2009 February | Canon Rumors

Is That All? The Good & Bad of a Rumors Site

February 18th, 2009 | 92 Comments | Posted in Canon General

Historically, yes that’s all
A few are wondering if Canon has any more announcements to make. Usually this is it. There are various events around the world today for the new products, so I don’t expect more announcements.

I haven’t received any emails from anyone saying to expect another announcement.

What we got right
I like to keep a tally of what we got right and what we got wrong.

Two Tilt-Shift Lenses - Right
We caught wind of 2 lenses about an hour before we did our PMA predictions, very happy we got this one right.

Underwater Camera – Right
- A new source turned out to be right.

SX1 IS in North America – Right
- Reported this a long time ago.

No 1D Replacement – Right
- Reported this a long time ago

No 24-70 or 100-400 Replacements – Right
- We had some rumors for these two lenses, however we did our PMA predictions and went with our solid sources and turned out to be right.

The Bad News
We also have to own up to what didn’t come to fruition.

A New Rebel 500D – Wrong
- I think our spec list for the camera is about right, it’s just not here for PMA. Possible later in the spring like the Rebel XS last year? We did have a source that said no Rebel for PMA, so we were half right!

35L f/1.4L II – Wrong
- I’m a bit bummed we got this wrong. As I reported a long while ago, the 35L wouldn’t be replaced until the new 1Ds. Should have stuck with that source.

A Compact Flash – Wrong
- Makes logical sense, never arrived.

That’s life as a rumors site, I try really hard to be right more than I’m wrong. I don’t think we can ever bat 1.000, but we’ll keep trying.

Thanks for reading!

Ad Post – TS-E 17 f/4L & TS-E24 f/3.5L Available for Preorder

February 18th, 2009 | 9 Comments | Posted in Canon Lenses

I’m thinking hard about the the 17mm
They’re available for preorder from Amazon.

TS-E 17 f/4L & TS-E 24 f/3.5L II Official

February 17th, 2009 | 41 Comments | Posted in Canon Lenses

These lenses look fantastic

Amstelveen, the Netherlands, 18 February, 2009: Canon today announces the launch of two new tilt and shift lenses, the Ultra-Wide angle TS-E 17mm f/4L and the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, an upgrade to the popular TS-E 24mm f/3.5L.

Canon was the first company to offer 35mm camera users a combined tilt and shift lens, With 36 years experience in this field, Canon has now added Ã‚Â a new unique functionality to the TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, allowing users to rotate the direction of the tilt and shift independently of each other.

This affords greater control over the focal plane, replicating the movements of a large format view camera. CanonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s revolutionary tilt and shift revolving mechanism is particularly useful when shooting product shots from a perspective where specific framing and focal plane is required.

The new lenses, influenced by feedback from professional photographers, have been created to produce the best image quality with high resolution, high contrast and low distortion.

The use of high-precision asphercial front elements keeps distortion, common in wide angle lenses, to an absolute minimum, even at the edges of the frame. The TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II also feature multiple UD elements to reduce chromatic aberration and optimised focus mechanisms.

Canon today has also introduced a new range (52mm to 72mm) of versatile, multi-functional PL-C B polarizing filters to help reduce reflections from glass or water or darken blue skies. The PL-C BÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s, which are now available in 52mm, 58mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm and 82mm filter thread sizes, also allows the lens cap to be attached to the lens to prevent damage to the filter if left attached when not in use.

Key features of the TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II include

Tilt and shift lenses compatible with all Canon EOS cameras
Ultra Wide 17mm / wide 24mm focal length, ideal for architecture and landscapes
High precision lens elements for low distortion and high resolution to the edge of the image
+/- 6.5Ã‚Â° Tilt and +/-12mm Shift (TS-E 17mm f/4L) +/- 8.5Ã‚Â° Tilt and Ã‚Â±12mm Shift (TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II)
Tilt and shift mechanism rotates +/-90Ã‚Â° allowing shift in any direction
Tilt mechanism rotates +/-90Ã‚Â° allowing tilt in any direction relative to the shift
Aspherical and UD lens elements minimise chromatic aberration
Sub-wavelength structure and super-spectra coatings minimise ghosting and flare
Circular aperture for creative, blurred highlights
TS-E 17mm f/4L has a floating internal focus mechanism delivers high image quality throughout focus range.