DynoMoHum wrote:
Maybe he would... but I did not pick my screen name in an effort to please Frank, even if you could please a dead man. However I suspect he really wouldn't give a #### about my screen name.
Before I decide, is this you being "friendly" or is it what it would appear?
From the 2006 year end financial report of Canon...
"Within the camera segment, strong demand for digital SLR cameras has fueled continued growth with particularly strong sales for the advanced-amateur-model EOS 30D, launched in the first half of 2006, and the EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi, launched in the second half. This, in turn, led to expanded sales of interchangeable lenses for SLR cameras."
I saw no mention of the high end pro DSLR market in that report.. I wonder just how big a impact the high end has on the bottom dollar (yen) of Canon over all... I suppose they use the high end as a sort of marketing/promotion for their lower end DSLR and/or lens market... but I also wonder... If Canon really is all that happy with their 2006 30D sales, do they really have a replacement in the wings, and/or would they try to squeak out even more profits from the aging(in many peoples minds) 30D?
I believe AF also works off of a mirror behind the main mirror... if/when the mirror is locked up, don't you also loose the ability to focus? In astrophotography, this is probably a non-issue, since you presumably are focusing at a fixed distance and do not need to change focus... For normal photography, surely you need the ability to adjust focus...
timbop wrote:
I can see that working during long exposures like astrophotography. I don't know how it works specifically but it sounds like a live preview of the actual exposure being taken. You hit the shutter release and the mirror flips and the 1st curtain opens. But what about during framing of the shot during normal daylight? If the shutter and 1st curtain are open already how do you set exposure? What happens when you hit the shutter? Does the 1st curtain close and then reopen followed by the 2nd curtain? What happens if you want to take a burst of 5 or 10 frames? Are they really going to monkey with something like this on their high end camera?...Show more →
Friendly enough... That is my comments were very likely just as friendly as I took your original comment to be. Then if you take FZ's brand of humor into account... Yeah, my comments are most definitely to be taken as friendly.
jamesf99 wrote:
Before I decide, is this you being "friendly" or is it what it would appear?
dcmiller wrote:
The solution will be more elegant than that. I'm confident it will have an optical TTL viewfinder, beyond that I have no idea. The SLR part doesn't matter. The TTL does.
I would suspect that the live view would normally be off, but by pressing a button, the mirror would flip up and allow live viewing on the rear LCD.
I wonder if this feature would be applied in conjunction with what I had heard about a year ago - that Canon was working on a way of operating a sensor with only 1 of 4 pixels activated. Such a mode would give ample resolution for a 3 inch LCD screen, but would keep heat and power consumption down to a minimum while using live preview.
Live view would be useful for those "hold the camera over the head and pray" kind of shots.
Juan55 wrote:
According to the belgium site, which owner has also anticipated with precision about the 30D, 350D and 400D before official anounced, and he always was right about the specs ...:
* 10.1 MP CMOS sensor
* 5fps, 30 JPEG image burst
* Integrated Cleaning System
* 2.5 Inch LCD with 230K pixels and 160º viewing angle
* Picture Style image processing
* Spot metering & 9-point AF
* DIGIC II processor with 0.2 sec start up
* Digital Photo Professional software
* Magnesium alloy body
* Compatible with all EF/EF-S lenses and EX Speedlite flashes
* Including powerpack and accessories * English or German manual
* Connectivity...Show more →
I've seen these specs. for the last few days and don't believe the DIGIC II processor. I believe it has to be DIGIC III! The other specs. seem very believable.
Hope we get a 1 series, too. Or something even better? Dare to dream. I still believe Canon has something phenomenal coming, which could explain the extremely strict control over leaks. Maybe not at PMA, but this year anyway.
JohnnyGCanon wrote:
I've seen these specs. for the last few days and don't believe the DIGIC II processor. I believe it has to be DIGIC III! The other specs. seem very believable.
Wow, a magnesium XTi with 5 fps and spot metering. How thrilling. That would make the 5D look more exciting anyway.
Juan55 wrote:
According to the belgium site, which owner has also anticipated with precision about the 30D, 350D and 400D before official anounced, and he always was right about the specs ...:
* 10.1 MP CMOS sensor
* 5fps, 30 JPEG image burst
* Integrated Cleaning System
* 2.5 Inch LCD with 230K pixels and 160º viewing angle
* Picture Style image processing
* Spot metering & 9-point AF
* DIGIC II processor with 0.2 sec start up
* Digital Photo Professional software
* Magnesium alloy body
* Compatible with all EF/EF-S lenses and EX Speedlite flashes
* Including powerpack and accessories * English or German manual
* Connectivity...Show more →
Digic II? still? hmpf ... how uninspiring ... and still behind the D200. Thats the smallest possible 'upgrade' ... disapointing.
? Dare to dream. I still believe Canon has something phenomenal coming, which could explain the extremely strict control over leaks. Maybe not at PMA, but this year anyway.