Well it looks like people are stirring the pot of imagination again, but this stew may have a splash of truth in it. I suppose we will all have to wait and see.
The recent rumors are the canon will release the Canon 5D Mark II (or possibly Canon 6d or Canon 3d) on September 8th 2008. To quote the source, ”Don’t bother arguing because this information is 105% accurate.”
Well, heres hoping, but Im not to sure about a few of the things on the plate. The six frames seem a bit much for a mid range camera with 16mp and the lack of live view leaves me questioning when the purpose of the live view was a big feature that product shooters loved.
We will see.
The specs.
“- Will be announced Monday, September 8, 2008
- MSRP: $2,399.95 (SSP: $2,199.95), body only
- 16MP FF sensor
- 6 FPS
- Max ISO 25,600 (for what it’s worth…it’s more for marketing)
- Full weather sealing
- VGA-resolution display (from same supplier Sony uses for their new Handycams, except in 4:3 aspect ratio here)
- Pop-up flash
- Anti-dust features
- NO Live View
- NO pro AF from 1D (although all points are cross-type)
- NO video mode whatsoever (silliest rumor I’ve ever heard)
- NO compatibility with EF-S lenses (physically impossible anyway)
- NO electronic crop mode for faster shot rate
- NO HDMI-out
- NO UDMA CF support ”
