Panasonic Lumix S1

• 24.2 MP full frame sensor
• Maximum standard ISO 51,200
• It can create 96 million pixels (12,000 x 8,000) images using high-resolution mode
• Size: 148.9 x 110.0 x 96.7 mm
• Weight: 899 g
• Overseas price: body only is £1,999, lens kit is £2,999

Panasonic Lumix S1R

• 47.3MP full frame sensor (no low pass filter)
• 5-axis hand vibration reduction within the body with 5.5 stops
• Dual IS 2 with 6 stops
• 4K 60p / 50p video
• Sequential shooting performance: 9 frames / second (AFS), 6 frames / second (AFC)
• 6K photo at 30 frames per second and 4K photo mode at 60 frames / sec
• 5.76 million dot EVF
• The finder magnification can be adjusted from 0.78 times to 0.74 times or 0.7 times
• Movable rear liquid crystal with 2.1 million dots
• Dustproof · Drip-proof · Low temperature-10 °
• Picture of 187 million pixels (16,736 x 11, 168) can be created using high resolution mode
• Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology Detecting Humans, Cats, Dogs and Birds
• Size: 148.9 x 110.0 x 96.7 mm
• Weight: 898 g
• Overseas price: body only is £3, 399, lens kit is £4,199

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Is the auto focus really as bad as vs the Z 6 as it seems in FotoSun's YouTube video from a month ago? Michael Dontigney post in notes of a response video Tony Nothrup's lastest video about h ouw he hates giving cameras bad reviews.

Canon has released their final financial results for 2018. Sales were down year over year, but Canon managed to increase profits while dealing with declining sales in 2018.
Canon’s thoughts on the imaging industry in 2018:
The 2018 interchangeable-lens camera market was impacted by restrained purchasing of advanced amateur models, prior to the launch of new full-frame mirrorless cameras by each manufacturer, and the further contraction of the DSLR market, mainly due to lower sales of entry-class models. As a result, the overall interchangeable-lens camera market continued to shrink. Even under these conditions, sales of mirrorless cameras—with their lightweight, compact body designs—continued to grow. This reflects improvements in mirrorless camera performance in such areas as autofocus, which is now comparable to that of DSLRs.

Against this backdrop, we are framing this year as one in which we take measure that...

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We don’t think the following information is related to the Canon EOS RP but could be information related to a third Canon EOS R camera body coming later in 2019.
New Canon EOS R body information?

The camera is in “final” development, but production has not started.
Dual card slots are present in the body, one being SD, the other being something else.
The touch bar is gone, replaced by a familiar joystick.

We don’t have any sort of specification list we can publish about the Canon EOS RP, but we don’t think this information fits the hints we have received about the coming mirrorless camera from Canon.

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I don't know if im suppose to post links, ill just to it in a small clickable link. The lens is currently up in a world wide site (MercadoLibre).
Its a Canon 24-70 f/2.8 II, currently at u$s1000. It has some details on the front element, would you consider this worth buying? What about buying it at 700 usd?

Thank you!

PD: Link

Vitec (the company now behind Manfrotto/Gizto/Lowepro/etc.) acquired Syrp, the New Zealand company making camera motion control and sliders. Vitec also announced that Syrp’s New Zealand facility will become “Vitec’s R&D center of excellence for mechatronic and motion control products”.

Not bad for a company "kickstarted" a few years ago.

Portland, OR – January 29, 2019 – ON1, Inc announces that ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2, an all-new photo editing experience and a free update to ON1 Photo RAW 2019, is available today. ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 includes a powerful new masking feature that leverages AI for generating masks as well as performance enhancements and new camera support.
Key ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 Details:


NEW AI Quick Mask Tool — Powered by machine learning, the new AI Quick Mask tool can create high-quality masks with just a few strokes as guidance while understanding color, tone, and textures to identify boundaries and create a detailed mask in a fraction of the time compared to other masking techniques
Performance Enhancements
Added support for cameras
Other bug fixes and performance enhancements

Use coupon code CANONRUMORS during checkout to save 20% on either the...

