Category Archives: Canon

Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake, EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM and EF 24-105mm f/ 3.5-5.6 IS STM lenses to be announced with the 7D MarkII

In addition to the EOS 7D Mark II, Canon will also announce the following new lenses for Photokina: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens (APS-C) Focal length equivalent: 38.4 mm High-precision glass molded aspherical lens Full-time manual focus Shortest shooting distance: 0.16 m Maximum magnification: 0.27X Thickness: 22.8 mm Weight: 125g Canon EF 400mm […]

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Canon 7D Mark II: leaked picture and specs

This is the first leaked picture and detailed specifications of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera – the official announcement will be in the next few days:

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What else is new? (new Fuji rebates, Lomiography LC-A, Mamiya Leaf Credo 50 and more)

→ The new Fuji XF lens rebates are now live. → New from Lomography: LC-A 120 fully automatic 120 film camera. Additional information, including sample images, can be found on this new microsite. → Mamiya announced new Leaf Credo 50 medium format digital camera system (price: $30,995).

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New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book shows up in Japan

New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book showed up on a Japanese website. The scheduled release date is September, 2014.

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Up to $1,000 price drop on Canon lenses coming tomorrow

Update: here is one link/page for all reduced Canon lenses from Adorama and the corresponding page from B&H. Tomorrow 26 different Canon lenses will get up to a $1,000 price drop. If the prices below are not live yet, check also Adorama and Amazon (update: there is also a new Canon mail-in rebate program): Primes $110 Price Drop on EF […]

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Three new Canon lenses to be announced at Photokina

There will be 3 new Canon lenses announced at Photokina: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Via Digicame-info

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Photokina 2014 rumors roundup *UPDATED*

Update: this post has been updated multiple times to reflect the latest Photokina rumors. As you have probably already noticed, I do not post every single rumor that circulates on the Internet for the very simple reason that many websites just post unreliable information and in many cases just plain nonsense. Here is a quick recap […]

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The latest patents from Sony, Ricoh, Panasonic, Canon, Fuji and Olympus

Sony patented a 20mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/2.8 pancake lenses for APS-C mirrorless cameras. Ricoh filed a patent for 7mm f/2.6 lens (4/3″ sized sensor). Panasonic filed a patent for several different Micro Four Thirds lenses: 12mm f/2.0, 12mm f/1.4 OIS, 12mm f/1.2 OIS, and 12mm f/2.8. Canon has a new patent for 55-250mm f/4-5.6 and 55-300mm […]

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Canon rumors for Photokina 2014: EOS 7D Mark II, 1″ compact, 24mm pancake and 800mm f/5.6 lens

A quick update on the latest 2014 Photokina Canon rumors: Development announcement for a Canon EF 800 f/5.6L IS II lens (may not happened at Photokina) New 24mm pancake lens (probably f/2.8) New PowerShot compact camera with 1″ sensor Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera, here are the rumored specifications:

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What else is new?

→ The Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens for Sony E-mount is now available for pre-order at B&H. → Lolumina introduces new line of interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras. → Exporter For Aperture is now available for download at the app store (this tool allows you to export your Aperture libraries into Lightroom after […]

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