Hello guys and gals,
Not everyone likes to see so many threads on this subject, so I decided making a Canon 5DII rumors thread. Those interested in this subject could easily find it and others trying to avoid it, now have a choice to bypass it
Some other 5DII rumor threads might be merged in here. Thanks for your cooperation.
guardian,
FM Mod

Good initiative to restrain all the countless rumor threads... Thanks

Now we will really feel silly if there are not any 5D replacements..........

Thats a guardian idea!

So what is new?

This is a great idea - multiple versions of the same basic thread become annoying - & frustrating when they're not clearly labeled as such.

Now can we have one thread for the various incarnations of the Canon losing market share to Nikon?!

Thanks Guardian!

Back on topic. That rumoured tech spec for the 5D replacement does look very impressive. http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_5d2_3d_7d.html

Gee Dave, you must have been working on that all day!

Thank You!!!! Hopefully this will help reduce some of the forum clutter, but will make it hard to be up on the current "My Grandma's sister's friend knows the brother of a guy who works for Canon and said..." threads.

Locked thread for reference:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/681673

12th of september. As far my dealer told me then NDA runs out and evrybody who knows anything is allowed to tell. So its just another two weeks. After half a year of rumours that will pass away easyly.

But after what happened with 50D the new 5D will not have only an overworked sensor and Digic III (what would imo make it to the camera with world leading IQ) I guess.
It will blow all competitors away and I will be happy. If I can afford that tool.



Edited by Ralph Conway on Aug 28, 2008 at 06:03 PM GMT

Ralph, I don't understand what you mean by this - are you saying that dealers will have some kind of Canon gag order lifted on Sept. 12th?


Ralph Conway wrote:
12th of september. As far my dealer told me then NDA runs out and evrybody who knows anything is allowed to tell. So its just another two weeks. After half a year of rumours that will pass away easyly.

I'm waiting like a kid before christmas

@globalkiwi:

My dealer told me, not to purchase the 5D. "Wait till 12th of september." he said. "Than NDA (non disclosure agreement) is finished and we will know everything what they show on photokina."

I cant wait for the new one. At last i will be able to get the old one for cheap.

i'm sooo eager!!! i already posted a For Sale of my 5D, i think i'll have to sell it for very cheap because everybody's selling their 5D's.

dimitris77 wrote:
I cant wait for the new one. At last i will be able to get the old one for cheap.

exactly what I thought. If the new one does not offer 300.000 shutter cycles and is priced over € 2500, I might be happy with a "new" old one, too.

Ralph

Those are some terrific specs...it'd be nice if they were true! I'm already first on the list in my area for a new body (if indeed there is one)...desperately need to get out of my 1D III's for something I can rely on (and again, here's to hoping it WOULD be something I could rely on).

Ralph Conway wrote:
But after what happened with 50D the new 5D will not have only an overworked sensor and Digic III (what would imo make it to the camera with world leading IQ) I guess.
It will blow all competitors away and I will be happy. If I can afford that tool.




Ralph, you and 'EosFun' must be close...

Edited by Jeff on Aug 28, 2008 at 09:24 AM GMT

dcmiller wrote:
Now we will really feel silly if there are not any 5D replacements..........

It's Canon that should feel silly if they don't upgrade it.

Jeff wrote:
Ralph Conway wrote:
But after what happened with 50D the new 5D will not have only an overworked sensor and Digic III (what would imo make it to the camera with world leading IQ) I guess.
It will blow all competitors away and I will be happy. If I can afford that tool.




Ralph, you and 'EosFun' must be close...

Edited by Jeff on Aug 28, 2008 at 09:24 AM GMT

Yes. Maybe 400-500 Kilometers For americans: Eosfun still lives in an different country

john660 wrote:
Those are some terrific specs...it'd be nice if they were true! I'm already first on the list in my area for a new body (if indeed there is one)...desperately need to get out of my 1D III's for something I can rely on (and again, here's to hoping it WOULD be something I could rely on).

I swore after my MK3 experience I would never be an early Canon adopter again. I just hope my current 3yr old 5D holds up awhile longer. Who knows though... All I know, is they better get this right...I personally will not tolerate another MK3.

RikWriter wrote:
dcmiller wrote:
Now we will really feel silly if there are not any 5D replacements..........

It's Canon that should feel silly if they don't upgrade it.

I created it in my mind one year ago. Its a secret. But I created it. It will be there.

apdieb wrote:
john660 wrote:
Those are some terrific specs...it'd be nice if they were true! I'm already first on the list in my area for a new body (if indeed there is one)...desperately need to get out of my 1D III's for something I can rely on (and again, here's to hoping it WOULD be something I could rely on).

I swore after my MK3 experience I would never be an early Canon adopter again. I just hope my current 3yr old 5D holds up awhile longer. Who knows though... All I know, is they better get this right...I personally will not tolerate another MK3.

I am with you. I thought about how to purchase it. Build was all I was dreaming about. (then) High Iso flashed me. But I did not need 9 FPS and the resolution was far to low, compared to D5. And of course, I did not had the money. Today I am happy about. I would always wait for a quarter and make the purchase depending from testing it for some days NOW!

Spending money is lifetime one needed to earn ... lost money or anger is lost lifetime ...
Life should be pleasure, not beeing in anger. Those people creating a camera are businessmen, not photographers. If, that desaster would never have happened.

But those businessmen gave me tools to have pleasure, too. And to earn money. So I give them a second chance. With beeing carefull, off course. I think they did not want to put us over the desk. They did not know better. If they did their job, they do know better now.

Ralph

canon upgraded the 40D due to mounting pressures from nikon's offerings. why would they not upgrade the 5D, now that nikon has thrown down the gauntlet in the form of the D700? (odd that nikon has been doing a lot of that lately...)

canon must upgrade it. the question is only, aside from the standards feature bumps(micro AF adjust, live view, etc), what will it offer in the realm of weather sealing, max ISO and MPs?