Category Archives: Canon

The latest Canon rumors *UPDATED*

Here is a recap of the latest Canon rumors: → New RebelT6i/750D DLSR camera that leaked recently in one of Canon’s promo pictures. Update#1: Here are the rumored Canon Rebel T6i/750D specifications: Full HD movies, MP4 format, HDR movie, automatic shooting modes (EOS 750D ) 24.2MP sensor and Canon’s DIGIC 6 image processor ISO 100-12,800 range Flicker Detection technology Five […]

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The latest patents from Canon, Olympus, Tamron

Canon filed a patent for a metal and plastic resin mount for DSLR cameras. The benefits of this solution are lower weight/cost and better mount sliding/smoothness when attaching lenses. Canon filed a patent for a CN-E 35-260mm f/2.8 LS soft focus lens for Super 35 cameras. Olympus filed a patent for correcting motion blur by taking […]

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What else is new

→ The Fuji X100s camera is already listed as discontinued at B&H. Few pieces are still available for sale on Amazon at discounted prices. → B&H now carries Yongnuo products. → Sigma announced that their LCD viewfinder LVF-01 will start shipping in January, 2015. B&H is already taking pre-orders. → Toshiba launched the world’s first SDHC memory card […]

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Canon planing to move camera manufacturing back to Japan

With the falling yen, Canon is planning to move copier, camera and printer manufacturing back to Japan:

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Is this a new Canon DSLR camera?

On one of the press photos released by Canon for the Connect Station CS100 media hub, you can see a portion of a DSLR camera that doesn’t look like any of the currently available models. This is probably what Canon will announce for the CP+ show next month in Japan. Via Canon Austria

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Yongnuo also has a YN-2.0X III teleconverter clone for Canon EOS EF lenses

In addition to the 35mm and 50mm lenses, Yongnuo also has a Canon 2x teleconverter clone that sell for less than half of the price of the original Canon version. Here are the specifications:

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Canon @ 2015 CES: new printers, camcorders, PowerShot cameras and a media hub

Today at the CES show Canon announced new printers, camcorders, five PowerShot compact cameras and a Connect Station CS100 media hub used for photo and video storage. For pricing and availability, check this link. The full press releases can be found here. The Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera is now also available in a kit […]

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What else is new?

→ Fujifilm and Globe-Trotter have announced another “exclusive” and “luxury” kit based on the Fujifilm X-T1 Graphite Silver camera. You can see the previous Globe-Trotter/Fuji edition kits here and here. → The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 camera body is listed as discontinued at B&H. → Kodak already has a website for the Instamatic Android based devices I reported last month. […]

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Yongnuo is coming with a 35mm f/2 clone lens for Canon DSLR cameras

The Chinese based Yongnuo already has 50mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses for Canon DSLR cameras. The company will soon release also a new 35mm f/2 lens. Here are the technical specifications, lens design and MTF charts:

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The latest patents from Canon, Tamron and Konica Minolta

Canon filed a patent for a EF-M 70-400mm f/4.5-7.2 STM lens designed for APS-C mirrorless camera. Canon also filed a patent for a 20-100mm f/4 lens designed for APS-C based cameras. Canon filed a patent for eliminating the star trails during long time exposures of the night sky. Tamron filed a patent for a 18mm f/2.8 […]

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