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    Availability of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in Australia

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 12 2008, 01:54 PM to DSLR-Camera-News

    Overnight Camera-warehouse.com.au have issued the below press release, saying that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II will hit Australian for Christmas with availability from late November. The RRP is stated as AU$4299 for the body and AU$5799 for the Camera and lens kit, however they mention street prices to be $4000 and $5200 respectively.

     

    From my personal research street pricing for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in Australia is looking a bit lower than that with the body at least already seen as low as AU$3785.

     

    Below is the press release:

     

    Canon EOS 5D Mark II to Hit Australia for Christmas

     

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, November 12, 2008 Canon have released pricing information for their much anticipated EOS 5D mk II full-frame digital in Australia today, just in time for the full force of the Christmas marketing engine to take effect.

    Available as body only and with a 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, this camera will attract only those with money to burn (not many of those around at the moment), or with an existing 5D who know the difference a full-frame sensor can make.

    With an RRP of AU$4,299 for the body only and $5,799 for the lens kit, this is not a cheap option. Street prices are expected to come in around $4000 and $5200 respectively (source: http://www.camera-warehouse.com.au/p/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii).

     

     




    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Australia Pricing

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 12 2008, 05:00 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    It looks like Canon Australia have set or notified Australian dealers of the recommended retail price for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The price of AU$4299 is not yet on the Canon Australia website but has been listed on the websites of most Australian Camera dealers.

     

    BTW A quick search of one of the popular shopping comparison sites reveals the cheapest price is AU$3785 (That’s only US$2487 :) with the current AU/US$ exchange rate) at Cameras Direct: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

     

     




    Canon EOS 5D Mark II close to shipping in the US and Australia

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 12 2008, 04:45 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is so close to shipping in the US & Australia that I can almost smell that newly open camera box smell, Ummm and it smells so sweet. Reports are abound both on retailers and fan sites that we should see the first shipments within two weeks.

     

    Northern Light Images has reported that B&H (who were not taking pre-orders) opened the flood gates accepting 30 order of the 5D Mark II before stopping additional orders, so they could confirm with Canon the numbers they have been allocated.

     

    In Australia the reported ship date is the end of November.




    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Launch at Michaels Melbourne

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 08 2008, 04:31 PM to DSLR-Camera-News

    It seems that the great Melbourne (Australia) Camera Institution Michaels has or had a demo Canon EOS 5D Mark II, since 9 October 2008. There are no details on the Michaels site as to if they still have the demo in store, but will give them a call on Monday, to let you all know.

     

    If you live in or around Melbourne I would defiantly recommend taking the trip to get some hands on action with Canons latest marvel. As for me I am in Sydney and don’t have any trips to Melbourne until after the 5D Mark II is in store here. So I guess I am waiting waiting waiting.

     

    Go to the following page to check out the details of their launch event

    Michaels Canon EOS 5D Mark II Launch




    Pricing for Canon EOS 5D Mark II Optional Accessories Released

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 08 2008, 02:33 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    Canon have officially released RRP pricing for EOS 5D Mark II's optional accessories, there are no surprises here with pricing keeping fairly consistent with accessories of Canon's other EOS models.

    Here is the rundown from the Canon Site:

    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Accessory

    Price

    Battery Charger LC-E6   

    US$80.00

    Battery Pack LP-E6

    US$100.00

    AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6  

    US$180.00

    DC Coupler DR-E6

    US$70.00

    Battery Grip BG-E6

    US$380.00

    Battery Magazine BGM-E6

    US$45.00

    Car Battery Charger CBC-E6        

    US$270.00

    Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4A

    US$949.99

    Focusing Screen (Standard)EG-A

    US$45.00

    Focusing Screen (Grid) EG-D

    US$45.00

    Focusing Screen (Super Precision) EG-s

    US$45.00

    Strap EW-5DMK II

    US$30.00

    Deluxe Tripod 200           

    US$45.00




    Nikon D3 2 or Nikon D3 Mark II on the way?

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 08 2008, 12:33 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    It looks like Nikon may soon release an update to the Nikon D3, following in the lines of Canon’s latest release it is likely to be named the Nikon D3 2 or ( Nikon D3 Mark II J )

     

    The following screenshots captured from the Nikon Germany website clearly shows the D3_2  in the product line up on the Nikon website.

     

     

     

     

     

    I would not put too much faith in this being authentic, anyone can do this trick, just take a local copy of an official website, modify the html and wham-o we the Nikon D3 Mark VI, also the URL was not provided to authenticate the claim.

     

    There is however something happening in the Nikon camp just look at the price drops and unavailability of the Nikon D3 across the internet, I am sure more will be revealed at the Nikon event on the 20th of November.




