Category Archives: Canon

The latest deals on camera gear

Other savings/rebates/deals: Canon EOS M (up to $250 off) Panasonic LUMIX cameras (up to $500 off) Olympus lenses (up to #100 off) Fuji cameras (up to $900) Sony lenses and Sony cameras Sandisk memory cards (up to 65% off) Adobe Creative Cloud is 20% off for Black Friday $20 off the new Topaz Texture Effects

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Fuji

Ricoh has a patent for a camera with a built-in dock for a smart phone. Another Ricoh patent is for infrared AF assist lamp (Nikon recently filed a similar patent). Canon has a patent for a new 24-300mm f/4-5.6 lens.

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Rumors: Canon “pro level” mirrorless camera coming next year

Some more details on the rumored Canon “pro level” mirrorless camera:

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Canon PowerShot G9 X and G5 X cameras hands-on report

A reader sent me a quick hands-on report on the new Canon PowerShot G9 X and Canon PowerShot G5 X cameras (both currently in stock and shipping): I had a chance to try out the said Powershots at the local Canon showroom a day ago (they were press-launched locally just a few days ago along with the […]

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The latest DxOMark tests

Zeiss Loxia 2/50 Sony E-mount lens review can be found here: “Anyone looking for a small, high-grade 50mm lens for the Sony A7-series cameras will find a lot to like about the Zeiss Loxia. Not only is it relatively small and lightweight compared with other lens options such as the 55mm Otus (which could be […]

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What else is new?

Fuji released new firmware updates for several cameras with support for Windows 10. Firmware updates for the XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens and XF 1.4x TC WR teleconverter are also available Fujifilm profit seen 6% brighter driven by strong sales of instant cameras (Instax), medical devices and office equipment Canon cuts profit outlook on weak […]

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Canon rumored to be working on a full frame mirrorless camera

Just like Nikon, Canon is rumored to be working on a new full frame mirrorless camera that will have a version of the EF-M mount and will require a new set of full frame lenses. Canon is also rumored to announce another APS-C based EOS M camera. Two new EF-M prime lenses are expected in Q1 of […]

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What else is new?

→ Check out this Leica M Typ 801 concept camera. → First $300 price drop on the Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R cameras. → Pocketwizard introduced a new Plus IV transceiver.

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