New camera or my imagination?

[LordSummerisle]

Hi, this will probably sound totally insane, but I am just watching the brazil v Australia game and i noticed one on the camera men on the sidelines had an odd looking camera..

It looked like a canon body with the rounded hot shoe bump but the canon logo was blacked out and other info too

the lens was grey but looked like a normal black lens with masking tape or some other cover around it, i saw it in 42 minutes 35-40 seconds of the match if anyone taped it,

i was wondering if this may have been a new model disguised, i know they do this with cars but im probably totally mad haha

thanks anyway for listening to my ramble :rolleyes:

[spaced]

Too many beers? ;)

I'd imagine if canon were letting anyone test it, it wouldn't be people taking pictures of football games. :)

[calgaryphotographer]

I'm saying he jsut didn't want to draw attention to himself and he taped out his White lens - maybe!

[blonde]

i have seen many pros do that. they use black marker to mask the canon and the 1d and many of them use silver tape on thier lenses...

[LordSummerisle]

haha yeah your probably right, just my imagination running away..

but just you wait when canon release the 1d Mk?? with a picture of ronaldinho included in their samples ;)

[steved110]

I have heard of this, photogs for some of the big agencies black out the logo on their cameras, and disguise things with tape etc - it supposedly makes them less attractive to thieves and muggers.
The game must have been boring as anything...;)

[Tom W]

Too many beers? ;)

That's an idea. :)

I'd imagine if canon were letting anyone test it, it wouldn't be people taking pictures of football games. :)

If it's a new sports camera, such a future successor to the 1D IIn, then it will be tested at sporting events. Canon does field-test cameras, and it makes sense to test them in the area in which they will be used.

I'm not sure if this "sighting" represents a new future body, though, as many photographers seem to like to black out the name on their gear for some reason or another.

[red hot sheep]

Interestingly enough, I saw only one Nikon at the sideline of that game!

[spaced]

Canon are rinsing the 5D and 30D at the moment, in my opinion.. Like any company would with the first full frame DSLR. Clever to release the 30D too, as a upgrade for people who want a upgrade but not a Kidney Selling upgrade.