    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Pricing around the World and International Exchange Rates

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    by ben.hoffman Nov 08 2008, 12:11 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    Even though the official price of the 5D Mark II in many countries is yet to be officially released many dealers are already quoting an approximate price, comparing prices country to country there is only minor disparity in the cost of the 5D Mark II between countries.

     

    Looking at the figures below Canada would seem to be the cheapest place to purchase a 5D Mark II if stock hit the shelves tomorrow, having said that there have been rumours floating around that Canon Canada will soon revise up the price of the 5D Mark II, I can only imagine this is to equalise the price and stop shoppers from the US getting a small bargain.

     

    In Australia stores are quoting between AU$4199 & US$4499 (US$2823 – US$3025)

     

    In the UK stores are quoting between £1770.71 & £2299.01 (US$2770 – US$3597)

     

    In Canada stores are quoting between CA$2995 & CA$3099 (US$2519 - US$2606)

     

    Seeing the Australian makes me a bit sad, I am hoping either the Aussie $ recovers a to the .98/1 US$ level it was at only a two or so months ago, or that Canon Australia do the opposite of what Canon Canada have done, Fat chance of that.

     

    My tip is if you have not already pre-ordered, and provided there is stock available (Very unlikely) keep an eye on the price in different countries and shops and also keep an eye on your currency, you never know if there are even small changes there may be good savings to be had.




    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Announced a 21.1 Megapixel Full Frame

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    by ben.hoffman Sep 17 2008, 07:22 AM to DSLR-Camera-News

    The Canon EOS 5D Mark II was today announced by Canon, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the successor to the hugely popular Full Frame Canon EOS 5D.

     

     

    This camera has been long awaited, with the earliest rumours initially pointing to a late 2007 release, since this date many speculated announcement dates have come and gone, but finally it is here not long after Nikon’s D700 release a week after Sony’s step into the full frame world with the Alpha 900.

     

     

     

    I know many photographers including myself who already have their credit cards primed ready to pre-order or purchase the Canon EOS 5D Mark II once it becomes available online, the only question now is do we wait for Canon’s expected next full frame release the EOS 3D or 6D/7D?

     

     

    The Canon EOS 5D Mark II will feature a full frame 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, and will retail for US$2699 (body only) US$3,499 (Body + EF 24-105 L Kit)

     

     

    To pre-order or purchase I highly recommend B&H Camera and video, they provide the best sales and service in the US. Click on the link above to check this cameras status.

    Please post your comments and questions down below

     

    Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front View 21.1 Full Frame CMOS sensor DSLR  

     

     

     Canon EOS 5D Mark II Rear View 21.1 Full Frame CMOS sensor DSLR

    The Canon EOS 5D Mark II has been launched with the below specifications:

     

     

    List price, (body only)

    US: $ 2,699, EU: € 2,499, UK: £ 2,299

    List price, (EF 24-105 L kit)

    US: $ 3,499, EU: € 3,299, UK: £ 3,049

    Body material

    Magnesium alloy

    Sensor *

    36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor, Full 35 mm size frame, RGB Color Filter Array, Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit), 22.0 million total pixels, 21.1 million effective pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

    Lenses

    Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses), No field of view crop (1.0x)

    Dust reduction

    "EOS Integrated Cleaning System", Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be disabled), Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to 'map' dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software

    Image processor *

    DIGIC 4

    A/D conversion

    14 bit

    Image sizes (JPEG) *

    5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP), 4080 x 2720 (11.1 MP), 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP)

    Image sizes (RAW) *

    5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP), 3861 x 2574 (10.0 MP), 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP)

    File formats *

    RAW (.CR2; 14-bit) , JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal , RAW + JPEG (separate files), sRAW1, sRAW2 (see above) *

    Auto focus

    9-point TTL CMOS sensor , 6 "Invisible Assist AF points", All points cross-type for lenses of F5.6 or faster, Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster, AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)

    Focus modes

    One shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focus

    AF micro adjustment *

    Adjust all lenses by same amount (effectively body adjustment), Adjust up to 20 lenses individually

    AF point selection

    Auto, Manual

    Predictive AF

    As close as 8 m (with 300 mm F2.8L lens at 50 kph)

    AF assist

    No (only with external flash)

    Metering

    TTL full aperture metering 35 zone SPC, Metering range: 1.0 - 20 EV

    Metering modes

    Evaluative 35 zone (linked to any AF point), Partial (8% at center), Spot metering (approx. 3.5% at center), Center-weighted average

    AE lock

    Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering, Manual: AE lock button

