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Canon 5D Mark II Announced !

published by Will Hawkins on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 8:03am

Today Canon officially announced the long awaited Canon 5D Mark II, the replacement for the wildly popular Canon 5D.

Canon's "Moon" ad:
http://www.canon.com/moon/en/index.html

Canon's 5D Mark II page:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17662#ModelDetailAct

I do not yet see any retailers listing the camera, nor do I see any pricing yet. We will see it soon!

Basic specs:

21.1 MP
50 - 25,600 ISO
DIGIC 4 Processor
3.9 FPS
Full Frame Sensor
Self cleaning system
Live View Shooting
Live View HD Video

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Submitted by Shooter5150 on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 9:45am.

According to a knowledgeable poster on Sportsshooter.com, the price for the body alone will be $2,699.

And you left out that it will be able to capture up to 29 minutes of video and will have a microphone jack.

Anyone gonna be unloading their old MK Is?

:)

Jamie "Shooter" Taylor
TailWind Imaging
"Away you will go sailin/In a race among the ruins/If you plan to face tomorrow/Do it soon." -- Gordon Lightfoot
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Jamie "Shooter" Taylor
TailWind Imaging
"Away you will go sailin/In a race among the ruins/If you plan to face tomorrow/Do it soon." -- Gordon Lightfoot
http://www.myspace.com/tailwindimaging
http://tradewindimaging.photoreflect.com