It seems with every new week, there comes a new rumour regarding the new Canon 5D. The latest and greatest rumour has the new 5D coming in with the following specs.

– Will be announced Monday, September 8, 2008
– MSRP: $2,399.95 (SSP: $2,199.95), body only
– 16MP FF sensor
– 6 FPS
– Max ISO 25,600 (for what it’s worth…it’s more for marketing)
– Full weather sealing

– VGA-resolution display (from same supplier Sony uses for their new Handycams, except in 4:3 aspect ratio here)
– Pop-up flash
– Anti-dust features
– NO Live View
– NO pro AF from 1D (although all points are cross-type)
– NO video mode whatsoever (silliest rumor I’ve ever heard)
– NO compatibility with EF-S lenses (physically impossible anyway)
– NO electronic crop mode for faster shot rate
– NO HDMI-out
– NO UDMA CF support

There are only 2 things on that list that excite me. Weather seals and 6FPS. 16MP sensor just means larger RAW files. I imagine it will use the latest processing chip that is in the 1D’s and the 40D. No Live View gets a thumbs up from me!

What it does mean is there will be some cheap pre-loved 5D “Classics” hitting the market in the not to distant future.

Im tipping the whole thing is just another persons guess. We’ll see soon enough I suppose.