Category Archives: Canon

Canon 55-110mm f/2.0 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2012

Canon filed a patent 2012-8344 in Japan for a 55-110mm f/2.0 zoom lens:

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Any idea what this Canon lens cap is for?

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2012

A reader sent me this picture of what appears to be a smaller Canon lens cap. Does anyone have an idea what kind of Canon product uses this type? The size looks like 2/3 of a regular Canon lens cap. Could this be for Canon’s mirrorless system? Update: this is a rear cap from a […]

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This new Canon EF lens smart adapter for Sony NEX cameras supports electronic aperture control

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Today Conurus (in a partnership with Metabones) announced a new smart adapter that will allow electronic aperture control of Canon EF lenses from a Sony NEX camera:

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Canon C300, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens pre-orders, rebates extended

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

In addition to the black Fuji X100 and Canon G1x, several new products are now available for pre-order: Canon EOS C300 Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00 Canon EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00 The price of the new CN-E lenses will be between $42,000 and $46,000. The new Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens for Canon EF mount is also now […]

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Canon Powershot G1 X to start shipping this week in the US?

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2012

It seems that the new Canon Powershot G1 X ($799) will start shipping in the US by the end of this week. The camera was officially scheduled to start shipping in February.

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The latest patents from Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2012

Olympus filed patent 2012-3077 in Japan for a 6-24mm f/2.7-6.1 (28-112mm equivalent) and a 6-30mm f/2.4-6.8 (28-140mm equivalent) lenses:      

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Canon at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 12, 2012

For CES Canon announced several new Powershot cameras including their new top model, the G1x ($799):

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Canon Powershot G1 X camera now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2012

The new Canon Powershot G1 X camera is now available for pre-order at Adorama for $799.00. B&H and Amazon are also taking pre-orders.

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The new Canon Powershot G1 X is out

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2012

Canon announced their top of the line G1 X Powershot camera ($799): LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 9, 2012 – Continuing to revolutionize the digital camera market, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the introduction of a new flagship PowerShot model, the PowerShot G1 X, in addition to two stylish PowerShot ELPH […]

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Canon promises mirrorless camera system for 2012 (updated)

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

Update: Reuters now has a better translation of the interview. In an interview with DCWatch, Canon executive confirmed that they will be releasing a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera in 2012. The Google translation is not very clear, but the bottom line is that Canon will not sacrifice quality  in order to achieve smaller camera size. Anyone got a better translation?

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