*UPDATE* 5D Mark III Sighting?

[Stu_bert]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Not related to the subject of the images but looking at the EXIF the camera is identified as a 1DS3 but the original resolution is 6,144 × 4,096. Not 1Ds3 resolution. Fishy?

http://regex.info/exif.cgi?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.canonrumors.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2FB3J.jpg

6,144 × 4,096 EXIF data... if no PP, does it make a it a 25mp sensor? 1mp more than Sony/Nikon .

So is it the 5d3 or 7d2?

Must be 5D mkIII because I can't see a 7D coming out without a popup flash to control current flashes. It is quite common to change the camera model in the EXIF for pre-production models, however the images are typically down-resed to match the older model.

Can someone explain why the EXIF of the image of the prototype camera matters? Is it a magic prototype camera that can take pictures of itself from odd angles? Do we think the purported Canon employee had a second prototype camera and handed it to a stranger to take a picture of the first prototype camera to post on the Internet?

Phew... my post exactly.... so not a senior moment... yipee ;D

 

[EYEONE]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Oh dear god, no. Not that stupid mode dial unlock button. To me, that's one of the most useless additions that Canon can put on a semi-pro body. I can see the reason for putting it on the 60D, but come on. Anyone using a 7D or higher should have some idea of what they're doing and in all my years of photography I've never heard of anyone accidentally switching the mode dial unintentionally. If the new 5D is in fact coming standard with the unlock button, I hope that one can "downgrade" and remove it. Even for a fee, I'd do it.

Actually, I dunno if you shoot with a 7D or a 60D or not but the lock would be quite useful to me. I'm not a full time pro but I absolutely know my way around my camera. And I accidentally change the mode dial while turning the camera on or off all the time. I'll put the camera to my face and get really confused when I start turning dials because the camera has switched from M to Av by mistake. When the switch is down at the bottom it's not a big deal like on the 5DII but with the switch at the top it causes some problems.

I've considered upgrading to the lock.

 

[Dnd]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Looks like the body on the 200-400 is the 1DX. With the on/off location on the first body with the 600mm... I am leaning towards 7DII.. any takers?? Nice battery Grip with joystick though..

 

[Craig Richardson]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Not related to the subject of the images but looking at the EXIF the camera is identified as a 1DS3 but the original resolution is 6,144 × 4,096. Not 1Ds3 resolution. Fishy?

http://regex.info/exif.cgi?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.canonrumors.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2FB3J.jpg

6,144 × 4,096 EXIF data... if no PP, does it make a it a 25mp sensor? 1mp more than Sony/Nikon .

So is it the 5d3 or 7d2?

Must be 5D mkIII because I can't see a 7D coming out without a popup flash to control current flashes. It is quite common to change the camera model in the EXIF for pre-production models, however the images are typically down-resed to match the older model.

Can someone explain why the EXIF of the image of the prototype camera matters? Is it a magic prototype camera that can take pictures of itself from odd angles? Do we think the purported Canon employee had a second prototype camera and handed it to a stranger to take a picture of the first prototype camera to post on the Internet?

I believe this is a Canon employee being shot by another Canon employee (with a 5D mk III as well) for a controlled leak to hype up the camera. Why would Canon charter a safari outing with the public when they could just easily go on private outing?

 

[tt]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Quick & dirty comparison for 7D, 5D Mark II, and this spotted model.

As canonrumors points out:
No popup flash
Joystick on the battery grip

On the top:
Exposure mode dial:
Creative Auto seems to have gone: Fully Automatic, P, TV, Av, M, then 4 more I can't make out (presumably B, C1-C3)
On-Off switch ala 7D WB, AF-Drive, ISO, Bulb on the top (Metering mode, AF mode, ISO sensitivity, bulb, M-Fn.

On the back:
Menu & Info side by side, ala 1DX. but with a whole column of buttons like the 5D MkII and the 7D.
On the LHS from the bottom: Erase, Play, Zoom, ??, ??
Start/Stop of the 7D (not 5d MkII/1DX), mini joystick, On screen settings adjustment Q Menu on the button below it.
Mini-joystick on the grip.

 

[thewallbanger]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

I believe this is a Canon employee being shot by another Canon employee (with a 5D mk III as well) for a controlled leak to hype up the camera. Why would Canon charter a safari outing with the public when they could just easily go on private outing?

I think you're on to something, Craig!

 

[tt]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Pity the photographer didn't just take a snap of the camera strap - much quicker way to ID the camera. I mean, it could have said EOS 5D Mark III

 

[well_dunno]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Quick & dirty comparison for 7D, 5D Mark II, and this spotted model.

Thanks tt!

 

[awinphoto]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Pity the photographer didn't just take a snap of the camera strap - much quicker way to ID the camera. I mean, it could have said EOS 5D Mark III

You dont think canon would have been stupid enough to make it THAT easy for people to spot now do ya? ;D

 

[ers811]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

I believe this is a Canon employee being shot by another Canon employee (with a 5D mk III as well) for a controlled leak to hype up the camera. Why would Canon charter a safari outing with the public when they could just easily go on private outing?

