Archive for April, 2009
A Note about CR ratings
I changed the rating system and how it is used on the site now.
Check the graphic at the top for the new rating system. I think this is a better and more accurate way of rating stuff. I hope you agree. The old way just wasnt working.
This was the idea of a reader. Thanks!
Canon Roadmap [CR1]
I received an email outlining a Canon Roadmap
Quote:
Canon is going to put all cameras in the xD-line.
1D/1Ds for pros
3D (1D Class for semi-pros)
5D (1Ds Class for semi-pros)
7D (70D) and 9D (600D) for hobby photographers.
There will be no 70D, 600D or 3000D. The 2000D is planned for this June/July. (15.1mpx, 960p video @ 30fps, articulating screen and much cheaper than the Nikon one ;)
CR’s Tak
This seems more like a wishlist of camera models. I think there are too many. The 2000D also appears to be overspecced with the little bit of information. I’d have to see more.
An unlikely roadmap, but I passed it on anyway. Stranger things have happened.
cr
50D 1.0.6
1.Supports the AF assist beam feature of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.
2.Changes the error indications that are displayed on the camera.
3.Addresses the vertical banding noise phenomenon.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos50d/firmware.html
450D 1.1.0
1. Supports the AF assist beam features of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eosdigital4/firmware.html
1000D 1.0.5
1. Supports the AF assist beam features of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eosdigital5/firmware.html
thanks everyone that sent this
cr
Reuters?
A real life friend actually told me that he heard that Reuters has signed new NDAs with Canon. The only thing Reuters would care about is pro camera bodies and to a lesser extent, lenses. Apparently the NDA’s are for June through August.
Whether what he heard is true or not remains to be seen.
Going by history, this would put a new camera in the September ’09 timeframe.
cr
$200 gift from Canon
A reader sent some information they overheard about new rebates coming in May.
Apparently a retailer knocked $200 off of a 50D & Lens purchase because they knew the rebates were coming.
Sounds like a dealer rebate.
thanks Steven
cr
Starting to heat up a bit
Over the last week or so there have been some new 1D Mark IV Rumors. This is a recap and some new information.
Short Specs 1: [NL via XI]
16mp
Full Frame
Lower Noise
Suggests an early summer announcement
Spec List 2: [POTN]
18.2mp
Full Frame
12fps
65 Zone Metering
48 AF Points
Mirror won’t move. (?)
VF Larger & Brighter
WiFi Capabilities built in
Fake 1D4 Shot
If this is real, I'll eat a worm.
The above is from a Fred Miranda forum thread.
New Information
I still have a couple of good sources that say you will not see a new 1D Mark IV until February. The current fix for the 1D bodies was designed to give people another year with the cameras and correct any outstanding issues.
One source went as far as giving a short spec list.
Specs:
16 mp
11 fps
DIGIC V
3″ LCD
Ergonomic Upgrades
No AF information
If February 2010 is the actual announcement timeframe, then I don’t think any spec list can be 100% accurate. Final specifications would probably not be decided upon.
cr
SigZilla Field Test
SigZilla | 200-500 f/2.8
This is a field test from the Juza Nature Photography web site. It’s definitely funny and cool at the same time.
Juza Conclusion
“Overall, the image quality is of Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 is good for such an extreme lens, even though it is far from easy to get the best from this lens: at f/2.8 the depth of field is very shallow, and the focus must be perfect…even an error of few centimeters may make the difference between a sharp photo and an out of focus photos.”
Read More: http://www.juzaphoto.com/…
cr
Been Sick
I’ve been quite under the weather recently and haven’t posted much. The computer screen makes me spin.
Hopefully it’s not terminal and I’ll be up and normal again soon.
Start Them Young
This is my boy Caellum, an outtake from a recent shoot. He’s wearing Canon red and ready for his first DSLR.
"I want to chew this" | XSi & 35L
cr
Camera found inside cardboard box
T1i Goodness
A very exciting moment for some, the first unboxing of a 500D in the wild!
View the slideshow: http://www.1854.eu/2009/04/canon_500d_the_unboxing.html
thanks wallbanger
cr
TOKYO: Japan’s Canon Inc. said Thursday that it was delaying the construction of a new manufacturing plant for a second time because of the global economic downturn.
Canon, which produces cameras and office equipment, had originally planned to start building the factory in late 2008 in southern Oita Prefecture.
It first delayed the start in November because of the worsening recession, and gave no new target date for the start of construction.
“The significant decline in demand has continued for longer than expected with no clear indication of when a recovery might be expected,” a company statement said.
Canon in December had shelved plans to build another domestic plant for digital cameras in southern Nagasaki prefecture.
The company, once hailed as a success story in Japan’s recovery from the 1990s recession, is one of many Japanese manufacturers cutting output and jobs to cope with the global economic downturn.
cr
Manual Control?
Firmware Coming?
I’ve been told that Canon lent 4 5D Mark II’s to a certain company with a firmware version not currently available.
The firmware is geared towards video. No word on whether or not some manual controls have been added.
I’ve been asked not to mention the industry or the project, so I won’t.
cr
