Seventy (70) new products from Canon on 21 Feb

[hafele]

IXUS 800 IS ... Could it be the ultimate pocket DC ?

:think:

 

[djork]

it's gonna be tomorrow!

 

[shinken]

it's gonna be tomorrow!

Or Wed for us, given the time zone diff. In anticipation as well. Lots of old models I've been eyeing on in the resale market...

 

[Canonised]

So anyone here got wind of the 70 new products ........ :lovegrin:
sibei kancheong leh.... :embrass:

 

[Canonised]

ok .... all out now at:

www.dpreview.com :thumbsup:

 

[Kongo]

Almost all aspect of the new 85L II specs looked identical to the mkI, guess the only change is to the focusing mechanism?

The 17-55 F2.8 IS sounds interesting.. hope it'll perform up to the mark ;p

 

[yanyewkay]

IXUS 800 IS ... Could it be the ultimate pocket DC ?

:think:

nope.. fujifilm F11 still wins... the next one to overtake F11 will be the F30 at ISO3200 :blah:
SD700 IS is still only up to ISO800.. which I doubt is of much cleaner output than other 800s

 

[Kongo]

The e-quote of 85f1.2L from Cathay dropped to $2.9k..

 

[Steplim]

Hi,

It is 30D instead of 35D initially speculated!
Hope to see the price of 20D drop....drop.....and drop!
Can't wait to see Canon Singapore launch the new 30D in Singapore.
Hope to see lens prices for 17-85 IS USM, 17-40f/4L to drop further too!

See below attached link:
http://www.infodigitalcamera.com/blog/category/canon/canon-30d/

Here are the specifications:
* A new 2.5-inch, 230,000 pixel rear LCD monitor with wide viewing angle
* Canon’s more flexible Picture Style menu, which replaces the Parameters menu of the 20D
* Sharpening of in-camera JPEGs can be turned off, which is a first for a Canon entry-level or midrange [FONT=Arial,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]digital [/FONT][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]SLR[/FONT][/FONT]
* ISO 100-1600 is now selectable in 1/3 stop increments
* ISO can be set without taking one’s eye away from the viewfinder
* Increased burst depth: 11 frames for RAW CR2 shooting, 30 for Large Fine JPEG and 9 for RAW+JPEG
* A more-durable shutter that’s rated for 100,000 cycles
* A slightly-shortened mirror blackout time of 110ms; Canon’s specification for [FONT=Arial,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]shutter [/FONT][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]lag[/FONT][/FONT] remains the same as the 20D at 65ms
* Viewfinder information now includes a dedicated Flash Exposure Lock (FEL) indicator
* Switchable High-Speed Continuous (5 fps) and Low-Speed Continuous (3 fps) frame rate settings are now included
* An Auto setting in the Long Exposure Noise Reduction Custom Function
* The ability, like several more-pricey Canon digital SLRs, to simultaneously apply long exposure noise processing to one picture while capturing another
* The addition of a 3.5% spot metering mode
* 0.15 second camera startup time
* A more-precise 4-increment battery charge indicator
* Reduced energy compensation, for a promised improvement of 10% more frames per charge
* No more new folders created every 100 photos; in the 30D, a folder can hold 9999 photos
* A new automatic rotation option that enables verticals to not be rotated on the rear display but appear rotated in compatible browser [FONT=Arial,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]software[/FONT][/FONT] on the computer
* The ability to zoom in on a photo in Quick Review mode
* During playback, the image+shooting data screen will display either an RGB or Brightness histogram, file size and will optionally display AF markings
* Improved Jump function
* Refined multicontroller operation
* More-detailed error code information, which now appears on the rear LCD monitor (in addition to the top LCD panel); the camera settings information screen will also display Images Failed to Transfer when the WFT-E1/E1A is in use and a transmit error occurs
* More ways to wake the camera up from an Auto Power Off snooze
* Direct image transfer from the camera to a computer using the PTP protocol
* A revamped software package that includes Digital Photo Professional (DPP) 2.1, EOS Utility 1.0 (a new image transfer, camera settings and camera control application), Image Browser 5.6 (Mac) and ZoomBrowser EX 5.6 (Windows); DPP adds user-settable noise reduction and support for RAW files from the Canon EOS D2000 and D6000
* New and potentially useful direct printing capabilities (plus a dedicated direct print/image transfer button)
* US $1399 price.

 

[Terence]

30D, D30... there's going to be confusion lying ahead...

 

[Denosha]

Lens prices generally don't drop. Especially like in this case where they actually cover different areas. The 17-85 is targetted at the consumer with it's slower aperture. The 17-55 is for the enthusiast or "pro" using EF-S cropped cameras. The 17-40 is a FF L. Very clever strategy by Canon to avoid stepping on their own toes.

 

[ConnorMcLeod]

Hi,

Here are the specifications:
* Sharpening of in-camera JPEGs can be turned off, which is a first for a Canon entry-level or midrange [FONT=Arial,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]digital [/FONT][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]SLR[/FONT][/FONT]
* An Auto setting in the Long Exposure Noise Reduction Custom Function
* The addition of a 3.5% spot metering mode
* No more new folders created every 100 photos; in the 30D, a folder can hold 9999 photos
* A new automatic rotation option that enables verticals to not be rotated on the rear display but appear rotated in compatible browser [FONT=Arial,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,sans-serif]software[/FONT][/FONT] on the computer
* The ability to zoom in on a photo in Quick Review mode
* During playback, the image+shooting data screen will display either an RGB or Brightness histogram, file size and will optionally display AF markings
* Improved Jump function
* More-detailed error code information, which now appears on the rear LCD monitor (in addition to the top LCD panel); the camera settings information screen will also display Images Failed to Transfer when the WFT-E1/E1A is in use and a transmit error occurs
* US $1399 price.

Good price! Can say bye bye to 20D and 350D.

Wonder how many of the firmware functions can be hacks for 350D

 

[Steplim]

Good price! Can say bye bye to 20D and 350D.

Wonder how many of the firmware functions can be hacks for 350D

I guest the used price for 20D will drop further but brand new price will not.
350D price will have no effect as this is cater to diff. users. what do you guys think?:thumbsup:

 

[blimmer]

I guest the used price for 20D will drop further but brand new price will not.
350D price will have no effect as this is cater to diff. users. what do you guys think?:thumbsup:

350d might drop too, if everyone goes for the 20d instead