For little more than a year now, I have been making video marketing productions using two Canon DSLRs as my weapon of choice: a 5D mark II (for its ability to do bokeh-porn) and the 7D (for those smooth Glidecam shots at 50 or 60 frames per second). Although both Panasonic (AF100) and Sony (F3) are introducing affordable ($5k and $15k respectively) new cameras that take in some of the best aspects of DSLRs, it’s time to wonder what route Canon should take with its forthcoming DSLR successor to the Canon 5D mark II: the Canon 5D mark III.
Already, the Canon 5D mark 3 (or will it be called the 6D?) is on the India edition of PC World’s most awaited cameras list. Since the 5D mark II was introduced two years ago, the new breed of DSLRs may very well be announced at NAB (in April), but surely we should expect to see them in the shops by IBC and PhotoKina (in September).
