I\'m pretty sure this camera is the sole successor to the 1D4 and 1Ds3. Canon wouldn\'t use a special designation \"X\" if they intended to keep these product lines separate.
I\'m also pretty sure this camera will be a lot more expensive than most of you are hoping. There are *three* DIGIC processors in it--two DIGIC 5, and one DIGIC 4. There\'s an entirely new AF sensor with an unheard-of 61 AF points, all cross-type; and that\'s handled by the DIGIC 4. That\'s a lot of processing power devoted to just AF and AE; the entire 5D2\'s image processing system is run off a single DIGIC 4 chip.
Then we need to consider the fact that there hasn\'t been an update to the 1Ds line in almost four years, and the last one, the 1Ds3, debuted at $8000. People have been waiting for this body and the demand is at record levels. This is the replacement--new, top-of-the-line AF; new metering system; new sensor; unprecedented ISO range; new features across the board. It is absurd to think this is going to be priced at current 1D4 levels, especially considering that the global economy is in the toilet and Canon has been on a strongly increasing price trend for all of its products.
Be prepared for a very, very high price tag on this body. The pixel count is misleading; it may be 18.1 MP but everything else in this body screams pricey. Canon will extract as much money as possible from those who have been dying for a new flagship body and are ready to buy one at any price.
Oct 17, 2011 at 10:45 PM
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