Rumor : 6 mp CMOS Canon

Veniamin Kostitsin II

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apparently Canon will be announcing a new 6mp camera with a CMOS chip (???) in a few days. the price tag is expected to be around the Nikon D1X.

this is NOT confirmed and with no claim to accuracy.

does anybody have any information to confirm or dismiss this ?

cheers

veniamin kostitsin
http://www.digitalimage.at/
 
Fak! Is that really true!?!? I checked the link above and was stoned. I almost put my moneys to 1D but now I´ll have to wait that D60. Sound too good to be true! And if I understood right that german language it should be able to take 8 pics per second? Too good, too good...
 
3 pps with a buffer for 8 images

this spring is going to be fun fun fun :-) cameras to choose, money to spend.

cheers

veniamin kostitsin
http://www.digitalimage.at/

P.S. I do get real news sometime :-))))) ... is it really true ?
Fak! Is that really true!?!? I checked the link above and was
stoned. I almost put my moneys to 1D but now I´ll have to wait that
D60. Sound too good to be true! And if I understood right that
german language it should be able to take 8 pics per second? Too
good, too good...
 
I believe the conversion comes to $2700!! Lots less than the D1X (today) if true...Peter
I've mailed your questions to Foto-Koch, I hope they will answer.

In the Canon-SLR-Talk is a correct translation of this german text,
you may get further informations there at this posting:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=2166807

--
H. Kretzschmar, Germany
 
I've mailed your questions to Foto-Koch, I hope they will answer.

In the Canon-SLR-Talk is a correct translation of this german text,
you may get further informations there at this posting:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=2166807

--
H. Kretzschmar, Germany
Is this a wind up!
I can not see any mention of a new Canon on this site.
I would just like to add from England 1 - 5, see you in Japan .
Ha Ha
Kevin
 
It was there last night. They took it down.
Here is a 'copy & Paste' of the original German text:

Canon EOS D 60 Gehäuse

Professionelle Digital-Kamera für exzellente Bildaufnahme mit hoher 6,29 MegaPixel Auflösung. Bedienungssichere Funktionalität sowie Kompatibilität mit fast jedem EOS-Zubehör und allen EOS-Objektiven.

Großartige Leistungspalette. Die EOS D60 verfügt über alles, was Sie für perfekte Bilder brauchen: Elf Einstellungs-Modi, einen noch schnelleren Autofokus mit drei Messpunkten, eine hochentwickelte Belichtungsautomatik mit 35 Zonen, einen eingebauten E-TTL-Blitz, eine Dioptrienanpassung des Suchers, eine eingebaute Reduktion des Bildrauschens für lange Belichtungszeiten sowie zwölf eingebaute Custom-Funktionen zur individuellen Steuerung der Kamera. Serienaufnahmen von 3 Bildern pro Sekunde bei einer Aufnahmefolge von 8 Bildern sind mit der neuen Digital-Spiegelreflex von Canon möglich. Die Aufnahmebereitschaft wurde gegenüber der D 30 nochmals erhöht. Weiterhin bietet die Kamera Aufnahmemöglichkeit im RAW- und im JEPG- Modus. Selbstauslöser. Fernsteuerung über Kabel. Verschlußzeit: 30 Sek. bis zur schnellen 1/4000 Sek.

Blitz eingebaut
Sucher optisch
LCD-Monitor 4,5 cm
Auflösung, maximal 3072x2048 Pixel
Chip-Auflösung 6,29 Mio.
Belichtungssteuerung P, AV, TV, manuell
Bildspeicher CF-Karten Typ I+II Microdrive
Betriebssystem Windows, Mac
Schnittstelle USB 1.1
Abmessungen B x H x T 149,5x105,5x72,5 mm
Gewicht 780 g

Art.-Nr.:12114 3111,- € Menge

UVP 3299,- € 6.084,59 DM
 
I really hesitate to come in with this, not being a fan of rumor spreading, but here's what just happened. I called Canon to find out about the transferability of the warranty of a EOS 1D I may buy from an individual. A nice, talkative technician was put on the phone. I asked nothing about any new camera. He volunteered that there will be a D60 with 6MP and, get this, a full size sensor! Did not know/say when it would be announced or the price. Did say it wouldn't be as fast as the 1D, (the 3FPS sounds right), did say the image quality would be better than the 1D. On the other hand, he was getting some info off the now vanished German web page so I really don't know what this means. Certainly, a full sized sensor would do it for me, I may wait on that 1D....Peter
apparently Canon will be announcing a new 6mp camera with a CMOS
chip (???) in a few days. the price tag is expected to be around
the Nikon D1X.

this is NOT confirmed and with no claim to accuracy.

does anybody have any information to confirm or dismiss this ?

cheers

veniamin kostitsin
http://www.digitalimage.at/
 
God I can't believe we're gonna go through all this again.

