Canon’s Full Frame pro-sumer DSLR, the 5D, is due for an upgrade. It was announced over 2 years ago, on August 22, 2005. There have been rumors floating around for a few months - as there always is once a camera nears 18 months old, Canon’s usual life cycle - like the image at the top of this post, showing the 5DmkII with Canon’s EF 24-105mm f/4L attached, probably doctored.

However, today there is another clue to the 5DmarkII. Not from Canon, but from PhaseOne - makers of some great workflow software. here is a screenshot of their webpage, showing the 5D mk II in a drop-down menu.

Now, usually these leaks and rumors come from some guy playing with photoshop to generate some buzz for fun. But here, with such a reputable player involved, it seems as if it’s only a matter of time before canon announces the 5Dmk2 officially.

The Canon 5D Mark II is rumored to include the following specs:

• 16MP DIGIC III
• 14 bit RAW
• sRAW format
• 3? LCD
• Live View
• Refined AF (similar to 40D)
• Semi Weather Sealing
• 4-5 FPS

 Canon will hopefully make an official announcement soon. Until then, we can only wait, and hope, that it will be all we’ve been waiting for.