*UPDATE* The Next 5D on March 2, 2012 [CR3]

[mkrimmer]

Perhaps this is it

very small body for a 5d, isn't it?

 

[michaelrcruz]

Could this image be true???

Seems highly plausible. It looks like a combination of 7D design and 5D logo.

And the missing popup flash button suggest it is a model without inbuilt flash.

Perhaps this is it

This image actually came from a reliable source... Just can't believe he actually have one! (i mean if its indeed true)

 

[mkrimmer]

This image actually came from a reliable source... Just can't believe he actually have one! (i mean if its indeed true)

then ask him more about the details

 

[pravkp]

Have you guys seen that EOS logo/badge before?

I haven't.
I just did a quick check on canon website and what i observed was the openings pattern for the microphone in the photo is definitely different. None of the current canon bodies have such a pattern! hmm..

 

[AUGS]

Could this image be true???

Seems highly plausible. It looks like a combination of 7D design and 5D logo.

And the missing popup flash button suggest it is a model without inbuilt flash.

Perhaps this is it

Agreed. This is definitely plausible. This could be in keeping with the Kenyan prototype keeping the 7D styling/layout.
The other thing that is interesting is the 5 hole microphone port. I think all existing cameras with video have a 4 hole port. Could be wrong, but this is definitely plausible.

 

[tt]

No depth of field preview button on the front?

 

[chengpenguin]

Have you guys seen that EOS logo/badge before?

I haven't.
I just did a quick check on canon website and what i observed was the openings pattern for the microphone in the photo is definitely different. None of the current canon bodies have such a pattern! hmm..

Actually, it follows 7D's design...

 

[BennyJ]

No depth of field preview button on the front?

I'm sure it's on the other side (same as 60d for example)

 

[plam_1980]

Could this image be true???

The "Mark III" sign looks photoshopped, but all the rest... No DOF preview button, microphone, 5D tag... Maybe we have something here!!! Please, give us more info!

On a side note, the hype here is slowly passing into hysteria

 

[pravkp]

Have you guys seen that EOS logo/badge before?

I haven't.
I just did a quick check on canon website and what i observed was the openings pattern for the microphone in the photo is definitely different. None of the current canon bodies have such a pattern! hmm..

Actually, it follows 7D's design...

what i meant was the number of holes #5 versus other bodies (#4 on 7d)

 

[michaelrcruz]

Posted a new more convincing picture here:

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php/topic,3654.0.html


looks pretty real to me!

 

[Gcon]

I'm dissapointed by those holes on the front - that doesn't look to water resistant. I will probably tape them up. Also I'm dissapointed by the 5D line seemingly still not getting a built-in eyepiece cover. That really sucks. the crappy little rubber thing they give you on the neck strap is really tacky and hard to put on, and means it's easy to lose your eyepiece, and a right pain when you have to put it on and off repeatedly. Nikon D700 has had this for a long time. 3 years wait for a glorified 7D with a full frame sensor?

Quite frankly I was hoping for more - a lot more.

 

[CJRodgers]

I'm dissapointed by those holes on the front - that doesn't look to water resistant. I will probably tape them up. Also I'm dissapointed by the 5D line seemingly still not getting a built-in eyepiece cover. That really sucks. the crappy little rubber thing they give you on the neck strap is really tacky and hard to put on, and means it's easy to lose your eyepiece, and a right pain when you have to put it on and off repeatedly. Nikon D700 has had this for a long time. 3 years wait for a glorified 7D with a full frame sensor?

Quite frankly I was hoping for more - a lot more.

Do you mean the microphone holes? The 1d x has some as well, and thats meant to be waterproof. Its not too hard to seal them so they should be waterproof.

 

[Axilrod]

I'm dissapointed by those holes on the front - that doesn't look to water resistant. I will probably tape them up. Also I'm dissapointed by the 5D line seemingly still not getting a built-in eyepiece cover. That really sucks. the crappy little rubber thing they give you on the neck strap is really tacky and hard to put on, and means it's easy to lose your eyepiece, and a right pain when you have to put it on and off repeatedly. Nikon D700 has had this for a long time. 3 years wait for a glorified 7D with a full frame sensor?

Quite frankly I was hoping for more - a lot more.

Sorry you're disappointed, could you head over to Nikonrumors and stop wasting bandwidth? I dont get all these people complaining about how much they hate the camera and then sticking around to keep positing. Go and switch to Nikon already.

 

[awinphoto]

I'm dissapointed by those holes on the front - that doesn't look to water resistant. I will probably tape them up. Also I'm dissapointed by the 5D line seemingly still not getting a built-in eyepiece cover. That really sucks. the crappy little rubber thing they give you on the neck strap is really tacky and hard to put on, and means it's easy to lose your eyepiece, and a right pain when you have to put it on and off repeatedly. Nikon D700 has had this for a long time. 3 years wait for a glorified 7D with a full frame sensor?

