Canon 5D MkII rumour...

That'll be a 6d then if Canon carry on with their usual style of model numbers ;)
 
No I think they will name it the 5D MKII.

It's a professional camera (prett much), and they name their pro range (1D and 1Ds) with the Mk I/II/III badge.

Who knows how many new versions they will make after the next one, they can't have it going all the way up to 10D - it will clash with the actual 10D.
 
The stories maybe true, they may not. It may only be a face lift rather than a new model . Who knows, probably only canon, but they aren't telling

Not being too cynical but I'll believe when I see it . ;)
 
Noone is gonna know until they launch it, there are ALWAYS rumours floating around, fake photos and stuff, companies like Canon never get their info leaked...
 
Me too, but I can't help wondering what there is to improve on the 5D, given its a tool for a specific job.
Everything can be improved upon, but for it to be a worthwhile upgrade its gonna have to do better in other areas.
I think it ought to be a completely new camera, upgrades are money spinners, not necessarily worthwhile.
 
It's fake, go to the actuall website, there's no 5D MKII on that page...it's just a MKI.
 
* The interviewee is is the head of EOS product development, he arrived his position last year and conducted a interview with the same site.
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* The appearance of Contrast based AF on the 450D signifies a desire to move away from the traditional view of what goes in a DSLR - it's still not good enough for 'active scenes' They are keen to preserve the 'essence' of the SLR camera.
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* With the development of LV, Canon may put the popular Intelllegence Auto mode in SLR as well, recall that Programme AE was brought into SLR by Canon.
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* They are actively doing research in how to further improve CMOS's noise level, some results were shown on 450D, as they promote new SLR, they improve the CMOS's quality.
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* The interviewee wants to make the FF market parallel to APS-C personally, however this was not quite practical at the moment. He said APS-C line has good price/performance ratio, those who go for FF are true enthusiasts. In the future, he wants to add some products at an affordable price for those enthusiasts. Though he thought it is the right time to discuss on the new product arrangement, new product lines will not appear in 2008. For the highly anticipated 5D sucessor, they understand public's expect, and he asked everyone to wait and see. He claimed that they will do their best to bring out a good product .There will be great improvement in both quality and add-on value.
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* The interviewer covered Canon's old tradition of "limiting users at diiferent levels" and is excellent yet not stunning.
* The interviewee agreed and said in the past they often considered that "Dealing with cost limit and specification" is higher than "anticipation of the designer", however, this is changing. All in all, besides expecting 5D sucessor at photokina, there is still something else. He said the year has just begun and there are some good things to come.
 
Timing is all wrong, guys and girls.

The only camera Canon ever launched in April was a little compact.

They launch the big boys Feb/March and Aug/Sept:bonk:



:thumbs:
 
I'm not holding my breath... Maybe later on this year though.
 
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