New Canon 5D Mark II

[Cary]

http://www.canon.com/moon/en/index.html

Likely the replacement for the 5D...and will probably be announced at Photokina (September 23-29).

[Cary]

And the official word is out: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091 ... markII.asp (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091705canon_5dmarkII.asp)

[Matt Molnar]

That is pretty sick.

* New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)
* New Full HD 1080 resolution movie recording
* 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting
* High performance DIGIC 4 providing superb image quality
* Maximum 310 large JPEG images in a single burst with a UDMA card
* 3.0” VGA (920k dots) Clear View LCD
* ISO 100-6400 (expansion from 50 up to 25,600)
* 9 AF points + 6 Assist AF points

List price
(body only) • US: $ 2,699
(EF 24-105 L kit) • US: $ 3,499

[lijk604]

ahhh to dream...but seriously, why did they follow Nikon and add the HD Video? You make the product an HD video camera, or a high-end pro still camera. Why mix the two?

[Cary]

ahhh to dream...but seriously, why did they follow Nikon and add the HD Video? You make the product an HD video camera, or a high-end pro still camera. Why mix the two?

Probably because it wasn't too difficult to add video to the technology they already have built into the camera. Even the 40D seems capable of doing video: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/40D

Personally, I probably wouldn't use a video mode even if I had it available.

[Matt Molnar]

The video is definitely a gimmick, though I can see it coming in handy on occasion. It is far more advanced than the Nikon's video, which only shoots 24fps at 720p with no AF. The 5D shoots 30fps at 1080p with a couple of decent, if not camcorder quality, AF modes.