Category Archives: Canon

The winner of the Canon PowerShot S95 book is…

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2011

The winner of the Photyographer’s Guide to the Canon PowerShot S95 book from White Knight Press is Ralph Meliso. Congratulations!

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Win a Canon PowerShot S95 book

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2011

What can I win? In this giveaway you can win the book Photyographer’s Guide to the Canon PowerShot S95 from White Knight Press. Please check out this excerpt, or the table of contents to get an idea of what the book looks like. The same publisher also has published guides for the Panasonic LX5 and Leica D-Lux 5 cameras. How do I […]

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LockCircle camera body cap for your Canon DSLR

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

      There is a new high-end body cap for Canon DSLR cameras from LockCircle. A Nikon mount is coming soon. Here is the press release:

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New Canon mirrorless camera adapter patent

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Canon filed a patent 2011-107255 in Japan for a mount adapter with a built-in aperture. The adapter will have  means of communication between the camera and the lens. The aperture in the adapter can be controlled electronically. The camera body on the diagram resembles some kind of  a mirrorless solution.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III video

By PR admin | Published: July 12, 2011

Update: the video is fake, it was made for a school project according to the comments on YouTube. This unofficial teaser video about the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera showed up on YouTube few days ago. Those are the rumored specs: 28.1MP CMOS sensor DIGIC 5 processor ISO 50-12800 8.2 fps 45 cross type AF points […]

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Those are the latest patents from: Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung. Panasonic filed a patent for a camera with a retractable grip and swivel LCD screen: Here is another patent from Panasonic for a different type of swivel LCD screen:  

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Canon is considering releasing a small mirrorless camera next year

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2011

In an interview with Reuters, Masaya Maeda (head of Canon’s camera division) said that they are exploring the possibility of launching a compact mirrorless camera with the features and capabilities of a upmarket DSLR camera: “We are considering the technical aspects. We will launch an interesting product next year” In the past Canon has viciously denied the need […]

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Canon instant rebates will expire on July 30th

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2011

The current instant Canon rebates will expire on July 30th, 2011. Here are the complete list of available savings:

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Canon updates

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2011

Canon is building new plants in Taiwan to meet growing DSLR demand. Canon Australia announced a new limited edition Red EOS 1100D Kit. Similar to Nikon, a major product announcement is expected from Canon in August (1Ds Mark IV and three lenses). The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens is the best selling lens in Japan for the […]

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Price drops on some major Canon lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2011

The price of several Canon lenses just got reduced: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens: original price $2499.00, current $2,449.00 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens: original price $1049.00, current $999.00 Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Autofocus Lens: original price $2149.00, current $2,099.00 Canon Telephoto EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Lens: original […]

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