The Follow-Up to the EOS 5D Mark III Will be Called...... [CR2]

RGF said:
Quackator said:
LetTheRightLensIn said:
Now that Sony split off their sensors and appear willing to sell the best, right away, to anyone, I really wish Canon would just give up sensors and use Sony. The A7R II sensor in a 5D would be pretty amazing (if they didn't cripple any video usability features).

Okay..... have you noticed that Sony cameras currently deliver a max video
data rate of 100 mbps while the 1D-X Mk II delivers up to 800 Mbps?
UHD 4k high compression against DCI 4k at low compression, and at the
same time applying digital lens optimization to video, frame by frame?

Why in hell should Canon dump that superior technology in favor of the
crappy Sony video capabilities?

Read my lips: The 5D Mk IV will be presented this month.

The DR and IQ out of the A7R II is great. Far superior to any of Canon's offering.

Check this out: http://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm
Only the A7 R II and the A7 S have a little more DR than the 1D-X,
and the 1D-X Mk II isn't even in the race.

The difference isn't half as bad as people think, and there is much
more to a system than only DR, which some people seem to focus
like the rabbit focuses the snake.

Radio controlled flash, for example....... professional support,
no overheating problems.....
 
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RGF said:
The DR and IQ out of the A7R II is great. Far superior to any of Canon's offering. Video may be another story but for me, IQ and DR is way more important the video.

Well, most of the people who own a Sony camera I know, sold it for a Canon. The overall IQ was better on Canon and cost lower.

Sony shines a little bit in DR in low ISO/shadows, but who cares ?? You can workaround that pretty easily.
Canon will shine for others arts, and Nikon another. Olympus will offer very lightweight solution..

The Canon camera do have really nice overall sensor IQ and really good lens. Moreover, Canon offers overall good handling.

So choose your camera up on your need, and shoot!
Take care
 
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It should be called Canon "AIR". Break with the norm and cause even more controversy. There be lots of arms in the air of course in protest. Happy punters will be punching the air with delight. Others will feel it's just a load of hot air. There will be others who will equate it to running on air and the ones who hate it, well they can just vanish into thin air! ;D
 
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camerabug said:
These 4 year product cycles are killing me!

I disagree especially with the pro-grade 1DX bodies. Frankly, with the 1 series I am very glad to see that Canon uses a four year refresh cycle with solid firmware updates rather than the Nikon strategy which is to release a new major update (D3, D4, D5) every four years staggered with S versions every two years in between. Seriously, when you buy a Nikon pro body, 6-12 months later you are hearing rumors about a new version being released :-\

Just my opinion,

John
 
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Well,

3000-3500€ the body, 4 years is a great deal to get your investment back. Moreover, I feel like I will not upgrade this time. The 5DMIII is so good for professional purpose, that I do want to change yet. I would rather invest in lenses...

Well, I do not know yet, because... no one know how the 5DMIV will look like!

Take care

camerabug said:
These 4 year product cycles are killing me!
 
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CanonFanBoy said:
pierlux said:
There was no reason for it to be called 5DX. No surprise, then. Hopefully, it will surprise us in many other ways when it's announced.

I think the 5DX name would be okay if it has a high frame rate. Maybe it will or won't. There's no real reason to call it a Mark IV either. :)

If Canon are coherent and logical with their choice of going with the "X" in the 1D series, and I'm sure they are, then there's no reason to call "X" the next 5D, unless it represents the merging of different 5D series models which is highly unlikely, albeit not impossible.

The reason to call it "Mark IV" would be the same for calling "(single digit)D + 1" the 9 iterations of the 1, 5 and 7 series digital cameras released to date with the exception of the 1D Mark II N. But I agree there's no real reason, it's only a convention. :)
 
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my lucid dreams ..let me PICK a month...even a date...

so far I have narrowed it down to..
mid to late april delivered 1Dx2....early may 5d4 announce....july delivery of 5d4
.....

proove me wrong

I will be posting a VERY early photo from 1dx2...a couple of weeks at most
but I still need to find a cat....
 
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Quackator said:
Orangutan said:
Your tasseomancer?

Had to look that up. Haha, no wonder you guys still live on trees.

:)

I've bookmarked this post -- I'll be interested to see if you're correct. April makes perfect sense since the 5-series has been very popular for weddings and events. On the other hand, Canon has not often been this tight with information: by now CR and the other rumors sites should have had a few rumbles from reliable sources.
 
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kaihp said:
Maximilian said:
In German we say: "Namen sind Schall und Rauch!"
There's no good translation for it but
"Names! Who cares about names? What's the features?"
How 'bout "Names are smoke and mirrors!" ?
I guess it would be close to the meaning in German.

(Entschuldigung, aber Ich spreche nur tankstellendeutch)
Nomen omen. It's Latin. It can be translated as "a name is a presage" or "one name, one destiny". The Romans believed the name indicated the destiny, so if it's not Mark IV let's hope it's 5DA(mazing) ;D
 
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kaihp said:
Maximilian said:
In German we say: "Namen sind Schall und Rauch!"
There's no good translation for it but
"Names! Who cares about names? What's the features?"
How 'bout "Names are smoke and mirrors!" ?
I guess it would be close to the meaning in German.

(Entschuldigung, aber Ich spreche nur tankstellendeutch)
I haven't heard that saying before if it really is one.
But if yes, then it would be the propper translation.
Thank you.
 
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