CMOS wrote: Can someone confirm whether the old 5D had cross-type for all points? I thought that the old 5D only had cross-type for the center AF.
Just went over the 5D white paper and Canon's web site. AF are absolutely identical between 5D and MkII, with 9 AF points (not cross type except center one). Only difference is DigicIV vs DigicII.
ulrikft wrote:
What about stop nagging at those that have different wants and needs than you do? If you want a slow, high res, great IQ camera, with no other bells and whistles, that is great. Some of us DO want things like better weather sealing and maybe a more updated AF, that doesen't make us stupid or anything else you might want to imply, it just means that we have different wants and needs. Implementing better weathersealing would not cost canon more than $10 in R&D and $5 pr camera in production cost, this is a "let us be careful not to step too much on the 1ds mark III's toes" decision, and it might prove to be a sound business decision, OR it might prove to be unwise, we don't know yet, but "move on" and acting condecending is not solving much....Show more →
Well, the new 5D Mark II must be a failure as there are no new 5d listings on the buy and sell forum since the announcement. I guess everyone is keeping their old 5D and waiting for the 5D Mark IIn
ulrikft wrote:
What about stop nagging at those that have different wants and needs than you do? If you want a slow, high res, great IQ camera, with no other bells and whistles, that is great. Some of us DO want things like better weather sealing and maybe a more updated AF, that doesen't make us stupid or anything else you might want to imply, it just means that we have different wants and needs. Implementing better weathersealing would not cost canon more than $10 in R&D and $5 pr camera in production cost, this is a "let us be careful not to step too much on the 1ds mark III's toes" decision, and it might prove to be a sound business decision, OR it might prove to be unwise, we don't know yet, but "move on" and acting condecending is not solving much....Show more →
move on...either buy it or don't. either way this thread is not going to start a national boycott or anything. its not meant to be condecending...
its just like cars...toyota..lexus...if you don't liek features in toyota..buy a lexus. just stop hating that lexus has it and toyota doesn't.
AlexTokyo wrote:
Just went over the 5D white paper and Canon's web site. AF are absolutely identical between 5D and MkII, with 9 AF points (not cross type except center one). Only difference is DigicIV vs DigicII.
Seems as though the video doesn't provide audio and while I don't see any specs on the video aside from 1920x1080 it apears to be interlaced and not progressive.
I can understand the disappointment of some folks. For me, this is the perfect camera. 3.9 is more than enough, the AF system is fine (I have a 5D mkI and I've never had a problem with it), and I rarely, if ever, shoot in bad weather. However, I absolutely love the IQ of my 5D now, and I think it's pretty clear that the 5DII is going to be a significant step up - if the 50D is any indication. And the video mode is just awesome. As an expecting father who was planning on buying a video camera, I can say that I really appreciate this feature.
Total junk camera - overdue, over priced, under spec and no pop-up flash. Why Canon couldn't have made it a 10fps, weather sealed, 30point AF and 39mp for $1500 is a total mystery. I'll probably have to buy one - I guess I could just about tollerate 21mp
badlydrawnboy wrote:
I can understand the disappointment of some folks.
Lucky you because I can't.
Honestly all these specs for such a street price? I say "super well done Canon". None of us could even dream of such an offer one year ago. We should be all p**ing in our pants of excitement. You still have the option to switch to Nikon if you're not happy and believe they offer more.
badlydrawnboy wrote:
I can understand the disappointment of some folks. For me, this is the perfect camera. 3.9 is more than enough, the AF system is fine (I have a 5D mkI and I've never had a problem with it), and I rarely, if ever, shoot in bad weather. However, I absolutely love the IQ of my 5D now, and I think it's pretty clear that the 5DII is going to be a significant step up - if the 50D is any indication. And the video mode is just awesome. As an expecting father who was planning on buying a video camera, I can say that I really appreciate this feature....Show more →
Maybe we shoot different things or simply differently than you do and have a different perspective on what the camera should have feature-wise.
Maybe we notice that Nikon isn't doling out the features or build quality on their top models, and seems to being making an effort to give their customers a good value. No Nikon hasn't matched Canon re: IQ... yet, but they are working on it.
Apparently some people have noticed these trends, Nikon is making pretty consistent gains in market share.
LAPhotoPro.com wrote:
Seems as though the video doesn't provide audio and while I don't see any specs on the video aside from 1920x1080 it apears to be interlaced and not progressive.
