Scoop! Canon 1D Mark IV is Offical

[c.w. moynihan]

Seems more like a 1D3N to me...;). IMO, I wouldn't be surprised if the new AF scheme of the 7D is the predecessor (guinea pig) for the next gen of 1 series cameras (1D5 series) but with 45 AF points. As an owner of a 1Ds3, who's AF I don't find to be a problem, I think I will wait for the next series. This one is too incremental, imo especially AF wise.

[John Chardine]

Seems more like a 1D3N to me...;). IMO, I wouldn't be surprised if the new AF scheme of the 7D is the predecessor (guinea pig) for the next gen of 1 series cameras (1D5 series) but with 45 AF points. As an owner of a 1Ds3, who's AF I don't find to be a problem, I think I will wait for the next series. This one is too incremental, imo especially AF wise.

Personally I don't think Canon had as far to go between pro models as Nikon did with the D3 and it's predecessor (D2x?), so it seems like a smaller increment. I think we will start to see a tailing-off of features and a homing in on ISO, noise and IQ in the future - the exponential advances in technology we have seen over the past 5 years cannot continue. I don't see much call for > 10 fps, and surely we must have enough metering zones and AF points don't we? I think the 1.3 crop/16.8 mp in the mkIV is a good compromise and I for one am very glad Canon did not play the megapixel game with this one. It will of course be crucial that the mkIV has a solid AF system.