The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is now official: 22.3MP, 3,2″ LCD screen, DIGIC 5+ processor, 61 AF points, HD 1080/30p and 720/60p. Canon also announced a new Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT and a new Speedlite 600EX-RT.
The 5D Mark III is now available for pre-order for $3,499.00. The kit with the 24-105L lens will cost $4,299.00. The 600EX-RT priced at $629. Shipping is expected to start at the end of March, 2012.
Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for February 2012:
As previously reported, Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation announced the Pentax K-5 silver special edition camera kit with a Marc Newson designed DA 40mm f/2.8 XS ultra-thin lens (the same lens from the K-01 kit). The kit will be available in April 2012 for $1599.95.
Kodak will be discontinuing three of their slide films: E100VS, E100G and Elite Chrome Extra Color 100:
After the Canon EOS 5D Mark III announcement tomorrow, the price of the 5D Mark II (currently $2,499.00 before rebates) will drop $300 on Sunday, March 4th (just like the Nikon D700 price dropped after the D800 announcement).
Those are the full Canon EOS 5D Mark III specs:
Unsurpassed Image Quality
22.3 Megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor
DiG!C 5+ Image Processor
ISO 100-25600 (expandable to L:50 H1:51200, H2: 102400
Full HD Movie (ISO 100-12800 (H:25600)
I am not sure if this is a mistake, but Adobe Lightroom 4 is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $149.99. The release date is listed as March 6th, 2012:
Canon press event invitation
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera will be announced on March 2nd, 2012. Here are the rumored specs:
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The previously rumored Sony Cybershot cameras are now officially out:
