02-20-2011, 10:15 AM
[quote name='Christos' timestamp='1298112088' post='6240']
The one thing I am noticing is that Canon is not doing anything with their sensors like Nikon and Pentax have done, don't get me wrong I have the 5D II and it is fantastic but looking here
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_5D...Pentax_K-5
it seems the K-5 is on par with it, who knows maybe they will surprise us with the 7D II and 5D III.
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I'm sure Canon are busy working on their next generation sensor. For now, it makes economic sense for them to continue using what they have. The 18MP unit in most current crop models can hold its own even with its relative age compared to the latest from Nikon or Pentax.
The 5D2 is somewhat older now, and even today I'd consider it isn't using the latest sensor technology from Canon (comparable to the 15MP 50D, not the 18MP unit commonly in use now). I would expect the 5D3 to rectify that. Before anyone misreads that, I'm talking about the basic technology, not sensor size aspects!
That comparison is over simplistic. While it does go over some spec aspects, it doesn't come close to telling the full story why you might choose one camera over the other.
The one thing I am noticing is that Canon is not doing anything with their sensors like Nikon and Pentax have done, don't get me wrong I have the 5D II and it is fantastic but looking here
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_5D...Pentax_K-5
it seems the K-5 is on par with it, who knows maybe they will surprise us with the 7D II and 5D III.
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I'm sure Canon are busy working on their next generation sensor. For now, it makes economic sense for them to continue using what they have. The 18MP unit in most current crop models can hold its own even with its relative age compared to the latest from Nikon or Pentax.
The 5D2 is somewhat older now, and even today I'd consider it isn't using the latest sensor technology from Canon (comparable to the 15MP 50D, not the 18MP unit commonly in use now). I would expect the 5D3 to rectify that. Before anyone misreads that, I'm talking about the basic technology, not sensor size aspects!
That comparison is over simplistic. While it does go over some spec aspects, it doesn't come close to telling the full story why you might choose one camera over the other.
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