Not the usual rumor about specs and features, but about an upcoming concrete price drop for the [shoplink 254]EOS 5D Mark II[/shoplink]. Quoting Canon Rumors, the 5D2 could go down to $1699:
I’ve been told by a couple of people that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II will see a big price drop this coming week in the USA, we should see it in other countries as well. We’re told the new price will be $1699 USD for the body until they’re all gone, which won’t take too long I don’t think.
A new rumor about Canon’s high resolution DSLR (46MP are rumored) showed up at NL.
In an update to the high MP info, we’re told […] that a camera will eventually appear in a [shoplink 4119]1D X[/shoplink] derived body, in the same way as the 1D C. The information said that the actual designation was not known, but it would essentially be a ‘1 series’. There was also a warning that there would be a long wait between any ‘preview’ and any cameras […] being annouced and subsequently shipping.
CR has more hints that Canon will soon announce a new, high resolution DSLR. The talk is about a 46MP sensor.
I’m told that the coming big megapixel camera is a very new sensor design/overhaul. The emphasis is in the dynamic range of the sensor. Performance is said to be on the level of medium format, even better than the impressive [shoplink 4853]D800[/shoplink].
The high res cam is said to get a new naming scheme (no 3D nor something with “D”). Canon should announce it at PhotoPlus in New York City in October.
There are also new lenses that are said to show up soon. The EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x is expected to be announced by Canon at PhotoPlus. Finally, two f/4 telephoto lenses are rumored to be announced in January 2013: the EF 300 f/4L IS II and the EF 400 f/4L IS.
After all the expectations and the heat of Photokina, it’s time to go back to business as usual. That means rumors, and there is a bunch of new ones to discuss.
NL has been told that you can expect to see a high megapixel DSLR that will showcased at the PhotoPlus exhibition in NY, from October 24th to 27th. Seems like the price and the performance of [shoplink 4853]Nikon’s D800[/shoplink] is somewhat worrying Canon. The rumor suggests the following specs for the high res DSLR (which may be named EOS 3D, and may be available later next year):
46.1MP
5fps
16bit
ISO: 100-12800
This is not the first time a rumor about a Canon high res DSLR shows up. We reported about time ago.
There is more, still coming from NL. And this one is no less than about a new sensor design, supposed to appear during next year. It comes bigger: this new sensor design is said to show up not just in the high res camera we discussed above, but also in the EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 70D and EOS 700D. Delays in the development of this sensors may have pushed the massive firmware upgrade for the [shoplink 337]EOS 7D[/shoplink].
Take rumors with a grain of salt, as usual. But be also aware that they happen to be true. When we reported the rumor about an entry level DSLR by Canon, it seemed to be rather implausible to lot of people. And then, last week, Canon announced the EOS 6D. What I want to say: a high megapixel DSLR by Canon is plausible, not just because Nikon has one. It is plausible because lots of professionals need high resolution sensors.
This showed up in the CR forum. An Amazon video about Canon’s remote app shows the app’s header saying “4D”, at least it looks like (at the 19 seconds mark). Funny
Update: the image is a fake: the EOS 6D does not have build-in flash.
Got another EOS 6D pic in my inbox (thanks to the reader who sent it!). This time it is just the logo plate. Looks different from the other pics that showed up (here and here [Update: these images are real], for the specs click here). It doesn’t look photoshopped to me. One thing can be taken almost for granted so far: there is an EOS 6D out there.
The announcement of the EOS 6D entry level full-frame DSLR is expected for tomorrow, September 17th. Here at CanonWatch we will cover the event, so stay tuned.
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