I totally agree with Iponseca. The Canon FullFrame Sensor in the 5D Mark II is no slouch either. I have two friends that shoot Canon 5D Mark II professionally with great results (even at high ISO). You can also check Flickr for 5D Mark II examples. Canon did make changes to the FF sensor between the 5D and the 5D Mark II. You will have to include "Mark II" in the query.
Chances are if you read National Geographic, Sports Illustrated or any number of magazines the images have a 50/50 chance of being a Nikon or Canon. The Canon sensor while a couple years old is still CMOS and is capable of LiveView, 1080 video and good high ISO performance.
I found this on the Canon page for the 5D Mark II:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera
Image Type
Still: JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original), sRAW1, sRAW2, RAW+JPEG
Video: MOV
File Size:
(1) Large/Fine: Approx. 6.1MB (5616 x 3744 pixels)
(2) Large/Nomal: Approx. 3.0MB (5616 x 3744 pixels)
(3) Medium/Fine: Approx. 3.6MB (4080 x 2720 pixels)
(4) Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.9MB (4080 x 2720 pixels)
(5) Small/Fine: Approx. 2.1MB (2784 x 1856 pixels)
(6) Small/Normal: Approx. 1.0MB (2784 x 1856 pixels)
(7) RAW: Approx. 25.8MB (5616 x 3744 pixels)
(8) sRAW 1: Approx. 14.8MB (3861 x 2574 pixels)
(9) sRAW 2: Approx. 10.8MB (2784 x 1856 pixels)
Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.
A full RAW file on the Canon 5D Mark II is about 25mb. A full RAW file on my K20D is about 18-20mb. Not that much of an increase.. Pentax will undoubtedly have it's own software and camera OS, I'm citing the Canon specifications for a rough reference.
I find it great news and wouldn't mind a FF Pentax DSLR with the Canon sensor. Just as long as the sensor is not CCD!
Originally posted by lpfonseca Why wouldn't Canon sell their FF sensors to Hoya? What does Canon have to loose by selling the sensor to Hoya?
It seems to me a great move to put more pressure on their main contender (Nikon).
There's no reason for Canon to fear Hoya (today) and they could trade sensor tech for glass tech, maybe get the FA limiteds in Canon EF mount.
We all know that Hoya was looking for a partner, could it be Canon?
What if the rumour about Canon wanting to buy Pentax had some truth behind it?
Disclaimer: I know nothing about this, I'm just letting imagination go wild.