Just in time for Christmas, Canon stuffs everything into one gigantic stocking!
Hot on the heels of the EOS 30D, the full-frame 5D, the Rebel XTi (aka the 400D), and the alpha-numerically gifted -1D Mark II N, Canon’s latest development—a camera so shrouded in mystery it has no name, number, or even letter—just might represent the photography world’s highest achievement ever in Digital SLR technology and design.
Canon luvvahs everywhere will fall head over heels for this GIGA-pixel breakthrough, which, despite its unprecedented number of onboard controls and slightly unwieldy size (8.1 x 9.6 x 5.2 in., body only), surprisingly weighs just a feathery 4.9 ounces.
Besides its state-of-the-art four White Balance buttons (another 5 settings reside in the 87 highly legible menus), and a perky 1.7″ TFT LCD monitor, this brainy behemoth features an intriguing new-look battery charge monitor—based on solid-state technology.
And the delights keep on coming.
In a truly prescient understanding of the average prosumer’s lifestyle concerns, Canon has equipped its new flagship model with a full raft of ergonomically efficient buttons controlling several satisfying beverage options, along with complex functions that cover such needs as intelligence, finance, and… somewhat more basic fulfillment. The pizza setting is fully customizable, and comes with pepperoni, veggie, and The Works pre-sets.
But what enthusiasts are truly salivating over are two brand-new features—never before seen in a camera of any kind, digital or film. In the center of the enormous, strangely colorful jog dial, a Bluetooth 3.0-enabled communicator allows you to contact a qualified professional for expert technical help—or even guidance on any scientific or philosophical query you might have. And in the bottom left corner, next to the appealingly retro Adams Mode switch (engaging a black-and-white algorithmic zone system of desirable tonalities, accessible through the optical viewfinder), there is the mysterious, bright-red pièce de résistance: The ‘L’ function. What does it do? In a stroke of viral-marketing genius, Canon’s not saying. Levitation? Liposuction? Love? Lawn Bowling? The possibilities are L-imited only by your imagination.
Original photo-illustration © Pekka Saarinen.
5 Responses to “Where No Canon Has Gone Before?”
meadows @ 2006-12-19 04:30:01 PM says:
did somebutton say pizza???
soxiam @ 2006-12-20 12:26:51 PM says:
A little known fact… If you press Beer and Sex button simultaneously the camera goes into the ‘College’ mode where Money and Ideas button magically disappear.
along @ 2006-12-20 01:12:22 PM says:
haha. and all you can shoot are ‘artful’ nudes.
adam @ 2006-12-20 03:38:56 PM says:
OMG!!
I WANT!!!
(now putting all my current cameras on ebday in order to pay for this one)
lucia @ 2006-12-22 09:45:06 PM says:
Hola !! new flog!! jaja..
ngrotamo!!