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p.1 #1 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

So, here it guys! The rumours were true after all! And it paid off waking up early.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091705canon_5dmarkII.asp

Also a 24/1.4 II, like rumoured:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091704canon_ef24mm.asp

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I must, personally, say, that I’m quite disappointed with the specs. 3.9 fps, 9 focus points, and grip, for example, doesn’t look more interesting than the BG-E4 at all.

Time will tell how it’ll perform though!

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Sep 17, 2008 at 04:02 AM

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p.1 #2 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Looking good!

I was looking for a new body to build an underwater setup...this is going to be the camera.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:03 AM

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p.1 #3 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

$2699

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:06 AM

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p.1 #4 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

A little disappointed in the focus system but I'm in ...

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:07 AM

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p.1 #5 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Check out the Direct Print Button! I love it!

Only dissapointment is the AF. Why not a 19 point AF? Great job Canon, I'll be getting one for sure, especially if its at $3k.

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Sep 17, 2008 at 04:07 AM

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p.1 #6 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

So there you all are
You can stop holding your breath
21 MP
ISO to 25K whatever
You guys didnt really think Canon was going to disapoint did you??

Tim

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:08 AM

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p.1 #7 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

$2699
Is that the official price?

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:10 AM

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p.1 #8 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

http://robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-9316-9603

"The Canon EOS 5D is slated to ship towards the end of November 2008 at an expected street price of US$2699 in the U.S."

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:11 AM

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p.1 #9 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Anyone else notice it's got a built-in flash?

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:13 AM

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p.1 #10 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Megapixel rich, feature poor. No surprise, except for the HD video maybe.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:16 AM

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p.1 #11 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Mattbtn wrote:
Anyone else notice it's got a built-in flash?

There's definitely no built-in flash on this camera.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:17 AM

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p.1 #12 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Interesting that they decided to go with a new battery system. Not a deal breaker by any means, but I liked the idea of using the same batteries as a backup XXD body.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:18 AM

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p.1 #13 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

StevenPA wrote:
Mattbtn wrote:
Anyone else notice it's got a built-in flash?

There's definitely no built-in flash on this camera.

I think that was sarcasm.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:18 AM

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p.1 #14 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Where are the sample images?!

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:18 AM

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p.1 #15 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

It is even compatiable with EF-S Lenses.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:18 AM

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p.1 #16 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Hmm...according to Canon, the 5D II is compatible with all Canon EF/EF-S lenses

EF-S

?

Sounds very intruiging.

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:18 AM

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p.1 #17 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

From dpreview

Key Specifications:

* New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)
* New Full HD 1080 resolution movie recording
* 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting
* High performance DIGIC 4 providing superb image quality
* Maximum 310 large JPEG images in a single burst with a UDMA card
* 3.0” VGA (920k dots) Clear View LCD
* ISO 100-6400 (expansion from 50 up to 25,600)
* 9 AF points + 6 Assist AF points

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:19 AM

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p.1 #18 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Mattbtn wrote:
Anyone else notice it's got a built-in flash?
look again... no it doesnt

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:20 AM

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p.1 #19 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Curious if it can auto-focus while shooting video in HD?

Obviously won't be using phase detection, but seems like contrast-based AF could be used.

Update: Thanks to aero145 who points out RobG's more detailed notes (versus DPR) that does confirm that contrast-based AF can be used while shooting video.

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Sep 17, 2008 at 04:21 AM

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p.1 #20 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!

Looks like the EF & EF-S lens question will have to be answered later, as on the actual "spec" sheet by Canon it states EF only....

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:21 AM

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