I'm probably the only one...

But Canon has officially annouced the realease of their new god, the 1D Mark III!!!

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=14999

Ok, so...I know what's I'm saving up for a whole year for!!! And to think i just got a 30D. hahahaha Sorry, I'm excited...

10fps, that's pretty damn impressive. Still take a D200 though...guess I bleed Nikon:iceslolan

Bah! The D200 should bow before such royalty that is the MKIII

30 RAW images in burst mode. O_O That's alot of freaking data.

Anyone wanna go halves on a bank robbery?

I dont pay tax if I pay for the price my store sells it.

Stealing a car and taking it to a chop shop would be easier i think. lol

A friend of mine already has his own MK. II. i wouldn't be at all surprised if his company pays for a MK. III for him to use.

those cameras are hellishly expensive. i'm more than happy with my Konica-Minolta 5D, so i have no plans of getting another D-SLR for quite a while.

Need some lenses chris??? I got a few. :D

it's ok, we've got plenty. everything from ultra wide-angle to telephoto to fixed-focal macro lenses for the Minoltas. my dad's been using them for years, so he has a number of Dynaxs and has a 7D, while my mum and i both have 5Ds. we've got enough camera gear for the meanwhile.

And if you want to hear what 10fps is like...

http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-38.html

and if you actually understood the french.

http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-39.html

I don't think you will get a lot of reaction about a new camera on a car forum, but I can assure you the camera forums are all buzzing!

:)

We are...but I know we have a lot of people that take good pics of cars and stuff. Still, that's a freakin' fast camera.

http://www.ezarchive.com/users/replicant/specs (http://www.ezarchive.com/users/replicant/specshots/)hots

Damien - some shots taken with the Sony Alpha 100 DSLR, if you're interested... went alpha as I am still shooting with a KM wetfilm SLR and can use common glass...

did you know the Alpha is basically a Dynax 5D with a new body and 10mp?

on the upside, there'll be a huge flood of new lenses for minolta cameras, Sigma are making more with the minolta/sony fitting.

ummm yeah... althiugh it does have steady shot, a new image processing engine and different dust protection. The Dynax connection was important - I have a Dynax 5 film camera so I keep a pile of lenses in the meantime....

steady shot is just Minolta's AS anti-shake with a new name. i don't know about the processing engine. i don't think my 5D has any dust protection aside from me being careful and cleaning it regularly.

I had a minolta film and thought about the alpha but i wouldnt have done me any good. i already had an XT so it be a step down almost cause i was deciding alpha or 30D. Mainly cause of the lenses I had. i went with the 30D. I'm not big on the alpha. Their range of glass is small and not worth it. PLus, stupid speedlite fitting is sony only.

Their range of glass is small and not worth it.

http://www.sony.net/Products/dslr/lenses.html

that's not small. not to mention the wide selection of minolta, tamron, Sigma etc lenses to fit.

http://www.shaunsantacruz.com/imgs/canon-lenses.jpg

yes it is

how much do you think it would cost to get a canon 600mm F4 converted to Minolta-type fitting?

i want..

be a nice thought wouldnt it to convert? well, if you have anything besides a canon. lol

Part of the reason I went alpha was the 75-300mm F4-5.6 APO tele that is sitting in the camera kit from my Dynax...

Part of the reason I went alpha was the 75-300mm F4-5.6 APO tele that is sitting in the camera kit from my Dynax...

we have one of those. don't forget it's 112.5-450mm equivalent on our cameras, 75-300mm on a 35mm camera.

excellent lens, i've used ours a lot. takes excellent photos. (ours: i use my dad's lens, i've only "have" the 18-70mm that came with my 5D)

i might buy a 2x teleconverter for mine and have a 900mm equivalent.

but remember the f/ is raised with a tele. that's why i'm getting a 70-200 F2.8 and then a doubler will leave th f/ at 5.6 instead of...70-300 willbe like F8 at 70 alone.