...to me, it just looks like a 3x2 screen which due to the angle at which the shot was taken looks wider than it is. I call optical illusion

If this really is the 5DX, then the styling is modeled heavily after the current 7D (it's almost identical), and somehow I don't see them doing that with 5DX. I'll place my bet on 7DX

There were multiple angles, not just one, and it's obvious its noticeably wider than a 5DII or 7D screen.
http://photorumors.com/2012/01/23/canon-5d-mark-iii-200-400mm-600mm-prototypes-spotted-in-kenya/

Looks like a 16:9 sxreen to me too. Also, the layout looks very 7D, and the eyepiece looks APS-C.

 

[Axilrod]

However, that's not the case with the mystery cam--the LCD is clearly NOT a 3x2 ratio but is 16x9 or so, and this obviously is a direct video feature that is at odds with a stills dedicated camera.

I don't know about that...to me, it just looks like a 3x2 screen which due to the angle at which the shot was taken looks wider than it is. I call optical illusion

If this really is the 5DX, then the styling is modeled heavily after the current 7D (it's almost identical), and somehow I don't see them doing that with 5DX. I'll place my bet on 7DX

There were multiple angles, not just one, and it's obvious its noticeably wider than a 5DII or 7D screen.
http://photorumors.com/2012/01/23/canon-5d-mark-iii-200-400mm-600mm-prototypes-spotted-in-kenya/

The viewfinder actually looks like it's wider than the 5DII/7D also, similar aspect ratio to the LCD.

 

[mkln]

I seriously doubt they would launch a 3D that cannot shoot 3D video.

4D? 4 is supposed to be taboo for japanese, isnt it?
2D? sounds like medieval camera, makes you think "oh god I am shooting 2D how lame"

7D APS-H? must be backwards compatible with EF-S. I mean this could be possible? do EF-S lenses have mirror problems with APS-H?

my bet is on 5d3/X

 

[Canon-F1]

4D? 4 is supposed to be taboo for japanese, isnt it?

so nikon is not a japanese company?

 

[D_Rochat]

I still believe it's going to be a merge of the 5D and 7D. I wonder what number designation would best suit a merger between the 5 and 7.........

 

[timkbryant]

I'm voting whatever because I want to contribute, but I'm not quite experienced enough to be able to give a proper guess. But whatever it turns out to be, it looks amazing.

 

[pedro]

Voted 5D3 more stills oriented. Well, time will tell. ;-)

 

[Neeneko]

What is this insistence on Canon creating a camera without video? I can understand stills photographers frustration at R&D effort into DSLR video that could be spent on other features (but don't forget the extra revenue that Canon makes from video users), but to not have a feature in one camera in the range that is in all the others seems a bit daft. Video is not a feature that I use, but why would I object to something that is free? Does an extra switch/button that you don't use really bother you that much? You must seriously have a grudge against the almighty about the male nipple thing!

Well, that is the crux of it... the feature is not 'free'. Not only does it take its own development and testing, but you get an exponential testing issue when you have multiple modes (thus the testing phase gets significantly more expensive), not only does it mean that design decisions are informed by the need to make it 'good' in multiple modes... but it also means limited silicone on the camera is dedicated to major features that the consumer does not have an interest in, which could have either been dedicated to still features OR not been included in the body at all.

Canon got a real hit out of the hybrid camera design, but now they have extended it to all their still cameras, resulting in a product line that is pretty much 'you can have dedicated video, or video and stills, but not stills', which says a lot about where their steering commity is thinking... and that tends to trickle down through the design process.

The point is, design decisions come at a cost, and some people would rather have the thing they are interested in being the design priority for at least SOME bodies rather then be in conflict with other requirements.