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Below is a list of unreleased Canon gear that has appeared at various certifications agencies.
K433 (Original Post)

Mirrorless camera
Full frame
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth
Maximum image resolution: 6240 x 4160
This camera should be coming in early 2019

Yesterday I posted the wrong model, this is the unreleased full frame mirrorless camera that appears to have the same resolution as the EOS 6D Mark II.

DS 126751

Digital camera (DSLR – EOS Rebel T8i?)
Made in Japan (Oita Plant)
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth equipped (WM600)
SKU: 3380C003AA, 3380C013AA, 3380C023AA
Battery: 7.2 V 1040 mAh (LP-E17?)

DS 126761

Digital camera (DSLR)
Made in Taiwan or Made in Japan (Oita Plant)
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth equipped (WM600)
SKU: 3454C001AA, 3454C002AA, 3454C003AA, 3458C001AA, 3461C001AA
Battery: 7.2 V 1040 mAh (LP-E17?)

PC 2355 (PowerShot G7 X Mark III?)

Digital camera
Made in Japan (Nagasaki...

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While I'd still like it if there were completely customizable buttons the way Sony does it (allowing any button to do any function, not limiting certain buttons to certain functions), there are still a bunch of ways to customize the EOS R buttons and dials. While I miss some of the buttons that the 5D4 has that the R did away with, it has forced me to really consider what I assign each button to on the R.

This is currently how I have the buttons set up that seems to let me use the camera the most easily. I'm curious about what everyone else has done with their buttons and dials. There are so many ways to set things up that I'm wondering if I'm missing any helpful button assignments.




Directional pad: Direct AF point selection. I usually use touch and drag for moving the autofocus point, but without coming up with another really good use for the D-pad, I just set it as a redundant way to move the AF point. I don't use it much, it's slow.

AF ON: I don't like back button autofocus, so I set this so that when I hold this down, it transforms the front dial (by the shutter button) into a dial that adjusts exposure compensation.

AE lock: I also don't use AE lock, so I set this button to toggle back and forth between one shot and servo AF. It's nice for those times when you quickly want to switch between the two.

Focus point selection: I set this to put the display to sleep for those times when I accidentally get something too close to the viewfinder so it wakes the camera up, and then wakes the display up when whatever was close to the viewfinder moves away from it. I really wish I didn't have to devote a whole button to this, but I end up accidentally waking up the camera way more than I intend to, and I don't want it to set there draining the battery.

Top screen illumination: I set this to actually illuminate the top screen with one press, none of this holding it down crap that it comes with by default. If I want to illuminate the top screen, I don't want to stand there holding a button down to do it.

Movie record button: I set this to change the AF point mode. I don't use it much because I usually just use single point AF, but as I remember the options for this button were pretty limited.

Control ring adapter: I set this to aperture because I don't really like the position of the rear dial, so this way I don't really have to use it for much.

Touch bar: I set this to focus magnification. I really don't like the touch bar, and the number of things you can set it to is limited, so I just set it to whatever seemed useful and I didn't already have an easy way to adjust.

I think that's about all I customized. The remaining buttons I think I left as a default.

With the CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan beginning on February 28, 2019, it’s obvious we’re going to see some significant product announcements from Canon ahead of that date. CP+ is generally a show that Canon uses to show a lot of new gear.
WPPI also begins in Las Vegas on February 27, 2019. You can see the 2019 trade show schedule here.
The latest word on the street is that Canon will be announcing new gear on February 14, 2019. This date is quite likely for announcements.
We think the Canon EOS RP will be announced, along with at least 2 RF mount lenses. The PowerShot G7 X Mark III may also make an appearance for this show, but is so far proving to be a unicorn. There’s been no mention of any new EOS M or EOS DSLRs being announced as of yet.
 

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To all fanboys/deniers out there: you were wrong all along.
The technology Canon incorporates in their cameras is old. Very old.
Attached evidence that the 1DX mk2 was tested 10yrs (almost to the date) prior to release (Feb. 2016).

BTW: i am pretty sure this is not a typo, but rather a slip of info!

Before i am selling my (old) 5DIV + gear, do you have any advise on wether i should go ahead and buy the new GoPro as my go-to camera?

Canon USA has published an interview with the developers of the brand new Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III and Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III super telephoto lenses, the lightest lenses of their kind in the world.
A lot more went on during the development than just weight reduction. New challenges lead to new materials, manufacturing processes and functionality.

Some of the design goals and challenges facing the developers:

Rather than simply making the lens lighter, we retooled the lens from the ground up for an overall balanced weight.
Improved mobility and portability, with reduced weight
A significant — not average — reduction in weight
We were convinced we could reach our goal thanks to the
proposal of a new optical system.
New challenges, one after the other, with tag-team efforts
between Optical Design, Mechanical Design...

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In an article published by the Nikkei news, Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai talks about the future of the camera business and where it’s heading over the next couple of years.
Canon thinks that the camera market will shrink another 50% over the next 2 years, which is changing some strategies at Canon on how to deal with the change in the marketplace.


Canon’s camera sales have declined 10% a year over the last few years.
The global market for interchangeable lens cameras is about 10 million units a year.
Mirrorless camera sales are not adding to the market, they’re merely replacing DSLR sales. This is likely why Canon and Nikon waited so long to enter the full frame mirrorless segment. Putting forth the R&D to cannibalize yourself probably gets the bean counters in a tizzy.
Canon will shift its business to more corporate sales than consumer retail sales
Canon obviously recognizes what Smartphones have done to the sales of entry-level cameras, but Canon thinks they’ll continue to...

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We are pleased to announce that a firmware update for the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 SA-E and EF-E is now available.
This firmware makes the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 compatible with the latest firmware of SIGMA interchangeable lenses. For customers who own the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro※ by connecting it to a computer using the supplied USB Cable.

Before updating the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 firmware, please ensure SIGMA Optimization Pro has been updated to ver. 1.5.0 or later.
[Applicable product]
・SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 SA-E
[Benefit of the update]
・It has become compatible with the SIGMA 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for SIGMA.
[Applicable product]
・SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E
[Benefits of the update]
・It has become compatible with...

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Update: Canon also uses “EG” for camera bags.
Nokishita has found some information about a new Canon accessory called the “EG-E1”. this item appears to come in 3 different colors. Nokishita wonders if this is a new battery grip? This doesn’t seem likely, as current “EG” models from Canon are for focusing screens like the “EG-S”. The current Canon EOS R battery grip is called the BG-E22.
Also mentioned is a new camera, the Canon EOS RP. It’s unsure if this is what Canon’s next EOS R camera is going to be called, or if it’s just an internal name.
All signs point to the next EOS R series camera to slot below the EOS R in pricing.
I’d expect to see the EOS R lineup addressed with a couple of...

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I can't seem to find any recommendation of a method on Canon's official site. I've used both the Pec pads and the Eyelead Gel stick and both seem to work. Can't decide which I like better. What do you use?
Catherine

I had recently seen the headline that Canon most likely will come out with 100 megapixel camera. This should not be a great surprise,canon holds the most patents when it comes to such and they have shown prototypes in 2015 for 120 mpix, but it does not stop there. In their medical imaging group they have 250 mpix and up.

The point here is,canon is playing the marketing game. Now it faces,pressure in the market from other players,so we should see more camera and higher megapixels to come in the near time frame.

Canon has a division in Cambridge mass,that has a 120 megapixel sensor for leasing and I am sure more will comes. Canon, will of course limit who gets such as why give your tech away to competition or at least your best sensors.

It will be a megapixel race and the other players like Panasonic S1R, Sony and Nikon, will have to or are already developing their own high megapixel sensors.

WHile I love Canon, they are expensive and we need competition to drive the prices down. I think Lumix Panasonic and Sigma are positioned to make that happen and I for one will be trying out there new S1R.


https://phys.org/news/2015-09-canon-cmos-sensor-approximately-megapixels.html

Is anyone here watched the latest episode of The Grand tour on Amazon ?

