B&H and Adorama Have the 5D Mark II in Stock for $2,499.95

[alexniedra]

I'm sure this is something many people have been waiting to see - B&H and Adorama currently have the EOS 5D Mark II on sale for $2,499.95 in a kit that includes a bag and two Sandisk Extreme III 4GB CF cards. A very nice $200 savings over the initial MSRP. Jump on it now! Through the links on the Site, of course. []

[Sean Setters]

Or get the refurbished one from Adorama for even less.... ;-)

[Keith B]

How soon 'til the 5D mkIII buzz starts?

[Sean Setters]

How soon 'til the 5D mkIII buzz starts?
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The 5D seems to be on a 3 year update cycle (the original was released in 2005, the second in 2008). So my guess is the buzz starts this week (as they've lowered the MSRP), but the camera won't be released until the end of 2011. :-)

[Keith B]

Yeah I've always followed the 5D closely. I was able to get my mkII 3 Days after they were released. So I figure it will a couple more years before I'm shelling out for the mkIII. But I love the rumor mills and all the speculation.

[Sean Setters]

According to the rumor mills, the 1Ds MK IV should be announced in a couple of months. According to a source quoted by CanonRumors, the specs look something like this:

• 32MP
• Looks like a 1D4 with a bigger bump on top
• New sRAW modes
• Feels very similar to use to the 1D4
• AF looks to be the same as the 1D4
• Similar features to 1D4 in most areas &ndash; inc. ISO
• Low light performance noticeably improved on 1Ds3
• 5FPS

I must say that 5FPS sounds a bit hopeful for a 32MP camera...so we'll just have to see.

[Keith B]

According to the rumor mills, the 1Ds MK IV should be announced in a couple of months. According to a source quoted by CanonRumors, the specs look something like this:

• 32MP
• Looks like a 1D4 with a bigger bump on top
• New sRAW modes
• Feels very similar to use to the 1D4
• AF looks to be the same as the 1D4
• Similar features to 1D4 in most areas &ndash; inc. ISO
• Low light performance noticeably improved on 1Ds3
• 5FPS

I must say that 5FPS sounds a bit hopeful for a 32MP camera...so we'll just have to see.

I like the rumor that the sensor will be 36mmx36mm. I think a sensor with portrait format (36x29) would be a neat idea but the cost of said sensor would probably send that camera well over the $10k mark.

[liam821]

If you buy the 5d mkii from Adorama through bing.com, you'll get off 10% on top of an already great price.


5d mkii body = $2,235


5d mkii kit = $2,969


http://www.bing.com/cashback for details

[Mark Elberson]

If you buy the 5d mkii from Adorama through bing.com, you'll get off 10% on top of an already great price.


5d mkii body = $2,235


5d mkii kit = $2,969


http://www.bing.com/cashback for details
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A few members have made posts regarding this. Can you explain exactly how it works? I did check your link out but there's a ton of info. I'm hoping for a quick synopsis. Superficially this sounds like one of those "too good to be true scenarios". Please excuse my skepticism :-)

[Jon Ruyle]

I'm glad the 5DII is finally dropping in price. (Also glad it didn't happen *too* soon after I bought mine )

I like the rumor that the sensor will be 36mmx36mm. I think a sensor with portrait format (36x29) would be a neat idea but the cost of said sensor would probably send that camera well over the $10k mark.

Not to mention the fact that our lenses are not designed for a sensor that big... wouldn't there be terrible vignetting?