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!

Looking good!

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

$2699

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

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.

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

$2699
Is that the official price?

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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Where are the sample images?!

It is even compatiable with EF-S Lenses.

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

EF-S?

Sounds very intruiging.

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

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

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.

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....

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

According to Canon's spec sheet, it does.

Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash


Well, after looking more closely at the pics it definitely looks like another typo on Canon's website specs.

I cannot imagine how EF-S lenses will work properly on a FF. It must be a copy-paste error by DPR. And its now correct on the specs sheet on DPR.

What are the specs going to be for the 5d mkIII?

Alek Komarnits wrote:
Curious if it can auto-focus while shooting video in HD?

Galbraith says this:

Autofocus is functional both before and during recording, but as its the contrast detect type it will be slow. The lack of true tracking autofocus will limit its usefulness during capture. That said, the fact that the camera can be refocused without first stopping the capture or resorting to manual focus is a step up from no autofocus at all.

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

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

EF-S?

Sounds very intruiging.

From the DP Review page: Lens support Canon EF lens mount (not EF-S)