Black Friday pricing for Canon lenses from authorized dealers is now live, and we have noticed the big discounts on Canon’s two pancake lenses for the EF and EF-S mount.

• Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM $99 (Reg $149)
• Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM $129 (Reg $199)

You can save up to $400 for Black Friday on lots of other Canon lenses at Adorama, check out the other deals here.

image credit // Justin Van Leeuwen

2020 is shaping up as a big year for new product announcements from Canon, especially on the prosumer and professional fronts. The EOS M lineup will likely see at least one new model as well, as the EOS M50 will likely need a successor.

This rumor is being floated by a site that doesn’t source any sites they take information from, so I’ll return that favour. :)

Rumoured EOS M50 Mark II / EOS M60

• 32.5mp APS-C CMOS sensor
• DIGIC 8
• UHD 4K 30p / 24p
• Full HD 120p
• Rear monitor 3 inches 1.04 million dots Vari-angle touch panel
• Announcement date September 2020

Rumoured EOS M camera

• 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor
• 3rd generation Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology / Eye AF compatible
• Rear monitor 3-inch vari-angle touch panel
• Announcement date Before July 2020
• Price $849 with kit lens

I don’t put a lot of stock in these rumours, as pricing wouldn’t even be close to decided at this time.

The EOS M5 isn’t going to get a Mark II version according to Canon, and I can’t see Canon adding a new model to a lineup that already has the entry-level EOS M200, mid-range EOS M50 and top-end EOS M6 Mark II. Anything APS-C above the EOS M6 Mark II would make more sense with an RF mount in our opinion and I’m not sure a 4th model could slot between any of the mentioned cameras.

I wouldn’t put a lot of stock in this one.

Skylum Software has officially launched Luminar 4, the next version of their award-winning software and the new version comes with a host of new features and enhancements.

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  A completely redesigned experience that improves the discoverability of tools and simplifies the editing process
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• IMPROVED: Golden Hourfilter
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Back in August, I mentioned that Canon was working on a whole line of f/1.2L prime lenses for the RF mount. So far we have the RF 50mm f/1.2L USM and the RF 85 f/1.2L USM, but there are more clues that more f/1.2L lenses are in the pipeline.

Canon News has uncovered the following optical designs for the RF mount.

Canon RF 18mm f/1.2L USM

• Focal length 18.51mm
• F-number 1.24
• half angle of view (degree) 49.45°
• Image height 21.64mm
• Total lens length 129.00mm
• BF 16.40mm

Canon RF 24mm f/1.2L USM

• focal length 24.59mm
• F-number 1.24
• half angle (in degrees) 41.35°
• Image height 21.64mm
• Total lens length 129.01mm
• BF 13.57mm

Canon RF 16mm f/1.4L USM

• Focal length 16.42mm
• F-number 1.43
• Half angle of view (degree) 52.80°
• Image height 21.64mm
• Lens total length 133.46mm
• BF 13.55mm

Also included in this latest patent, is a crazy fast wide angle prime lens design.

Canon RF 18mm f/1.0L USM

• Focal length 18.50mm
• F-number 1.03
• Half angle of view (degrees) 49.47°
• Image height 21.64mm
• Lens total length 150.00mm
• BF 4.99mm

UHD-DIGISUPER 51 and 7×10.7 KAS S Lenses Provide Cutting Edge Imagery Solutions for Sports and Event Production

MELVILLE, NY, November 6, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the launch of its first two 8K Broadcast lenses: the UHD-DIGISUPER 51 (SP51x15.5B), a long-zoom field lens, and the 7×10.7 KAS S, a portable zoom lens. These two new zoom lenses are compatible with 8K broadcast cameras equipped with 1.25-inch sensors.

“8K broadcasting equipment is the newest frontier for covering sporting events and documentary productions around the globe,” said Kazuto Ogawa, president and chief operating officer, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “Through the addition of our first 8K broadcast lenses, Canon is cementing our position on the cutting edge of the latest ultra-high-resolution digital imaging solutions.”

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DPReview had the chance to speak with two senior Canon executives, Mr. Toshio Matsumoto, Senior Principle Engineer, and Mr. Kazuyuki Suzuki, Chief of Operations, the former being known as the “father of the EOS-1” about the upcoming Canon EOS-1D X Mark III.

Here are a couple of questions related to the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III:

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If you follow a rumours site, it’s likely you always want to know what’s coming next. The following is what we have been told about over the last few weeks.

First up. obviously the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III is coming soon, we hear that shipping will begin in late February or early March after an official announcement in late January 2020.

There will be a new EOS R series camera announced in early February, it will be the high megapixel replacement for the EOS 5DS/5DS R, it will be equipped with Canon’s next-generation sensors, DIGIC processors and a new form factor that will include the smart controller we first saw on the EOS-1D X Mark III. This will not be the “pro” body that people are clamouring for, but it will be upmarket from the EOS R.

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Sometimes after we report something, it brings about some contradictory information soon after. Yesterday we reported that a source was “80% sure” than the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III would house a 24.x megapixel sensor.

This is what makes the rumor mill fun.

Shortly afterwards we were told by an anonymous source that the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III would actually sport a 20.1-megapixel sensor, which would mean it’s staying with about the same resolution as the EOS-1D X Mark II.  The source claimed to be “100% sure”.

If any of our known sources could corroborate this information one way or another, we’d appreciate it.

Remember, this a rumors site, contradictions in information happen a fair bit before the truth gets nailed down.

Canon has released new firmware for its latest super-telephoto lenses, the EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM and the EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM.

Firmware Version 1.1.2 incorporates the following enhancements:

1. Increases the manual focus speed when the manual focus speed switch is set to 1 or 2. *The speed when the switch is set to 3 (slowest speed) will be unchanged.
2. Improves the image stabilization effect during handheld shooting with a slow shutter speed when used with EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS 6D, or EOS R.

*Enables a full-time manual focus function during Servo AF when used with the EOS-1D X Mark II. The lens must be sent to the Factory Service Center in order for this function to be enabled.

If the lens’ firmware is already Version 1.1.2, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

The lens firmware version can be checked from the camera’s menu.

Download the firmware updates: EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III | EF 600mm f/4L IS III

Check out the EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM lenses at Adorama.

Every so often we see new big white lens patents, and this time we get another round of designs for the EF mount. There doesn’t appear to be anything here that shows these designs are for the RF mount.

Canon 400mm f/2.8

• Focal length: 392.56 mm
• F no: 2.90
• Image height: 21.64 mm
• Lens length: 371.16 mm
• Back focus: 59.99 mm

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