Canon 5D Mark II Rumor

It’s that time again where we speculate more about the Canon 5D mark II, Canon 3D, Canon 4D or whatever you want to call it.

Recently I’ve been noticing rumors which predict the body plus other bits may be coming sooner then many are predicting with a release on August 26, 2008. Even some speculating that we may also get a new Canon 1D series body, the Canon 1D MarkIIIn.  I haven’t really followed Canon 1D MarkIIIn rumors because I’m a poor uni student and it’s beyond my reach, for now. Based on the image below which shows releases from 2001-2008 I do believe the 1D MarkIIIn will be more likely to be released in 2009 however Canon is full of suprises so who knows.

But this post wouldn’t be complete without Canon 5D Mark II specification rumor. According to northlight-images.co.uk Canon Canada have been the following specifications for the Canon 5D Mark 2 which sound very possible with the price tag leaving open a Canon 6D which may be a more expensive higher megapixel body as $1,899 is cheap!

12MP

5fps, Up to 21 RAW files

Dust removing system

15-point TTL CMOS sensor

Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster

96% frame coverage

Magnification: 0.71x

3.0″ 640×480 TFT LCD (920,000 pixels)

ISO 50-3200 extended to 12800 and 25600

DIGIC III, 14-bit

Canon EF lens mount (not EF-S)

Live View Mode

The body is very similar to the 5D, similar handgrip

Surprisingly cheap, US$ 1,899

Feature wise this seems alright but I’d love some weather sealing but will the Canon 5D Mark II actually have weather sealing which many are predicting? I’m not sure as weather sealing may be what differentiates the professional series to the prosumer/amateur consumer bodies.♦