The new 5D Mark III ?!?! PICS!

[Jamesy]

(although I'd be stoked if it was the 24-105).

+1 - I think I would pick that up - I will need a walkaround zoom for the 5D3, although I have been toying with the idea of the 24-70II - it would likely be a ten year lens at least.

 

[Jamesy]

The 24-105 is too much money to do that, I could see the 28-135 or something close to that price range (although I'd be stoked if it was the 24-105).

Not really. You save a good deal by purchasing them together, so $3500 as a kit price could be fairly accurate. With the current Mark II/24-105, you save $500 in my area. We'll find out soon enough.

In Canada the 24-105 adds roughly $800 to the cost of a 5D2.

 

[D_Rochat]

I'm in Canada as well, so it sounds like pricing varies quite a bit depending on the region then.

EDIT - Actually, that's the same price as where I am. The body only is $2399.99 and the kit is $3199.

 

[Jamesy]

I'm in Canada as well, so it sounds like pricing varies quite a bit depending on the region then.

Canadian prices here - roughly +$800 for the 5D2 kit:

Body only:
http://www.photoprice.ca/product/02699/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-price.html

Kit:
http://www.photoprice.ca/product/02774/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-with-EF-24-105-f4L-Kit-price.html

 

[michaelrcruz]

I was quite busy the past days and had very limited internet access.. I really dont have any further, information about the camera. Like all of you, I'm dying to know... Been waiting for this cam for over a year now...

I dont have access to the camera (how i wish!!) the one who supposedly have it posted this on his social media so he wishes to share it.. Whether it is with him or not we dont know. I know few people who knows him personally but they also havnt seen the cam yet. He is not saying anything about it.. Just posted the pictures and thats it. Im sure he doesnt work for canon but who knows...

Sorry guys, i guess we have to wait for a few days to know do some photoshoot it makes time flies quickly! Im sure theres more to this camera that we dont know yet... I wish canon announce this thing already!

 

[Sharper100]

The way for Canon to make a splash here is simple, price.

Price it at $2699, just like the 5d2 at release. Drop the 5D2 to $1999. And voila. Loads of sales.

The thing that doesn't add up about the rumors is the price. $3500 is a lot of coin. The inclusion of the 24-105 kit lens in that price makes a lot more sense. So I imagine that's the deal.

Agreed 100%. Makes perfect sense. People who don't mind spending more (i.e. $3,500 and above for the body only, as someone on this forum has bravely suggested), should just get the 1DX, and leave the 5DIII/X to the larger group, who do have a budget!!................Just sayin' :-\

 

[CaptainZero]

Well, it's good to see they didn't get to you! 8) I (and everyone else) was really hoping you'd come back with some more good news. Oh well. Are you in Dubai? I would have thought they would have great internet since they seem to have everything else ;D I want to get there someday!

 

[noodle]

The way for Canon to make a splash here is simple, price.

Price it at $2699, just like the 5d2 at release. Drop the 5D2 to $1999. And voila. Loads of sales.

The thing that doesn't add up about the rumors is the price. $3500 is a lot of coin. The inclusion of the 24-105 kit lens in that price makes a lot more sense. So I imagine that's the deal.

If Canon made it $2700 body only I would be all over that like Charlie Sheen over a Bobby Brown homebaked muffin.
They would get a boatload of upgraders and those that need the camera abilities for work, and whats more probably make a serious slice into Nikoners who would be looking at the D800 , but that is JMHO.
I think THAT would be Canons all-time best selling DSLR...
please, please, please be true...

 

[D_Rochat]

The way for Canon to make a splash here is simple, price.

Price it at $2699, just like the 5d2 at release. Drop the 5D2 to $1999. And voila. Loads of sales.

The thing that doesn't add up about the rumors is the price. $3500 is a lot of coin. The inclusion of the 24-105 kit lens in that price makes a lot more sense. So I imagine that's the deal.

Agreed 100%. Makes perfect sense. People who don't mind spending more (i.e. $3,500 and above for the body only, as someone on this forum has bravely suggested), should just get the 1DX, and leave the 5DIII/X to the larger group, who do have a budget!!................Just sayin' :-\

Well, if $3500 is in fact the kit price, remove the $800 that you currently pay extra for the kit and it brings the price down to $2700. I'm just hopeful. Even if it's $3500 for the body, it's just MSRP and will hit the streets at a little less.

