Category Archives: Canon

Interesting links

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2010

Research: Microsoft algorithm uses six-axis motion sensors to fix blurry snapshots. Report: Canon 1Ds Mark IV currently being tested. Patents: Olympus files patents for a Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 and Zuiko Digital ED 30-150mm f/3.3-4.2 lenses.

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Canon 60D listing shows up on DXO

By PR admin | Published: July 29, 2010

Canon 60D appeared on a DXO listing today:

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Canon EVIL concept

By PR admin | Published: July 29, 2010

This Canon EVIL camera concept was designed by Idan Shechter of DigitalPhotographyWriter. This rendering is just an artist’s view of the camera and is not linked to Canon in any way. The latest comments from Canon indicated that they are still not ready to completely drop the mirror and are trying to create a “small SLR” camera.

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Interesting links from the past week

By PR admin | Published: July 25, 2010

What you may have missed  this week: Digital Holga prototype. Why not? Did you notice this? The uneventful announcement of the Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR point and shoot camera brought us a new Hybrid Auto Focus System – first in the world: “Enhanced with built-in phase detection pixels, Super CCD EXR is the first sensor in the […]

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Canon “small SLR” update

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2010

An update to the previous news from Reuters that Canon is working on a “smaller version of its upmarket single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras”. This is the statement Masaya Maeda (head of the Image Communication Products division) made to Reuters on this topic: “It’s not a question of whether or not you have a mirror. There is a consumer need […]

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Canon EVIL

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2010

Canon followed Nikon’s footsteps and made a confession to Reuters: Maeda also said the company was working on a smaller version of its upmarket single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras in a bid to compete with the new breed of mid-range so-called “mirrorless” cameras launched by Sony Corp, Olympus Corp, and Panasonic Corp. “It’s not a question of […]

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Canon announcement next week

By PR admin | Published: July 9, 2010

At the beginning of next week Canon will make new product announcement(s) in the printer, camera and camcorder categories. I have no further details at that point.

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Canon Wonder Camera Concept displayed at Expo 2010

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2010

An interesting video showing an Canon concept camera with touch interface (at the beginning of the video): Head over to gizmag for the full picture gallery:

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Rumors recap from last week

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2010

A quick recap of the rumors that from the last week while I was away: The Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens is now available in B&H under the brand name “Bower”. Believe it or not, Sigma SD15 is now in stock. Anybody care about a digital Holga? (this is juts a concept). Not a Holga fan? How […]

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Some Canon rumors

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2010

Some Canon rumors: Canon has already unofficially discontinued the Canon 50D, and will be making this official very soon, end of June or sometime in early July. Canon announcements seem to be have been moved forward then initially planned. The Canon 60D (unconfirmed model name, but will most likely be this) was originally set for Photokina/September, […]

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