Canon stacked sensor patent

As they should be. This is Canon's path forward.

Latest OM-D Body Provides Absolute Confidence for Professional Photographers
CENTER VALLEY, PA., January 24, 2019 – Today Olympus expands the OM-D series with the introduction of the OM-D E-M1X professional Micro Four Thirds®interchangeable lens camera. The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is packed with industry leading speed, performance, reliability and high-quality image output that rivals that of full-frame DSLRs. This new professional model, positioned alongside the award-winning Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, incorporates an integrated vertical grip to provide a secure grip and superior operability, whether held horizontally or vertically and offers the world’s highest[1] image stabilization performance with approximately 7.5 shutter speed steps of compensation. Zero-lag Pro Capture...

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Northlight has uncovered a USPTO patent showcasing some telephoto zoom lenses for the RF mount. These lens designs appear to be fairly simple and might suggest they’re not L zooms.

The Canon EOS R system will obviously need some less expensive glass, and announcing a non-L RF 70-300 alongside an entry-level EOS R system camera would make a lot of sense.


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Optical formulas included in this patent:

RF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
RF 100-400mm f/4-5.6
RF 50-240mm f/4-5.6

I’d wager on the RF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 being a non-L telephoto zoom that will hit the market for the RF mount. I think Canon would keep the RF 100-400mm for an L zoom down the road.

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A patent showing a couple of higher-end Canon EOS R kit lenses has made its way to the public eye. One of the optical formulas in this parent is for an RF 24-105 f/4L IS, which we obviously already have.
The second embodiment is for an RF 24-80mm f/4L IS. This is a smaller lens and makes some sense as a second and less expensive L kit lenses for RF mount cameras.

Japan Patent Application 2019-012243



Canon RF 24-80mm f/4L IS

Focal length 24.72 48.09 82.45
F number 4.12 4.12 4.12
Half angle of view 41.19 24.22 14.70
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64
Lens overall length 119.50 134.52 149.55
BF 13.50 18.71 22.73

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS

Focal distance 24.72 63.46 131.00
F number 4.12 4.12 4.12
half field angle (degree) — 41.19 18.83 9.38
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64
length of the lens 137.50 168.92 200.33
BF 13.50 24.03 28.27

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I just noticed when using both an EF 50mm 1.2L and an EF 50mm 1.0L on the EOS R that the camera actually stops down the lens while it's attempting to autofocus in moderately bright conditions. If you have the aperture set wide open, it opens back up to actually take the photo. It will even stop down the lens when you aren't trying to focus by just pointing it at a bright source of light. If you focus under pretty dim lighting, the lens doesn't stop down. This seems kind of weird. I wonder why this happens. Apparently under some conditions there's just too much light hitting the sensor for it to focus properly? I do wonder how it can possibly nail focus at a wide aperture if it's not actually at the wide aperture when it's autofocusing.

I shoot in cRaw+JPEG and the camera always indicates a max burst of 31 shots- but the manual says I should get 55-56? This is even with a uhs-2 card (Sandisk). Are there certain settings that hamper the max burst?

MELVILLE, NY, January 23, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its state-of-the-art broadcast lenses will be capturing the action at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas—the country’s largest esports stadium. To outfit the stadium’s 4K UHD broadcast cameras, the City of Arlington purchased three Canon UHD-DIGISUPER 66 4K UHD field box lenses, four CJ24ex7.5B 4K UHD telephoto zoom lenses, and one CJ14ex4.3B 4K UHD wide angle zoom lens.

Located in the heart of Arlington’s Entertainment District, Esports Stadium Arlington is a $10 million, 100,000 square-foot facility built to serve the unique and technologically advanced demands of the esports industry. Designed by award-winning architectural firm Populous and brought to life with build partner Shawmut Design and Construction, the stadium features a competition space with a built-in 85 foot-long, LED wall accompanied by an immersive sound and theatrical lighting system...

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