the moon's phase changed in the US teaser again I think. And you can certainly see where they blacked out the info on the lens as well as that big block on the bottom of the body.
We'll know everything there is to know by the end of thursday 18th. If not from an 'official' official announcement, but maybe from an 'unofficial' official announcement - eg canon spain or china.
haydad wrote:
Isn't Nikon supposed to announce the D3x using same Sony CMOS sensor as the A900?
Unlikely... Being a 12bit sensor, it most likely doesn't have the recovery capabilities in high ISO as the equivalent 14bit sensors... Changing a 12 bit to 14 bit layout is a big enough step to require a redesign of the sensor itself, so it won't be the same one.
For Nikon, the step back to 12bit would be a step backwards regardless of resolution.
Kagetsu wrote:
Unlikely... Being a 12bit sensor, it most likely doesn't have the recovery capabilities in high ISO as the equivalent 14bit sensors... Changing a 12 bit to 14 bit layout is a big enough step to require a redesign of the sensor itself, so it won't be the same one.
For Nikon, the step back to 12bit would be a step backwards regardless of resolution.
Since the entire DR capturable by all known DSLR sensors fits into 12 bits easily, I doubt that adding 2 bits would add any sort of "recovery" ability.
Why over-priced? Capitalism told us there is a market, there is demand and there is supply. Price is made in that market. You don't have to buy it if you think it's overpriced! IMO the grip got perfectly well pricing and BTW it gives lots of EOSfun. Overpriced? I don't buy it
Anyway, to the one who speculated on an ini-mini-tini-wini grip: the price of the grip will be proportionate to the size of it ...
jvarszegi wrote:
Since the entire DR capturable by all known DSLR sensors fits into 12 bits easily, I doubt that adding 2 bits would add any sort of "recovery" ability.
That's true... However, 14bit increases the 'steps' four fold (there are three extra values inbetween each value in 12bit). What potentially means is, especially at higher ISO, more graduation that can be brought out in both highlights and underexposed areas. EDIT: Also, just to say, there's nothing wrong with 12bit, but Canon and Nikon won't likely backtrack, especially since their new processors are developed for 14bit imagery, and unlikely to be backwards compatible with 12bit.
We don't even kow the 5D is being replaced. The camera could be a 3D. Then we can all be happy. Well, most of us.
It is kinda wierd to do a big unveiling of an MKII version of a camera. Ta Da..........looks almost exactly like the old version!!
. The blocked out area below the 'new 5D' is most likely nothing more than a placeholder for some marketing text. Something like 'If you don't spend all your hard earned cash on this camera you're a scumbag'.
Here is my spend on the announcement date. I'm guessing September 15, 2008.
I base my prediction on Canon's advertisement utilizing the moon's light to reveal the new camera. 9-15-08 is a Full Moon and 9-16-08 is a National Holiday in Japan celebrating the Autumn Moon.
My guess it will be announced on 9-15-08 prior to the Autmn Moon celebration.
Then have EOSfun 
