Evolution, not Revolution. Looks like they're treading water for the moment.
As to these self cleaning sensors, they make me chuckle - brilliant marketing! If it vibrates dust off the sensor, where exactly does it go too? Is there a dust chute at the bottom of the camera that it gets ejected from? Otherwise, what's to stop the dust being attracted back the moment the sensor gets charged up again????
Posted by Mike Smith on August 24, 2006 at 8:39 AM
Nick
Sticky double sided tape on camera body floor under the sensor catches the falling dust, so instead of an easy swipe with the sensor brush, it is now a factory service to replace the tape..... not too sure how you assess how much sticky is left tho' - haven't reached that point with my Oly system yet! - technological progress of sorts.
If the Canon system is as good as the Olympus SSWF, then it genuinely does work
Wow...! Hang on...what a market opportunity!!!! I'm gonna go out there and buy up a load of Double Sided Sticky and start selling it at a hugely inflated prices - "don't send it in for an expensive factory service, replace your own! Only $99.99 per 1.5m roll"
Could even design a little roller bar to put in the bottom of the camera so you can keep turning it over to a new side ever couple of weeks....
5 years of DSLR's, 4 different bodies, thousands of lens changes and lots of dusty environments later - the overpriced Eclipse sensor pads and Eclipse liquid have cleaned even the most stubborn marks and hairs from the sensors, without problem. Heck, I even use the sensor pads many times .
I guess you can tell I'm a cynic . Is dust such a problem *really* ????
Posted by Mike Smith on August 24, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Having read the Canon blurb properly the Canon revolutionary approach is to use 4 bits of sticky tape to Olys 1...... must be a marketing opportunity for the Shuttle and space flight sectors where gravity doesn't exist......
The logical development will be to have a sheet of film that moves across the sensor, as with the on board Formula 1 cameras, but why stop there, why not make that moving film light sensitive to capture the image instead of the fixed sensor that gets dust on it, a fresh piece of film for every image.... brilliant - a whole new market opens up!
WTF needs to clean sensors?
Mine has been gathering dust and grime for years and it gets a blow everytime I change a lens on a windy day.
Ask yourselves why Adobe or any of the other software ppl invented a dust spot remover? Oh yeah, it removes dust quicker and with less hassle than any pads or blowers can
John
Posted by Sean Bolton on August 24, 2006 at 4:09 PM
As an entry level DSLR the specs look pretty good. It has the AF system from the 20D/30D, which is pretty good at this price level, the dust cleaning mode is a useful feature, when you outdoors messing around with lenses and teleconverters a self-clean mode must be helpful. 10 Megapixels is just keeping up with the Jones's, inevitable really. I guess the next revamp of the 20D/30D line will get the new sensor and cleaning technology, maybe in a years time.
The 70-200 F4 IS L is a nice addition, and surprisingly it is pretty much the same size and weight as the current non IS lens. If it is as good optically then that is a very nice lightweight alternative to the F2.8 IS.
No new 1 series body yet, maybe in September or early 2007
Discussion
8 replieshttp://www.canon.co.uk/eos400d/index.asp
..just a quick look, its 10.1mp, x1.6,it has a self cleaning sensor and auto iso.
Terry
As to these self cleaning sensors, they make me chuckle - brilliant marketing! If it vibrates dust off the sensor, where exactly does it go too? Is there a dust chute at the bottom of the camera that it gets ejected from? Otherwise, what's to stop the dust being attracted back the moment the sensor gets charged up again????
Sticky double sided tape on camera body floor under the sensor catches the falling dust, so instead of an easy swipe with the sensor brush, it is now a factory service to replace the tape..... not too sure how you assess how much sticky is left tho' - haven't reached that point with my Oly system yet! - technological progress of sorts.
If the Canon system is as good as the Olympus SSWF, then it genuinely does work
Wow...! Hang on...what a market opportunity!!!! I'm gonna go out there and buy up a load of Double Sided Sticky and start selling it at a hugely inflated prices - "don't send it in for an expensive factory service, replace your own! Only $99.99 per 1.5m roll"
Could even design a little roller bar to put in the bottom of the camera so you can keep turning it over to a new side ever couple of weeks....
5 years of DSLR's, 4 different bodies, thousands of lens changes and lots of dusty environments later - the overpriced Eclipse sensor pads and Eclipse liquid have cleaned even the most stubborn marks and hairs from the sensors, without problem. Heck, I even use the sensor pads many times
I guess you can tell I'm a cynic
The logical development will be to have a sheet of film that moves across the sensor, as with the on board Formula 1 cameras, but why stop there, why not make that moving film light sensitive to capture the image instead of the fixed sensor that gets dust on it, a fresh piece of film for every image.... brilliant - a whole new market opens up!
now if only I could patent this idea........
Mine has been gathering dust and grime for years and it gets a blow everytime I change a lens on a windy day.
Ask yourselves why Adobe or any of the other software ppl invented a dust spot remover? Oh yeah, it removes dust quicker and with less hassle than any pads or blowers can
John
The 70-200 F4 IS L is a nice addition, and surprisingly it is pretty much the same size and weight as the current non IS lens. If it is as good optically then that is a very nice lightweight alternative to the F2.8 IS.
No new 1 series body yet, maybe in September or early 2007
Sean
I've searched through www.canon.co.uk and cannot find a mention of the new lens! Can you post more info please!
Steve
Found it!!!!
Steve