they show the new battery grip (meet the new boss, same as the old boss...) but then they also show a DIFFERENT grip mounted, that says "wireless file transmitter."
I assume that means the transmitter is built into this second grip. I guess that's a good thing if you intend to buy the transmitter right away. It kind of sucks if you want to buy a grip now, and maybe buy a transmitter later.
Well, it's a small point, and I guess that's what Ebay / FM sales is for.
I wonder how far that transmitter can go, and if it needs a clear line-of-sight?
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Another thought: How cool would it be if that transmitter could also be used as a flash trigger?
-And as long as I'm dreaming - too bad it doesn't say "transceiver." How friggin' cool would it be if you could also control the camera from your laptop without any extra on-camera hardware?
If it did that, Canon would definitely have my attention.
digitalbug30d wrote:
still think its a 7d
16.7MP FF
new sensor tech 50d,5dmk2
5-7 fps
3 inch display,920k
98 percent VF
live view
digic 4
no video
2200.00 body
Canon would have done it the other way round if true, lower spec camera now and higher spec camera just before photokina. Sorry you've seen their entire announcements related to lenses and DSLR's now - 50D, 5D II, 24L II
jamato8 wrote:
For some of the events in my visual anthropology I would love the video for shorts. I don't understand though about the 4gb. What is the maximum storage for the camera?
Wiki:
he maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 "null" byte (232−1 bytes). Video applications, large databases, and some other software easily exceed this limit.
PetKal wrote:
I believe the 5DII will have the 40/50D AF system type (+aux AF points) which is an improvement over 5D I.
No, it's very clearly stated:
"Somewhat surprisingly, Canon has not adopted the 40D/50D's AF system which, on paper, is superior, given that all nine of its AF points are cross-type."
- The same shutter, mirror and most everything else you find inside the mirror box
- Shutter lag remains almost identical, at a Canon-specified 73ms
- The same AF as 5D, they didn't even use the new AF from 50D
- maximum frame rate is 3.9 fps and the buffer is 14 RAW frames
I'm glad at least they used the new LCD!
since people were saying digic4 should deliver 21MP at just about 5fps and taking the above maybe the fps are mechanically limited by using the old shutter and mirror?!?!
i would like to think they didn purposefully cripple the fps by re-using the old mechanical parts!
they could've at least improved the blackout and stuff... after three years.
skibum5 wrote:
since people were saying digic4 should deliver 21MP at just about 5fps and taking the above maybe the fps are mechanically limited by using the old shutter and mirror?!?!
i would like to think they didn purposefully cripple the fps by re-using the old mechanical parts!
they could've at least improved the blackout and stuff... after three years.
Canon has notoriously crippled their cameras to protect their more expensive models, usually through firmware.
skibum5 wrote:
wow I seriosuly hope that is a typo and they didnt hold even the sensor back for the 1dsmkiv.
if they held back gapless microlenses and coupled that with exact same AF as 5D and 4fps, after three years? and still won't have it out until as late as late novemember?
Let's hope this is a mistake. It's almost impossible to believe.
ajkessler wrote:
The non-gapless sensor would be a joke, unless they're just using the same sensor as the 1ds3 as I suspected earlier...
If it's indeed a new sensor, and not just a firmware update, wouldn't 1ds3 users be clamoring for a sensor swap?
if after three years we waited and the only thing upgraded is the sensor and even that is reused from over a year ago... wow they still dont get it.
at leat they could've not held back on the sensor from us.
i hope that is just some mistake.
"Somewhat surprisingly, Canon has not adopted the 40D/50D's AF system which, on paper, is superior, given that all nine of its AF points are cross-type."
I don't know what you are reading. However, the specs on Canon Web Site says "9 AF sensors (cross type)"
coolyota wrote:
Wiki:
he maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 "null" byte (232−1 bytes). Video applications, large databases, and some other software easily exceed this limit.
Fred Miranda wrote:
• Compatible with over 60 Canon EF/EF-S lenses and most EOS System accessories.
I'm pretty sure this is a typo on Canon's part. If you look at pictures of the camera there's no white square on the mount of the camera for EF-S lenses.
skibum5 wrote:
if after three years we waited and the only thing upgraded is the sensor and even that is reused from over a year ago... wow they still dont get it.
at leat they could've not held back on the sensor from us.
i hope that is just some mistake.
How is putting the sensor from an $8000 camera into the body of a $2700 camera holding back from us?
Looks like a landscape/commercial cam to me... 21MP is overkill for weddings and every day usage. It remains slow (FPS) and it seems the AF from the 40D/50D has found its way into the 5D2. So sports and wildlife shooting is out of the question also. Not as allround as I would like it to be. I think I will stick with my 1Ds3
