Canon announces free 24p / 25p update for EOS 5D Mk. II

Robert Esmonde · October 20th, 2009, 02:52 AM

I'm with John Wiley on this.

First manual control, and now 24p/25p - well done Canon, and thanks! But the delay is intriguing - I'm guessing it's marketing rather than technical.

Chris Barcellos · October 20th, 2009, 02:53 AM

Don't forget this will sell a lot more new 5d's too.

Ben Denham · October 20th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Yes and it will sell them as of now. For many people knowing the firmware is coming will be enough for them to commit to a purchase.

Just to add to the chorus... Well done Canon. Having such a large corporation responding to customer feedback is a rare and truly great thing.

Mitchell Yazdani · October 20th, 2009, 04:56 AM

Is that mean that now with the new Firmware 5D MII is going to be a much better camera than 7D?

Does 7D has any advantage to 5D, beside the price?

Should I buy a 5D for video rather than 7D?

Cheers
Mitchell

Matthew Ebenezer · October 20th, 2009, 04:57 AM

Very exciting news!

Christian Ionescu · October 20th, 2009, 07:10 AM

I am so happy, all my life is going to change after the first half of 2010! Thaaaank youuuu Caaaanoooon!

The only advantage 7d will have over 5DII will be the 60p. But I do not really care.

Matthew Craggs · October 20th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel Browning

I think this indicates that Canon is not planning to replace the 5D2 until at least 3 months after the firmware ships. (Because otherwise it would take some of the wind out of the sales of the 5D3.)

I humbly disagree. Considering it was three years between the announce of the original 5D and the M2, I wouldn't hold my breath for a Mk3 in 2010.

Tom Daigon · October 20th, 2009, 08:05 AM

Dont forget 29.97 for us NTSC users!

Bill Binder · October 20th, 2009, 08:57 AM

I knew this would happen as long as there wasn't some sort of hardware limitation. There's just no way Canon was going to let all those folks who WOULD have bought a 5D2 if it had 24p (and hopefully 29.97, etc.) buy a 7D instead while losing a grand every time it happens. Just wasn't going to happen, heh... And contrary to what others may think, I think the 5D2 is going to be around for quite a while longer (years), so it makes perfect sense to keep it as competitive as they can right now.

William Chung · October 20th, 2009, 09:35 AM

5d II ... The gift that keeps on giving!

After not seeing a firmware be released with the 7d I had started to give up hope

Christopher Lovenguth · October 20th, 2009, 09:47 AM

Going to hold my breath until the official announcement. Call me a pessimist but I've never heard of a company leaking an update so far in advance. I worked for a software company a few years ago and one of our marketing people leaked something during an interview that we had no plans of actually releasing. It was just brought up in a company meeting as part of a wish-list of changes and this marketing guy thought that meant it was going to happen and wanted to be the one to tell the world. Well it really screwed us in production because we couldn't implement what he told the world we would release in a patch.

A Brand Manager should know better then this to talk about something before it's official press release. CEO's get off on pulling the trigger on press releases and usually would never release this sort of statement until the quarter the firmare is being release in. 5D II is not really a holiday beneficiary for sales this season I would suspect since the 7D is in the high-end price-point for expensive electronic gifts. I bet Chris Macleod is being scolded from HQ.

Jason Bowers · October 20th, 2009, 10:36 AM

Canon UK Press release

Rob Galbraith DPI: Upcoming firmware for 5D Mark II will include 24fps, 25fps video capture options

Tom Daigon · October 20th, 2009, 10:42 AM

29.97 please!

Chris Barcellos · October 20th, 2009, 10:42 AM

Here it is: http://www.cineform.com/neoscene/

Think you can get it even cheaper at VideoGuy.com

Dylan Couper · October 20th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Wow... didn't expect that!
But it makes good business sense, saves a lot of 5D2 sales that would have otherwise been downgraded to 7D sales. Also makes sense that they announce it as early as possible, to save the sales that they are losing day to day. Hopefully it'll come soon, I cant see it being that time intensive for Canon techs to pull off.

