First of all look at the qualifiers I put "you have to suspect" i.e. I don't know, but you have to suppose that is a likely explanation. Marketing was a poor choice of words, in newspaper terms what I meant would be called a spoiler. However, whether it's deliberate or an accident, it's without precedent. I've followed still camera releases for ages and to my knowledge there's never been leaks of images like this before. There's also no attempt to cover anything up, the photographer must be identifiable and there's a No.1 sticker on the 200-400mm f4 IS L + 1.4x, which has never been shown before as a working lens. So there doesn't seem much doubt it's genuine. Plus unusually there's EXIF data on the photo showing it was take non 22 Jan this year with a Canon 1Ds MkIII, 100m away. There's also apparently 22 minutes between shots. Although EXIF data can be faked. Normally if Camera manufacturers have any ownership of copyright or control over the photographer they get these images pulled right away. Even if it's not deliberate lots of Canon users maybe glancing at the possiblity of a D800, have a good idea there's a 5D mkIII coming down the pipeline in the near future. I did clearly say "so take what I say with a big pinch of salt. It's all harmless if you keep it in proportion", which in UK English means it might not be as it seems. My point was simply here's some possibilites, make what you will of it, but don't take it too far.
