Kia ora tatou:

Well, it is finally here. The replacement for the 5D. Creatively named the 5D Mk II ( NOT!), it has a lot of very cool features that Canon users will appreciate, including:

• New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)
• New Full HD 1080 resolution movie recording
• 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting
• High performance DIGIC 4 providing superb image quality
• Maximum 310 large JPEG images in a single burst with a UDMA card
• 3.0” VGA (920k dots) Clear View LCD
• ISO 100-6400 (expansion from 50 up to 25,600)
• 9 AF points + 6 Assist AF points

It is the 1080p video function that has me excited. It takes me back to the days when I first saw digital ( PhotoShop 1) and realised the winds of change had come to photography.

It is happening again. Moving and still image are drawing together and the implications for we p[photographers are huge.

Post to follow.

O, and they have also released a new 24/1.4L lens.

Now what will Nikon bring out?

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