1D Mark IV Delivery?
I've received a couple emails that state Canon will begin shipping Mark IV's mid next week. I have nothing 100% confirmed.
EOS 60D
Lots of 60D questions. I haven't received any super solid information.
Some things that have popped up over the last month or so. I [CR1] all of this.
1) 60D will be launched in the Spring 2010 and shipping before summer
2) Upgraded 15.1mp sensor
3) 720P video at 24, 25, 30 & 60 fps (No 1080p mode)
4) Same AF system as the 50D with some AI tweaks.
5) 6.3fps remains.
As I said, not much is too solid at this point.
Lenses
I've had a lot of emails saying how happy people would be if a 600 f/4 DO actually gets made. If they correct the low contrast shown in the 400 DO, we could have a big winner.
I did receive an email saying we'd see 2 new fisheyes launched in 2010. One for APS-C and one to replace the 15mm fisheye.
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*”Diffraction takes over QUICKLY any increase in pixels in an APS-C sensor when shooting landscapes.”
It does especially when indiscriminately using wrong (too small) apertures without properly applying rules of hyperfocusing. I have seen it many time, too many to mention, when people would step down to f/16 or higher, focus at infinity (or beyond when possible…) and complain about the results. It’s just a question of how to properly use the tool within its limitations rather than complain about the limitations and using it incorrectly.
*”Using your reasoning on noise and pixel size cancellation, we want a 40 megapixel APS-C sensor to get rid of our noise….”
Strawman argument, I have never said such thing. I said that extra pixels can off set the noise (to some degree) I never said that they could be increased beyond a reasonable limit.
*”What lenses in the Canon lineup are able to resolve 18 megapixels on an APS-C sensor?”
Quite a lot of L-lenses.
*”I want an all around camera (not a specialist tool), so that means ISO 1600 performance that is like my 40D at 400. It means 12 megapixels, if that is the drop it takes from the 7D to give me that level of ISO performance. It means smarter focusing and automatic exposure.”
Good on ya, you know what you want and I hope you will find the camera that you want. On the other hand quite a lot of people are not interested in low-light performance and prefer high pixel count. I do not follow your argument how better high ISO performance is supposed to improve focusing.
*”If more megapixels are the answer…. why did the G11 drop back dramatically? Because Canon knew it would improve noise performance AND dynamic range.”
Megapixels are not THE answer and I never said they are, I have simply stated megapixels are not the ultimate evil that people make it out to be. Pixels on the G10 sensor were much more densely packed than they are on the APS-C sensors so the drop in that case made perfect sense.
*”Why not offer the same camera in high and low density sensors? That could please a wider audience”
I totally agree with that sentiment I have previously expressed it myself, I would like to see a camera line offering two almost identical cameras but with different sensors targeting distinctive markets.
yeah, if it keeps up the 400 f/5.6 L tradition of being [relatively] small, light, and cheap, but with sweet optics
and a lot cheaper
A 600/5.6 L IS would be about the same price and weight as an updated 300/2.8. Look at the price of the updated Nikon 300/2.8. A 600/5.6 will not come cheap ! None of the updated super teles will. Unfortunately.
beats the $8000 on the 600mm 4.0