Amazon has the Mark II available for preorder at the MSRP of $2699. Get it while its hot! I would guess that upon launch these puppies are gonna be hard to come buy.

Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II

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!

Via PhotographyBay, Carl Zeiss has just announced that they have begun manufacturing a pair of manual focus Canon EF mount lenses called the ZE series. First available, a 50mm f/1.4, will be released on September 29th, and coming later this year an 85mm f/1.4,

I’ve long felt Canon would benefit from a premium quality alternative that differentiates itself from the lower-priced brands such as Sigma and Tamron. Hopefully Zeiss will continue to expand this line to full auto-focus lenses.

Learn more about the lenses and read a firsthand account of the quality in action over at the Zeiss website.

I know this is off-topic from what I usually post, but any Kanye acting silly stories are always a good laugh. Via CNN, apparently Kanye West was a bit cranky at the LA airport this morning and reportedly broke a “commercial photographer’s” aka Paparazzi’s (i would guess) camera, valued at more than $10,000. Must have been a Canon 1Ds Mk III. Anyways, Mr. West was arrested along with his road manager.

When are these guys gonna learn, you cant just go and attack photogs, even if they are annoying paparazzi!

Canon 5D MKII rumors were lit on fire late this week with the launch of a teaser campaign by Canon, teasing what we all must assume is the release of the newest 5D. The image included here comes from Canon’s UK site. They have also launched a sparse teaser site titled “Destined Evolution”.

I think its finally safe to say, after a long, arduous wait, the announcement is imminent, and if Canon feels the new camera is worth all this drama, then we can expect the new Camera to be a game-changer…. something Canon has been needing to keep up with Nikon’s amazing progress recently. More coverage on this from Photography Bay and Engadget.

• 21.1 MP 1.0x
• DIGIC IV
• ISO 100-6400 L:50 & H:12800
• 5 FPS
• 3.2″ High Resolution Screen (LCD)
• 19 point AF
• HDMI Out
• Liveview
• HD Movie Mode
• Viewfinder: 100% Coverage
• Full weather sealing
• EF Lenses only

D-D-D-Digic IV? HD Video mode? 19 Point AF? Full Weather Sealing… I just got chills. Looking mighty fine to me. I of course will bring you more info as I see it.

• 15.1 megapixel CMOS sensor
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• 6.3 frames per second
• ISO 100-12800
• 3″ 920,000 dot/VGA resolution rear display
• 9 cross-type AF sensors

Read the official press release from Canon here.

Via Strobist, Phoenix Photographer Blair Bunting shares his lighting techniques to make a subject “The scariest person imaginable.” And amazingly, 95% of this is achieved completely in-camera with just basic retouching. Check it out!

Note: Image Copyright Blair Bunting. All Rights Reserved.

It’s that time again, where we all get to enjoy lots of little explosions in the sky and celebrate our nation’s independence, all while drinking lots of beer, eating deliciously un-healthy food and enjoying time with out friends and family… For those of you planning to shoot tomorrow, and want some pointers, here’s a little revisit to a fireworks post I did last year that should get you ready to go. Check it out. As always, questions are welcome in the comments.