As for all the hype and rumors and total crud WE all heard about
the new pro SLR....and posted....with the exemption of my humorous
post.......we now know who was full of baked beans!
Now we see the specs of this new 1D, It looks a whole lot different
from all the specs and gossip that was posted on this site.
Now, I post the question....after it has come to be......WHERE DID
EVERYONE GET ALL THEIR WRONG INFORMATION FROM?????????
Please tell me!!!!! I just have to know!!
No doubt that were a lot of rumours over the past few months and
some of them were obviously plain jokes ...
Are these so called Canon reps so full of crap that they would lie
to you about their company's new product??
Are the camera reseller's who supplied you with this bunk pulling
your leg all along??
People said they were told of this and that from their local Canon
reps -- doesn't really mean that those reps told them so. It could
be stories made up by these people ...
Were these "photojournalists" who were working with the new top
secret camera....which WAS what Canon WAS coming out with .....made
up stories???
No, they didn't. In most cases, the photographers that tested the
camera were Japanese professionals, those that Tokyo can trust to
keep everything under tight lid until the official announcement. Of
course, some of them can give a few hints here and there in
between, coupled with their typical Japanese accent English, no
many will believe it anyway ...
And all these reports of several types of cameras....with specs
like 6MP full 35mm.....10IPS, bla bla this and that....Ahhhh????
A version with 6.6mp CMOS/8 fps was one of the prototypes --
however, there was practically nothing about this 4.15mp, 8 fps
w/CCD version that has been officially announced.
I am wondering at which point Canon decided to delay the CMOS version?
"Current technology doesn't allow them to use CMOS at 8fps" is just
another excuse as far as I am concerned -- when Canon launched the
EOS-1N back in Photokina '94, one of the questions asked was "Why
Canon did not make a new booster for the EOS-1N that has a vertical
Main Dial similar to the one available on the optional Handgrip of
the EOS 5 (A2/A2E)?"
The reply was: "It will make the booster bulky and not practical so
we decided not to feature it and just improved the circuitry on the
PDB-E1 to accept AA-size lithium batteries"
Fast-forward to Sept '98: The EOS-3 was launched with PB-E2 that
has a vertical Main Dial and only slightly bigger base than the
PDB-E1.
For those who have decide that the current 1D is the camera for
them, that's good. As for those who prefer to wait for the CMOS
version, this is better still but there is also the risk of waiting
longer than usual -- right now Canon has the discretion of
announcing it at the next PMA Show 2002 (very unlikely) or
Photokina 2002 or it will just delay it further and consider it as
the replacement for the current 1D by PMA/Photokina 2004.
Oh and let's not forget all the stories about the actual release
date.....which came and went again....and again.....and
again ..........
As far as I am concerned, I have always maintained that the
official release date will be around Sept/Oct 2001 and the first
public showing is likely to be at NYC's Photo Plus East EXPO to be
held at Jacob Javits Center (is still ON despite the recent
attacks).
ANOTHER THING: Both Canon USA and Canon Inc. Japan are monitoring
the Pro Digital and Canon SLR Talk forums -- so anyone who want to
have their constructive views (especially the price of the EOS-1D
and other ridiculous business practices) to be heard by them, feel
free to say more ... but leave the silly and sarcastic ones out.
Kai Pin
