Category Archives: Canon

List of upcoming announcements/rumored cameras and lenses

Here is a quick recap on what new cameras and lenses to expect in the next few days and months before the 2016 Photokina show: Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera (announcement on June 22nd). Fuji X-T2 camera (announcement on July 7th). Olympus E-PL8 camera (no release date yet – the official announcement got delayed because of the recent […]

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Four new Canon lens patents

Here are some of the latest Canon lens patents filed in Japan: → Canon EF 11mm f/4L USM lens → Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 DO lens

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The latest Canon and Fuji lens patents

Fuji recently filed a patent in Japan for a XF Fujinon 16mm f/1.8 and 150mm f/2 lenses. Another patent for a 20mm f/1.8 lens was also recently filed. Fuji already has a 18mm f/2 R and 23mm f/1.4 R lenses in their current XF lineup. Canon has a new patent application for a 30mm f/2.8 DO full frame […]

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What else is new?

→ Vello Nikon F lens to Sony E-Mount camera lens AF adapter now in stock. → Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 macro lens listed as no-longer available. → New DZoptics Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens announced.

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Canon 5D Mark IV camera leaked online

Classic crew right here. Working on a windsurf feature for the new unreleased Canon camera. @redbull @quatrowindsurfing @goyawindsurfing @mfchawaii A photo posted by Levi Siver (@levi_siver) on May 26, 2016 at 7:33pm PDT The above Instagram picture is most likely of the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR camera. The official announcement is expected before […]

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Canon filed a patent for a EF 1000mm f/5.6 DO lens

Canon filed a new patent application in Japan for a EF 1000mm f/5.6 DO lens. Here are the details:

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Three Sigma lenses have exposure issues with the Canon 1D X Mark II camera

Sigma issued an advisory about using their 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lenses with the Canon 1D X Mark II DSLR camera – the exposure of the image may not be accurate. Sigma is working on a firmware update to correct the issue. Here are the details:

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Patents report: Fuji 20mm f/1.8, Canon EF-M 9-17mm f/3.5-5 STM, Tamron 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 VC and more

Fuji has a new patent application filed in Japan for a Fujinon 20mm f/1.8 lens. Fuji already has a 18mm f/2 R and 23mm f/1.4 R lenses in their current XF lineup. Canon has a new EF-M 9-17mm f/3.5-5 STM mirrorless lens patent.

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