Category Archives: Canon

Canon PowerShot G17 camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

A new Canon PowerShot G17 compact camera is rumored to be announced before July. Here are expected specifications:

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New Canon instant rebates

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2015

The new instant rebates on the Canon 5D Mark III, 6D, 7D Mark II, 70D, SL1 and T5 EOS DSLR cameras are now live at B&H and Adorama. See also the current lens, Speedlite and other Canon instant rebates.

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The latest patents from Tamron, Canon and Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2015

→ Tamron filed a patent for a 90mm f/2.8 Macro full frame mirrorless lens. → Canon has a patent for a 9-18mm f/3.5-4.5 APS-C mirrorless lens. → Canon filed a patent for EF-M lens adapter with improved AF speed.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2015

→ The UK price of the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens was announced: £799.99 → Meike announced a new MK-XT1 battery grip for the Fuji X-T1 camera. They also have a new TTL flash for Fuji cameras: MK320 F Speedlite. → Both the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II camera and Canon EF 11-24mm […]

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Canon C700x cinema camera rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2015

I am not sure if this is legit – here is the leaked information on a new  Canon C700x cinema camera:

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The latest Canon lens patents

By PR admin | Published: February 18, 2015

→ Canon filed a patent for an Image Stabilization (IS) converter-like device that can be added to any lens without changing the focal length.

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Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens unboxing

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2015

It seems that the first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lenses are already shipping in Asia. In the US, the lens is scheduled to start shipping on February 26, 2015. Here are some unboxing photos courtesy of  Etphotos:

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Canon’s 120MP sensor is nothing new

By PR admin | Published: February 13, 2015

The 120MP CMOS APS-H sensor Canon was on display at the 2015 CP+ show is nothing new – it was already officially announced back in 201o. The 2.2 µm pixel pitch sensor (29.2mm x 20.2mm, 13280×9184 pixels) can get 9.5fps “made possible by reading multiple pixels simultaneously at high speeds – a process Canon is calling parallel signal processing‘”.

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The new 50MP sensor inside the Canon EOS 5Ds camera is not made by Sony

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2015

Prior to the Canon EOS 5Ds announcement, several websites reported that the new 50MP sensor was developed with/by Sony. Apparently this is not the case – the sensor was developed and produced “completely in-house” by Canon. Here is the quote from Chuck Westfall: Despite some rumors to the contrary, Westfall said the 50.6MP CMOS sensors in the […]

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Canon EOS 5Ds /R, Rebel T6i, T6s, G3 X cameras, EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2015

Major Cannon announcement: Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM: B&H |  Adorama Canon EOS 5DS: B&H | Adorama (get email notification) Canon EOS 5Ds R: B&H | Adorama (get email notification) Canon EOS Rebel T6i: B&H | Adorama Canon EOS Rebel T6s: B&H | Adorama Canon PowerShot ELPH 350 HS & SX410 IS: B&H | Adorama The Canon EOS M3 was […]

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