5D Mark II
I’ve just received insider information from Canon.
Someone I know, who had to make a video clip for a well known music star in Switzerland, spoke to a higher-up from Canon.They told him that the release of the 5D Mark II was actually not planned for October but rather for Sping 2009.
But since Nikon released a video DSLR (D90) they were forced to also release one.
Originally full manual control was planned but they couldn’t finish it by the time of the release.
This of course explaines also the low suply from Canon.Well if this is true we have a good chance to see a firmware update soon.
From: FixMy5D
This goes with our information that a firmware update is coming for the 5D Mark II in April. I think the first week is a bit early, but I do believe it's coming.
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Yeah, I don’t get why anyone thinks manual video control is anything more than utterly the most trivial of programming jobs and how ridiculously easily and surely it could be tested and certified as working. Heck, pop on a Nikon lens and it handles that fine even without a new code.
If this gave canon even the slightest trouble they would be the most incompetent software engineering team in the entire world, with no exaggeration. How in the world could they have done the rest of the firmware, if this little, trivial thing was so tricky and so prone to needing massive bug testing and quality assurance. LOL.
btw, looks like I see some nikon glass in my future.
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Everyone acts like this is some ” OH MY GOD THE DIFFICULTY CANON MUST GO THROUGH TO SWITCH ON MANUAL CONTROL”
It’s pathetic….Canon knew what they were doing before they committed to doing it. In this case NOT doing the right thing was their choice.
Funny how Panasonic is doing what Canon can’t. ( full manual controls in video )
“”Dave Etchells talks to Chris Rice from Panasonic about the newly announced GH1 micro four thirds digital SLR. It captures video at 1080p/24fps and 720p/60fps while haveing the option to have full manual controls as you shoot.””
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beHVnyvF0fI
I could see Canon releasing manual control firmware. You could also argue that Canon should have put video recording in the 40D, 50D, etc. So why didn’t they? People are doing it with custom firmware already. If Canon gives you all the features at once, then what are they going to use as selling points with their next camera update?
You’re right Hank, Canon isn’t stupid. This is why they are “watering-down” the features and capabilities of some of their cameras. They may however be forced to add a manual feature like Panasonics camera has, just to stay in the competitive circle.