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*UPDATE* 5D Mark III Sighting?

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#261
Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

7enderbender said:
dswatson83 said:
screen does not look 4x3...looks like a 16x9 or 16x10. [...]
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Any chance that we're looking at a video specific model? Otherwise I'm not sure who would benefit from a 16:9 type screen. I hope that's not becoming part of the brave new world with all the 3D-LCD TV hype. Still can't really stand the format for PCs, especially laptops.
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Maybe anyone shooting video on that camera. The 5D2 was wildly popular for video, the 1DX and the development 4K DSLR will be higher priced than the 5D3 (most likely), so there's a good chance the 5D3 will remain very popular for video, hence a widescreen LCD would be useful?
 
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#262
neuroanatomist said:
I have to say - this is looking less like a 5DII replacement and more like a 3D/4D/6D/etc. - something in the $4K price range, not a $2.5-3K 5DIII.
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Or they price the 5D3 at $4k and keep the 5D2 in production a while longer? I don't generally prescribe to such theories but it's not impossible if the 5D3 is to initially be priced high.
 
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#263
Since there is so much speculation as to the potential possibilities for this camera, a question ran through my mind. Does anyone know how many prototypes Canon has developed over the years for different cameras that never ended up seeing the light of day in terms of full production after field testing?
 
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#264
just wondering, are these pictures showing one camera or different cameras? At the source page with all the pictures of the camera, there is pictures of the battery grip with the joystick and one with an lcd screen on the grip, one with a mode dial on the left and one with no mode dial on the left thats replaced with 3 buttons? just wondering if anyone else saw that
 
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imberandon said:
just wondering, are these pictures showing one camera or different cameras? At the source page with all the pictures of the camera, there is pictures of the battery grip with the joystick and one with an lcd screen on the grip, one with a mode dial on the left and one with no mode dial on the left thats replaced with 3 buttons? just wondering if anyone else saw that
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Two different bodies. One is a 1DX. The other is clearly a new body.
 
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imberandon said:
just wondering, are these pictures showing one camera or different cameras? At the source page with all the pictures of the camera, there is pictures of the battery grip with the joystick and one with an lcd screen on the grip, one with a mode dial on the left and one with no mode dial on the left thats replaced with 3 buttons? just wondering if anyone else saw that
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Yep. If you look back over the previous 17 (!) pages, you'll see that several people have 'discovered' that there are two different cameras pictured (seemingly the 1D X and this new prototype).
 
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imberandon said:
just wondering, are these pictures showing one camera or different cameras? At the source page with all the pictures of the camera, there is pictures of the battery grip with the joystick and one with an lcd screen on the grip, one with a mode dial on the left and one with no mode dial on the left thats replaced with 3 buttons? just wondering if anyone else saw that
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Yes, is pertty obvious, there are not 1 but 2 new bodies, and they are very very diferent. The first have 1 lcd for images and 1 for settings. The second one (without grip) have 3 lcds. Seems to be the 4k DSLR. A video oriented full-frame. The thisd lcd seem to be a redundant settings display to use with all the video rig mounted all around the camera making dificult to see the top one.
 
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#272
A small jumpstick on the battery grip makes sense - it will replicate functions for use in portrait mode. I guess I need to save a few more dollars now that we have some better idea of what this is going to be like. How come nobody has suggested that their new patented BSI full frame sensor won't make it into the new 5D?
 
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Mt Spokane Photography said:
It could very well be a EOS Movie prototype. I'm sure they are out there.

As to pricing of the 5D MK III, Nikon Rumors has a price estimate of $3K for the D800, which is where the D700 started. I doubt that a 5D MK III will be far off this price.
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Yep. If you look back over the previous 17 (!) pages, you'll see that several people have 'discovered' that there are two different cameras pictured (seemingly the 1D X and this new prototype).
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Very nice detective work indeed over the last 19 page of post here! I too like the idea this could be the EOS movie camera with the form of the LCD display. Could this mean they might announced it before a 5D mkIII though?
 
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tooslick2k said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
It could very well be a EOS Movie prototype. I'm sure they are out there.
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This may sound stupid, however, why would an EOS Movie prototype be out for testing on a Kenya Safari shoot? ???
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Last time I was in Africa, I noticed that most of the animals, including the Big Five, were capable of movement - and demonstrated that capability often. So, why not motion pictures of them? That's a novel idea - someone should really consider a documentary film about African wildlife, nothing like that has been done, has it? ::)
 
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My bets are on its an EOS Movie targeted camera(locking mode wheel so it won't switch off manual accidently when shooting video, the movie/live view button, the lacking CA mode on the dial indicating its not geared towards consumers)
The camera is still a DSLR, so it would make sense to make sure it works well when taking photos. He could also be testing how shooting with a widescreen aspect ratio screen in portrait mode is like and if it feels right or if it's to awkward to use.
Also the new buttons on the left side of the screen looks interesting)
 
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