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Canon 5D Announced
Last Update: 29 August 2005 01:00 PM
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Author: Dr. Alex Mustard ( Alex_Mustard )
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DP Review today officially revealed the highly anticipated Canon EOS 5D digital SLR camera, fitted with a 12.8 Megapixel high resolution full 35mm frame sized CMOS sensor. This camera is an important addition to the Canon range for underwater photographers because it is the first, at a sub-1DS price, to provide full 180 degree coverage with popular fisheye lenses. It also has a larger and improved image review LCD, capable of both luminance and RGB histograms, compared with the Canon 20D. One downside for underwater photographers is that it is bigger than the 20D and will not fit straight into any existing housings. The race is on to see which housing manufacurers will be first to support this camera.
I guess that the Romanian fake was pretty right. What a magnificent camera for that price. Full frame, pixels as many as the d2x, big viewinder,… As a dedicated Nikon shooter I´m amazed at what the competition offers. For me personally that means, I´ll still have to keep my good old seacam f100 untill Nikon copes up.
Posted by Andrej on 08/22 at 04:01 PMThere is a very active discussion on this camera in the forums - covering a range of issues from how it compares to its rivals, to housing options, to corner sharpness with wide angle and reproduction ratios with macro lenses.
http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9441Posted by Dr. Alex Mustard on 08/25 at 02:07 AM