That was my first impression, too. 6 pages of feedback in an hour, from 1 forum!

Maybe the 'Rate' button is for built-in intervalometer??? I really doubt it... but the 5D is supposed to be the artist, and the 7D the athlete, right? Seems more like something you'd have a custom menu for though, if built in.

 

[K-amps]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

6,144 × 4,096 EXIF data... if no PP, does it make a it a 25mp sensor? 1mp more than Sony/Nikon .

So is it the 5d3 or 7d2?

Must be 5D mkIII because I can't see a 7D coming out without a popup flash to control current flashes. It is quite common to change the camera model in the EXIF for pre-production models, however the images are typically down-resed to match the older model.

I may be having a senior moment here but the exif data is for the guy who shot the Canon employee - he has nothing to do with the field test, just happened to be in Africa.... ??

It is I who had the senior moment :-\. Thanks for covering Craig .

I realized the boo boo an deleted the post but by then there were 4 drafts quoted with it already... Live and learn.

 

[CowGummy]

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I predict this thread to reach 20 pages in about 24 hours...
;D ;D ;D

 

[CowGummy]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

... maybe make that 2 hours...
8)

 

[Craig Richardson]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Pity the photographer didn't just take a snap of the camera strap - much quicker way to ID the camera. I mean, it could have said EOS 5D Mark III

You dont think canon would have been stupid enough to make it THAT easy for people to spot now do ya? ;D

I don't know, they "forgot" that the 1Ds Mark III does not shoot 25.2 megapixel images (6144x4096) when they were doctoring the EXIF data!

 

[awinphoto]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

I believe this is a Canon employee being shot by another Canon employee (with a 5D mk III as well) for a controlled leak to hype up the camera. Why would Canon charter a safari outing with the public when they could just easily go on private outing?

That was my first impression, too. 6 pages of feedback in an hour, from 1 forum!

Maybe the 'Rate' button is for built-in intervalometer??? I really doubt it... but the 5D is supposed to be the artist, and the 7D the athlete, right? Seems more like something you'd have a custom menu for though, if built in.

Just a thought but when we're out taking pictures, shouldn't we be.. umm... taking pictures? Not rating pictures? I would think there's plenty of time for that after your done taking pictures on the computer... Just saying.

 

[IWLP]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Another observation I haven't seen noted in this thread:

In this image (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2mLjiVCsv3k/Tx2ZBBH9XxI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Q6ywYBm_DUM/s1600/_B3J8582.jpg), the remaining frame count appears to have moved, and it appears to me that it reads (1577). From what I know, the 5D II tops out at 999, with the frame count in another location. And the image's top LCD seems very different from what I'm used to.

Am I crazy? (Well, probably, yes, but oh, well).

FYI

 

[awinphoto]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Pity the photographer didn't just take a snap of the camera strap - much quicker way to ID the camera. I mean, it could have said EOS 5D Mark III

You dont think canon would have been stupid enough to make it THAT easy for people to spot now do ya? ;D

I don't know, they "forgot" that the 1Ds Mark III does not shoot 25.2 megapixel images (6144x4096) when they were doctoring the EXIF data!

When shooting raw, once your in the conversion software and you upscale the picture in DPP or photoshop, does the created tiff file have the original resolution or the new converted resolution?

 

[epsiloneri]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

Not related to the subject of the images but looking at the EXIF the camera is identified as a 1DS3 but the original resolution is 6,144 × 4,096. Not 1Ds3 resolution. Fishy?
http://regex.info/exif.cgi?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.canonrumors.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2FB3J.jpg

Can someone explain why the EXIF of the image of the prototype camera matters?

I think DavidRiesenberg thought it susipicious that a camera identifying itself as 1Ds3 has a non-1Ds3 original resolution. The implication being, I think, that the image might have been tampered with.

 

[ers811]

Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

I believe this is a Canon employee being shot by another Canon employee (with a 5D mk III as well) for a controlled leak to hype up the camera. Why would Canon charter a safari outing with the public when they could just easily go on private outing?

That was my first impression, too. 6 pages of feedback in an hour, from 1 forum!

Maybe the 'Rate' button is for built-in intervalometer??? I really doubt it... but the 5D is supposed to be the artist, and the 7D the athlete, right? Seems more like something you'd have a custom menu for though, if built in.

Just a thought but when we're out taking pictures, shouldn't we be.. umm... taking pictures? Not rating pictures? I would think there's plenty of time for that after your done taking pictures on the computer... Just saying.

Absolutely, I was just talking about possibly an intervalometer... aka take a pic every 10 seconds for a time-lapse. But the more I think about it, it's hard to imagine dedicating a button to that.

 

[sjaudio]

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I'm just curious as to how many people here actually bothered reading the article this post materialized from? The photographer clearly states that he (Stephen Oachs) was on a shoot in Africa when he ran across the other photographer also doing the same. That photographer identified himself as a Canon employee (Stephen is not) who was field testing two new lenses. According to said employee, the 200-400 will be release in March or April.

The camera was not discussed and Stephen didn't notice the irregularities until later. Seriously guys, before you go down the rabbit hole, at least read the original post if for no other reason than there are more photos of the new gear.