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Lenses / Odd Canon video lens

« on: April 11, 2012, 05:26:41 PM »

I just picked up this Canon video lens on eBay.  It's a YH17x7KRS12U model.  But what kind of mount is on it? 

I (foolishly) expected a C-mount or CS-mount lens, but this is some kind of bayonet mount I'm not familiar with (it's not EOS that's for sure).

See pix.  There's a marking '1/2" F.B' near the mount.  The back focus distance (flange to image plane) is about 20mm (I measured it).

Can anybody identify this mount?  Is there a way to convert this to a C-mount?  The image circle is meant for a 1/2" CCD so it's way too small for a APS-C sensor, but I was thinking of putting it on a Nikon V1....if I can figure out how.

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Lenses / Teleconverter for EF-S 55-200 ??

« on: April 08, 2012, 06:39:34 PM »

Anybody know if there is a teleconverter out there that works with the EF-S 55-200?

This is for video use (on a tripod), so the optical quality doesn't have to be great (just decent).

I'm doing manual focus, so I don't care about AF.

But I can't find any TCs out there that work with this lens at all.

Is there one?

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PowerShot Cameras / Replacement for G12 (not the G1X) coming ever?

« on: March 06, 2012, 07:23:44 PM »

What do people think - will Canon replace the G12 with a newer small-sensor G, or is the G12 the last of that series? 

I've got a G11 now (love it!).

I was hoping for a G13 with the new features from the S100 - GPS, high-speed video, and new sensor, but obviously they've done the G1X instead.  Which doesn't have any of those, and is bigger.

The G1X just doesn't get me that excited.  I'm sure it's great for many people, but I'm not so happy about trading a bigger/heavier camera for the larger sensor (I have a DSLR too...).  I'd rather have a smaller camera (G12 size is OK) with the new S100 features (but the flip-out screen is a must, which rules out the S100).

So - is a "G13" still coming?

Or do I wait longer and see what the G2X eventually looks like?