August 26
It appears the Kamerabild.se article may have been from 2008. This is why you should clearly date stuff.
D3X vs 1Ds Mark III
A review site I just bumped into put the 2 $$$ beasts up against each other.
http://www.h2hreviews.com/article/Head-2-Head-Review-Nikon-D3x-vs-Canon-EOS-1Ds-Mark-III.html
A Direct Quote
“With all that out of the way, here's our comparison: the Canon 1Ds Mark III beat the Nikon D3X in most measures of image quality – detail, color accuracy, noise and dynamic range. Usually not by much, but with convincing consistency. The Nikon, however, has much better autofocus and mechanics. The D3x’s ability to focus via the Live View data stream is a significant distinction, depending on how problematic heat buildup is. The comparison of Nikon and Canon user interfaces is subjective in the end. We like Nikon's variations in controls.”
The review is from June and I just read it today.
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26 August, the new Canon Eos
2008-08-05 20:06 2008-08-05 20:06
We have already received an invitation from Canon to a display on 22 september. Now we have a new call.
The news will appear on 26 August is quite clear. If Canon will also demonstrate new products, 22 september, we do not know.
While serving on 26 August will start at 9.00 in Stockholm, but probably is the news released an hour earlier. We are obviously in place to report and make web-TV.
G11 : I doubt it will be snap-fast.
Another problem is the 77% coverage viewfinder. It reminds me of my Polaroid 600.
that’s gotta be the funniest comment I’ve seen on this site
Aside from Canon having nothing but ancient HDV, not even full 1920x1080p just 1440x1080i (even 720p is better than that), in their entire prosumer line, Sony, JVC and Panasonic offer a huge variety of full HD solid state pro options, from P2, AVCHD, HDcam, XDcam HD, and now even Apple QuickTime format!
The only pro-oriented HD camera Canon sells is the 5D2. Who in theier right mind would be buying an XL or GH series camcorder in the last year? It’s been outdated for some time. I hear Canon brought their video engineers over to DSLR dept, sounds like that is their focus now, and it’s a better option than playing catch up in the slow camcorder market imo.
I can imagine what Canon could do turning their pro video engineers loose on the 1Ds4:
4K & 2K output,
1080 60p recording,
dual mini XLR inputs with manual level control,
full HDMI output,
external hard drive recording output,
timestamping,
transferable custom settings,
rotating shoe mounted 5.6 inch LED display powered by camera batteries,
and some new video oriented (XL-ish) zooms
Probably bump the price to $9499 but the film/indie/pro video market would eat it up.