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Although this blog is not meant to serve as the newspaper, in a way, this post ties back to my last on the Nikon’s expected D3. Not willing to wait for the PMA 2007 and pushing the buck on Nikon, Canon has announced the launch of the newly designed Mark 3 digital camera on Thursday Feb 22 2007, the latest of their EOS 1-D series.

From the information available so far, the EOS-1D Mark 3 is a complete overhaul - a 10 mp APS-H Foveon CMOS sensor ( APS-H means a crop factor of 1.3 ) with the ability of shooting 10 frames per second. The updated DIGIC III image processor will reduce noise sufficiently to allow a shooting range upto 3200 and can be pushed further upto 6400 ASA. Added to that, it will have a 19 area AF system and a 3.0″ LCD monitor with a live-view feature.

The model is to be shipped in April 2007 and is estimated to cost around US $ 3,999.

This launch, and the fact that there were absolutely no news of it whatsoever, took a lot by surprise. For the Nikonian’s though, not only does it put the pressure of the new D3 but also would make them look at repositioning the D2Xs and the D200.

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