Canon 400D/XTi
An upgrade to my body has been announced:
New additions:
- 10MP sensor, with same sensitivity due to smaller microlens gap
- Integrated sensor dust cleaner and mapping routing for more stubborn dirt
- 9pt higher precision AF from 30D
- 2.5″ screen and removal of old monochrome status LCD
- larger burst buffer — 27 frames JPG, 10 frames RAW, 8 frames RAW+JPG
- High Speed Sync using built-in flash (according to RG.com)
- RGB Histogram in addition to Luminescence
I think the new AF will be nice, along with the burst and HSS. Don’t know about the removal of the status LCD. In either case, I’m still bummed Pixmantec stopped supporting my RawShooter software. Adobe still isn’t ready with Lightroom so I don’t know what I’d use if I upgraded right now.
Two new lenses were also announced:
The 70-200 f/4 IS and the 50mm f/1.2. Both should be pretty sweet. The 70-200 has the same dimensions as the non-IS but weighs about 50grams more. It also has a slightly better MTF score.
The 50mm will be real nice when I get a full-frame camera, e.g. the 5D. Unfortunately both are quite pricey, with the 70-200 asking $1200 and the 50 asking $1500. Not any time soon :-(.
edit: I just found out both are weather sealed. Sweet! I’ll be more comfortable shooting at the track and autocrosses when it’s raining now. Last time I had to shoot and then dry off my lens between sessions.