Category Archives: Canon

Canon expected to announce their mirrorless camera on July 23th

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2012

The above invitation is for a new Canon product announcement on July 23, 2012. Earlier reports also indicated that this could be the long awaited Canon mirrorless camera announcement.

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Canon’s patent adds image stabilization to the 24-70mm f/2.8L lens

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2012

Canon’s patent 2012123156 adds image stabilization to the 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. Canon has filed 24-70mm f/2.8 lens patents in the past, but this is the first time they added IS to the lens design. Canon recently announced the EF 24-70 f/2.8L II lens, so another update is not likely to come out soon.

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Canon phase detection AF found in the Rebel T4i camera

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2012

Chipworks recently took apart a Canon Rebel T4i camera and found phase detection sensors mixed among the pixels. This technology is used in the Fuji F300EXR and Nikon 1 cameras and it will probably be present in the upcoming Canon mirrorless camera. Read more at PhotographyBay, Image Sensors World and Chipworks.

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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic and Pentax

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2012

Canon filed a patent 2012123155 for a 35mm f/1.4 lens: Patent released date: June 28, 2012 Patent filing date: December 8th, 2010 Focal length: 34.73mm Aperture: 1.45 Half angle of view: 31.92 deg Image height: 21.64mm Length: 128.11mm Back focus: 38.48mm Lens diameter: 52.03mm Lens design: 12 elements in 9 groups sheet, 2 aspherical elements

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2012

New: ThumbsUp EP-7S for Fuji X-Pro1 camera.   New from Polaroid: Z2300 Instant Digital Camera: 10 MP digital camera 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images Compact size and usability SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Speaker / micropohone Prints with ZINK Zero ink The 41MP Nokia 808 smart phone will […]

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2012

New laptop sleeves from ThinkTankPhoto: Artificial Intelligence 13 V3.0, Artificial Intelligence 15 V3.0, Artificial Intelligence 17 V3.0. Samples of the new Fujifilm WCL-X100 conversion lens for the X100. New firmware released for Canon EOS 60D and Canon EOS 60Da. Pentax no longer supports the AF-540FGZ flash.

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Canon 1D MARK IV is also discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

In addition to the Canon Speedlight 580EXII, it seems that the Canon 1D MARK IV DSLR camera is also discontinued. Its replacement, the Canon EOS-1D X, was announced in October 2011 and is now shipping in limited quantities.

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Canon mirrorless camera announcement on July 24th

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

Canon’s mirrorless camera will most likely be announced on July 24th, 2012. There is a good chance that the new camera system will use the same G1X sensor and will probably launch with three new lenses. The mount is still unknown. The first camera is expected to be a “consumer” level with potential “prosumer” and […]

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Canon Speedlight 580EXII is discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

The Canon Speedlight 580EXII ($469) is probably discontinued – dealers in the US can no longer place orders for that product.

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2012

Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford to receive $15.4 Million settlement. Kodak to auction more than 1,100 digital imaging patents. Canon to start manufacturing digital cameras in Brazil. After a delay, the Canon EOS-1D X will start shipping on June 20th. Canon T4i now in stock.

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