Canon 5D Mark II… It’s Official

UPDATE: Amazon now has the 5D Mark II available for pre-order. Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II from this link and help support cameraporn :)

Just took a quick glance at the Canon teaser site I mentioned the other day, and was pleasantly surprised to see they have revealed the image almost entirely, giving us a full view of the New Canon 5D MKII.

Take a look at a full screenshot of the teaser site as of 9:15PM Pacific Time here.

UPDATE:

Canon has also let their press release fly (check it out here)

Specs at-a-glance

  • 21.1 Megapixel Full-Frame sensor
  • ISO: 50-25600
  • 3 Inch LCD
  • Digic IV
  • 15-Point AF (9 selectable)
  • 1080p HD Video!! (12 minutes of HD, 29 of SD)
  • 3.9 FPS, 14 consecutive RAWs
  • 14 Bit Color
  • Live View
  • Integrated sensor cleaning
  • Available 11/08
  • All for just $2,699!!

WOW!!! They killed it!!! I went through this pretty quick so I’ll get more details as as I see them… Also announced, a brand new 24mm f/1.4 L lens! More ont hat later too.

UPDATE: Heres a link to the Canon product page for the 5D Mk II . Thanks Zac!

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4 Responses to “Canon 5D Mark II… It’s Official”


  1. 1 Shane

    I can’t wait for this. So many great feature updates. It shall be mine..Oh yes…it shall be mine.

  2. 2 rygood

    Right? My mouth is watering. I also just heard you can possibly shoot stills while shooting video. Speaking of:

    http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/the-lady-and-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-helloooo-nurse/

    Video sample. SLR lenses + 1080P video = pretty!

    Lastly, Shane, you are the man. Been a fan of your work for years :)

  3. 3 Chris

    I can only imagine the arms race going on between Nikon and Canon to get their video-capable SLRs to market. Maybe by the time I upgrade from my Rebel XT the price on this thing will have fallen a bit..

  4. 4 Dee yan

    Tag price $2,699 woow expensive

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