Category Archives: Canon

Recap of the Impress Japan interview with various camera manufacturers

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2011

A Xitek forum member translated he key points from the Impress Japan interviews with various camera manufacturers about their future plans – see previous post about Olympus, Pentax and Nikon (Google translation):

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Canon files patents for 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2, 135mm f/2 and 200mm f/2 lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2011

Canon filed patent 2011-253050 in Japan for the following prime lenses: 50mm f/1.4 lens 85mm f/1.2 lens 85mm f/1.8 lens

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What else is new? Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens for Sony/Pentax, Sony 4k projector, Canon medium format camera

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Sigma announced a new 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM lens for Sony and Pentax DSLR cameras. The old 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens ($669) will be discontinued. Specification (for Sony mount): Lens Construction:17 Elements in 13 Groups Angle of View:79.7-31.7 degrees *Number of blades: 7 pcs (Rounded diaphragm) Minimum Aperture: f/22 Minimum Focusing Distance: […]

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The latest patents from Olympus, Ricoh and Canon

By PR admin | Published: December 1, 2011

Patent 2011242520 from Olympus describes several different wide angle lenses: 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, 12mm f/1.8, 12mm f/2.8, 10mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0:

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Be afraid, be very afraid of Fuji…

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

I came across this quote from TOP regarding the latest rumors about an organic sensor being used in the Fuji LX 10 camera: “Komori-san says that the sensor quality of Fujifilm X mirrorless will exceed that of current full-frame sensors, although its sensor size will likely be smaller than 24x36mm. The claim reminded me of something…I have a […]

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Canon’s instant rebates ends on November 23rd

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The current Canon instant rebates will expire on November 23rd:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

I am still catching up after my trip to New York for the PDN show. Here is a recap of the news from the past few days I did not cover: ThinkTank Photo announced their new Modular Rotation System and Modular Rotation System Skin Components. If you want to be alerted when the new Modular units […]

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Some more pictures from the PDN PhotoPlus show

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

In addition to the PDN report (see also this Nikon related post), here are some additional images from the show’s floor. What’s inside the Panasonic GH2:

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The latest patents from Olympus, Fuji, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2011

Olympus filed a patent 2011209377 for 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0 lenses:

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New Canon EOS C DSLR camera under development

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

Canon announced also the development of a new ESO DSLR capable of recording 4K video:

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