The Canon 1dx
http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/10/canon-eos-1d-x-possible-press-release/
It appears Canon will have a new pro body for the Olympics. Too bad I have kids to put through college.
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It appears Canon will have a new pro body for the Olympics. Too bad I have kids to put through college.
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I just hope there is a crop mode like the Nikons... would be very nice!
+ Full Frame Sensor
+ 18.1MP
+ Dual DIGIC 5+ – 17 Times The Processing Power of DIGIC 4
+ ISO 100-51200 Native (Expandable to ISO 50 AND 102400, 204800)
+ 100,000 Pixel RGB Metering Sensor
+ EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis)
+ 61 Point AF
+ > 21 f/5.6 Cross Type Sensors
+ > 20 f/4 Cross Type Sensors
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+ 12 Frames Per Second
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However, for me, this camera is too large & heavy. I'm waiting for a new 5D... :-)
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I am going to buy one! Haven't been this excited about a new camera since the 5D2.
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The press release says estimated price is $6,800.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Press-Release/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Digital-SLR-Camera-Press-Release.aspx
"For legal reasons the maximum total clip length when shooting HD is now 29 minutes and 59 seconds."
Anybody know what these legal reasons are?
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If the 1DX is truly the new flagship, i.e., the 1Ds is dead, then that leaves room for a high MP 5DIII studio/landscape camera and a "budget" version of the 1DX, a la the 3D. This would probably have the 5D form factor with 1DX sensor, 7D AF, 10fps, $2500.
THAT would be my dream camera.
Or maybe that will be the 5DIII and a high MP (36? 48?) camera will arrive in some other form.
And with the 1DX at $6800, I'm out. I might have been able to sell some stuff and stretch for a $5000 cam.
There REALLY needs to be a budget 1DX, just like the 5DII was the budget 1Ds.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Or you could wait a while.
While I do plan on picking this up, I am going to wait a year and a half or so till I do so. Just nice to know what is out, in terms of the 1D series, now.
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But why? At full frame they are still getting an amazing FPS, which was really the only reason for the crop modes in the Nikons, to improve the FPS by dumping less data from the sensor.. You can batch crop later if you need to.
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2.) This unprecedented level of "listening to photographers" definitely still paves the way for a split in the 5-series, however. The 5D mk3 will be the high-res brother to something like a 6D. I would expect the 5D mk3 to have the same 30-40 megapixel sensor as the 1Ds successor, and the 6D to have the same 18 megapixel sensor as the 1DX. And now that Canon has updated their pro AF system, I hope they can find a way to fit in the "old" 45-point AF system into their $3-4K range FF options.
Yes, FOUR FF camera bodies is a lot of options, and currently has never been done by either Nikon or Canon. But hasn't everyone been ranting about how FF is the future? I think four FF bodies, using "only" two different sensors, is highly likely.
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Personaly I couldn't care less for more Megapixels, 21mp is already more than what I like
to handle. Thinking about how many of my expensive lenses would be outresolved by a 40mp
sensor makes me want to cry
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The 7D already has the pixel density of a 48mp FF sensor. The lenses are still working.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Okay, in all seriousness- I'd expect to see a Canon 1Ds mk4 or 5D mk3 announcement within a year, at ~30-40 megapixels, at the same time as a 24-70 mk2 announcement.
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Are you speaking in jest?
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Well, in Europe I think, there's some legal issue with video length being under 30 minutes. On former DSLRs it was 12 minutes? Now they've increased it to 30 minutes, but the camera automatically creates a new video file on the CF card at 29:59. Then you can put them together in post.
I was reading about it, but I don't remember the what the legal stuff was about.
But the 1DX can wirelessly sync timecodes across cameras so you can set up two of these beasts and play like a projectionist in the movie theater and start the second camera when you see the 30 second end of recording warning in the view finder...:D
It looks like the 1DX has added a lot of video features like making every frame a key frame to improve quailty. I know that this isn't a Red camera but it looks like Canon is really trying to make people think hard if their video project really justifies the cost of a Red.
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I'm with you. A (relatively) affordable FF camera with 7d (or similar) AF, flash commander and 5dII or better ISO and I'd be a very happy girl.
Frankly, the 1 series isn't ever likely to interest me (hardly surprising, since I'm not the market it's addressing!) - I don't like the colossal weight and built-in grip which is too big for my hands, and none of the shooting I do needs Antarctic Explorer weather-sealing
Think of it this way, in regards to weight- it will train your hands and forearms to perform death grips!
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