    Exposure compensation

    +/-2.0 EV, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments

    Exposure bracketing

    +/- 2.0 EV, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments

    Sensitivity *

    ISO 100 - 6400, 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments , Auto ISO (100-3200), Expansion options:, ISO 50 (L1) , ISO 12800 (H1), ISO 25600 (H2)

    Shutter

    Focal-plane shutter, 150,000 exposure durability, 30 - 1/8000 sec, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments, Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec , Bulb

    Aperture values

    F1.0 - F91, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments , Actual aperture range depends on lens used

    White balance

    Auto, Daylight , Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom, Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps)

    WB bracketing

    +/-3 levels, 3 images, Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias

    WB shift

    Blue (-9) To Amber (+9), Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)

    Picture style

    Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User def. 1 , User def. 2, User def. 3

    Custom image parameters

    Sharpness: 0 to 7, Contrast: -4 to +4, Saturation: -4 to +4, Color tone: -4 to +4, B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G, B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G

    Image processing options *

    Highlight tone priority, Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings), Long exposure noise reduction, High ISO noise reduction (4 settings), Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination (vignetting),

    Color space

    sRGB, Adobe RGB

    Viewfinder *

    Eye-level pentaprism, 98% frame coverage, Magnification: 0.71x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity), Eyepoint: Approx. 21 mm, Interchangeable focusing screen (3 other types optional), Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter

    Mirror

    Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 40:60), Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures)

    Viewfinder info *

    AF information:, AF points, Focus confirmation light, Exposure information:, Shutter speed, Aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, Exposure level/compensation, Spot metering circle, Exposure warning, AEB, Flash information:, Flash ready, High-speed sync, FE lock, Flash exposure compensation, Image information:, White balance correction, CF card information, Monochrome shooting, Maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+)

    LCD monitor *

    3.0 " TFT LCD, 920,000 pixels, Automatic 3 level brightness adjustment plus 7 manual levels, 170 ° viewing angle, Dual anti-reflection ('Clear View')

    LCD Live view *

    Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor, 100% frame coverage, 30 fps, Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor, Best view or exposure simulation, Silent mode, Grid optional (x2), Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point), Three AF modes - Live mode / Quick mode / Face Detection, Live histogram (Luminance or RGB), Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)

    Movie recording *

    Available optionally during Live view mode, 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 mins (Quicktime 1080p H.264; 38.6 Mbits/sec), 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 mins (Quicktime 480p H.264; 17.3 Mbits/sec), Max file size 4 GB, Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video, PCM sound), 30 fps,

    Record review

    Off, On (histogram via INFO button), Display mode same as last used Play mode , 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold

    Playback modes

    1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot , 2. As 1 but also image count and quality, 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram, 4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms,

    Playback features

    Optional blinking highlight alert, Optional AF point display, Magnified view (up to 10x) , 2x2 or 3x3 thumbnail index, Jump (by 1, 10, 100 images, screen, date, folder, movies, stills)*, Delete / Protect

    Flash

    No built-in flash unit, E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual , Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments, X-Sync: 1/200 sec, Hot-shoe & PC Terminal

    External flash

    E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites, In-camera flash configuration (currently only 580 EX II), Wireless multi-flash support, PC Sync

    Shooting modes

    Auto, Creative Auto *, Program AE (P), Shutter priority AE (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Av), Manual (M), Custom 1, Custom 2 *, Custom 3 *,

    Drive modes

    Single, Continuous: 3.9 fps * , Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)

    Burst buffer

    Large/Fine JPEG: 78 frames (310 with UDMA card) *, RAW: 13 frames *

    Orientation sensor

    Yes

    Auto rotation

    On (recorded and LCD display), On (recorded only) , Off

    Custom functions *

    25 custom functions with 71 settings in 4 groups

    Menu languages *

    25 Languages, English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese

    Firmware

    User upgradable

    Portrait grip

    Optional WFT-E4 (WiFi / LAN / USB mass storage), Optional BG-E6 battery grip

    Connectivity *

    USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, AV out (video & audio *), HDMI connector *, Microphone input *, PC Sync flash terminal, Communication terminal on base for WFT-E4, InfraRed *

    Storage *

    Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32), Supports UDMA cards *, Copyright metatag support, Canon Original Data Security Kit supported ("Original Image Data")

    Power *

    Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger), CR1616 for date & settings, Approx. 850 shots at 20°C, Battery indication 6 levels & percentage (memorized)

    Dimensions *

    152 x 114 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 in)

    Weight *

    No battery: 810 g (1.8 lb)

    Accessories

    Viewfinder: Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15, Focusing Screens Eg, Angle Finder C, Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4, Battery Grip BG-E6, All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2), Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-1, Remote Controller RC-5, Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3

     

     

    The full press release can be found here: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Press Press Release