Canon 5D - put up or shut...

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
ups.com...

wrote:
Although I appreciate the moral support, looks like in the last 48
hours its all but official... lots of sites posting specs now in
anticipation of the release.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/265500

The supposed $3500 USD is only about 2.5x that of the 20D... I'd be
more comfortable if it ends up being ~$5k -- given its supposed market
position I think it calls into question Canon's commitment to the 1.6
EF-S mount. A $3500 model today is the $1750 model of 2008...or less.

At the moment, it doesn't call ANYTHING into question, unless Canon is
actively leaking some of these specs, which is an exceptionally poor
marketing technique.

Canon has leaked info before as their marketing strategy. The 20D was leaked
well over a month before the anouncement. Some wag suggested by the time it
hit the shelves it would be discontinued

"SMS" wrote in message
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Simon Stanmore wrote:

See http://www.p5freak.de/images/cps.gif for a screen grab of a page
that's was temporarily on the European CPS site earlier

What is the EOS 1D Mark II N, on that same site? A higher resolution 1D
Mark II in response to the Nikon D2x?

Canon did sell the F1n, which like the D70s I suspect is some minor tweaks.
Not enough to give it a new name (mk.III)

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says...

"SMS" wrote in message
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Simon Stanmore wrote:

See http://www.p5freak.de/images/cps.gif for a screen grab of a page
that's was temporarily on the European CPS site earlier

What is the EOS 1D Mark II N, on that same site? A higher resolution 1D
Mark II in response to the Nikon D2x?

Canon did sell the F1n, which like the D70s I suspect is some minor tweaks.
Not enough to give it a new name (mk.III)

Someone alluded to a usable ISO 6400. I don't know about that. I guess
we'll wait and see.

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"Charlie Self" wrote in message
ups.com...

wrote:
Although I appreciate the moral support, looks like in the last 48
hours its all but official... lots of sites posting specs now in
anticipation of the release.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/265500

The supposed $3500 USD is only about 2.5x that of the 20D... I'd be
more comfortable if it ends up being ~$5k -- given its supposed market
position I think it calls into question Canon's commitment to the 1.6
EF-S mount. A $3500 model today is the $1750 model of 2008...or less.

At the moment, it doesn't call ANYTHING into question, unless Canon is
actively leaking some of these specs, which is an exceptionally poor
marketing technique.

No it is very good technique.

It allows you to estimate the market price sensitivity and how big you first
production run and distributor stocking should be.


It is all speculative, and until it is officially announced, it's
useless to say it "does" anything.


The 22nd it not far off now, we will soon see.

wrote:

Ok, time to have some fun in this group. We've all seen the threads
about the supposed pending announcement of the Canon 5D. For purely
entertainment value, lets keep a running total of who thinks its real,
and who doesn't.

For terms of scoring, "yes its real" will be evaluated on the following
criteria:
1. An announcement by Canon of a 5D before the end of August.
2. The 5D is full frame.
3. The 5D has ~ 12mp resolution, +/- 2 megapixels.

How about, "who gives a ****, let's hope Canon put out a great camera no
matter what it's named. Likewise for the other OEM's"

G'luck with your poll.

Cheers,
Alan.
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How about, "who gives a ****, let's hope Canon put out a great camera no
matter what it's named. Likewise for the other OEM's"



And here's someone that's taken the poll in the spirit with which it was
intended!

I marked him down as "Yes its real" Maxxum 3D full frame, 16mpixel,
15fps with licensed Olympus anti-dust, DX lense compatible with the
anti-Canonite PR forcefield.

"Jan A" writes:

Yes i'm sure its real.

For the people who understand German:
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Canon-EOS-5D.asp

Jan Akkermans

Yup, I know a little German.

"vorläufiges Datenblatt aufgrund inoffizieller Informationen
erstellt. Daher keine Garantie auf Richtigkeit der Angaben."

Translation:
"provisional data sheet based on unofficial information. Therefore,
there is no guarantee of the correctness of the data."

Which sounds like these folks don't know any more than we do...

--
-Stephen H. Westin
Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not
represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors.

In article . com,
writes
Ok, time to have some fun in this group. We've all seen the threads
about the supposed pending announcement of the Canon 5D. For purely
entertainment value, lets keep a running total of who thinks its real,
and who doesn't.

For terms of scoring, "yes its real" will be evaluated on the following
criteria:
1. An announcement by Canon of a 5D before the end of August.
2. The 5D is full frame.
3. The 5D has ~ 12mp resolution, +/- 2 megapixels.

Post a reply to this message, with a "Yes i think its real" or "No i
thinks its bogus" before Friday, August 20th, 11:59pm EST.

For starters, I'll say "No i think its bogus".

PS I'm being generous with the +/- 2 mps.

Yes, I think it's real.

It is a logical step for Canon, the timing is right, and the leaked
..pdf, if it's a fake, has to be at the very top end of what has been
done in the world of trickery. Plus I want it to be right!

PS - Friday is the 19th. I made it either way.

David
--
David Littlewood

Just to make it official... everyone was right except for me. :/

Definitely started this thread way too late.

That said, does anyone think that the 'leak' was deliberate
surepticious marketing by Canon? If this product release was really
supposed to be secret, its doubtful all the VARS/retailers would have
been given the scoop so far in advance....its a good way to leak a
secret, certainly.