I can not believe that Jeff was the only shooter at the Olympics using the R3. AND... if we are to believe that the R3 will be released in September... then many of the EOL's had to have the camera in their hands for at least two to three weeks before the games in order to prepare to shoot with it. I just think all of the "resolution hoopla", which is generated from a single source, smells fishy. Of course Canon's marketing is mute on the subject and will not support or refute claims about Jeff's EXIF data prior to the proposed September announcement. Lastly, regarding other shooters using their 1Dx lll's - I would bet that many kept their 1Dx's close by... in their bags.Good question. A quick internet search seems (I could be wrong) to show that he is not an Explorer of Light, but that he shoots for Team USA and has a sponsorship agreement with Canon. Looks like Getty Images also picks up his photos. Perhaps he was tasked by Canon to blog about his Olympic experience and promote the R3. I think it is highly unlikely that he would have violated any non-disclosure agreement and that Canon either knew or didn't care that people would be able to discern the resolution from his photos. I would expect that many of his photos will be showing up in promotional materials when Canon announces the R3.
As to why other photographers EXIF data is not showing up, I have no idea. Maybe everyone else was using 1Dx IIIs?
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