Category Archives: Canon

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

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2015

→ 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

By PR admin | Published: June 18, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2015

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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The lot of 600 vintage cameras from 1880-1980 is still available for sale

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2015

The lot of 600 vintage cameras I reported about few months ago is still available for sale on eBay. The item description is “most are in working order, newer SLRs not working“… The collection, described as the 3rd or 4th largest in world, contains Zeiss, Nikon, Leica, Canon, Rollei and Kodak cameras from 1880-1980. You can […]

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Canon patents the world’s first tilt-shift zoom lens with image stabilization (IS) and macro capabilities

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2015

Canon filed a patent for a tilt-shift lens with image stabilization (IS). Currently there are no other tilt-shift lenses with IS on the market. The lens design reveals two different IS systems – one for the tilt and one for the shift. What is even more intersting: the technical documentation even describes zoom and macro capabilities […]

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Tamron, Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2015

→ Pentax/Ricoh filed a patent for a new AF system where the AF points will cover a wide area of the frame. This is probably linked to one of the rumors that the new Pentax full frame DSLR camera will have a new “groundbreaking AF function“. → Tamron filed a patent for a 85mm f/1.8 VC designed […]

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Canon EOS Rebel SL2 rumors

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2015

The first rumors of a new Canon EOS Rebel SL2 DSLR camera surfaced online – the new model is described to be a smaller, more compact version of the 750D:

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