This looks the most concrete I've seen yet http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/08/1ds-mark-iv1d-mark-v-spec-list-cr1/
Some mind-boggling specifications...
Some mind-boggling specifications...
1Ds Mark IV starting to surface?
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Dunno much about Canon since my A1 but 32mp sounds amazing.
I don't think the Nikon d4 will be that high a mp.
I don't think the Nikon d4 will be that high a mp.
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These specs can always be guessed or rumoured. Its only fun when an image surfaces..
MP racing's pointless.. what can you print with 32MP you couldn't do already with 20+ ?
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Just read on that site that the 5D3 is rumoured for Q1 2012 as well....hmmm, I wonder what Canon are upto!
if its not AF then don't bother.
Billboards, large posters. It would be competing with £10,000 Hassleblads and other large format cameras for studio work.
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Exactly
It also allows for some greater latitude when cropping down at size. Whilst the extra won't be used by amateurs most of the time, the new camera is hardly designed for amateurs! It won't really be competing against MF though, but will have applications where a clunky MF kit is impractical and/or higher shooting speeds are required.
It also allows for some greater latitude when cropping down at size. Whilst the extra won't be used by amateurs most of the time, the new camera is hardly designed for amateurs! It won't really be competing against MF though, but will have applications where a clunky MF kit is impractical and/or higher shooting speeds are required.
Well this is it, if Canon don't upgrade the AF I will be
A) Sorely disappointed
B) Extremely annoyed
C) Will not be purchasing a 5D III
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Not saying that a new 1Ds and a 5D3 are not in the works, they most probably are - but canonrumors has a pretty awful track record when it comes to any useful information.
That resolution may be ok now. Before I couldn't think of many lenses that could resolve the detail. However, after buying a 135L and a 70-200 f2.8 IS II, 32MP would be nice. File sizes are every increasing on those raw files though.
Except on a 35mm frame you are well beyond diffraction limits above 20 odd MP let alonw not even the best primes stopped down will be sharp enough. The 24MP D3x is noticibly harder than the 21Mp ID2MKII to get optimal results, I hate to think of the jump to 32MP. Secondly, the difference between 24MP and 32MP is barely visible even if you could break the laws of physics. A 32MP sensor will be about 6900x4600 compared to a 24MP sensor of 6000x4000, or about 15% more linear resolution, about the absolute minimum that would be percievable to a well trained eye viewed on a good screen. What will be more important is the ultimate signal to noise ratio, dynamic range etc. I would much rather have 24 super clean pixels with more DR than 32 million lousy pixels that every lens makes looks soft . Of course, one can also downsample to reduce nosie, diffraction and lens softness effects, but at a cost of reduced write speeds, sensor readouts, increased memory usage and post processing time. The sensor cost will also increase.
As an aside, the Nikon D4 should be 18MP which I reckon is the sweet spot fo Full Frame now for most uses. The D4X whcih will be announced next year will boast 32-40MP.
Unforunately the D800 is looking to have a 24MP sensor derived from the D3X rather than the 18MP from the D4.
And I answered. To summarise, not a lot.