Is this the Canon EOS 35D?
By Marc Perton 
posted February 8th 2006 1:42PM
posted February 8th 2006 1:42PM
Norwegian camera site
Fotografi.no has posted some pics of a camera the site claims is Canon's next DSLR, the 35D. The pics are significantly
sharper than last month's images, courtesy
of a Chinese site, that purported to show a camera referred to as the 30D, and look like professional product shots.
According to Fotografi.no, the camera is due to be announced at a Canon press conference in Oslo on February 21, and is
expected to be a 10 megapixel model. We weren't aware that Oslo was the center of the photographic universe, so we're
not sure why Canon's press conference is being held there, especially since PMA is just a few days later in Orange
County (which isn't the center of the photographic universe either, but will be for a few days). We'll reserve judgment
for now, and will resist all temptation to lump the Norwegian press conference invitation in with other interesting
invitations we've seen recently. [Thanks, Frank]
they say their info points to a 1.3X, then why is it shown with the EF-S 17-85? Not saying it's a fake (or that it's not) but their info is a little off.
Could be - Hope not.
Specs are good, and judging by Canon's recent dSLRs, I'm sure it's going to be a winner.. BUT, I'm an aesthetics-guy, and this thing sure looks ugly.
I'd be more tempted to get the Sony DSC-R1 (10 MP) as it is the best looking prosumer camera. Then again, there's the issue of it being a fixed-lens system and well, not an SLR.
What we do for looks/image.. tsk tsk tsk.
Andy, from what I can tell in the article it seems that the 1.3x is in reference to the CCD. Meaning that it will not be a full 35mm frame. Although they do talk about it being full frame.
"BUT, I'm an aesthetics-guy, and this thing sure looks ugly."
What's ugly about it? It looks like pretty much every other Canon SLR. The only difference is that the name badge is oddly triangular... but that's hardly a big deal.
Eh. I'm sorry, the Sony R1 looks like what it is... a toy. The huge flash/screen top heavy thing really doesn't do it for me. It's like a friggin mullet on the lens :)
Besides, it a) Looks like any other pro-level SLR (with the optional hand grip) and b) looks pretty much exactly like the outgoing 10D and 20D.
What's ugly about it? well for one it looks nothing like a Nikon D200. :)
I did mean the CMOS sensor(Canon doesn't make CCDs anymore for the DSLRs) when I said 1.3X. I referred to the lens because it's an EF-S mount, only compatible with Canon's EF-S (1.6X) cameras.
There's a lot of people who are hoping for it to be a full-frame, but I don't see it happening. It's most likely gonna be a 1.6X EF-S, but a 1.3X is also likely, and that would be a true upgrade, even if the MP don't increase too much.
Looks just like any other dSLR out on the market.
But we all know it is important how we look when we're taking pictures. Otherwise the image will turn out like crap!
As I understand it, Canon is also to release several new lenses, as well.
Mike
I have to agree that the battery grip doesn't look that great, but other than that I think it's a nice looking camera.
I do hope they move the body back to the 10D / 5D style a bit more however.
If this camera doesn't end up being 11mp and >5fps with much better AF I'm going to just sell my 20D and buy a 1Ds.
The rumors seem to make this out to be a smaller upgrade.
I'm looking for some weather sealing and 6 or 7 fps (closer to D200 specs in that sense).
Well, on February 21st we should know how good this secret advance hush hush information is....
why is this thing wider than the battery grip? looks like someone tried to stick a 350D grip onto this beast heh
Better to launch in Norway than Denmark
This cannot be real. It's the ugliest design Canon ever came out with. I am sticking with a Nikon D200.
That image has been circulating photography forums for weeks. Many think it is fake.
example: http://dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=338174
It's not about how the camera looks, it's how it sees.
Yeah, this is fake. The lighting is clearly very different on the camera and the battery grip (which also doesn't fit the camera at all).
Additionally, they show the 17-85 IS lens and I think it likely, if they are introducing new lenses, and I feel they must, that they would show the camera with a new lens.
And yes, that 17-85 IS only works on APS-C size sensors, so it would not work on 1.3x or full frame.
I've heard that Canon are actually trying to take the 1.3x sensors out of their line-up. So it's not likely that this would be anything other than 1.6x - it's definitely not full frame. It doesn't make much sense to have three different sensor formats anyway.
Just in.....
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/canon_eos_30D_review.html
and
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022114canoneos30d.asp