Category Archives: Canon

Canon produced 70 million EOS cameras, claims 75% of photographers on Super Bowl used their equipment

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2014

Canon announced the production of 70 million EOS-series interchangeable lens cameras. The company also claims that 75% of the professional photographers covering the Super Bowl were using Canon cameras and lenses:

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Canon G1 X camera replacement to be announced on February 12th

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2014

A quick update on my what to expect at CP+ post: the Canon G1 X camera replacement will be announced on February 12th. You can see some of the previously rumored specifications here. The Canon SX280 camera will also be replaced.

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2014

Ricoh filed a patent for a removable wireless flash. Canon filed a patent in Japan for a ring strobe with a prism design. New Canon 70-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS lens patent.

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Canon prepares to move 50% of their production back to Japan by 2015

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2014

Canon is preparing to move 50% of their production back to Japan by 2015: “Japanese imaging and optical equipment maker Canon plans to return 50% of its production on-shore by the year 2015. Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai cited the weak yen and expenses of manufacturing overseas as the main reasons for moving back production to Japan.”

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The latest Canon patents: 11-24mm f/4 full frame lens and curved aperture diaphragm

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2014

Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 11-24mm f/4 ultra wide-angle zoom lens designed for full frame cameras.

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What to expect for the 2014 CP+ show (first announcement tomorrow)

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2014

The 2014 CP+ show will start on February 13 and companies will begin announcing their new products in the next 2-3 weeks. Here is a quick recap on what to expect from the major camera manufacturers:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2014

→ Lomography introduced a new Belair X 6-12 Instant Back. → Yongnuo announced a new YN-622N-TX i-TTL LCD wireless flash controller and wireless flash trigger transceiver for Nikon DSLR cameras. Check availability and pricing on eBay. → Phottix Mitros+ TTL transceiver flash for Nikon is now in stock.

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The latest patents from Canon: pancake zoom lenses for EOS-M and full frame tele primes with IS

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2014

Canon filed patents in Japan for for several new pancake zoom lenses for their EOS-M mirrorless system: 18-40mm f/3.5-5.6 (pancake), 18-55mm f/4-8 (pancake), 10-20mm f/4-5.6 and 9-18mm f/4-5.6. The second Canon patent is for 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2 and 135mm f/2.8 full frame lenses with IS (image stabilization)

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The latest patents from Fuji, Canon, Ricoh and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2014

Fuji filed a patent in Japan for a sensor with enlarged sized green pixels: “The human eye is sensitive to luminance noise than the color noise and it is possible to improve the high sensitivity performance and practical to increase the pixel size of the white and green pixels“. Canon filed a patent for automated AF […]

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Canon G1 X Mark II camera rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2014

Those are rumored specifications for the Canon G1 X Mark II camera that will replace the current model which was announced in January two years ago:

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