THE CANON EOS 5D CAMERA THE WORLDS FIRST PREMIUM DSLR

Short Description
In the Canon DSLR lineup, the gap between the EOS 20D camera, at about $1,500, and the new EOS-1D Mark II N camera, at about $4,000, represents an irresistible marketing and engineering opportunity. Of course, many combinations of size, performance, ruggedness and complexity are possible, especially for Canon. Canon has the inestimable advantage of being able to mix original design elements with existing, proven, successful components and software, as appropriate, from the EOS-1Ds Mark II, the EOS-1D Mark II and new Mark II N, the EOS 20D and the EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras. Because Canon manufactures not only its own CMOS sensors but also the machinery that makes those sensors, as well as the devices that test and maintain that machinery, Canon has extraordinary control over the manufacturing process. Canon has developed leading mold making and metalworking technologies, and it makes virtually all of the critical electronic and optical parts in its DSLRs. Consequently, the occasion of a new camera brings with it the possibility of some new and very special items to throw into the mix. That is exactly what has happened with the new Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR.