Category Archives: Canon

The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2013

Those are the latest Canon patents:

Canon 500 f:5.6 lens patent
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Canon EF 200-400 f/4L IS USM 1.4x lens announced

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2013

Canon announced their new EF 200-400 f/4L IS USM 1.4x lens priced at $11799.00 (the case is sold separately for $649). The shipping date is listed as June 30th, 2013.

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Two new Canon PowerShot cameras leaked

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2013

Two new Canon PowerShot cameras have been leaked form a recent filing in a Taiwanese government agency. Those are most likely the new products that will be announced at the May 31 press conference. The Canon S200 will have a 5.2-26mm f/2-5.9 (35mm equivalent: 24-120mm) and is probably the replacement for the popular S110 model. The second camera appears to be the replacement for the SX500 [...]

New Canon PowerShot S200
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Tamron patents a 35mm f/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens and two new Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2013

Tamron filed a patent in Japan (2013-83783) for a 35mm f/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens (50mm equivalent in full frame). Few months ago the company also filed a patent for a new 50mm f/1.8 APS-C lens. Currently Tamron has only two zoom lenses for mirrorless cameras: 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony E mount and 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III [...]

Tamron 35mm F1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens patent
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Canon press event on May 31st

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2013

The website eoszine.nl mentioned on Twitter that Canon Netherlands will have a press event on May 31. There have not been any rumors about upcoming Canon cameras or lenses. This scheduled press event could be for printers or video products.

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Canon 5D Mark III firmware 1.2.1 leaked, 14 bit 2K RAW DNG function discovered

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2013

Canon 5D Mark III firmware update v1.2.1 with uncompressed HDMI output has leaked from a Canon service station. More details and sample video available here. Magic Lantern discovered 14 bit 2K RAW DNG function on the Canon 5D Mark II and III DSLR cameras:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2013

The Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens will start shipping on May 2nd, the Samyang version is scheduled to be released on May 15th. Shipments of the Plustek OpticFilm 120 professional grade scanner ($1,999.99) are temporary put on hold due to a faulty component. The Sony 50mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* ZA lens is delayed till [...]

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The current Sony, Canon and Nikon instant rebates will expire this weekend

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2013

The current Sony (up to $400 off), Canon (up to $500 off) and Nikon (up to $550 off) instant rebates are set to expire this weekend (April 27, 2013). Today Adorama started offering 6% in rewards on selected Nikon, Sony and Canon cameras and lenses.  The promo will run from 04/24/13 through 05/01/13.

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For 10 consecutive years Canon has the #1 spot for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

According to their own survey, Canon announced that they have been holding the #1 spot in market share for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses for 10 consecutive years:

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2013

Ricoh filed a patent application (2013-61573) for a 4.6-18mm f/1.8-2.8 lens (21-84mm equivalent) designed for a 1/1.7″ size sensor. Canon filed a patent (2013-64858) for 400mm f/4 DOE lens which could replace their current version.

Sony AF light zoom patent 2
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