Category Archives: Canon

More Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera rumors

Some additional information on the rumored Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera:

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Canon to accelerate development of new mirrorless products (2018 financial results are out)

Canon’s 2018 financial results are out: Canon expects its annual operating profit to drop for the first time in three years Canon forecasts an operating profit of 325 billion yen ($2.97 billion) for 2019, down 5.2 percent from 342.95 billion yen a year earlier – the first decline since 2016 Tough competition in mirrorless interchangeable […]

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What else is new?

→ The new Pentax lenses are now available for pre-order: 11-18mm f/2.8 at Adorama & B&H and 35mm f/2 at Adorama & B&H. → Meike lenses are now available for sale at B&H. → Meike has a new 50mm f/1.7 lens for Nikon Z-mount, → Meike also has a new 6-11mm f/3.5 APS-C manual focusing fisheye zoom lens for Fiji X-mount.

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More info on the upcoming Canon cameras (three DSLRs, two mirrorless and three compacts)

A quick update on the registered but not yet officially announced cameras – we now have another list of upcoming Canon cameras that gives us some additional information: 30MP interchangeable lens camera (no, this is not the rumored Canon EOS PR – it will most likely be a new DSLR camera since the dimensions are […]

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Canon sees a grim future for the camera business: the digital camera market is likely to shrink by half in the next two years

Here is a recap of a recent interview with Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai for the Japanese website Nikkei:

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New Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera to be announced next

The Japanese website Nokishita reports that a new Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera could be announced next/soon. The report is based on a new Canon EG-E1 battery grip (SKU 3484C001) being registered overseas. The EG-E1 will be available in three different colors. There are some unconfirmed reports that the Canon EOS RP will be an entry level mirrorless […]

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Sigma lens compatibility with Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras

Sigma issued an update on their lens compatibility with the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera – the autofocus and image stabilization work “without any issues”:

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Sony α7 III vs. Canon EOS R vs. Nikon Z6 mirrorless sales during the holiday shopping season in Japan

BCN+R published their latest sales results data for the mirrorless camera holiday shopping season in Japan. What I find interesting is that Canon and Nikon mirrorless sales were almost identical in December of 2018:

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