I think this could be the real one too... no popup flash... it's a little more sleek in design... and is very much a merge between a 20D and 1DMrkII... I just don't quite get the 3 fps... it's frustrating really... argh.. if it could have 5 fps... I would jump on it.... otherwise, it's quite useless for event and wildlife photogs.... maybe fashion shooters, some product photographers?
I'm not sure I'd go up from the 20D for this... then again... I do need to get a 2nd body...
Vadim Chiline wrote:
I think this could be the real one too... no popup flash... it's a little more sleek in design... and is very much a merge between a 20D and 1DMrkII... I just don't quite get the 3 fps... it's frustrating really... argh.. if it could have 5 fps... I would jump on it.... otherwise, it's quite useless for event and wildlife photogs.... maybe fashion shooters, some product photographers?
I'm not sure I'd go up from the 20D for this... then again... I do need to get a 2nd body...
I find this an amusing statement. Back in the days of the might Nikon F2 and Canon F-1, 3fps was the max (except for the Canon Pellicle). Yet, many great sports and event shots came out of that era...so it can't be said that a 3fps camera is "useless" for sports and events.
The sheet says 9 Selectable AF points and 6 invisible AF assist points. Sounds like new technology. It also has interchangeable focusing screens, new grip and new flash.
cineski wrote:
A 1/200th flash sync? What?!? Why is it Nikon can go to 1/500th on certain models (including the upcoming D200)?
It's the same reason that the 1D can do 1/500 and the Mark II can't. CMOS sensors cannot be switched on and off and thus require a mechanical shutter to control the exposure. Thus, the sync speed is limited by the fastest speed that the shutter curtains can travel.
On CCD cameras, like the 1D and most Nikons (D1*, D70, but NOT the D2H), the exposure is controlled via electronic CCD timing, although a mechanical shutter is still retained for protection and bulb mode. Thus, even at fast shutter speeds, the whole frame is exposed at once, allowing a much higher sync. (If you use the PC port I'm told you can sync a 1D right up to 1/8000, but of course the flash duration is usually longer than that.)
Alex53 wrote:
with an external flash you can shoot faster than the flash sync (albeit at the expense of some power),and this camera has no built in flash
External flash has absolutely nothing to do with max sync speed. You're thinking of high-speed sync, or as Canon calls it focal-plane flash mode, which pulses the flash many times a second for a longer duration in order to ensure that the whole frame is covered by the flash exposure as the shutter curtains move.
Edited by Shivatron on Aug 09, 2005 at 11:17 AM GMT
"A 1/200th flash sync? What?!? Why is it Nikon can go to 1/500th on certain models (including the upcoming D200)?"
This was explained well in another thread - basically, CCDs can comtrol exposure without the shutter. For example, the new top of the line D2x only has a 1/250 and has a CMOS chip.
I will note, I'm getting the feeling something ate quite right with the PDF file...
primero: for those who haven't noticed, the linked page also contains a english version of the text.
segundo: This picture looks awfully fake. After a glimpse I could literally see the pictures from which this was made of. This is a (IMO not very well done) merge of a 20D and a 1V pic.
tercero: The spec-sheet also looks quite fake to me, apart of the grey boxes...
cuarto: The guy who made those specs definitely got too much spare time!
quinto: Why do you complain about 3 fps It's a full frame! There must be something left for the 1Ds MK III.
sexto: The 1D MK II N is a hoax as is the whole rest....
septimo: If this was true, it would be my dream camera. And would finally get me on the digital side...
octavo: Amen
Edited by Philippe Arnez on Aug 09, 2005 at 06:20 PM GMT
Thanks for all that great info, but I'd still expect a 1/250th sync. I have cameras with both and I've been suprised at how often that extra 50th in the speed solidifies images from motion blur.
Antony wrote:
They also mention the 430EX flash - presumably an upgrade to the 420EX with the white balance control of the 580EX
seems strange to me that canon would name a new flash the 430ex......given the fact that there used to be a 430ez flash....i would think they wouldn't reuse the 430 given the amount of confusion that would cause....
Schlotkins wrote:
I will note, I'm getting the feeling something ate quite right with the PDF file...
Maybe it's the fact that if you look at the PDF info, it says:
Title: Slide 1
Author: Jim Bowes
Subject: version 0.2
Keywords: D92 DVD recorder
and
Application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0 para PowerPoint
My two cents: The specs might be right, but the PDF is fake. I think that the front view picture could be real, as well, but I think the picture of the back is faked. We'll have to wait and see...
