Slow
Times are pretty slow for Canon info at the moment. All the attention appears to be focused on what Nikon is about to do.
Nikon D5000
Apparently it will have an articulating screen, use the D300/D90 12mp sensor and have a new type of on camera flash. You should be able to bounce it. There's no word on whether or not the camera will have movie mode.
D400?
Not this time around.
D4
Nope.
I was eager to see if they'd launch a medium format system or a digital rangefinder with an F mount as has been rumored in the past. Not the year for that stuff I suppose.
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Ritz Camera Bankruptcy
Apparently Ritz Camera Interactive (The Web Site) is a different company than Ritz Camera (The retail stores). The web site is not part of the bankruptcy proceedings.
More at [PB]
The day Ritz filed for bankruptcy they approved my affiliate application. I found that kind of funny. Now I know the companies are different and will go ahead and use their affiliate program. There are a lot of Ritz fans out there! They also seem to get new stuff before a lot of other places.
5D Mark II Availability
If you're Canadian, I know where you can get a new 5D Mark II body in Ontario. There doesn't seem to be many around. Email me if you want the info, I get no commission on this one.
Buying through CR
Thanks to everyone that uses the links to buy stuff through Canon Rumors affiliates. It's generating a decent income. I promise you I'm not going to horde all the money generated, some is going to be going back to the community. Stay tuned for a contest coming up for a lovely piece of Canon equipment.
Canon USA is a NY Yankees Fan
………. now if only some of their cameras used steroids! There'd be a lot of happy campers!
Canon Rumors is Hiring
I'm looking for a technically inclined person to write tech articles about camera technology. I would require one article per calendar month. The articles could be predictive or factual, that would be up to the writer. The right person would have to be able to write something that would have me confused within 3 paragraphs, then I know it's good.
Got what it takes?
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canon: update the 50 1.4 and the 35 2.0, and take sales back from sigma.
pleez.
I don’t agree with the Canon having better high ISO IQ. Have you looked at DXO Mark? Canon used to blow Nikon out of the water in that area, but times have changed.
I don’t care too much about any “articulating screen”. What am I going to do with it? I have been playing with my new 5D-II for more than a month. Totally LOVE IT! Don’t read too much into DXOmark site’s rating. It is very misleading. Comparing my D700 and 5D-II, I will definitely rank 5D-II on top of the D700. The benefit of 21MP over 12MP is dramatic. Full Frame + ~21Mp (don’t increase it) is a perfect spot. Improve the ISO noise will be a good thing to do. But for now I am happy as it is.
The only thing piss me off is that I cannot buy an extra LP-E6 battery. No one has any stock for it! I do not know what are the morons in Canon Sales are thinking? Forcing users to buy the battery grip instead?
Finally a contest that I’ll be eligible to enter! :D
Looked over images at DPR and also compared to my own. It’s somewhat subjective, and yes Canon once had a much bigger edge.