LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 17, 2012 – Designed for photographers of all levels, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announces the addition of three feature-packed digital cameras – the PowerShot G15, PowerShot S110, and PowerShot SX50 HS digital cameras – providing advanced features, greater focusing speed and multiple-shot speed in sophisticated, compact camera bodies. All three models include advancements in auto focus (AF) technology for high-speed responsive AF systems that capture the moment as it happens, with significantly reduced lag timeii. Both the PowerShot G15 and PowerShot S110 models include a newly designed 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS…
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Canon Announces Its Smallest and Lightest Full-Frame Digital SLR Camera For Serious Photographers The EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera Includes a New Full-Frame Sensor, Built-in Wireless and GPS LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 17, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today introduced the EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera, a versatile mid-range full-frame camera with the durability and performance professionals require and the creative imaging options serious photographers crave. Canon has coupled the incredible image quality of a newly designed 20.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5+ Image Processor with the creative potential of built-in Wireless and…
Body type Body type Mid-size SLR Sensor Image ratio w:h 3:2 Effective pixels 20.2 megapixels Sensor size Full frame (36 x 24 mm) Sensor type CMOS Processor Digic 5+ Image ISO Auto, 100 – 25600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 51200, 102400 as option White balance presets 6 Custom white balance Yes Image stabilization No Uncompressed format RAW JPEG quality levels Fine, Normal Optics & Focus Autofocus Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Single Continuous Face Detection Live View Manual focus Yes Number of focus points 11 Lens mount Canon EF mount Focal length multiplier 1× Screen / viewfinder…
Woops Adorama had the EOS 6D up on their site and actually allowed it to be preordered. The page has since been pulled. You can check back after 12AM EST for the actual preorder links for the new EOS DSLR. I guess we can confirm the price at $2099, in my opinion $100 over what should have been the target price in the USA. cr
A Plug for friend: Birds, Birds, Birds! My good friend and Canon shooter, Ethan Meleg will be hosting a bird photography workshop on Ecuador this February. I spent time in Ecuador last year with Ethan, and shot an abundance of birds and learned a ton. It’s a wonderful rainforest experience. Hummingbirds, toucans, Cuckoos and all sorts of other species. I went almost everywhere he’ll be going this February. The accomodations and people were wonderful. Ethan actually makes a living in outdoor photography, and that’s pretty rare. He’s well known around Canada as a speaker and teacher. He also likes Oreo’s,…
Pre Photokina Canon will be announcing their Photokina products on September 17, 2012. We’ll be around to cover the new gear that will get announced. What to expect Canon EOS 6D Canon PowerShot G15 Canon PowerShot S110 Canon Pixma Pro-10 Canon Pixma Pro-100 Canon EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x (Finally Announced?) There has been very little mention of new EOS lenses, though we do expect some before the end of 2012. cr
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II I finally got my hands on the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II. I’ll be using the lens for the weekend and then it’ll be thrown into the rental fleet. My first impression of the lens is very positive. I love the feel, weight and size of the lens. I actually have an event this weekend that I’ll be shooting, so I can put the lens through the paces in a real world situation. I’ll have it paired with the EOS-1D X, apparently they were born to be together. I still get a lot of people…
Canon EOS 6D Specs? I received this spec list this morning, and it seems to have also appeared at Digicame-info. A new 20mp sensor Full Frame 4.5fps ISO Range 100-25600 DIGIC5+ APS-C Sized body Weathersealed SD Card Built-in Wifi & GPS 11 AF Points, f/2.8 Cross-type in the center. 3″ LCD Full HD (1920×1080) Available December 2012 Price: $2099 USD Source: [DC] cr
SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD with ultrasonic focus The most compact full-size, high-speed telephoto zoom lens, delivering leading-edge image quality and featuring Tamron’s proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive)[3] September 13, 2012, 4PM JST, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Morio Ono / Headquarters: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the development of a full-size, high-speed telephoto zoom lens equipped with VC (Vibration Compensation)2 image stabilization, and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) that achieves leading-edge image quality while boasting the most compact design in its class. The SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di…
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 prime for APS-C sensor cameras Kraków, September 14th 2012 – Samyang Optics company is thrilled to invite all participants of Photokina fairs held in Cologne to visit our stand no. A025 located in the hall 2.1. We will introduce a prototypical version of the Samyang 10mm 1:2.8 ED AS UMC CS lens. Samyang 10mm 1:2.8 ED AS UMC CS is a prototype of the ultra wide-angle prime lens designed for use with cameras fitted with APS-C/DX sensors. Its extremely short focus length and rectilinear imaging system ensure extra wide angle of view amounting to 110 degrees (~107…