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Canon Survey – EOS Video Related

September 15th, 2009 | 52 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon General

Official Canon Survey
Canon has sent invites to folks to participate in a survey geared towards video in SLR’s.

Survey Here: http://survey.cusa.canon.com/Pub/2wS26J/Link.html

The survey is only for US residents. You can tell a fib and answer “yes” to that question.

It’s nice to see Canon asking for feedback from the users.

thanks Rich

DxO T1i/500D vs D5000

June 18th, 2009 | 25 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D

A sensor comparison
The folks at DxO have finished their comparison of the T1i/500D and D5000 sensor.

The winner? The fiesty D5000!

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/News/Latest-news/New-data-for-the-Canon-500D-and-the-Nikon-D5000

Thanks Jason! (I wasnt unwilling, I just honestly forgot during my travels.)

500D/T1i Review – DPR

June 10th, 2009 | 15 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D

It’s up

Canon EOS Rebel T1i

“If you currently own an EOS 450D or another fairly recent entry-level DSLR from an image quality point of view there is not necessarily a need to upgrade to the EOS 500D. However, the HD video mode, new high-resolution screen or extended ISO range make it easier to justify the expense if you’re likely to use these features. For anybody buying their first DSLR the 500D is an easy recommendation but you might want to have a look at the Nikon D5000 as well. It comes with a similar feature set to the 500D (’only’ 720P video though) and performs slightly better in low light.”

A pretty favorable review.

T1i & 50D Instant Rebates – Canada

June 8th, 2009 | 10 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D, Canon 50D

Save money!
The following are instant rebates from Canon Canada.

T1i (June 15 – July 13)
$50 Savings

For the retailer to qualify for the rebate, they must give away a 16gb SD card.

50D (June 8 – July 5)
$150 instant rebate for any 50D purchased.

Still no word on a real rebate program in Canada.

500D Unboxing

April 16th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D, Canon General

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

Where are my Canons?

April 3rd, 2009 | 5 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D, Canon Flashes, Canon Lenses, Canon PowerShot

They’re coming
A few people wonder when their new PowerShots are coming.

The SX200 IS is already shipping, it’s probably backordered already.

The D10 will be hitting shores sometime in the next 7-10 days. Expect full coverage by the 20th or so of April. The North American version of the SX1 IS will be arriving around the same time.

Tilt Shifts
They’re still on track to be showing up sometime in May. Full stock coverage may be into June. Like with all Canon high end lens products, initial quantities will be limited.

T1i
The new T1i will be seen sometime near the end of April.

270EX
They’ll be coming in April.

There’s a bunch of other PowerShots coming, these are the only ones people keep asking about.

New Video Camera?

March 30th, 2009 | 76 Comments | Posted in Canon 500D, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon Lenses

From an email

Canon is working on a pro video camera that has a 1x APS-C CMOS sensor able to capture up to 120hz or full frames a sec. Fab specs show 12.1MP. The body will be similar to that of the XL H1 with an EOS mount fully manual controls. Canon is working on 2 lenses for the system launch that have quick video AF motors and be compatible with Instant AF like their current video line. One will be a wide starting at 16mm and the other will be a tele zoom starting at 70mm.

While I can’t directly comment on the dSLR video modes being restricted, I believe they are lowering the options for this system to be launched sometime in 2010.Ã‚Â Other specs on the firmware of the camera are: 720p 60,30 1080p, 24, 30 and 60. EF and EF-S lens compatibility including Teleconverters. Will not work with Sigma as the mount communication protocol is somewhat changed, those lenses will have to be sent in for an updated firmware. Tamrons seem to be unaffected or at least not mentioned.Ã‚Â The video format will be a flavor of MPEG 4 with a roof at 56Mbits/sec. Work is being done on a video RAW format that will be 12bit only, and will need a special IO module separate from the default package.

While no pricing has been set, they target under 8k for the base system with the 16mm WIde and 4k or more for the IO module with uncompressed SDI Out and USB 3.

Storage system will be based on the CFast Spec! One Slot Only.

More info available as things progress.

Don’t expect EOS vDSLRs to get any better at recording exotic frame rates or get manual control.

Specs may change but I’ll keep you updated.