Orders being taken for 22megapixel Canon and Leica M8

[anorcross]

Originally Posted by ParkImaging

Hey, even the Canon EOS 3D looks to be an awesome piece of equipment! 13.3 MP, 2.75" OLED screen, sealed like the EOS 1Ds series. The entire lineup looks amazing!

- Wil

Have I missed something? What Canon EOS 3D?

[tjavery]

Originally Posted by anorcross

Have I missed something? What Canon EOS 3D?

Pppbbbffff.. you kidding? There's already speculation and rumors about the 4D and also the 50D

Seriously, I think the 3D has been a rumor for a long time now. It seems to crop up in the weeks proceeding any official announcments. However, I'm totally in the dark this go-around. I've not heard anything about a 3D until that post

[Allen]

Here's more on the rumors:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/Canon_1DS_MkIII.html

[venchka]

Packing an amazing 13.3MP into an APS-H sized sensor

What does this mean and how does it compare to the 5D-20D-30D?

Does an APS-H sensor have the 1.6 crop factor that turns my 17mm lens into a 28mm lens? Grrrrrrrrrrr!

[Clint_Smith]

3D?????

It has been produced...but is called the 5D

1 Series is always Pro series
3&5 series are the notch just below Pro, but above Prosumer
10 Series (D30, D60, 10D, 20D 30D) - Prosumer
Rebel - standard consumer class.

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by ParkImaging

Hey, even the Canon EOS 3D looks to be an awesome piece of equipment! 13.3 MP, 2.75" OLED screen, sealed like the EOS 1Ds series. The entire lineup looks amazing!

- Wil

The Canon 3D is a myth and wiil not be part of the new products.

[tjavery]

Originally Posted by Allen

Here's more on the rumors:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/Canon_1DS_MkIII.html

Summary of 3D:
• AF system featuring 27pt of which 11 are x-type down to f/4 while and the centre point is cross-type to f/5.6 and allows AF down to f/11
• The AI servo performance has been significantly improved too, exceeding that of the 1D Mk II.
• Also Canon proudly brings ECF to the digital era and is greatly enhanced in performance over that found in the Elan 7NE.
• 13.3MP into an APS-H sized sensor
• new DIGIC III engine. The next generation DIGIC III Image Processor
• the DIGIC III provides even greater DR, more accurate colour rendition improved WB and lower noise
• ISO 50 and 3200 are now part of the standard ISO settings and ISO 25 and 6400 are now included as an expanded option
• further reduces power consumption allowing class leading battery performance.
• Thanks to DIGIC III the EOS 3D also boasts an impressive burst rate of 6fps for 18 shots in RAW and 40 in jpg
• sealing gaskets to the all magnesium shell
• new evaluative algorithm allows more accurate metering in extreme lighting and can even correctly expose subjects like snow
• 2.4% spot meter allows for precise metering of any part of the scene
• viewfinder shows an impressive 98% of the scene both horizontally and vertically
• 2.75" OLED display screen


This sounds like somebody's fantasy wish-list. Seriously, that's one hell of a photo-machine if it's true.

p.s. the "APS-H" sized sensor refers to the current 1.3x crop sensor of the 1d (original and Mark II).

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by tjavery

Summary of 3D:
• AF system featuring 27pt of which 11 are x-type down to f/4 while and the centre point is cross-type to f/5.6 and allows AF down to f/11
• The AI servo performance has been significantly improved too, exceeding that of the 1D Mk II.
• Also Canon proudly brings ECF to the digital era and is greatly enhanced in performance over that found in the Elan 7NE.
• 13.3MP into an APS-H sized sensor
• new DIGIC III engine. The next generation DIGIC III Image Processor
• the DIGIC III provides even greater DR, more accurate colour rendition improved WB and lower noise
• ISO 50 and 3200 are now part of the standard ISO settings and ISO 25 and 6400 are now included as an expanded option
• further reduces power consumption allowing class leading battery performance.
• Thanks to DIGIC III the EOS 3D also boasts an impressive burst rate of 6fps for 18 shots in RAW and 40 in jpg
• sealing gaskets to the all magnesium shell
• new evaluative algorithm allows more accurate metering in extreme lighting and can even correctly expose subjects like snow
• 2.4% spot meter allows for precise metering of any part of the scene
• viewfinder shows an impressive 98% of the scene both horizontally and vertically
• 2.75" OLED display screen


This sounds like somebody's fantasy wish-list. Seriously, that's one hell of a photo-machine if it's true.

p.s. the "APS-H" sized sensor refers to the current 1.3x crop sensor of the 1d (original and Mark II).

Those specs are Pixel Perfect's noctural emission from over on the FM Canon board and very bogus but has as so much on the net of a million lies taken on a life apart from reality.

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

Thankfully some people will buy these new cameras, so Canon and Nikon will be able to continue their R&D. Eventually I'll be using a double-digit-megapixel SLR too!

Well I plan to support Leica's R&D for a change. But may buy into the used Canon market if the 1DsMkII's start to drop.

[thebeginning]

i wish (and/or hope) that the 3d thing is for real. i've been set on FF for my next upgrade for a while, but i would go 1.3x easily for that...

i know we are assuming it's 'fake', but did anyone notice the 40mm f/1.2L mounted on that 3d in the link?

here's a better pic of it:

[nguyenpa]

I'll wait for the new tech to trickle down to prosumer level. Hopefully the 5D replacement in the near future will be 2k or less.