Daan B wrote:
Where is Canon going with this? Combining the speed of the 1D series and the FF sensor of the 1Ds series. End of both series perhaps? I mean, what is the advantage of the 1D series after this... apart from the 1.3x sensor for reach maybe. FF sensor will be cleaner at higher ISO\'s anyway. It seems like they are trying to combat the excellent FF / speedy Nikon bodies (like the D700/D3 series) with this one.
Yes, finally this is the unification of the professional line into a single, do-all camera, and I suspect this means the end of the 1Ds.
The fact that many professionals without requirements for high speed shooting quickly chose the 5D Mark II over the 1DsIII was really the writing on the wall (as was the reaction that many Nikon shooters had to the pricing of the D3x). Pixels alone are simply not enough to justify the cost of such a camera, and the requirements of studio and landscape photography can be satisfied in a slower, less extremely built platform.
So for the high-resolution crowd, I expect we\'ll see either an EOS-3D and / or a 5D Mark III that will be similar in concept to the D800.
Like the 7D was before it, I imagine this camera will be a big step up from the previous offerings (5DC/5DII) in terms of AF performance and construction quality. Canon seems intent on addressing every criticism and closing every gap with its competition.
Daan B wrote:
Where is Canon going with this? Combining the speed of the 1D series and the FF sensor of the 1Ds series. End of both series perhaps? I mean, what is the advantage of the 1D series after this... apart from the 1.3x sensor for reach maybe. FF sensor will be cleaner at higher ISO\'s anyway. It seems like they are trying to combat the excellent FF / speedy Nikon bodies (like the D700/D3 series) with this one.
Yes, finally this is the unification of the professional line into a single, do-all camera, and I suspect this means the end of the 1Ds.
The fact that most professionals quickly chose the 5D Mark II over the 1DsIII was really the writing on the wall (as was the reaction that many Nikon shooters had to the pricing of the D3x). Pixels alone are simply not enough to justify the cost of such a camera, and the requirements of studio and landscape photography can be satisfied in a slower, less extremely built platform.
So for the high-resolution crowd, I expect we\'ll see either an EOS-3D and / or a 5D Mark III that will be similar in concept to the D800.
Like the 7D was before it, I imagine this camera will be a big step up from the previous offerings (5DC/5DII) in terms of AF performance and construction quality. Canon seems intent on addressing every criticism and closing every gap with its competition.
Oct 18, 2011 at 02:36 AM
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