Sunday, August 19, 2007

New Canon DSLRs

Canon rocks on.
Personally I'd probably be more interested in a replacement for the 5D, surely to come within half a year. If the improvements in the other models are indicative, it will be quite something.

Sadly neither the top-end nor the mid-range camera introduced today has built-in image stabilization. And Canon is introducing a new kit lens with IS built in. So my bet is that Canon will never build in IS in the camera body. And probably not Nikon either. Too bad.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor"

Now we're talking!

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Yes. There was a rumor a few months back that a Canon representative had been and shown a prototype to Annie Leibovitz, and that they had said that the were "scrambling to make lenses which could utilize that resolution".

Which is good, because Canon does not currently have any really great wide-angle lenses especially.

Anonymous said...

"Canon representative had been and shown a prototype to Annie Leibovitz, ..."

Now that's the kind of status one needs to have as a photographer. Canon comes knocking at your door to present their new wares before the rest of the world gets to hear about them. :-)

Unknown said...

Well the 16-35mm II has been getting good reviews and they are releasing that 14mm prime.

As for in body IS, I have yet to see that demonstrated with a long lens. When I see some reputable tests with 300,400 and 500mm lenses then I might convinced that it really works.

All the manufacturer sponsored tests are with short lenses, just where you can by without IS. And where the demand on the sensor shaking technology is the lowest.

I emailed one reviewer about this and he said the he could not get the manufacturer to supply a long lens, Sony IIRC

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

The modern zooms seem to often be better than the fixed focal length lenses. My 24-105mm (image stabilized) is wonderful.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Yes, let's hope somebody will do comprehensive comparative reviews.

It's tough, though, there is no way to do it objectively, it will vary from person to person and from exposure to exposure.