Just when you thought it was safe - 1Ds-Mk II rumor

[Tom W]

I don't usually start them, but here's a moderately convincing look at what might be coming down the pipe in January. I'll withhold judgement until Paul Pope has spoken:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=10340521

[Belmondo]

It sure seems like a lot of trouble to go to if it's only an elaborate hoax. I also agree that the speculation of a 22mp sensor was unrealistic. 16.7 sounds much more plausible. Who knows?

[defordphoto]

That's the real deal there...

[timmyquest]

Yes sir!

[defordphoto]

http://eos-d.axisz.jp/pict/1ds_mark2/1Ds-1.jpg

[Scottes]

Anyone want to buy a wife? $7,000 and she's yours....

[Morden]

Anyone want to buy a wife? $7,000 and she's yours....

House trained?

[ron chappel]

I just did some very basic maths and found the 20D pixel density on full frame would be 21 or so Mp.So that's where the 22Mp rumours came from....I doubt they're right.
This makes it all the more likely it will be a more sensible number

I must agree it does look pretty 'real'
Indeed full marks if it is fake! :shock:

[Cal Maier]

I don't usually start them, but here's a moderately convincing look at what might be coming down the pipe in January. I'll withhold judgement until Paul Pope has spoken:


The Brochure says it will be available in November, 2004. This is definitely not the time to be ordering a new 1DS!

Cal CPS432

[davidwegs]

ARgghh,
Nikon must be a little bit frustrated at this point. I would guess they (Canon) were just waiting for Nikon to announce and then to 'leak' their little secret.

Yet another classic marketing move for Canon. 8)

[Tom W]

The Brochure says it will be available in November, 2004. This is definitely not the time to be ordering a new 1DS!

Cal CPS432

There is no chance in the world that I will be ordering a new 1Ds - its a little out of my league price-wise.

I'm still having an internal fight concerning the 20D. :)

[blinking8s]

http://www.eos-d-slr.net/1ds_mark2.html

Originally posted by kawter
Translated specs of 1DSMK2

EOS-1DSMK2 (official short-noting)
Media CF and SD (like 1D#2)

ISO: 100-1600 (ext 50-3200) like 1D#2
L and RAW:4992x3328
M1: 3600x2400
M2: 3072x2048
S: 2496x1664

17,2 Mpixel where
16,7 Mpixel effective

4 images/sec, buffer 32(JPEG) and 11(RAW)
(buffersize is 1,5x as large as the 1D#2, 32x5.5mb against 40x2.8mb)

45 AF-points (like 1D#2)
CMOS TTL-AREA-SIR

1/8000-30 sec
and x-syn: 1/250
Shootings on one batterycharge: 1200 (20 graden)/ 800 (0 graden)
like 1D#2, where it's real number of shootings mostly exceeds 2000x

TFT Screen 230.000 pix at 2 inch (like 1D#2)

20 Personal preferences with 65 instances
27 Personal functions

Weight 1215g + 335g battery (NP-E3)

[Ikinaa]

http://www.jirvana.com/news_pdfs/Canon_1Ds_MkII_press_release.pdf

found on http://www.outbackphoto.com/

[evilenglishman]

http://www.jirvana.com/news_pdfs/Canon_1Ds_MkII_press_release.pdf

found on http://www.outbackphoto.com/

I don't know who wrote that but he didn't even spell the first word of the document correctly :roll:

[sdommin]

Why is this thread a "sticky"? Come on, guys, is it so fundamentally important that it remain at the very top of the forum list? :x

Will all rumors get the same treatment from now on?

[Jesper]

Ok, it's OFFICIAL now!!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=43324

:) What a monster camera! If I win the lottery, I'll buy one immediately!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Hot digity dog!

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6459-7231-7233#wft-e1

[Panza]

I'm impressed. The nightshot shows what the 17-40 can do. The resolution is .. well... huge. But I can't see that this is the limit :D