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August 25, 2005
Canon EOS 5D - ooo...
The full frame digital SLR price tag cut in half this week with Canon's EOS 5D announcement. At 5 grand Aussie, it's still out of my price range but I'm not in the market for a new DSLR anyway (that's not sour grapes, really it's not, OK maybe a little.) I am in the market for new lens. I've expected full frame (FF) DSLRs to come down in price - Canon just confirmed that my lens strategy (to avoid digital specific lenses) is the right thing to do. So I'm continuing to save my pennies for an EF 17-40 F4.0L USM. The smaller than 35mm DSLR sensor means that the 17-40mm provides the same field of view as a 28-65mm would provide on a FF SLR (film or digital.)
The Canon EF-S lenses are designed for the smaller sensor on DSLRs but Canon's design makes it impossible to mount them on the DSLRs released prior ot the Rebel 300D model (like my 10D.) Because these lenses don't have to cover a full frame, focal lengths down to 10mm are possible (the equivalent of 16mm on FF) I've been a bit jealous of the 20D owners and their super wide options in the EF-S line. Both Tamron and Tokina both have released lenses that will mount on the earlier cameras (actually they will mount on 35mm film EOS cameras as well) but they don't cover the full frame. I haven't been comfortable getting a lens that won't work on my EOS 1 too - and I've known that the FF DSLRs would, in time, get less expensive. This week, Canon proved that they will so I have effectively ruled out the digital specific lenses and won't be shooting 'super-wide' with digital for a few more years.
Also in Canon's announcement is the new 430EX flash. I'm gonna have to get me one of those too...
Posted by yankinoz at August 25, 2005 07:15 AM
