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Over at Fredmiranda.com there is a new Canon 5D mk2 rumor based on two main points, one that the camera is no longer available from Canon saying what 5D stock that is out there is going to the last. The second being that Canon’s sales meeting is Aug 7 through 14, so expect to hear [...]
New superzoom for Canon & Nikon SLRs
Tamron has announced today a very ambitious lens, an 18-270mm superzoom specifically designed for Digital SLRs with APS-C sensors. It incorporates the company’s ‘Vibration Control’ optical image stabilisation system which with the 35mm equivalent of roughly a 28-400mm lens on a body is going to be useful. Using aspheric elements and low dispersion glass has [...]
Will we see a Canon 50D?
One Canon 50D rumor that has surfaced again is that the 40D is on its way out to be replaced by a 50D with a 14Mp sensor (still a cropped 1.6x crop) This is not new speculation on the life of the 40D but the pixel resolution is higher than mentioned before, there’s not much [...]
Nikon D3 vs. D700 vs. Canon 5D
I was hunting around seeing if there were any new and useful 5D Mk2 rumors with no luck , it’s at the stage again of everyone wondering and posting wish lists. I did however find an interesting article by Ken Rockwell that gives a good summary of the existing 5D performance versus that of the [...]
Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS / Kiss F) Review
Over at dpreview.com there is a new review (not one of the many previews available) for the latest Canon Digital SLR’s the entry level EOS1000D as it’s known in Europe, in the US it’s the Rebel XS and I believe in Asia it’s the Kiss F. It’s not shipping yet so there’s not been many [...]
What if 5D mk2 is a disappointment?
While there is no news from Canon the discussions on Dpreview forums have taken a turn to anticipating the 5D mk2 arriving and it maybe being a disappointment with a post being one of the most active recently. Now that’s the glass half empty! It surely is not going to be bad camera if it [...]
Canon 3D & 6D back on the rumor front
It’s still speculation time for the 5D mk2 with little of substance appearing around the web. Canon Rumors has a post which reports to a source referring back to the two new replacement possibility for the 5D namely the 3D & 6D.
There’s speculation for improved dynamic range, but then what manufacturer wouldn’t want to get [...]
More speculation on Canon 5D mk2 dates
On Photography on the Net forum there’s a thread with a reader of UK based magazine Photography Monthly who reports that they have been told the Canon 5d mk2 is going to be a 16Mpix
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=534987&page=3
Also on DPR forum buried in a thread on the same camera body is another unsubstantiated post with the person saying [...]
Not much 5D mk2 info……
There’s not much happening of any substance in the rumourland of the Canon 5D mk2, it mainly seems to be unsubstantiated rumors such as that on dpreview where there’s a post form a person in China saying he’s been told that several dealers are quoting August deliveries for the 5D mkii. As the thread goes [...]
Canon 50D ??
Over at canonrumors.com there is a post with rumor for next years PMA plans. The level of the source is rated as not likely to be true. I’ve copied the specs listed below, to me it doesn’t ring true for a 1Dx, does a Pro want Live view? And as for HD video, surely not. [...]
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