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Archive 2008 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

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p.3 #1 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I'm still waiting for the 3D.

Sep 19, 2008 at 02:24 AM

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p.3 #2 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Yup. I'm upgrading after 3 years--IF the high ISO performance is improved over the 5d's. That's what made me go for the 5D in the first place. Also, for my client work, having a good quality video capability for very short clips is icing on the cake. One less device to haul and upgrade. But if the IQ is equal or less I'll buy a second used 5D for a song and wait another generation!

Sep 19, 2008 at 02:31 AM

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p.3 #3 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I'm definitely not going to sell my 5D to pick up a mark II. If I was to upgrade I'd switch camps and pick up a D3.

Sep 19, 2008 at 04:03 AM

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p.3 #4 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Beni wrote:
I wanted to see if the megapixels were enough to make people upgrade given that the rest of the camera save a few tweaks is exactly the same as the old one.

Although I describe the mkII as an evolutionary upgrade, it isn't exactly just megapixels and a few tweaks. You may or may not have a use for the new features, but all the little changes make for quite a new camera (IMHO). The real question for me will be if these new features will add up to a significant improvement in my work (hobby). ISO performance is the big stick here, if the AF system is unchanged. But I see LF and the ability to shoot short HD movies as sufficiently interesting as well (amongst others).

It will boil down to price and other Canon developments.

The more I think about it though, the harder the 6 month wait I've imposed on myself will be!

Ruy

Sep 19, 2008 at 04:59 AM

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p.3 #5 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Update, I've just checked my main retailer and the release price will be € 2350,-

Assuming that it has the normal Canon new release premium (see 50D at first pre-release € 1350,- now € 1175,- compared to a € 745,- 40D and € 1499,- 5D) I think chances are pretty good that it will drop to under € 2k within 6 months, especially with cash back.

Under 2k I will start to sweat

Pricing might also hint at another intermediary body though, like a "3D" with more 1Dxxx features (especially AF).

If the high ISO is good and the IQ better than the original 5D I think Canon will score a big hit with this one.

(let me check my funds again...no never again I pre-order Canon gear! No repeat 100 times my 5D still serves me as well as before the MkII

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Sep 19, 2008 at 07:49 AM

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p.3 #6 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

rhorta wrote:
hint at another intermediary body though, like a "3D" with more 1Dxxx features (especially AF).

If the high ISO is good and the IQ better than the original 5D I think Canon will score a big hit with this one.

I agree, ut they won't be selling them primarily to current 5D owners. They will sell a ton of them to Rebel XTi owners.

I'm quite confident they have something better planned for us 5D owners. We should know in about 5 days.

Sep 19, 2008 at 08:05 AM

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p.3 #7 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I don't mind the autofocus, since I am more in portraits and landscape, but I care about pixels... Important when you crop stuffs.... The Iso, not bad, but will see if usable... At first, I was pissed off by the video..... But I have seen the samples taken with the 85mm at 1.2 and I must say it gave me some ideas...... Too bad it is not waterproof, but at least, they have made some corrections.... So for now, I am satisfy with the II.. Am I upgrading right away ? Don't know yet... Waiting for comments and samples taken by the users, since I am fully satisfy of the 5D... But now, I have a reason to upg my 5D when the time will come.......

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:06 PM


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