Wow, very impressive!! I just took a look at the rest of their press releases and it looks like that is the only new SLR they released. Doesn't look like there are replacements for the 5D, 30D, or XTi with the DIGIC III processor. I wonder if these will be announced at a later date?
There was only one thing I wanted from the latest 1D, and it didn't deliver. Somewhere, there was a rumor that it would have a 1V-esque detachable portrait grip, and I had really hoped that would be true. Oh well...there's always next year.
Goodness, they've certainly improved it a lot. The only thing they don't really talk about is improved dynamic range -- just some tricks to protect against the weakness.
I'm very eager to see the corners of the new 16-35. Sounds like the 5D has forced them to deal with its softness.
"At the request of sports and wildlife photographers, a new micro-adjustment feature allows for very fine changes in the AF point of focus for each lens type in use, along with the addition of adjustable focus-tracking sensitivity as another sophisticated new AF feature."
Are they talking about a fix for front/back focusing on different lenses?
"At the request of sports and wildlife photographers, a new micro-adjustment feature allows for very fine changes in the AF point of focus for each lens type in use, along with the addition of adjustable focus-tracking sensitivity as another sophisticated new AF feature."
Are they talking about a fix for front/back focusing on different lenses?
Now you can go through all your lenses and calibrate the camera exactly to each lens. It remembers the setting on each lens model, but not for different copies of the same model. It'll remember 20 different lens types. This is huge.
Wow. Wow! WOW!
Man,
this is one sweet piece of gear!
Superfast, great resolution, iso from 50 to 6400, new menues, direct ISO access and view, Live View, file transmitter and RC...
I'm blown away... Speechless...
And all that for under $4K!!!!
Oh well. If - big if :-)- my side business goes OK, I'll be brandishing that baby in Glacier NP:-) Until today I was thinking of getting some extra glass, but now, hey, I got a new target:-)
With all those features and the price point that is a viable option to go for instead of the 5D. I'd like still having a small crop factor like that one.
Live view (Could be major)
Almost twice the battery life, and a Lithium-Ion formulation (Major for cold weather shooting)
Faster throughput
ISO 6400
300,000 cycle shutter (Wow)
10 fps (Wow)
19 cross AF sensors (Wow)
Micro focus adjustment w/memory
A/D conversion of 14 bits/channel (Huge improvement)
Silent Drive mode
More dynamic range, skewed towards protecting the highlights
Photosites are the same size as previous, despite higher resolution
OMG! I think the camera to get me seriously thinking of ways to raise the funds to go 1-series & upgrade my 20D has arrived. ziggy has already named my main points of interest (ISO, FPS, silent drive, AF). And for $4k no less!! :yikes
Now we know why Canon's been quiet for a bit. Just biding their time for a crushing blow.
Heh, I just happened to be at the Canon repair facility in Irvine this morning right as the official announcement was given to their people. Naturally of course, it was like Christmas morning with all the new goodies that Santa Canon left for us
Things I personally am stoked about...
-Intergration of Anti-dust is becoming standard with all new Canon DSLR lines (hopefully)
-10 frames per second! That's almost one half of a live movie grab!(24fps)
-Upgrade of the LCD viewfinder. Of course, LiveLCD is kind of a novelty but still has some cool practical use)
-New 580ex with metal clamps AND PC cord (bout time!)
-16-35 MkII (Could this finally kill the 17-40 on the wide end?)
Things I am very bummed about with this announcement (or lack thereof)
-1DMII @10.1 megapixel. Dont get me wrong, I think its great to see an upgrade but I really wanted a unified 1D series full-frame (with an optional crop factor and quality level)
-Still no new IDSMIII announcement. By the time we actually see a 1DSMIII, fall colors will be here if we're lucky.
-Still no replacement for the 100-400 (Like the rumored 100-400 f4, or even the 400 f4)
-No 800 f5.6 DO IS (It was a rumor but a cool one)
Ah well, its good to see Canon finally make an upgrade to the pro level equipment. Woot!
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For those of us who were hoping for the same battery style that our 1D series cameras have been using for three generations of 1D series cameras.... we now have to get a whole new line of propeitary batteries (LC-E4 Lithium-ion battery pack)
Ack
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Interesting, Ziggy. I didn't read that as increased dynamic range. I read it as a gimmick to preserve highlights by changing the exposure settings.
But then again, I'm not at all technical.
My read is that it is a little bit of each. My impression is that most digital cameras fit the dynamic range of the sensor (which is usually more than 8 bits) into 8 bits by compressing the shadow detail. This is why you often see recommendations to expose to the right of the histogram: it means less compression.
The Mark III has 14 bits coming from the sensor so the camera is compressing 6 bits of dynamic range at the dark end. What the new mode may be doing is shifting some of the dynamic range off the top end and compressing the highlights as well. This is roughly exquivalent to boosting the exposure in ACR/Lightroom and using highlight recovery. Potentially having compression at both ends will give the Mark III a much more "film-like" response curve. In practice it means that the highlights blow out more gracefully rather than the cliff of most DSLRs.
sRAW
New sRAW, Small RAW image mode:
2.5mp fully functional RAW files, for those who want smaller size (white paper suggests wedding candids) yet retain the full control of the RAW based workflow!
I called B&H this morning to put my order in for one, they told me there is no confirmation to them yet on a release date or a price that they B&H will be selling the camera for.
