Back and forth we go
A day after seeing signs the 50 f/1.4 was being replaced, I get a few emails saying the lens will remain current for the “foreseeable future”. Who knows how far into the future that is.
B&H has stock again as do most places around the web.
I am in the camp that sees no real reason to replace the lens at this time. It performs beyond its cost the times I have used it.
I downgraded the previous rumor.
cr
From various places
I’ve received a couple emails from retailers saying the 50 f/1.4 has been discontinued. The lens is backordered at B&H at the time of writing this.
I have no current information about a replacement.
cr
UPDATE #2
The original message board post has been removed. The person that took the picture has requested it be removed from everywhere on the web, including here at Canon Rumors. The image was apparently first posted on Flickr. The person claims to be worried about his/her employment.
Will Canon Rumors remove it? Yes, at 12AM EST January 28, 2009.
UPDATE
I’ve received a few cryptic emails about this posting and have decided to raise the ranking to [CR2].
After looking at the image closer with my laptop, I see the hard white edges are actually there hiding other text. So this information appears to actually be in the computer.
thanks Marty
Is it coming?
This is from a German message board. Apparently the 1D3n has appeared in a stock system.
Upon a 2nd look, it definitely looks fake. The white area around the camera text looks pasted on. I could be wrong, I’m sitting an airport internet kiosk with the worst screen ever.
From: http://www.dslr-forum.de/showthread.php?t=440154
Hey, it’s CR1. I post everything remotely interesting, especially during this odd slow time.
Thanks for the tip G
cr
Well, well, well…
While Nikon guys are playing with their cameras, Canon guys have been told to play with their………… what? (Just poking a bit of fun, I love you Nikon guys.)
I’m late on this one, but just in case you hadn’t yet seen it…..
From CNN
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) — Even before one reaches the front door of Canon’s headquarters in Tokyo, one can sense the virtual stampede of employees pouring out of the building exactly at 5:30 p.m.
Japan’s birth rate of 1.34 is below the level needed to maintain the country’s population.Japan’s birth rate of 1.34 is below the level needed to maintain the country’s population.
In a country where 12-hour workdays are common, the electronics giant has taken to letting its employees leave early twice a week for a rather unusual reason: to encourage them to have more babies.
“Canon has a very strong birth planning program,” says the company’s spokesman Hiroshi Yoshinaga. “Sending workers home early to be with their families is a part of it.”
Japan in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country’s low birthrate.
Read More: CNN
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Canon X-Ray Camera
I didn’t know such a thing existed, I’d like to add it to the collection. I’ll wait for a cheaper auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?….
Thanks Cape
Camera Raw 5.3 & Lightroom 2.3 Betas
You can download the beta’s of Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3.
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/
Thanks Ed
Olympus Rumors
It’s being said Olympus may be releasing 2 Micro 4/3 cameras at PMA. I only write about this because I want the rangefinder shaped orange one Olympus displayed at Photokina. The Panasonic G1 is far too busy and “techie” for what I desire. I think a lot of other Canon users will be interested in such a camera.
The coming M4/3 20mm f/1.7 would go fantastic with it.
Read more about it at 1001 Noisy Cameras.
If enough of us buy them, maybe Canon will make one for us. Doesn’t hurt to wish.
cr
Looks to be working
This was emailed to me by a reader
Writing video from EOS cameras with liveview
Original post in russian http://forum.ixbt.com/topic.cgi?id=20:26019
Program here http://valexvir.narod.ru/
Connect camera to computer with USB, run program, press “write” button. Check out.avi in program folder
Samples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fgRhritWog
http://ru.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTIaiU4GVE
http://perm.odevaem.com/40D.avi
I don’t have the time to try this out. If anyone else gets this going, please post the video to youtube and send me the link.
thanks for the links viv
cr
This will be rare
A few people wanted to be notified when I saw this lens in stock.
When I get back to Canada I will be ordering this lens for sure. If one of you buy one of these, let us all know how it performs.
cr
500D?
Just had another source saying there will be no 500D as originally planned at PMA. I still don’t have any [CR4] level information on this topic.
Lenses
A good source says to still expect 2 lens announcements at PMA. Nothing definite on which lenses. Actual launch of new lenses could still be a few months off.
Flashes
The only flash I think is realistic for PMA would be the 300 EX style flash.
cr
More than the A480 coming?
In a word, yes.
You can still expect a few more cameras to be announced by Canon in the next week or so. I’m being told to realistically expect 3 cameras.
SD1200 is definate, as well as 2 other ELPH/IXUS models.
*UPDATE* North American CMOS
I was told a few months ago that the SX1 IS could make its way to North America for PMA, that has now been quashed by a few sources. There is still an outside chance of an ELPH CMOS model for worldwide consumption.
cr
From a new source
A new source is saying Canon will be delaying the release of the 500D until the fall. This is due to the economic landscape.
That would mean no SLR at PMA? I just can’t get fully behind that notion.
cr
