PierreB wrote:
Let's just hope the 7D isn't the only new body announced on 1st Sept
If I was Canon I would have been flooding the market with 7D "leaks" and mis-information in an attempt to mask any information that escapes about a 1DIV
Lezloid wrote:
If I was Canon I would have been flooding the market with 7D "leaks" and mis-information in an attempt to mask any information that escapes about a 1DIV
Tom_W wrote:
That would be an excellent feature. No need to remove the camera from the eye - just switch to live view/video mode and keep shooting. It's much more stable having the camera up to the eye when handholding.
I hadn't noticed the benefit that would accrue from this for shooting video with the camera up to the eye for stability. They could just put an OLED on the top back surface of the prism and turn it on when the mirror has blocked out the optical image - no new moving parts needed...
n0b0 wrote:
I can see the 15-85 replacing the 17-85 but I'm still stumped by that 18-135mm. Just doesn't make sense to me when the 18-200 is only one year old.
Actually makes decent sense. It'll be priced at double the 18-55 which would make it half the 18-200. Fills a yawning gap for those wanting better range and IQ than the 18-55 but without breaking the bank. Its a popular Nikon lens.
Well, it appears that its APS-C. Unless Canon's made some large advances in sensor technology, I'm not finding a lot of love for 18 mp on such a small sensor.
AJSJones wrote:
I hadn't noticed the benefit that would accrue from this for shooting video with the camera up to the eye for stability. They could just put an OLED on the top back surface of the prism and turn it on when the mirror has blocked out the optical image - no new moving parts needed...
I'm able to hold the camera much more steadily when propped against the head with my elbows tucked than I am holding the camera out away from the face in a manner that will allow me to see the rear LCD. I think a live view in the finder for these situations might be useful.
Then again, I'm still applying still-shooter logic to video-shooter situations.
Paolo Dolina wrote:
Kinda looks fake to me... Looks more low end than a xxxD
Oh yes...those high end XXXD series......;-)
What looks low end to you? It's big, it's metal, it doesn't have tiny plasticky buttons like a 'rebel' series, just a lot of menu buttons hinting at a lot of nice additional features. This is the first time for years I've been genuinely excited about a new Canon launch, unless 18MP has totally ruined the high ISO I'll never need to buy another crop camera again.
alundeb wrote:
I know.
Current crop cameras hit sensor saturation a little above ISO 100. They have a lower DR at ISO 100 than ISO 200. That means there is no point in going to ISO 50 on them.
Current FF cameras hit sensor saturation a little below ISO 100, and gain a little on the high side by going to ISO 50.
not on the 5D2, ISO50 is just ISO100 overexposed 1 stop and then pulled back.
keithreeder wrote:
I'm certainly more caught up with this one than I was with the 50D...
Agreed, I looked at it (50D) went "too many pixels and a fancy screen...meh" and promptly moved on with my life. This time my wallet is already starting to prepare itself for the hit.
garyvot wrote:
The answer is simple: to some, the image quality and affordable entry into full-frame are way more important than a high framerate, a short mirror blackout time, or "pro" AF (however you define it). Sure, those things are nice, but they aren't the primary motivations for people who love the 5-series.
The endless debate is pointless because you are talking past one another, and seem to have fundamentally different views on what is most important in a camera...
I never even said anything about what was more important I simply said the 5D is sort of like a rebel body performance but with a much better FF sensor.
anyway the endless debate probably is pointless since everytime i simply say the 5D is more rebel-like in terms of fps/mirror/shutter lag etc. he comes back with but the 5D has a sturdier body and much better sensor which have nothing to do with my point (which even stated the 5D has a better FF sensor).
Tom_W wrote:
I'm able to hold the camera much more steadily when propped against the head with my elbows tucked than I am holding the camera out away from the face in a manner that will allow me to see the rear LCD. I think a live view in the finder for these situations might be useful.
Then again, I'm still applying still-shooter logic to video-shooter situations.
I think a lot of us are doing that. Some can't even bring themselves to imagine video at all.
With the camera to the eye and hand on the focus ring, it would be possible to maintain critical focus in more situations, I suspect, for video. I've never had a video camera where the MF was worth anything, so it's all new
