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ChrisMc73
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:21
http://www.canonrumors.com/2009/04/5d-mark-ii-firmware-update/
amoergosum
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:50
http://www.canonrumors.com/2009/04/5d-mark-ii-firmware-update/

Sweet!
EdBray
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:52
What does it fix or add?
amoergosum
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:53
What does it fix or add?

Nobody knows...many hope it's going to add manual video control.
maverick678
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:58
Or it could totally hoax :D...you know Manual Control and Iron Man II :D
dan j
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 17:05
It'd be incredible if Canon corrected there HUGE mistake and added autofocus to the video.

dan
ChrisMc73
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 17:31
It'd be incredible if Canon corrected there HUGE mistake and added autofocus to the video.

dan

I think most would rather have manual control of the aperture settings vs. auto focus, but both would be awesome right? Right now all the video people using the camera love the output but have to "trick" the camera to get the settings they like.

See what I mean here:
http://www.vimeo.com/4177840
tsaraleksi
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 17:34
It'd be incredible if Canon corrected there HUGE mistake and added autofocus to the video.

dan

There is autofocus in the videos.
bacchanal
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 17:49
God, I hope this firmware magically makes my 24-70 double as a 16-35.

...that or manual or aperture control in video would be nice.
defordphoto
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 18:43
It'd be incredible if Canon corrected there HUGE mistake and added autofocus to the video.

dan

Oh they will "correct" it. (It was no mistake)

With a brand-new model. Probably in a 1-series, though for me, adding video to a 1-series would be in the same ballpark as when they allowed NASCAR to race at Indy. ;)

There's some things you should not do, no matter how cool they seem.
dan j
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 18:47
There is autofocus in the videos.
What I meant was, I hope Canon corrects their huge mistake with the auto focus since it isn't continuously on (unlike a camcorder, and that focus is so slow that you wouldn't want to use it.

dan
dan j
24th of April 2009 (Fri), 18:49
Oh they will "correct" it. (It was no mistake)

With a brand-new model. Probably in a 1-series, though for me, adding video to a 1-series would be in the same ballpark as when they allowed NASCAR to race at Indy. ;)

There's some things you should not do, no matter how cool they seem.
I agree, it's the same old trick with manufacturers. They give you a taste of the future, but it just leaves you wanting more.

dan
MarkV
25th of April 2009 (Sat), 11:41
What I meant was, I hope Canon corrects their huge mistake with the auto focus since it isn't continuously on (unlike a camcorder, and that focus is so slow that you wouldn't want to use it.

dan

The autofocus mechanism must operate with the mirror down, so with the current engineering in the 5D II, there's no way that fast AF can work with video. Canon is supposedly working on a new AF system that has a system of mirrors that can allow fast AF and video, but I can't remember where I saw that info.