Awww... Whiskey Tango Hotel Canon?!

OK, there has been a ton of news that it was coming and today, Canon announced the EOS 5D Mk II replacement, the EOS 5D Mk III (5D3). All the crazy specs can be found on Dpreview so I shan't repeat them here. The highlights for me?

• Digic 5+ sensor
• 22 Megapixels
• 61 Autofocus points with 19 cross type
• 6 fps continuous shooting
• Dual CF/SD card slots
• 63 zone iFCL metering system
• 100% Viewfinder
• ISO 100-25600 standard, 50-102,800 expanded

Now these are all huge improvements over my 60D... well, except for perhaps the lack of the tilt screen. And I would have gladly plonked down my money for one once it comes to market (apparently by the end of the month). But as it turns out, it will have an MSRP of USD 3,500 for the body only.

WTH...

That's about IDR 32 million! Sure street prices will be lower, but even at 15% off, that's still IDR 27.5 million. The 5D2 can be had for IDR 18 million nowadays. Is the 5D3 really better by close to IDR 10 million?! That's the price of a Canon EF 135mm f2 L right there. With change enough for an EF 50mm f1.8 II as well. Yeesh...

And now it turns out the 5D2 might not be end of life yet. That Canon will maintain it at a reduced price. Which means 2 things to me: the 5D2 won't see a drastic drop in price (new or used) and the 5D3 won't see a drastic drop in price either.

Personally, I'm pretty sure this is the only upgrade path for me. But man... it's steep. I got the 60D at about USD 1,000. And now I need to spend USD 3,500 for my next camera?! Yikes!