Photography Thailand Forum

[bjorn slis]

Canon anounces 21 mp mark 3
http://www.usa.canon.com/html/templatedata/pressrelease/20070820_1dsmk3.html

New Lenses
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9079

and 40d in september

[David Salmanowitz]

Bjorn--there is probably not a site now that this has not made it to! I guess the revamped 5D will show up in early spring if not before, as the 30D came out after the 5D, and now we have the upcoming 40D.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/19/canons-21-1-megapixel-eos-1ds-mark-iii-thanks-amazon/


http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=15710

http://dpreview.com/

[Marc Schultz]

The main focus on this announcement is obviously about the 1DS Mark III because of the prospect of having 21MP resolution capabilities available in a fully automatic 35mm DSLR, which is a level of resolution that was previously only available at the MF level using a digital back.

I think it is worth pointing out though that the the 40D does not get the attention of many people who are already shooting with a full frame camera level like the 5D or the 1DS Mark II since the 40D is a step below, but I think it does have a lot of value to those people even as a backup camera or something light weight to take on short trips where you may not want to bring along such a heavy body like the 1DS MKII.

I also think, unless you need the professional build of the 1D MKIII, or are a sports shooter who requires such a high frame rate, that the 40D is a much more economical solution which offers you something over the 10MP threshold for just over one thousand USD.