Category Archives: Canon

The latest patents from Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2015

→ Olympus has field patents for a dual image stabilization for both the lens and camera body. Olympus also has a new patent for a digital ND filter. Here are the latest Canon patents:

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Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera could be coming to the United States

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

Since the Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera was announced, it was not available for sale in the US (you could still purchase one from DigitalRev since they ship internationally or on eBay). This may soon change and the M3 could become available for sale in the US.

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The latest patents from Olympus, Canon and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

→ Olympus filed a patent for a two-layer sensor with a built-in polarizing filter. → Canon got a new patent filed in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

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Big price drop on the Canon EOS 1DX DSLR camera, new Mark II version with 24MP sensor rumored

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2015

The price of the Canon EOS 1DX DSLR camera dropped by $700 to $4,599. The possible replacement (EOS 1D X Mark II) is rumored to have a 24MP sensor and be able to shoot “faster than 12fps”. In addition to the 1DX Mark II, a new Canon 5DX and 6D Mark II cameras are also expected to […]

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The new Canon ME20F-SH full frame multi purpose camera has ISO 4,000,000 and costs $30,000

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2015

Canon announced a new ME20F-SH multi purpose camera with a 2.26MP 35mm full frame sensor, max ISO of 4,000,000, Canon EF mount and a price tag of $30,000. The minimum subject illumination is 0.0005 lux. For a reference, a full moon on a clear night produces 0.27–1.0 lux illumination. Here are the detailed technical specifications: Product name ME20F-SH […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2015

Here are some of the headlines from the past few days while I was offline: → New Metabones Speed Booster Ultra 0.71x adapter for Micro Four Thirds cameras announced (check pricing and availability here). → The Canon PowerShot G3X camera is now shipping. → The Sony RX10M2 camera is also now shipping. → The latest Olympus deals and […]

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The latest Canon news & rumors

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2015

→ Canon 5DX: “Canon is to name the 5D Mark IV 5DX. 28 megapixels, Digic 6+-basically a souped up version of 6 just to name a few. X branded bodies will be for event and sports photography. S will be for studio, landscape, etc.” → New Canon EOS Rebel T6i video creator kit introduced (T5i and […]

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The latest patents from Sigma, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2015

→ Sigma filed a patent for a 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM (FLD) Art lens with zero distortion. → Canon has a new patent applications for a lubricating camera body cap.

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New Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM and EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM lenses to be announced

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2015

The Russian certifications website Novocert has listings for two new Canon lenses: EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

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Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras tested at DxOMark, compared with Nikon D810 and Sony a7R

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2015

DxOMark published their test results of the Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras: One of the more interesting comparison is agains the Nikon D810 and Sony a7R cameras: Canon 5DS & 5DS R DxOMark’s conclusion:

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