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More Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 50D Rumors from DPreview

Some recent Canon 5D Mark II rumors which even speculate of a Canon 50D and new lens specifications. I’m liking these Canon 5D Mark II specifications especially the MP size but not quite sure if the pop up flash is necessary and a live view LCD would be nice but not really necessary. According to the source these additions/changes to the Canon lineup are due to hit Photokina later in the year which would rule out a release later this month of the Canon 5D Mark II as some have suggested.

Canon 5D Mark II

- 16.7 Megapixel FF sensor
- Single Digic III Processor
- ISO 100-3200 (Low: 50 + High 6400)
- 6-8 fps - depending on grip
- 3″ High Resolution OLED LCD
- will accept EF Lenses, not EF-S
- 11 point AF
- 35 Zone Metering
- Viewfinder: 96 percent coverage .72 magnification
- Pop up flash
- New Lithium Ion Battery
- Weather Sealing slightly better than 40D

Canon 50D

- 12.2 Megapixel APS-C sensor
- Single Digic III Processor
- ISO 100-3200 (High 6400)
- 6-8 fps depending on grip
- 3″ High Resolution OLED LCD
- Will accept EF and EF-S Lenses
- 11 point AF
- 35 Zone metering
- Viewfinder: 100 percent coverage .95 magnification
- Pop up flash
- New Lithium Ion Battery
- Weather sealing slightly better than 40D

Lenses
24-70mm f/2.8L IS
18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 IS

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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.♦

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Just mixing things up a little with a new theme, hopefully it’s compatible with all popular browsers

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According to Lightroom Killer Tips (Click) Lightroom 2 has been released and is officially shipping at $299USD. For those not familiar with the new version here are a few bits in the new version

Dodging/Burning, Multi monitor supoprt, improved catalogue and keywording, better photoshop integration and more

Sounds promising! Can’t wait to get my hands on it as I decided not to touch the beta as Adobe warned of capability issues which could possibly occur when the official version was released. But just something which I don’t understand that a few people have brought to my attention since posting is the price difference between the USA and Australia. If I was to purchase LR2 in the US it would cost $299 whilst if to purchase in Australia $539.. Strange

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Just more Canon 5D mark II speculation courtesy of a user at POTN

Photography Monthly (UK magazine) have added to rumors that the Canon 5D replacement will be 16MP, Digic III Live view, 3″ screen and weather sealing. Realistically it’s doubtful this article has any credibility as they were probably informed by the same websites which I’ve linked to in the past but the features do seem realistic and I couldn’t see why Canon wouldn’t deliver them.

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Yeah i worked with him told him he looks good, a little to the left, ok thats the money shot hold that pose

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At this point I didn’t realise there were cows in the paddock until they began appearing from no where in my view finder. Truth be told I’m actually quite a wuss around non domestic animals that I’m not familiar with which made it a little off putting as a considerable amount of cows charged in my direction. Initially I thought they were going to jump the fence and trample me but they only wanted to pose, more photos of that soon.

Huonville, Tasmania

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I came across an interesting article on the Sydney Morning Herald website (Click) which discusses the potential ugly side of entering competitions. Whenever entering a competition I’m quick to check the terms and conditions which state the rights I may retain if entering the competition. Such competitions which transfer the copyright to the organisation occur regardless of you winning the competition or not. Is it really worth it sometimes?

It’s a growing occurence for many who soon learn after entering a competition that their image copyright was transferred to the competiton owner which is obviously frustrating. At the end of the day it really is the big organisations being the real winners as their image library expands which would have otherwise costed millions.

Click here to read the article Read the fine print by Jon Reid

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It was only recently that I posted about Moo Cards (Click) and how great they’ve been received by others. As I was making the post it occurred to me the images on some of the cards were really quite old and it was time to shake things up with some new shots and include my blog address on the cards.

Since my first Purchase in January 2007, Moo have changed a lot with implementation of not only flickr but other social networks including facebook. One thing that caught my interest were little plastic carry cases for your moo cards. I’ve managed to fit 14 in the case and it has made its way onto my keyring.  The size of the case seems ok for a keyring but maybe a little bigger then my other things but it’s ok.

I received a little card with my order that offers 20% off to new buyers but I’m not sure if this is limited to one order or can be used by many anyhow the code is ‘EWSCCV‘

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A few things which caught my attention this week..

A photo review on Red Bubble canvas prints by Martin Pot (Click)

Darkhourphoto photography blog which is constantly updated sharing works captured at night. (Click)

A collection of light painting photographs (Click)

Photographer Daniel Boud recently photographed the Sydney opera house with a difference as Pierre Huyghe transformed the inside into a forrest (Click)

Hasselblad have released the H3DII-50 with them never ceasing to amaze. Wayy out of my budget sadly but a 50mp sensor would be nice (Click)

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