UPDATE: Canon launches Canon 1d mark IV on 20th Oct 2009
Yesterday (14/6/2009), Northlight Images, a rumor / Canon testing website, release some information about possible Canon 1D Mark III replacement, Canon 1D mark IV. Canon 1D camera is one of the most popular camera for sports and reportage photography. Giant news agency such as Reuters, AFP and Getty photographers rely on this camera. Beside that, it is also great for event photographers and wildlife photographers.
There are two factors that make this camera popular. First it has very high continuous burst speed (10 fps). Canon 1D mark III is the fastest DSLR on the earth right now (runner up is Nikon D3 with 9 fps) , and the 1D mark IV is designed to be even more faster.
To maintain and improve the fps, Canon might keep the APS-H or 1.3 crop factor instead of using FF like D3. Using APS-H will have two major implication. First, the lens focal length will be 1.3X the original focal length. Second, image quality in high ISO setting won’t be up to par or better than full frame body such as Canon 5D mark II. However, 1D mark IV is predicted will have clean image at ISO 3200.
Here are some specification that is leaked over the net. 1D mark IV might be released August this year.
- Image sensor: APS-H = 1.3 crop
- Image resolution: 16 MP
- ISO 50-26500 (clean up to 3200 ISO)
- 8MP sRAW1 format
- Slightly better continuous shooting (11 or 12 fps)
- Live View AF (not up to fast sports use)
- Video mode to record video (equal to Canon 5D mark ii)
- 3″ high resolution LCD screen
- Improved built-in battery/vertical grip
1D mark III loses some of its popularity when Nikon introduces D3 two years ago, Now that Canon will release 1D mark IV, will Canon successful to lure back the Nikon D3 shooters? How Nikon will respond to this?
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thuanatago
then i would believe nikon later will release the speed monster D3H to answer Canon’s 1d4
Gerhard
The 1d4 will definately have better IQ than the 5d2 or they wont sell it. Just as the 1d3 had better iq than the 5d. Newer sensor technology, digic v and photosite density determines iq. FF or crop has nothing to do with it.
The 1Ds4 may be closer in iq to the5d2.
beiron
Gerhard, I am sorry to say that you got these facts confused and do not want other to get miss lead.
#1. Full frame or crop do matter!
#2. 5D has better image IQ than the cropped 1d3.
#3. I think you are mixing up the 1d3/4 with the 1ds3/4 since a 1d4 is expected to have a cropped sensor, 1.3 @ 16 mpix. The 5d2 has FF @ 21 mpix
and digic 4 image processor. That means less noice and much better in low light as well. If you want to catch action yes by all means then the 1d3/4 rocks!
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it is the focusing, and to be real full frame rules, i do not need to
do this crop thing to get my images to focus, NIKON didnt why does canon
i have my old Canon Glass, i went to Nikon cause it is tack sharp for my fashon work and some sports, i am not happy with Nikon in Low light situations, My old !d
still kicks the D3′S Asz for real. i do believe Canon can win this battle but it has to want too. 5D MKII proves that, NIkon still hasnt come out with a 1080i body, and 720 dosesnt cut it, sorta like a half azz again, either company is not going full out. i love the 1D body, for real i have large hands like the large grip , Nikon has gone cuties, and will not go 1080i, personally i do not think Nikon has the balls to really do anything unless Canon slaps em and says whos your daddy
canon can do this right, really knock it out of the park once and for all. PROVE
it shut up and deliver, it will take NIKON another 2 years to out do them but by them the market will be saturated, i think Canon can do a full frame rig, but will they , who knows, it is once again how bad they want it, im out peace