I\'ve enjoyed the sometimes rancorous back and forth of this and the preceding rumor thread. Having read so much of both I feel the need to contribute my 1.5 cents to the proceedings. Given all the repressed hopes that have been on hold for one and half years, years, this was going to be a train wreck for somebody. But I believe that Canon missed part of the boat by not adding 8 measly (cheap?) cross-type sensors to the existing array. It might have made this even more of a 1DsIII killer, but it would have truly be a 700d killer and this board would have been all smiles. Well, maybe then we\'d hear more about the 3.9 fps... Nevertheless, talk about your lost opportunities. And like a lot of the contributors I feel a bit tweaked that some of the simple things like a remote flash trigger were left out. It does seem a bit like giving one\'s customers the finger.
I wonder how much of this discontent springs from the contradictory price positioning of the camera in the US vs the UK. I have never seen anything like it and can\'t imagine how Canon can argue that the 5dII is worth both less and more than the 700d. It\'s hard to imagine why someone in the UK would buy this camera given the cheaper competition, particularly if they don\'t need all those pixels. And if I were in that position and had a substantial investment in Canon lenses I would be hopping mad too.
However, living in California, at $2,700 this is a no-brainer (I\'m particularly qualified for those). As the (patient?) owner of a 300d I ordered one yesterday (happy to pay the sales tax and support my local store) and plan to buy this puppy as soon as it is available if not sooner. I\'ve learned a lot with the Rebel and gotten some (to me) marvelous shots and have spent the intervening time glassing up, but it will be terrific to be able to take more than four shots at a burst and review them on the same day, and on a more-than-1.5 inch screen in real color. Never mind 25,600, how about usable ISO above 400, and did someone say movies? And full-frame to boot, and all them pixels? Come to papa!
Sep 19, 2008 at 12:14 AM
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