New Canon EOS 5D

"SMS" wrote in message
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frederick wrote:
Tony Polson wrote:

New Canon EOS 5D ... with 12 MP ... FULL FRAME!

To be announced August 22, 2005. Shipping October 2005?

Wow.


Around US$4275...
...if that is the correct answer to the sixty four thousand dollar
question.

Specs at http://alex.netfun.ro/Canon5D-specs.pdf but not in English.

That seems to be a 20D with add on lettering. Wouldn't the 20D body have a
problem fitting the mirror for a full size sensor?
If the spec are right, it includes a spot meter (3.5%), which would be
nice...

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Gisle Hannemyr wrote:

If the specs and pricing are true, it seems to be positioned as a
Nikon D2x-killer. If you don't need 5 or 8 fps high speed shooting
this sounds very tempting. I would love full frame in a body just
slightly larger then the 20D.

I'm so glad that they made the vertical grip an option, rather than
integrating it, though I expect that many professionals won't appreciate
this.

Soon will see the Canon-bashers lament the fact that the D2x comes with
an integrated vertical grip, but that it's an extra-cost option on the
EOS 5D.

The real question is when will Nikon announce a full frame digital SLR.
Canon has upped the ante again.

I already have the EOS 5, and it's a great camera.

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RichA wrote:

They will NEVER try to sell a 20D-type body for $4200. It will have
the usual fake "motor drive" style huge base so you think you're
getting more than you are. They have to keep up an image.

So; do you know for a fact that there are no image quality factors
involved?
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SMS wrote:
Gisle Hannemyr wrote:

If the specs and pricing are true, it seems to be positioned as a
Nikon D2x-killer. If you don't need 5 or 8 fps high speed shooting
this sounds very tempting. I would love full frame in a body just
slightly larger then the 20D.


I'm so glad that they made the vertical grip an option, rather than
integrating it, though I expect that many professionals won't appreciate
this.

Soon will see the Canon-bashers lament the fact that the D2x comes with
an integrated vertical grip, but that it's an extra-cost option on the
EOS 5D.

The real question is when will Nikon announce a full frame digital SLR.
Canon has upped the ante again.

I already have the EOS 5, and it's a great camera.


Considering the model number "5", it's not top of the line and is
appropriate with it's configuration. The only temporary issue here is
how well will 1D Mark II do after this thing is being released. It maybe
a repeat of Nikon 70D vs 100D.

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"Gisle Hannemyr" wrote in message
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frederick writes:
Tony Polson wrote:

New Canon EOS 5D ... with 12 MP ... FULL FRAME!
To be announced August 22, 2005. Shipping October 2005?
Wow.

Around US$4275...
...if that is the correct answer to the sixty four thousand dollar
question.

If the specs and pricing are true, it seems to be positioned as a
Nikon D2x-killer. If you don't need 5 or 8 fps high speed shooting
this sounds very tempting. I would love full frame in a body just
slightly larger then the 20D.
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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Funny, my wife was just saying we should buy another camera to augment our
20Ds...

Shhhh, Anika will have to buy one too.

In article ,
says...
New Canon EOS 5D ... with 12 MP ... FULL FRAME!

To be announced August 22, 2005. Shipping October 2005?

Wow.

That would be cool, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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"Tony Polson" wrote in message
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New Canon EOS 5D ... with 12 MP ... FULL FRAME!

To be announced August 22, 2005. Shipping October 2005?

Wow.

Is there a verifable source to this rumour?

"Skip M" wrote in message
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Source?

The PDF is on some Romanian website. I also question a 20D body and wonder
how they packed a 24x36mm sensor in a dSLR designed for EF-S lenses. Likely
a hoax like the series of D200 rumours a year ago.

"Skip M" choreographed a chorus line of
high-kicking electrons to spell out:

"SMS" wrote in message
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frederick wrote:
Tony Polson wrote:

New Canon EOS 5D ... with 12 MP ... FULL FRAME!

To be announced August 22, 2005. Shipping October 2005?

Wow.


Around US$4275...
...if that is the correct answer to the sixty four thousand dollar
question.

Specs at http://alex.netfun.ro/Canon5D-specs.pdf but not in English.

That seems to be a 20D with add on lettering. Wouldn't the 20D body
have a problem fitting the mirror for a full size sensor?
If the spec are right, it includes a spot meter (3.5%), which would be
nice...

The body looks a little weird, but I suppose you could cram a 2.5"
LCD on a slightly-widened 20D body. The AF point spec is... peculiar.


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already have the EOS 5, and it's a great camera.

You are saying you own this camera already?

T.