11.12.2005
Phil Askey, the owner of Dpreview has completed his indepth report on the Canon 5D. A 12 megapixel, full frame CMOs sensor in a compact Digital SLR camera body.
He has given the camera a “Highly Recommended”, the highest rating on his reviews. His overall conclusion of the camera is as follows:
“A lower-priced full-frame digital [...]
09.20.2005
Canon is marketing the 5D in Japan, by inserting a DVD inside a special insert in the October AsahiCamera Magazine. AshiCamera is one of the best established photo/camera magazine around. It is released monthly and covers many topics and tries to appeal to various audiences. There are lots of excellent pictures, many of them still [...]
09.13.2005
One of the great features of the full framed sensor by Canon is the ability to view the field at wide angles. As you may know, two lenses may have the same focal length, but the effective angle of view will differ with the size of the sensor. Therefore the angle grows narrower as sensor [...]
09.10.2005
Did you know that the size of the sensor also determines the quality of the image in a digital SLR camera as well as the number of megapixels. If there are two cameras side by side with the same number of megapixels, the one with the larger sensor usually delivers finer gradation which will result [...]
08.26.2005
Since the release of the Canon 5D, there has been a huge hype on the full frame sensor.
So what does this “full frame sensor” actually mean. Well, it means the sensor is the same size as the original 35mm negative in a film camera.
In practice, the same field of view on the Canon [...]
08.21.2005
Along with the release of the Canon 5D Digital SLR camera next week, Canon will also release the new EF 24-105mm f/4L USM lens. One interesting feature is the built-in image stabliser.
The new len has the following features:
Standard zoom lens - 24-105mm focal length, fast f/4 aperture
Super UD glass lens and two types [...]
08.17.2005
There has been a few rumors and a picture of a Canon EOS 3D Digital SLR Camera circulating around. Some believe it’s a fake and others just don’t know. Well with all the hype of the yet to be announced Canon EOS 5D, anythings possible. With Canon placing pictures of the EOS 5D on [...]
08.12.2005
The EOS 5D will be Launch on the 26th August 2005 in Shanghai (China) and displayed at the IFA in Berlin on the 2nd September 2005. The sale of this camera in the US is scheduled to start in October 2005 with pre-orders beginning in early September at select retailers. Interestingly, some online stores are [...]
08.10.2005
The specification for the Canon 5D seems very impressive and it looks like
Canon will continue to dominate the Digital SLR market. Supporting a 13
megapixel sensor, it will be interesting to see if Nilkon D200 will pose a
challenge. To find out more just download the file here and judge for
yourself.
Canon 5D Specification
08.9.2005
Look like the new model everyone has been speculating about, may not be the Canon 30D but the Canon 5D. Check out the pictures and decide for yourself. So far the specification circulating around is a DSLR camera with the following:
13 megapixel (wow!)
3 frames per second with a maximum of 60 shots in high quality [...]