Take a look at those pictures published on Apertureacademy’s blog today – they were recently taken in Kenya and show a new Canon DSLR camera body (5D Mark III?) plus two new lens prototypes: 200-400mm and 600mm. For comparison, here is the EOS 5D Mark II and the EOS 7D bodies from the same angle:
Today Sony announced their next generation back-illuminated CMOS sensor with “RGBW Coding” that will enabling clear shooting in low light conditions: The new sensor features also a new HDR Movie function: Canon recently also filed a patent (2012-15275) for a large size back-illuminated CMOS sensor.
Canon filed a patent 2012-8344 in Japan for a 55-110mm f/2.0 zoom lens:
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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.
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:
For CES Canon announced several new Powershot cameras including their new top model, the G1x ($799):
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.
