fraga wrote:
II saw somewhere that the 1ds series would be merged with the 1d series, into a single series 1 professional body. If I remember correctly, it was from an official canon representative.
So, it will be AT LEAST 16.7 MP, most probably more.
It will have the speed of the 1DM2N, since canon rules the sports scene and they don't want to lose that (lot's of free publicity at sports events with all of those white lenses ).
So this means that the new 1 series will be AT LEAST as expensive as the current 1DsM2, again probably more.
That puts it completely out of my budget, and since the current 1DM2N has an excellent AF, weather sealing and provides the ability to use the 100-400 with a 1.4xTC and retain AF, I will probably get it while it's still on sale....Show more →
One of the two execs who predicted a 24x36mm, 8fps "next generation" body also said it would be priced below $5000. Unfortunately, I can't locate that particular interview on the Internet anymore, but I did read it.
If all they do at 16mp is increase fps (presumably with the DIGIC III), I certainly expect they will place it at the $4500-$5000 price point. I suspect that is why they merely "refreshed" the 1D MkII at the point that it should have been replaced....because the DIGIC III would not have been ready then.
I'm sure Canon intends to continue to have a professional camera at the $5000 price point (or else Nikon will have it to themselves). They may or may not have a super camera at the $8000 point, but I seriously doubt they will abandon the $5000 point.
The most logical step for Canon is to introduce weathersealing to 30d so it can compete with the Nikon D200.
If they did this I would buy it instantly.
Danny, can you tell me what type of photography you do that you requre weather sealing? How does the current 30D limit you? I think a lot of us get hung up on this weather sealing hype and think our existing cameras without it will melt in a little bit of rain.
Chez - if you backpack and take photos you want the most resiliant body you can get. Stream crossings are my biggest paranoia. Even if it offers a minor improvement then it gives you a little more confidence as you move from rock to rock.
Also I'd prefer to get all the sealing I can get in a humid environment.
Weathersealing doesn't help much when you can walk back to the car - or inside a building, but it does help when you are on the trail for a several day stretch. I don't mind taking mine out in the rain for a short period, but I am concerned when everythng I have with me is starting to get damp.
I do backpacking in the mountains and this is why I wan't weathersealing in a not to heavy camera body.
I Have a rebel XT and this summer I experienced a tiny small insect beneath the LCD glass. And in this case too it would have been nice to have a sealed body.
Chez - if you backpack and take photos you want the most resiliant body you can get. Stream crossings are my biggest paranoia. Even if it offers a minor improvement then it gives you a little more confidence as you move from rock to rock.
Richie, the weather sealing will not help you if you dunk your camera into the stream. It is not water proof. I use a Pentax 6x7 camera for my landscape work and I hike throughout the Rockies in some very challenging and changing weather and I have not once had a problem with my gear. Yes, weather sealing does reduce dust and moisture from entering your camera...but it will not totally eliminate it, certainly not if you drop your camera into a stream.
Chez- It will also be in something of a waterproof bag, though it's difficult short of s full dry bag to keep things dry. Basically, from experience, a little water would get in should I take a significant jump. It's more a confidence thing, and something to deal with prolonged wet and very damp conditions. Bascially everything you own will get 'damp' after a fgew days backpacking in concerted rain.
mark70x70 wrote:
1 DS MarkIII 22M, and I'm buying it, unless I go for that 39M Phase 1 back, already been out. But then again, maybe the 60M Phase 2 will be out!
Mark
Check out the P30 back, it costs about 40% less than the P45 and has 31 mp's. Saw one in action the other day at a studio shoot and it was sweet. Worked fast and perfectly.
Interesting article though I can't imagine this sensor cleaning technology, ie another plane in front of the image sensor really being that important to a pro, ie anything that is not absolutely required in the light path between sensor and glass is a bad thing, especially considering the pride we take in our equipment and the fact that 90% of the time we are post processing our images afterwards so the odd dust blemish is easier to remove. This sensor cleaning technology, at least on the 400D seems purely oriented to consumers who won't, don't know how to, keep their sensors clean!
Alistair101 wrote:
Interesting article though I can't imagine this sensor cleaning technology, ie another plane in front of the image sensor really being that important to a pro, ie anything that is not absolutely required in the light path between sensor and glass is a bad thing, especially considering the pride we take in our equipment and the fact that 90% of the time we are post processing our images afterwards so the odd dust blemish is easier to remove. This sensor cleaning technology, at least on the 400D seems purely oriented to consumers who won't, don't know how to, keep their sensors clean!
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