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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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