Keith over at Northlight Images has completed an extensive review of the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 Art series lens. There are more than 60 high resolution samples available to look at in the review.

Keith came away impressed, and may even prefer to invest in the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 Art over  the much more expensive Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L.

Shooting this wide can be a challenge, but the payoffs can be well worth the learning curve.

Read the full review at Northlight

The Canon Store now has 10% off refurbished lenses. The runs until September 30, 2017 at 11:59PM EST

• Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L $1511
• Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L $539
• Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS $791
• Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II $1079
• Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II $1115
• Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS $431
• Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II $1367
• Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS $395
• Canon EF-M 28mm f/2.8 IS Macro $215
• Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS $431
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L $1043
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 $249
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM $79
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II $1439
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 $279
• Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II $1511
• Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS $971
• Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 $1007
• Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II $1583
• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro $647
• Canon EF 135mm f/2L $719
• Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS $971
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L $899
• Extender 1.4x lll Refurbished $309
• Extender EF 2X III Refurbished $309

If the lens you’re looking for is out of stock, keep checking back as Canon sometimes restocks inventory mid sale.

Out of personal curiosity, I asked on last night on Twitter if you folks used third party batteries in your Canon cameras. The results so far actually shock me, it’s quite close to a 50/50 split.

If you do use third party batteries, please let us and others know what brands have worked for you on the forum or via Twitter.

We’re told by a very good source that Canon will finally address the 50mm focal length in 2018. There are apparently two prototypes currently being tested by select photographers.

We’re told one of the lenses is an EF 50mm f/1.4 IS USM, which was likely developed alongside the brand new EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM. We were not told what the other 50mm prototype lens was.

The announcement is slated for some time in the first half of 2018. As always though, lenses come where they’re done and ready for production, not when the marketing people want them to be announced. Therefore, delays are always possible.

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Strong Cash Flow and Earnings Highlight Third Quarter Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2017 — Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its third quarter fiscal year 2017 ended
Sept. 1, 2017.

Financial Highlights

• Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $1.84 billion in its third quarter of fiscal year 2017, which represents 26 percent yearover-year
  revenue growth.
• Diluted earnings per share was $0.84 on a GAAP-basis, and $1.10 on a non-GAAP basis.
• Digital Media segment revenue was $1.27 billion, with Creative revenue growing to $1.06 billion.
• Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) grew to $4.87 billion exiting the quarter, a quarter-over-quarter increase of $308 million.
• Adobe Experience Cloud achieved revenue of $508 million, which represents 26 percent year-over-year growth.
• Operating income grew 48 percent and net income grew 55 percent year-over-year on a GAAP-basis; operating income grew 43 percent and net income grew 46 percent year-over-year on a non-GAAP basis.
• Cash flow from operations was $704 million, and deferred revenue grew to approximately $2.20 billion.
• The company repurchased approximately 2.1 million shares during the quarter, returning $298 million of cash to stockholders.

A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided at the end of this press release and on Adobe’s website.