There was already a flood of talk abouthe D60. The going trends indicate--from insiders @Canon--that the D60 will be out in March with a 6.xMP CMOS chip and a lens form factor of (get ready) 1.2x. The D60 inherets the same focus system as in the EOS 3, and improves on some of it's current imagine routines and operational gotcha. Oh yea 3 frames per second will be the frame rate--to keep this model from competing with the 1D.

The price is unsure but it was suggested that it will place very close to the high 2k mark (so > $2,600 but
apparently Canon will be announcing a new 6mp camera with a CMOS
chip (???) in a few days. the price tag is expected to be around
the Nikon D1X.

this is NOT confirmed and with no claim to accuracy.

does anybody have any information to confirm or dismiss this ?

cheers

veniamin kostitsin
http://www.digitalimage.at/
 
The fact that the D60 specs at fotokoch.net were up for only half a day says a lot. Whoever put it up (probably web page developer) was not aware of the non disclosure agreement Canon signed with dealers and distributors.

The fact that there was no mention of sensor size in the specs is also very relevant since a larger sensor would be a major selling point. The specs also claimed this was the succesor of the D30 and still used three point AF, but claimed improved AF performance and slighlty larger burst rate.

This is no french gossip page. Foto-Koch is a reputable german store and temporarily provided a price and item number on the D60. Specs included 6,29 Megapixel and a $2700 equivalent price. If this are real optical pixels (not in-camera interpolated) Canon is cutting the DCS 760 and upcoming Contax N1 digital prices in half, thus the secrecy...

Jorge Alban
Costa Rica
There was already a flood of talk abouthe D60. The going trends
indicate--from insiders @Canon--that the D60 will be out in March
with a 6.xMP CMOS chip and a lens form factor of (get ready) 1.2x.
The D60 inherets the same focus system as in the EOS 3, and
improves on some of it's current imagine routines and operational
gotcha. Oh yea 3 frames per second will be the frame rate--to keep
this model from competing with the 1D.

The price is unsure but it was suggested that it will place very
close to the high 2k mark (so > $2,600 but
apparently Canon will be announcing a new 6mp camera with a CMOS
chip (???) in a few days. the price tag is expected to be around
the Nikon D1X.

this is NOT confirmed and with no claim to accuracy.

does anybody have any information to confirm or dismiss this ?

cheers

veniamin kostitsin
http://www.digitalimage.at/
 
I would be surprised if it turned out the be a full frame imaging sensor - if it is, that would rock the market.

At the end of the day, all imagers that are single pass, single substrate type are interpolated due to the color filter pattern that is placed on the photosites. Every pixel has one color actual and the other 2 interpolated from 4 nearest neighbors. When luminance is interpolated, it's neighbors are directly above or to the side of the pixel (North, south, east, or west). When r or b is interpolated, they are from diagonal neighbors (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, or Southwest). The distance to these neighbors is larger by a factor of the square root of 2 (aprox 1.414). But since color carries lower frequency info than luminance, this sampling distance difference is acceptable, but results in moire in some situations (aliasing).
 
Aloha
;)
thats like a "who's" on first ;)
but good read ;)
I would be surprised if it turned out the be a full frame imaging
sensor - if it is, that would rock the market.

At the end of the day, all imagers that are single pass, single
substrate type are interpolated due to the color filter pattern
that is placed on the photosites. Every pixel has one color actual
and the other 2 interpolated from 4 nearest neighbors. When
luminance is interpolated, it's neighbors are directly above or to
the side of the pixel (North, south, east, or west). When r or b is
interpolated, they are from diagonal neighbors (Northeast,
Northwest, Southeast, or Southwest). The distance to these
neighbors is larger by a factor of the square root of 2 (aprox
1.414). But since color carries lower frequency info than
luminance, this sampling distance difference is acceptable, but
results in moire in some situations (aliasing).
--Chad Dwww.panotools.comwww.happyfish.com
 
I would be surprised if it turned out the be a full frame imaging
sensor - if it is, that would rock the market.

At the end of the day, all imagers that are single pass, single
substrate type are interpolated due to the color filter pattern
that is placed on the photosites. Every pixel has one color actual
and the other 2 interpolated from 4 nearest neighbors. When
luminance is interpolated, it's neighbors are directly above or to
the side of the pixel (North, south, east, or west). When r or b is
interpolated, they are from diagonal neighbors (Northeast,
Northwest, Southeast, or Southwest). The distance to these
neighbors is larger by a factor of the square root of 2 (aprox
1.414). But since color carries lower frequency info than
luminance, this sampling distance difference is acceptable, but
results in moire in some situations (aliasing).
--
Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
Mr. Peeck Wrote:

Oh I'm still reading german. Ha, Ha, This is what I said a couple weeks ago. There has to be something to campare to the D1x= D60 as the D1H = 1D even in the fall I was told by a canon rep to wait since I'm a Portrait Photogapher and I don't need the high fps as a photojournalist. I need the best capture............If I'm going to spend the money I need good color, good detail, and good camera perforance for wedding situations..........LOW LIGHT.--Mr.Peeck
 

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