*UPDATE* Apparently both of the new teleconverters are delayed as well. EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lenses delayed Following the announcement of the new EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM, on 26th August 2010, Canon has now delayed the introduction of these lenses due to some adjustments in the manufacturing process. These lenses are now due to be released in March 2011. Canon would like to apologise to any customers who will be inconvenienced by…
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Patent No. 2010-243636 A new patent for an EF 24-70 f/2.8L II has been published. Patent Publication No.2010-243636 published 2010/10/28 filled 2009/04/02 focal distance 24.54-66.07mm Fno=2.91-2.92 angle of view 82.8-36.26° image circle 43.28mm length 204.97-170.32mm back focus 37.06mm I’m on my phone at the moment and will search for the actual patent later. Source: [egami] cr
Coming in 2011 An email showed up this evening confirming a new 100-400 will hit the world sometime in 2011. NL also received the same information in person at an event in London. No word on zoom design. cr
5D Mark III Kit Lens Update? Received a tip that the 5D Mark III would get an updated “kit” lens. Whether or not it’s a direct replacement to the 24-105 f/4L IS is unknown. The likelihood is good that an updated kit lens could appear with the 5D Mark III. If Canon is upping the megapixel amount as much as we think they will, more resolving power is definitely needed. Other Rumors? Nothing of major note to mention at this time. Some small bits are still showing up, but nothing beyond the obvious. If I piece together all I’ve read…
70-300 f/4-5.6L IS At NL, they’ve been told not to expect it until the end of December in Sweden. It doesn’t look like it’ll be under most trees for the holiday season in North America. 8-15 f/4L Fisheye There’s been nothing to contradict the original release date of January 2011. 300 f/2.8L IS II & 400 f/2.8L IS II These two lenses will also be available in 2011. New Camera Image? Over at PR there’s an image of a Canon DSLR body. There is a claim it could be a new Canon body. As far as I know you cannot…
Canon USA Rebates Canon has launched some EOS HD inspired rebates. The rebate amount on the left is when purchased alone, the rebate amount on the right is when purchased with a qualifying EOSHD DSLR (1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, 7D & 60D). The rebates run from October 24, 2010 – January 8, 2011. Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens $50/$100 Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens $100/$200 Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens $70/$140 Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens $80/$160 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens $200/$400 Canon EF…
New firmware for the sports flagship? I received word that we can expect a firmware update for the 1D Mark IV sometime in November. It’s said to have general bug fixes and will improve autofocus performance in some situations. It was also noted that there would be “no significant features added”. cr
…. and not a 1Ds update. The contact mentioned an announcement for a new high end Canon camera would be coming in March. It will NOT be a 1Ds Mark IV by the sounds of it. The general consensus is it will be a 5D Mark II replacement or bigger brother. The 5D Mark II turns 3 at the end of the summer 2011, there are a few bits of information that put a replacement before its 3rd birthday. A few dealers have mentioned a significant slowdown in 5D Mark II sales. The same dealers said the D700 wasn’t selling…
This firmware update (Version 2.0.8) incorporates the following changes and fixes. Fixes a phenomenon in which movies are not taken at the shooting mode registered in the user’s settings if a shooting mode Aperture priority (or Shutter priority) is registered in any of the camera’s user settings (C1, C2, C3) and the user attempts to shoot a movie. Fixes a phenomenon in which the shutter will not release when pressing the shutter button when the auto power off function is set to “on”. Fixes a phenomenon in which overexposure occurs when shooting a Live View shooting simulation with the ISO…
Update A contributor has had this to say about the AA filter rumor and that it’s unlikely Canon will remove it from the 1Ds Mark IV. MF camera makers deleted AA filters primarily for reasons of cost, not image quality, as aliasing is very destructive. Yes, they do use software to “correct” this, but it does a terrible job. It’s an insoluble problem, because it’s a “many to one” issue for the software. Large AA filters are very expensive to manufacture, particularly at MF quantities. A Pentax representative even stated flat out that cost was the sole reason they didn’t…