New Canon cameras on the horizon ?

[hilton]

I don't think much of a 5DMKII right now purely because of the archaic AF, metering and FPS.

Yes but it's designed for weddings and studio portraits and for that it appears to do the job admirably.

Horses for courses hey.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Yes but it's designed for weddings and studio portraits and for that it appears to do the job admirably.

I think that's half the story. It's deliberately crippled not to cut too much into the 1D market. The AF is basic and slow - about on par with my 1993 vintage film rebel. It might have been forgivable on the original 5D, given that it was based on the 10D, but given that the direct competition from Nikon, the D700 already came with the same high-end AF as the D3, Canon should have updated it with the mkII. Instead, they stuck to the ancient, slow, not-very-accurate-except-for-the-center-point stuff.

 

[permanentmarker]

Surely if they attempted to give the 5d all of the features that make the 1d mk IV what it is, it would jump in price to exactly the same as that of the 1d?

They may have just made the camera to the best of their capabilities within a particular price bracket. It must naturally fit within their pricing model too. If they made a 5d that was as good as the much more expensive 1d then no-one would put in the extra money?

Surely its a matter of perspective? Maybe I'm wrong.
Eh.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Surely if they attempted to give the 5d all of the features that make the 1d mk IV what it is, it would jump in price to exactly the same as that of the 1d?

Doesn't have to. The Nikon D700 is almost the same camera as the D3, yet it cost the same as the 5D did back then...

They may have just made the camera to the best of their capabilities within a particular price bracket. It must naturally fit within their pricing model too. If they made a 5d that was as good as the much more expensive 1d then no-one would put in the extra money?

...and the D3 still sold like hotcakes.

 

[bwana]

Yes but it's designed for weddings and studio portraits and for that it appears to do the job admirably.

Horses for courses hey.

I think it's suited to portraiture and landscapes only because it doesn't do much else particularly well. I'd even argue that it's not particularly well suited to weddings though.