EOS 1D Mark II 17 Mega Pixels Full Size !

Bonjour,
En surfant par hasard sur le site amazon.com, quelle n'a pas été ma surprise
de voir que Canon prévoit de lancer un mark II 16Mp (effectifs) full size en
novembre !! Je lis la presse spécialisée et aucune info n'avait laissé
transparaitre cette sortie. Le prix est prévu à 8000 $.
Pour ceux que ca fait réver voici les caractéristiques techniques (en
anglais) :

a.. Type: 16.7-megapixel digital AF/AE SLR
a.. Sensor: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, 36x24 millimeter single-plate
CMOS; 16.7 million effective pixels
a.. Total pixels: Approximately 17.2 megapixels
a.. Aspect ratio: 3:2
a.. Color filter system: RGB primary color filter
a.. Low-pass filter: Located in front of the image sensor, non-removable
a.. Image format: 36x24 millimeters
a.. Compatible lenses: Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses)
a.. Lens mount: Canon EF mount
a.. Lens focal length conversion factor: Approximately 1.0 times
a.. Processor: DIGIC II
a.. Sensitivity: ISO 100-1600; boost: ISO 50 (L), ISO 3200 (H)
a.. Color matrix: 4x sRGB, Adobe RGB, 2x user configurable
a.. Contrast: Tone curve, 5-level contrast control
a.. Sharpness: Level
a.. Continuous: Maximum: approximately 4.0 frames per second
a.. Image sizes: 4992x3328, 3600x2400, 3072x2048, 2496x1664
a.. Image format: JPEG, RAW (12-bit)
a.. Recording format: JPEG and RAW, RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
provided. Backup image recording enabled (same image recordable on CF card
and SD memory card standards, MMC standards)
a.. File size: L (Large): approximately 5.5MB (4992x3328); M1 (Medium1):
approximately 3.2MB (3600x2400); M1 (Medium2): approximately 2.6MB
(3072x2048); S (Small): approximately 1.9MB (2946x1664); RAW: approximately
14.6MB (4992x3328); JPEG quality: can be set from 1 (minimum quality,
maximum compression) to 10 (maximum quality, minimum compression)
a.. Folders: Folder creation/selection enabled
a.. File numbering: Consecutive numbering, Auto reset, Manual reset
a.. Color space: 5 standard types plus 2 types that can be registered with
custom color matrix
a.. Image-processing parameters: Standard parameters plus up to three custom
processing parameters can be set
a.. Interface: IEEE1394 for personal computers; USB for direct printing;
Video output (NTSC/PAL)
a.. White balance settings: Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light,
fluorescent light, flash, custom, color temperature setting, custom white
balance (total 10 settings)
a.. Auto white balance: Auto white balance with the image sensor
a.. Color temperature compensation: White-balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in
full-stop increments; white-balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop
increments (blue/amber bias or magenta/green bias possible)
a.. Buffer size: JPEG: 32 frames; RAW: 11 frames
a.. Flash: E-TTL II
a.. Storage: Type I or II Compact Flash, Secure Digital (dual-writing
capable)
a.. Digital connection: IEEE 1394 (FireWire); USB 1.1
a.. LCD monitor: 2.0-inch TFT, 230,000 pixels
a.. Viewfinder type: SLR-type, fixed eye-level pentaprism
a.. Coverage: Approximately 100% vertically and horizontally with respect to
the effective pixels
a.. Magnification: 0.70x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity)
a.. Eyepoint: 20 millimeters
a.. Dioptric adjustment correction: -3.0 - +1.0 diopter
a.. Focusing screen: Interchangeable (9 types); standard focusing screen:
Ec-CIII
a.. Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of
37:63, no mirror cut-off with EF 1200mm f5.6 or shorter lens)
a.. Viewfinder information: AF information (AF points, focus confirmation
light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, spot
metering circle, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning), flash
information (flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level),
white-balance correction, JPEG recording, number of remaining shots, memory
card information
a.. Depth-of-field preview: Enabled with depth-of-field preview button (with
Speedlite 580EX, 550EX, 420EX, MR-14EX, or MT-24EX, pressing the
depth-of-field preview button fires a modeling flash)
a.. Eyepiece shutter: Built in
a.. Autofocus type: TTL-AREA-SIR with AF-dedicated CMOS Sensor
a.. AF points: 45 AF points (area AF), 8x15 millimeters (vertical x
horizontal)
a.. AF working range: EV 0-18 (at ISO 100 at 20 degrees C/68 degrees F)
a.. Focusing modes: One-Shot AF (ONE SHOT); AI Servo AF (AI SERVO); Manual
Focusing (MF)
