New Patent We’ve heard before that an EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS was in testing. A patent has surfaced that has confirmed Canon testing such a lens. The Canon folks out there would be pretty accepting of such a lens. Patent Publication No. 2013-182246 Publication date 2013.9.12 Filing date 2012.3.5 Example 1 Zoom ratio 2.75 Focal length f = 24.70-36.42-67.88mm Fno. 2.91 Half angle ω = 41.22-30.71-17.68 ° Image height 21.64mm 164.87-172.85-196.79mm overall length of the lens BF 39.07-44.44-54.56mm 20 pieces of 13-group lens configuration Four four-sided aspherical Example 2 Zoom ratio 2.76 Focal length f = 24.70-34.88-68.18mm Fno. 2.91 Half…
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Nothing new for the EOS/EF family in 2013? We’ve received word from a very good source that Canon has no more product announcements for EOS or EF in 2013. There is always the possibility of a “development” announcement, but no new product will be announced or shipped in 2013. The same source had previously said that only 1 entry level DSLR will begin shipping in Q1 of 2014. EOS M? I hoping to hear confirmation from the same source as to whether or not EOS M is included in the “no new products for the EOS/EF line in 2013”. CR’s…
From Planet5D Our friend Mitch and Barry are going to be travelling around the USA and Canada teaching some great things about DSLR video production. I will be attending (as a student) the Toronto show on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Discount for Canon Rumors readers Barry and planetMitch have set up a very special 15% off discount code just for our readers! But it is only valid until September 30th so don’t delay! You can find all of the cities and dates here. The code is “Canonrumors15” and put that code into the box on the registration page: http://dslrdynamics.com/datessign-up/ http://vimeo.com/71795357
A new firmware update is available for the EOS-1D C. Firmware Version 1.3.x adds new functionality incorporating the following features and modifications: Lens aberration correction with EF Cinema Lenses: Communication between Canon EF Cinema lenses and Canon cameras has had a few effects on the operation of the EOS-1D C. The following features are now available as menu options: Peripheral Illumination Correction: This feature maintains even brightness from corner to corner of an image. This will virtually eliminate vignetting and any other unevenness of light across the image. Chromatic Aberration Correction: This feature reduces color fringing in areas of an image with high…
Same sensor as 70D? Another couple of emails have mentioned at least one of the updated EOS M bodies will feature the same 20.2mp APS-C sensor as the EOS 70D. DIGIC 6 is also going to be in both bodies. We’ve reported this before, it just seems we’re getting more confirmations on the topic. We also got a mention about an EF-M 55-200 IS STM lens coming whenever a body is announced. We have heard various focal lengths for the telephoto zoom that will come to the EF-M mount. A grain of salt on this one. I receive emails almost…
Adobe releases Lightroom 5.2 Lightroom 5.2 is now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Lightroom 5. The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom. Lightroom 5.2: Windows | Mac | Buy: B&H Photo | Amazon New Features in Lightroom 5.2 A Smoothness adjustment slider has been added to the Detail Panel under Color Noise Reduction. This helps to reduce low-frequency color mottling artifacts Refinements to the Spot Healing Tool: New Feather control Auto find source method now works better for images…
Various reports We’ve received various reports of a possible EOS M announcement this week. We’ll keep an eye on our inbox if something does come to fruition. Note: I am currently in Ireland and Italy (not at the same time) and may not be as quick with the information for the next few weeks. cr
TOKYO, Japan, September 12, 2013—Canon Inc. has successfully captured video footage of Yaeyama-hime fireflies flying in darkness, a feat made possible by the high-sensitivity 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor developed by Canon for video capture that was announced in March 2013. Yaeyama-hime fireflies amid jungle vegetation (Photomontage created from video footage) 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor for Full HD video capture The high-sensitivity, low-noise video-shooting capabilities of the dedicated 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor1 for Full HD video capture were made possible not only through the integration of the high-performance sensor technologies employed in Canon’s digital SLR cameras, but also through…
New review Justin has completed his review of the old Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. The lens is about 20 years old now, yet still finds its way into a lot of people’s camera bags. It’s a good lens optically, the AF and reliability of the focus motor can be a bit of an issue. However, for a mere $400, it’s well worth the money. Read the full review | Canon EF 50 f/1.4 at B&H Photo cr
From the land of weird I received an email today outlining a new macro lens that Canon has in the pipeline and could be released in the next year. It will be a 1:1 zoom macro, with an aperture of f/4 and IS. No mention of the focal length for the lens. I’m reminded of the now discontinued Nikkor 70-170mm f/4.5-5.6D as a zoom 1:1 macro we’ve seen in the past. A replacement to the 180 f/3.5L perhaps? A huge grain of salt with this one. cr