Canon 5D Mark III spotted ?

[-Guevara-]

Canon 200-400mm and 600mm prototype lenses first sightings...and the new 5D Mark III?

By Stephen Oachs

I'm currently on a shoot in Kenya, Africa, and I ran into a Japanese man sporting some gear I didn't recognize. While his English was very limited, I was able to confirm that he works for Canon and is doing in-field testing with the new Canon 200-400mm with built-in teleconverter. He also was testing the new Canon 600mm.

What I also noticed was a Canon camera body that I hadn't seen before. You can see it in the photos I took...I see the "Q" button located by the big wheel on the right, which on the 7D is currently located on the top left. The battery grip seems to have a joystick. I also noticed a "Rate" button...hrm, any ideas?

Is this the new 5D Mark III, or maybe the 7D Mark II? This info I was not able to determine.

I'll tell you this, that Canon 200-400mm is on my shopping list as soon as it's available. He told me he thought it would be officially released on March or April.

http://blog.apertureacademy.com/2012/01/canon-200-400mm-and-600mm-prototype.html

 

[AbDroid]

looks like it has 3.2inch screen and no inbuilt flash

 

[Aces170]

Hmm the 200-400 L glass seems to be a killer, no wonder 100-400L glass prices have dropped recently. These lenses would be a decision maker for a wildlife photographer to select Canon over Nikon...

 

[toolius]

Release it already !!!!!

That L glass is just ........