Category Archives: Canon

Canon press event scheduled for August 21st

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2013

Canon has scheduled a press event for August 21st, 2013. Some of the possible products that could be announced on that date are: new EOS M mirrorless cameras, Canon EOS 7D Mark II or the rumored 75MP Canon 1 series camera. Via Photographybay

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Canon files patent for a 50mm f/1.8 lens with image stabilization

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2013

Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 50mm f/1.8 lens with image stabilization (IS):

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Rumors: Canon is testing a 75MP Pro DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

Photographybay reported a rumor that Canon is currently testing a high resolution 75MP Canon DSLR camera that will come in a pro body (like the 1Dx). The camera will have new processor(s) in order to handle the huge image files accordingly and a very hight frame rate (fps). Announcement could happen before the end of 2013, but the new […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2013

Polaroid Socialmatic camera, which was shown as a concept last year, will be priced at $299 and will run on Android OS. New Sony Xperia smart phone is rumored to have a 20MP camera sensor. Toshiba announced world’s fastest-writing SDHC memory cards with writing speeds of up to 240 MB/s and reading speeds of up to 260 MB/s.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2013

LumoPro LP180 quad-sync manual flash announced. Kodak’s PixPro AZ521 camera is the world’s first compact camera with 52x optical zoom.    Ricoh filed a patent  for a new bounce flash.     Canon filed patents for 28mm, 35mm, 40mm and 45mm f/2.8 full frame pancake lenses.

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Canon EOS M listed as “no longer available”, new models coming soon

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2013

Adorama currently has listed the two different Canon EOS M kits (with 18-55mm and 22mm f/2.0 lenses) as “no longer available“. Another online retailer (OneCall) has also listed the camera as “currently unavailable“: After the recent 50% price drop, the EOS M is listed as backordered at B&H, while Amazon only has discounted the 18-55 EOS M kit. […]

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Deal of the day: Canon EOS M kit with 22mm f/2 lens for $299 (limited quantity)

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2013

Update: B&H is sold out, but Amazon is now having the same deal. The Canon EOS M kit with 22mm f/2 lens currently sells for $299 at B&H (available also in white). The EOS M with 18-55mm lens is $349. Considering the last firmware update which significantly improved the AF of the camera, this is actually […]

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Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2013

Canon officially announced the EOS 70D DSLR camera ($1199 for body only, $1349 for 18-55mm kit and $1549 for 18-135mm kit). There is also a new BG-E14 battery grip ($199.95). Some sample images taken with the 70D can be found here and here. Detailed 70D features, specifications and previews after the break:

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Canon full frame compact camera?

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2013

In addition to “SLR EOS M“, “PowerShot” and “IXUS“, Canon France has two interesting placeholders on their website: one is labeled as “Compact 24×36“, the second is called “Compact APS“. Is Canon really preparing to a launch a new APS-C based (not a big surprise here) and a full frame compact camera? Could this actually be the “BIG” upcoming […]

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Pictures and specifications of the upcoming Canon EOS 70D camera leaked

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2013

The first images and specifications of the soon to be announced Canon EOS 70D DLSR camera are already out:

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