 

[heron88]

I dont have access to the camera (how i wish!!) the one who supposedly have it posted this on his social media so he wishes to share it.. Whether it is with him or not we dont know. I know few people who knows him personally but they also havnt seen the cam yet. He is not saying anything about it.. Just posted the pictures and thats it. Im sure he doesnt work for canon but who knows...

So who is this guy? You mentioned his social media site, do you have a link? 8)

 

[kapanak]

The way for Canon to make a splash here is simple, price.

Price it at $2699, just like the 5d2 at release. Drop the 5D2 to $1999. And voila. Loads of sales.

The thing that doesn't add up about the rumors is the price. $3500 is a lot of coin. The inclusion of the 24-105 kit lens in that price makes a lot more sense. So I imagine that's the deal.

If Canon made it $2700 body only I would be all over that like Charlie Sheen over a Bobby Brown homebaked muffin.
They would get a boatload of upgraders and those that need the camera abilities for work, and whats more probably make a serious slice into Nikoners who would be looking at the D800 , but that is JMHO.
I think THAT would be Canons all-time best selling DSLR...
please, please, please be true...

Actually, Canon's all-time best selling DSLR is the Rebel line-up ...

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

The way for Canon to make a splash here is simple, price.

Price it at $2699, just like the 5d2 at release. Drop the 5D2 to $1999. And voila. Loads of sales.

The thing that doesn't add up about the rumors is the price. $3500 is a lot of coin. The inclusion of the 24-105 kit lens in that price makes a lot more sense. So I imagine that's the deal.

Agreed 100%. Makes perfect sense. People who don't mind spending more (i.e. $3,500 and above for the body only, as someone on this forum has bravely suggested), should just get the 1DX, and leave the 5DIII/X to the larger group, who do have a budget!!................Just sayin' :-\

$3500 is a far cry from $6800 and not everyone wants giant brick of a camera. And some would rather pay a little more for a 5D3 and get top 1 series AF than to save $350 and have to live with some half-baked improvement, far from 1 series AF quality, for the next three years.

 

[ramon123]

Where is "michaelcruz"?

Even if he went shooting yesterday with box the 1DX and 5DIII - he should have come back by now and given us one or two more little treats. I mean... there are (tens of) thousands of people over here ;D

 

[briansquibb]

Where is "michaelcruz"?

Even if he went shooting yesterday with box the 1DX and 5DIII - he should have come back by now and given us one or two more little treats. I mean... there are (tens of) thousands of people over here ;D

If you read the thread he answered at the top of this page.

 

[ramon123]

ahh, only saw now. He said he knows who the guy is, why doesn't he take a plane/cab/car and go over to that person and get something more for us? ???

 

[M249]

The camera itself looks real. But the "Mark III" bagde looks more like a sticker. ??? Go check the "Mark..." bagde of the EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 1D Mark IV and others. They look more like a bagde.

 

[buumi]

The camera itself looks real. But the "Mark III" bagde looks more like a sticker. ??? Go check the "Mark..." bagde of the EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 1D Mark IV and others. They look more like a bagde.

I agree with you

 

[D.Sim]

Does anyone thinks the camera shown in these pics looks a bit cheap? I prefer the "5D" logo plate on the Mark II better than this print plastic thingy. Maybe the new body won't be made of magnesium alloy anymore?

Yes, label looks kinda cheap. but i think what a camera of $3.5k would not be made of plastic.

How about a Carbon Fibre shell over a Magnesium Alloy frame?

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 8)

also: change the industry... Backlit sensors?

 

[Octavian]

How about a Carbon Fibre shell over a Magnesium Alloy frame?

its a camera not a Terminator! ;D

 

[Drama79]

I think, given the amount of radio silence, that CR Guy knows a lot more. It is weird that things are quiet - perhaps it's worth a post tying together some of the fervent speculation, posting the Ixus-flavoured invite from a few threads ago, and some other stuff? But with the amount of silence, it's either not happening, or CR Guy knows what he can and can't say, and it must be killing him!