Quite frankly I was hoping for more - a lot more.

Do you mean the microphone holes? The 1d x has some as well, and thats meant to be waterproof. Its not too hard to seal them so they should be waterproof.

Also the 7D has the holes and it's been praised for it's weathersealing...

 

[Brad Trent]

I've talked to Canon reps for the past couple of years about what the next 5-series body would be like, and they always act like they're guarding the secret to cold fusion. Getting any kind of straight answer out of them has been impossible and honestly, it kind of pissed me off. As a working pro, knowing what 'might' be in the pipeline could really help me in my business and when your own rep can't tell you anything, the frustration you begin to feel makes any kind of brand loyalty secondary. At the last Photo Expo in New York when all anybody wanted to talk about was the 1Dx launch, there were a lot of guys like me feeling extremely left out by Canon. It's not too much to say that the 1Dx, while a very nice machine, is not the ideal body for the majority of photographers out there and that doesn't have anything to do with what it costs. But Canon was so hopped up about their new toy that any questions about what the 5D mkII's replacement might be like were met with a stony wall of silence.

So without any information coming directly from Canon, like everyone else I've recently been following all the leaks about the 5D Mark III or 5Dx or whatever they plan to call the thing. Whether any of them are true or not ain't gonna really change my life since I spend most of my time with my face pressed firmly against a Hasselblad with a Leaf back, but if Canon does stick to their guns and keep the new model's pixel count at the 22MP range, it will probably be the thing to push me back to Nikon after more than 20 years of being a Canon guy. I was very happy with the first 1Ds...for what it was...but moved to the 5D Mark II for obvious reasons, even though it has a fair number of shortcomings...the focusing system being my main concern. If Canon does have a new 61 autofocus point system in the new model it will help, but for a guy like me who constantly compares the files that pop outta my Leaf back to the less-groovy versions that the Canon spits out, then the Nikon D800...with it's 36.3 MP chip...is looking better and better all the time. And I get that if you're a news guy or a sports guy the lower megapixel count on the new 1Dx is less important than the high capture rate and better ISO range. Likewise, I also fully understand that for the majority of jobs, the 5D's 22MP capture is gonna be just 'fine'. But I really could give a damn about 'fine'. All things being equal, if I compare two DSLR's capturing 14-bit images, if one is using a 22MP chip and the other has a 36.3MP chip, I'm pretty sure I know which one is gonna come out on top. I'm gonna give the D800 a test drive, and if it does what I think it is capable of, I'll sell off my small but capable collection of Canon bodies and glass and pick up similar stuff with a Nikon badge. Like I said, my loyalty to Canon has its limits, and since they seem to think that 22MP is all a guy like me needs, then I'm sorry, but I think they're wrong.

 

[tooslick2k]

I'm dissapointed by those holes on the front - that doesn't look to water resistant. I will probably tape them up. Also I'm dissapointed by the 5D line seemingly still not getting a built-in eyepiece cover. That really sucks. the crappy little rubber thing they give you on the neck strap is really tacky and hard to put on, and means it's easy to lose your eyepiece, and a right pain when you have to put it on and off repeatedly. Nikon D700 has had this for a long time. 3 years wait for a glorified 7D with a full frame sensor?

Quite frankly I was hoping for more - a lot more.

Sorry you're disappointed, could you head over to Nikonrumors and stop wasting bandwidth? I dont get all these people complaining about how much they hate the camera and then sticking around to keep positing. Go and switch to Nikon already.

+1 That is verbatim what I was thinking!

 

[silat shooters]

I think we'll see a high meg body from Canon at Photokina. I think they probably realize that the demand is there for one. So don't jump ship so quickly.

The selling of your glass and rebuying in Nikon mount, gets expensive. I'll bet Canon has something more than 36 megs in late August.

 

[Loswr]

...if I compare ... a 22MP chip and the other has a 36.3MP chip, I'm pretty sure I know which one is gonna come out on top. ... I'll sell off my small but capable collection of Canon bodies and glass and pick up similar stuff with a Nikon Nokia badge.

...because if 36 MP is better than 22 MP, then 41 MP must be even better! Plus, no more fussing about with all those heavy, expensive lenses, and you still get to use Zeiss glass...

 

[Kernuak]

Could this image be true???

Seems highly plausible. It looks like a combination of 7D design and 5D logo.

And the missing popup flash button suggest it is a model without inbuilt flash.

Perhaps this is it

Agreed. This is definitely plausible. This could be in keeping with the Kenyan prototype keeping the 7D styling/layout.
The other thing that is interesting is the 5 hole microphone port. I think all existing cameras with video have a 4 hole port. Could be wrong, but this is definitely plausible.

There's going to be 7 on the 7D MkII, they might have problems with the 70D though, especially with the weather sealing . As for the 650D, it's going to look like someone took a shotgun to it.