Tag Archives: Canon EVIL

Canon’s mirrorless camera survey

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2011

Canon send out a survey with questions about a compact interchangeable lens digital camera:

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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 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 update

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2011

First, Canon filed a patent in Japan for a 11mm f/2 lens for APS-C size sensor (35mm equivalent 17.8mm):

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Canon doesn’t need a mirrorless compact system camera

By PR admin | Published: March 18, 2011

AP published a statement from Rainer Fuehres (head of Canon Consumer Imaging in Europe) that Canon doesn’t really need a new mirrorless compact system camera since their current products are selling very well. He went further by saying that if Canon creates a new system camera, it will be something different: “The idea of the compact system camera is nothing to do […]

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Canon EIS mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2010

Update: this rumor is back from September, 2010 – I got confused with the dates (12/09/2010 vs. 09/12/2010) and reproted it again. Rumors about a mirrorless EIS camera system from Canon started floating around few hours ago. The camera is expected in 2011. Here are the specs: Specs: Electro Image System (EIS) Sensor : CMOS 18mmx12mm (2X) […]

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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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