In the meantime, let's start nagging Canon for 120p in the 1Ds mkIV :)

October 20th, 2009, 02:53 AM	#17
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Don't forget this will sell a lot more new 5d's too. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

October 20th, 2009, 04:57 AM	#20
Matthew Ebenezer Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Posts: 370	Very exciting news! __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- www.shadowplay.com.au --- www.shadowplay.com.au/blog

October 20th, 2009, 07:10 AM	#21
Christian Ionescu Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucuresti, Romania Posts: 41	Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrray! I am so happy, all my life is going to change after the first half of 2010! Thaaaank youuuu Caaaanoooon! The only advantage 7d will have over 5DII will be the 60p. But I do not really care.

October 20th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#23
Tom Daigon Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 170	29.97 for NTSC Please Dont forget 29.97 for us NTSC users!

October 20th, 2009, 10:42 AM	#29
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Here it is: http://www.cineform.com/neoscene/ Think you can get it even cheaper at VideoGuy.com __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

October 20th, 2009, 02:52 AM	#16
Robert Esmonde Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 51	I'm with John Wiley on this. First manual control, and now 24p/25p - well done Canon, and thanks! But the delay is intriguing - I'm guessing it's marketing rather than technical.

October 20th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#18
Ben Denham Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 149	Yes and it will sell them as of now. For many people knowing the firmware is coming will be enough for them to commit to a purchase. Just to add to the chorus... Well done Canon. Having such a large corporation responding to customer feedback is a rare and truly great thing.

October 20th, 2009, 04:56 AM	#19
Mitchell Yazdani Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 79	Is that mean that now with the new Firmware 5D MII is going to be a much better camera than 7D? Does 7D has any advantage to 5D, beside the price? Should I buy a 5D for video rather than 7D? Cheers Mitchell

October 20th, 2009, 08:57 AM	#24
Bill Binder Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 542	I knew this would happen as long as there wasn't some sort of hardware limitation. There's just no way Canon was going to let all those folks who WOULD have bought a 5D2 if it had 24p (and hopefully 29.97, etc.) buy a 7D instead while losing a grand every time it happens. Just wasn't going to happen, heh... And contrary to what others may think, I think the 5D2 is going to be around for quite a while longer (years), so it makes perfect sense to keep it as competitive as they can right now.

October 20th, 2009, 09:35 AM	#25
William Chung Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 80	5d II ... The gift that keeps on giving! After not seeing a firmware be released with the 7d I had started to give up hope

October 20th, 2009, 09:47 AM	#26
Christopher Lovenguth Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 85	Going to hold my breath until the official announcement. Call me a pessimist but I've never heard of a company leaking an update so far in advance. I worked for a software company a few years ago and one of our marketing people leaked something during an interview that we had no plans of actually releasing. It was just brought up in a company meeting as part of a wish-list of changes and this marketing guy thought that meant it was going to happen and wanted to be the one to tell the world. Well it really screwed us in production because we couldn't implement what he told the world we would release in a patch. A Brand Manager should know better then this to talk about something before it's official press release. CEO's get off on pulling the trigger on press releases and usually would never release this sort of statement until the quarter the firmare is being release in. 5D II is not really a holiday beneficiary for sales this season I would suspect since the 7D is in the high-end price-point for expensive electronic gifts. I bet Chris Macleod is being scolded from HQ.

October 20th, 2009, 10:36 AM	#27
Jason Bowers Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thunder Bay, ON. Canada Posts: 374	Canon UK Press release Rob Galbraith DPI: Upcoming firmware for 5D Mark II will include 24fps, 25fps video capture options

October 20th, 2009, 11:05 AM	#30
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Wow... didn't expect that! But it makes good business sense, saves a lot of 5D2 sales that would have otherwise been downgraded to 7D sales. Also makes sense that they announce it as early as possible, to save the sales that they are losing day to day. Hopefully it'll come soon, I cant see it being that time intensive for Canon techs to pull off. In the meantime, let's start nagging Canon for 120p in the 1Ds mkIV :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com