Archive for the ‘Canon Lenses’ Category

EF 300 & 400 f/2.8L IS II in Stock at B&H *UPDATE*

EF 300 & 400 f/2.8L IS II in Stock at B&H *UPDATE*

Update
Both lenses are now out of stock at B&H.

Woooo!
B&H has notified me that they now have the new highly anticipated 300 f/2.8L IS II and 400 f/2.8L IS II in stock. They note they are both in limited quantity.

Buy the EF 300 f/2.8L IS II here $7299

Buy the EF 400 f/2.8L IS II here $11499

Are they any good?
Both will probably be slightly better than the 18-55 pre IS.

EF 400 f/2.8L IS II Unboxing
I don’t normally post unboxings for a few reasons. However, things are slow and there are new cases and lens caps to show off. So here is the 400 f/2.8L IS II coming into someones life.

When will Canon Rumors have them?
I have the 300 f/2.8L IS II on order, however I don’t think the 400 is in the near future for me. I’ll have one in the spring.

cr

New Article: Adapting your FD or FL lenses to EF/EOS

New Article: Adapting your FD or FL lenses to EF/EOS

Ever wondered how?
We’re featuring an article here by the owner of EdMika adaptors. They’re a Canadian based duo that engineers and makes adaptors for the Canon FL 55 f/1.2 lens, and an adaptor for various other Canon FD lenses.

Why would you do this?

Lots of people are buying Zeiss and other manual focus lenses at a pretty handsome price, while there is great old Canon glass that is begging to be used again!

The biggest money saver would adapting the big Canon supertelephoto FD lenses, does a very sharp 600 f/4.5 for $1500 sound appealing?

The new EF lenses are astounding, but that comes with a price.

Please read the article Jakub from EdMika wrote about the process and technology behind what appears to be a simple piece of metal.

Read the article here

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EF 300 & 400 f/2.8L IS II Shipping to Selected Dealers

EF 300 & 400 f/2.8L IS II Shipping to Selected Dealers

Woo!
Canon has announced that its EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM telephoto lenses – which feature completely redesigned optical systems, the latest Canon Image Stabilization (IS) technology, new IS and AF Modes and improved build quality – are now shipping to selected dealers.

Canon EF 300 f/2.8L IS II $7299 @ B&H

Canon EF 400 f/2.8L IS II $11499 @ B&H

thanks Guillermo

cr

Coming Tech & More [CR2]

Coming Tech & More [CR2]

What’s in store for 2012?
I’m told the following technology will be appearing in Canon DSLR products in 2012.

  • OLED Screen
  • Massive jump in dynamic range
  • 4:2:2 Video (No RAW)
  • Big bump in battery life

If I could hypothesize, that looks like a 5D Mark II replacement or upgrade.

New Product Meetings
A couple of reports around the globe about Canon showing new products to reps and higher end dealers.

EF 300 f/2.8L IS II
There are a couple of reports that the new 300 f/2.8L IS II we be starting to  become available in very small numbers relatively soon. Before the end of August prehaps.

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Stoke the 1D Mark V Fire

From Twitter
Getty shooter Clive Mason had this to ask about a photograph taken by Richard Heathcote.

Richard Heathcote had previously admitted to having a preproduction 400 f/2.8L IS II last year, so he is a guy that’s in the loop.

This is from Dan Carr’s blog.

You can also see the new EF 400 f/2.8L II with a new style hardcase and lens cap.

cr

Canon USA Lens & Flash Instant Rebates

Canon USA Lens & Flash Instant Rebates

Lens & Flash Instant Rebates
The following rebates are running from August 7, 2011 until September 3, 2011. All of them are instant rebates through Canon USA.

Rebate amount listed below.

Wide Angle

Standard Zoom

Standard Prime

Telephoto Zoom

Macro

Flashes

Thanks John

cr

Red Epic with an EF Mount

Red Epic with an EF Mount

Vincent Laforet is at it again

The angle of video of a Canon 600mm f4 EF Lens with a 2X converter on a RED Epic, is roughly one degree. (1 Degree, 45 arcminutes horizontally to be exact.)

The focal length in terms of 35mm is more than 3400mm – not too shabby when you consider this was shot at 4K, 120fps in full RAW on the Epic.

So who cares? Is this just a case of “just because you can…”

The yet to be released EF mount for the RED system fully supports IS, autofocus, digital aperture control, touch to focus, touch to rack focus and distance readout. All you need to convert your RED to EF is a Torx screwdriver.

Vincent shot this film at Mono Lake 45 minutes after sunset until it was dark. He used an ISO range of 800 to 2000.

Visit the Vincent Laforet Blog to see more images of the setup.

cr

5D Mark III & Lenses

5D Mark III & Lenses

Nothing Major
Another known source has spoken up and said a 5D Mark II replacement will be in quarter 1 in 2012. It was also said the line would include a “surprise”.

Lenses
Canon has apparently told some dealers in Europe that the 5D2/24-70 kit will no longer be available.

Signs of a replacement of the 24-70 is starting to show some more signs.

EF 8-15 f/4L
I have been playing with one for a day or two, trying to figure out how to effectively use a fisheye. I’d like a review up by the end of next week.

More soon, been sick.

cr

EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye in Stock at B&H

EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye in Stock at B&H

Canon EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye
B&H has the fisheye everyone wants available for preorder in stock.

Order at B&H for $1499 

I’m getting lots of emails about how fun the lens is, especially from people with fullframe and crop cameras.

cr

The EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye Has Landed

The EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye Has Landed

It’s in the wild!
So, the end of July date happened!

The EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye has landed at The Camera Store in Calgary, Canada.  All 4 of the copies they had are spoken for.

I cannot find any other stores with stock at the moment.

Thanks Dave

cr