I was told to call back in March, I was also told that there would be no advanced orders, 1st come, 1st served.
I'm hoping that this camera will be available for my trip to Katmai in July,What a great addition to an already phenominal trip this would be.
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I'm very eager to see the corners of the new 16-35. Sounds like the 5D has forced them to deal with its softness.
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$4K
Due to the new announcements, I updated my profile.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
According to Phil on dpreview $3999.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/public_files/Canon_EOS-1D_Mark_III_White_Paper.pdf
I know I just found my next camera.
Oh yeah, and the sample photo ain't too shabby.
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/downloads/motocross-bike.jpg
(Take a long time to download.)
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No, no, it's a replacement for the IDIIn, which has a street price of $3400.
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You are thinking of their flagship 1DsMkII. That's still $7K US.
This new 1DmkIII is their topline sports/wildlife camera.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
Are they talking about a fix for front/back focusing on different lenses?
So they don't have a new replacement for the flagship product then?
Now you can go through all your lenses and calibrate the camera exactly to each lens. It remembers the setting on each lens model, but not for different copies of the same model. It'll remember 20 different lens types. This is huge.
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Yes. They do. But you won't be seeing it until ~September-ish. Probably. Maybe. Possibly. 22MP, 2/3rds the size of the mkII.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
I was just thinking, since it has no "n" in th name, is that it for the full frame flagship?
Malte
Man,
this is one sweet piece of gear!
Superfast, great resolution, iso from 50 to 6400, new menues, direct ISO access and view, Live View, file transmitter and RC...
I'm blown away... Speechless...
And all that for under $4K!!!!
Oh well. If - big if :-)- my side business goes OK, I'll be brandishing that baby in Glacier NP:-)
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Live view (Could be major)
Almost twice the battery life, and a Lithium-Ion formulation (Major for cold weather shooting)
Faster throughput
ISO 6400
300,000 cycle shutter (Wow)
10 fps (Wow)
19 cross AF sensors (Wow)
Micro focus adjustment w/memory
A/D conversion of 14 bits/channel (Huge improvement)
Silent Drive mode
More dynamic range, skewed towards protecting the highlights
Photosites are the same size as previous, despite higher resolution
I'm betting this is a major home run for Canon.
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Thanks Brooks, this is a very good catch!
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Now we know why Canon's been quiet for a bit. Just biding their time for a crushing blow.
http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
Things I personally am stoked about...
-Intergration of Anti-dust is becoming standard with all new Canon DSLR lines (hopefully)
-10 frames per second! That's almost one half of a live movie grab!(24fps)
-Upgrade of the LCD viewfinder. Of course, LiveLCD is kind of a novelty but still has some cool practical use)
-New 580ex with metal clamps AND PC cord (bout time!)
-16-35 MkII (Could this finally kill the 17-40 on the wide end?)
Things I am very bummed about with this announcement (or lack thereof)
-1DMII @10.1 megapixel. Dont get me wrong, I think its great to see an upgrade but I really wanted a unified 1D series full-frame (with an optional crop factor and quality level)
-Still no new IDSMIII announcement. By the time we actually see a 1DSMIII, fall colors will be here if we're lucky.
-Still no replacement for the 100-400 (Like the rumored 100-400 f4, or even the 400 f4)
-No 800 f5.6 DO IS (It was a rumor but a cool one)
Ah well, its good to see Canon finally make an upgrade to the pro level equipment. Woot!
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Amateur CSS Dork
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
For those of us who were hoping for the same battery style that our 1D series cameras have been using for three generations of 1D series cameras.... we now have to get a whole new line of propeitary batteries (LC-E4 Lithium-ion battery pack)
Ack
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Canon 40d | Canon 17-40 f/4L | Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 | Canon 50mm f/1.8 | Canon 70-200mm f/4 L
But then again, I'm not at all technical.
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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My read is that it is a little bit of each. My impression is that most digital cameras fit the dynamic range of the sensor (which is usually more than 8 bits) into 8 bits by compressing the shadow detail. This is why you often see recommendations to expose to the right of the histogram: it means less compression.
The Mark III has 14 bits coming from the sensor so the camera is compressing 6 bits of dynamic range at the dark end. What the new mode may be doing is shifting some of the dynamic range off the top end and compressing the highlights as well. This is roughly exquivalent to boosting the exposure in ACR/Lightroom and using highlight recovery. Potentially having compression at both ends will give the Mark III a much more "film-like" response curve. In practice it means that the highlights blow out more gracefully rather than the cliff of most DSLRs.
New sRAW, Small RAW image mode:
2.5mp fully functional RAW files, for those who want smaller size (white paper suggests wedding candids) yet retain the full control of the RAW based workflow!
Until now, I have been so happy with my 20D, but now I know I am going to notice everything it doesn't do well enough. Time to start saving I guess.
Glass: >Sigma 17-35mm,f2.8-4 DG >Tamron 28-75mm,f2.8 >Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro >Canon 70-200mm,f2.8L IS >Canon 200mm,f2.8L
Flash: >550EX >Sigma EF-500 DG Super >studio strobes
Sites: Jim Mitte Photography - Livingston Sports Photos - Brighton Football Photos
I was told to call back in March, I was also told that there would be no advanced orders, 1st come, 1st served.
I'm hoping that this camera will be available for my trip to Katmai in July,What a great addition to an already phenominal trip this would be.
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