August 19, 2007
Wanna blow up picture the size of your house? As is there weren’t enough rumors floating around today it seems that Amazon has also leaked information on the Canon EOS 1Ds MK3 (not to be confused with the regular 1D MK3)
According to engadget This megapixel monster has a 21 megapixel sensor, shooting at 5FPS. At a cool 8 grand it won’t the the camera for most of us, but should help put a stop to purists who still say that film is better, and they only will shoot medium format.
August 19, 2007
It seems Amazon.com has been spilling some beans on the 40D. After scouring various places on the internet, and finding some good details over on hiptech blog and engadget it seems that the specs are out, and the release date is Sept 20th. Time will tell, but it looks like it’s about here, and these far more detailed specs than we’ve had before reveal that there are indeed some nice upgrades to the line.
It looks like the 40D sports a 10.1 megapixel sensor (no surprise there) but it also has a 3″ LCD, and speaking from experience on the 3″ LCD from the popular Canon PowerShot SD630 point and shoot that’s a really nice thing. It also has the live view function, which we assume will be similar to that of the 1D MK3. Frame advance had been bumped up to 6.5 FPS with bursts of up to 17 raw files. It also has 35 zone metering, and Canon’s integrated self cleaning technology.
The unit is rumored to be around $1299 for the body only. If you want to read the full click the more link.
July 27, 2007
The Canon 40D, anticipated predisesor to the Canon 30D may be here sooner rather then later! Then again it may not. We actually don’t know, but we figured you would want us to help spread the rampant, unconfirmed rumors across the galaxy. As many of us know there’s an old Gizmondo posting stating there was a spec sheet leaked that tells the juicy details. Some of these include…
* 10.1 MP CMOS sensor
* 5fps, 30 JPEG image burst (same as 30D)
* Integrated Cleaning System
Now an upgrade of a faster fps rate would be great, especially in this emerging HDR world. It would also be nice to see something a tad more revolutionary than what we see listed. Then again, if we think back to when the 30D replaced the 20D we see that the updated feature set was minimal. It may be that Canon is following this same path with the 40D, but only time will tell.
In my speculative opinion we’re likely to see the 40D in the next few months, but I feel the feature set (though it may or may not match the one above) will be not revolutionary, but rather just evolutionary. People are getting anxious for a new release, but placing a call to Canon revealed no additional details (no surprise there)
Those on the Nikon bench probably don’t care about t he 40D. Then again it could turn out to be so great that Nikon users will flush their systems down the nearest toilet, causing massive sewer problems throughout the world, and rush to the nearest Canon dealer?? Well that’s not likely to happen. But as long as Canon and Nikon continue to wage war on one another shooters in both camps will benefit. The saga continues….
[tags]photography, canon, nikon, 40d, rumor[/tags] Gavin Seim Photography 2007
July 18, 2007
Canon fans may soon rejoice. It looks like the upgrade of the very popular Canon 30D, the Canon 40D that we’ve been waiting for is near at hand. According to a post on PhotographyBlog.com, The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has listed the the Canon 40D on it’s PictBridge-certified product list page. Now bear in mind that this is a rumor, but it stands to reason that the 40D will grace our camera bags eventually, and why not sooner rather than later.
So what are you waiting for? Start spreading the rumor, and share the joy. Just remember that there has been no official announcement yet. If your a Nikon fan you may weep now, but stay tune and we’ll keep you up to date on the latest happenings.
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