Category Archives: Canon

Canon got a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash

Canon announced a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash and accessories. The new zoom flash has a compact body, built-in Catchlight panel, dot-matrix LCD and a Multi dial (guide number 141 feet, 24-105mm zoom). Here are the US prices: Canon Speedlite 430EX III flash: $299.00 Canon remote control adapter RA-E3: $39.95 Canon bounce adapter SBA-E2: $29.95 Canon color filter […]

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Canon announcement on August 14th: new camera and two lenses

NL reports that Canon will have a new product announcement on August 14th, 2015. Rumored are a new camera and two lenses.

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The latest patents: Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and Tamron 24mm f/2 VC lenses and a new Toshiba sensor design

  → Canon filed a patent for a EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and EF-S 15-105mm f/2.8-5.6 STM lenses. → Tamron has a patent for a new 24mm f/2 VC full frame lens designed for DSLR cameras.

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Sigma reports live view issues when using some of their lenses on the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5DsR cameras

In addition to the service advisory from Tamron, Sigma also reported a live view issues (images are not being displayed) when using the following lenses with the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5DsR cameras:

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Tamron reports compatibility issues with the Canon EOS 5Ds and EOS 5DsR DSLR cameras

Tamron posted a notice reporting incompatibility issue (AF not working during live view) for some of their lenses when used with the Canon EOS 5Ds and EOS 5DsR DSLR cameras:

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The latest patents: Canon full frame mirrorless camera adapter, EF-S 20mm f/2.8 STM and Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 500mm f/4 PRO IS MFT lenses

This is interesting – Canon filed a patent for a EF/EF-S adaptor designed for a full frame mirrorless camera. Recently Nikon also filed a patent for a full frame mirrorless lens. So yes, it seems that the Sony a7 will not be the only show in town soon. Canon has also a new patent for EF-S 20mm f/2.8 […]

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Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM full frame lens and other patents from Canon, Sony and Olympus

→ Is Canon getting into the drone business? A recently filed patent describes how to control the angle of the vertical and horizontal direction of the camera and how to analyze coordinates from GPS satellite. → Canon filed a patent for a full frame Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM lens (not a fisheye). → Canon filed a patent to […]

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The Canon PowerShot G3 X premium compact camera is here with a premium price

The Canon PowerShot G3 X premium compact camera is now officially announced with the premium price of $999.99 (pre-orders are open at B&H and Adorama). The G3 X was initially introduced during the 2015 CP+ show. Here is the technical specifications of the camera: One-inch, 20.2 Megapixel High Sensitivity CMOS Sensor Canon DIGIC 6 Image Processor […]

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Canon PowerShot G3 X pictures and specifications

Canon will soon announce a new PowerShot G3 X compact camera. Here are the rumors specifications and additional images:

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Canon EOS 5DS DSLR camera now in stock

The 50MP Canon EOS 5DS DSLR camera is already shipping worldwide and is currently in stock at Adorama, Amazon and B&H. Additional information on the Canon EOS 5DS/R cameras can be found here. The unboxing video and few sample photos are available on flickr.

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