a.. AF point selection: Automatic selection, manual selection, home position
(switch to registered AF point)
a.. Selected AF point display: Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on
LCD screen
a.. AF-assist beam: Emitted by the dedicated Speedlite
a.. Metering modes: 21-zone TTL full aperture metering: evaluative metering
(linkable to any AF point); partial metering (approximately 8.5% of
viewfinder at center); spot metering/center spot metering (approximately
2.4% of viewfinder at center), AF point-linked spot metering (approximately
2.4% of screen), multi-spot metering (maximum 8 spot-metering entries);
center-weighted averaged metering
a.. Metering range: EV 0-20 (at 20 degrees C/68 degrees F with 50-millimeter
f1.4 lens, ISO 100)
a.. Exposure control systems: Program AE (shiftable), shutter-priority AE,
aperture-priority AE, E-TTL II autoflash, manual, flash metered manual
a.. ISO speed range: Equivalent to ISO 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop increments),
ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 50 and 3200 via menu selection
a.. Exposure compensation: AEB: +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments;
bracketing methods: 1. shutter speed or aperture 2. ISO speed manual: +/-3
stops in 1/3-stop (1 & 2), or 1/2 stop (1) increments (AEB can not be used
in combination with 1 and 2)
a.. AE lock: Auto: applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when
focus is achieved; manual: by AE lock button in all metering modes
a.. Shutter type: Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
a.. Shutter speeds: 1/8000 to 30 seconds (1/3-stop increments), bulb, X-sync
at 1/250 seconds
a.. Shutter release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
a.. Self-timer: 10 second or 2 second delay
a.. Remote control: Remote control with N3 type terminal
a.. EOS external flash or dedicated Speedlites: E-TTL II autoflash with
EX-series Speedlite
a.. PC Terminal: Provided
a.. Drive modes: Single, continuous (approximately 4 frames per second),
self-timer (10 seconds)
a.. Continuous shooting speed: Approximately 4 frames per second (at 1/250
second or faster for all recording quality settings)
a.. Maximum burst during continuous shooting: JPEG: approximately 32 shots
(Large, JPEG 8); RAW: approximately 11 shots
a.. Display type: TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
a.. Monitor screen size: 2.0 inches
a.. Pixels: Approximately 230,000
a.. Coverage: 100% with respect to the effective pixels
a.. Brightness control: 100% with respect to the effective pixels
a.. Image display format: Single image, single image (INFO.), 4-image index,
9-image index, magnified zoom, manual/automatic rotation
a.. Highlight alert: In the single image and single image (INFO.) formats,
the white portions which do not contain image information with blink
a.. Image protection: Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder,
or all images in the memory card can be applied or cancelled
a.. Image erase: One image, all images in a folder, or all images in the
memory card can be erased (except protected images)
a.. Direct printing from the camera: Enabled
a.. Compatible printers: CP Direct, Bubble Jet Direct, and
PictBridge-compatible printers
a.. Settings: Printable images: JPEG images (Print ordering enabled with
DPOF version 1.1)
a.. Sound recording methods: The voice annotation recorded with the built-in
microphone is attached to the image
a.. File format: 8 kHz sampling, 8-bit/sample WAV
a.. Recording time: Maximum 30 seconds per recording (the audio recording
for one image can be extended to over 30 seconds)
a.. Menu categories: Shooting menu, playback menu, set-up menu
a.. LCD monitor language: 12 languages (English, German, Dutch, Danish,
Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, simplified Chinese, and
Japanese)
a.. Playback zoom: Yes, up to 10x
a.. Power source: 1 Ni-MH pack NP-E3; AC power can be supplied via the AC
adapter and DC coupler
a.. Number of shots: At 20 degrees C/68 degrees F: approximately 1200; at 0
degrees C/32 degrees F: approximately 800; the above figures apply when a
fully-charged Ni-MH Pack NP-E3 is used
a.. Battery check: Automatic
a.. Power saving: Provided; power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, or 30
minutes of non-operation
a.. Dimensions (W x H x D): 6.1 by 6.2 by 3.1 inches/156 by 157.6 by 79.9
millimeters
a.. Weight: 42.9 ounces/1215 grams (body only; battery: 11.8 ounces/335
grams)
a.. Operating temperature range: 0-45 degrees C/32-113 degrees F
a.. Operating humidity range: 85% or less