<p>We’re hearing very little about new DSLRs from Canon, outside of a few mentions about the replacement for the EOS 80D.</p>
<p>We’re told that the next version of the camera will be a “big leap forward” for the line. With product cycles being longer, Canon is apparently aware that “future proofing” cameras will become an important part of their sales strategy.</p>
<p>The EOS 80D was <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/buyers-guide/canon-eos-80d/">announced 855 days ago</a> at the time of this post.</p>
<p>The same source also claims there’s a possibility that the EOS 80D replacement will not be called the “EOS 90D”, which is something we would find odd if true.</p>
<p>It sounds like a lot of marketing presentation information is at play here, as it’s all very vague. However, it does line up with some of the changes internally at Canon that we’ve heard about.</p>
<p>There is no mention of when the replacement for the EOS 80D will be announced.</p>
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Canon has filed a patent <a href="https://www.canonnews.com/canon-patent-application-soft-focus-lenses">spotted by Canon News</a> for a variety of soft focus lenses. The most interesting of the bunch is a 70-200 f/4 full frame lens with a backfocus of 25mm, meaning it’s not an EF mount lens.</p>
<p><strong>35mm f/1.8 full frame EF Canon mount</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Focal Length 33.75</li>
<li>F-Number 1.72</li>
<li>Image Height 21.64</li>
<li>Total Lens Length 132.93</li>
<li>BF 39.14</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>58mm f/1.4 full frame EF Canon mount</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Focal Length 57.57</li>
<li>F-Number 1.43</li>
<li>Image Height 21.64</li>
<li>Total Lens Length 160.04</li>
<li>BF 40.43</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>105mm f/2.0 full frame EF Canon mount</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Focal 103.2</li>
<li>F-Number 2.17</li>
<li>Image Height 21.64</li>
<li>Total Lens Length 123.79</li>
<li>BF 42.2</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>70-200 f/4 full frame BF of 25mm (not EF mount)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Focal 72.21 – 194.06</li>
<li>F-Number 4.00</li>
<li>Image Height: 21.64</li>
<li>BF 25.98</li>
</ul>
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Canon has released new firmware for the Cinema EOS C200 and C200B cameras.</p>
<p><strong>Firmware Version 1.0.4.1.00 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Fixes image quality degradation, such as color misalignment or edge distortion, may occur in the recorded footage when using the following combination of settings:
<ol>
<li>recording format XF-AVC</li>
<li>frame rate 59.94i / 50.00i</li>
<li>1920×1080 resolution</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Optimizes the [Black Gamma] compensation when [Normal 1] to [Normal 4] is set for [Gamma] in the Custom Picture settings.</li>
<li>Optimizes color accuracy in areas of high brightness when [Normal 1] to [Normal 4] is set for [Gamma] in the Custom Picture settings.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c200?subtab=downloads-firmware">Download the update at Canon USA</a></strong></p>
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The highly anticipated (at least by me) DJI Mavic Pro II will be announced in New York City on July 18, 2018.</p>
<p><strong>DJI Mavic Pro II <a href="https://myfirstdrone.com/blog/mavic-2-pro-rumors-everything-we-know">Rumored Specifications</a>:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Launch date is now rumored to be July 18th, 2018 at a DJI event in New York titled “See The Bigger Picture”</li>
<li>Mass production began in early February</li>
<li>Price will be at least $1299 USD, maybe more. They will also offer “The FlyMore combo” which will obviously be more expensive</li>
<li>The Mavic II (2) will be substantially larger</li>
<li>Its official name is “Mavic II”</li>
<li>4820 mAh battery capacity and 15.2 V power (larger and more powerful than the current MavicPro)</li>
<li>The battery design itself will be completely different and not compatible with older Mavics</li>
<li>Longer flight time—rumored at 32 minutes—Mavic Pro is 27 minutes and Platinum will be 30 minutes.</li>
<li>“Quiet” propellers</li>
<li>Improved agility and precision</li>
<li>Larger motors will bring upgraded propulsion</li>
<li>Top speed is 45 mph (72 kph) in sport mode</li>
<li>New and improved remote control similar to old Mavic Pro but better</li>
<li>Will use OcuSync</li>
<li>Video transmission frequency is still a mystery</li>
<li>The Mavic Pro II (2) will be controlled with the DJI GO 4 app as well</li>
<li>Obstacle avoidance in all directions, 6 total including on top of the drone</li>
<li>Infrared 3D sensing to avoid obstacles even in the dark</li>
<li>Improved vision processing system, faster than Mavic Air</li>
<li>Binocular rear vision obstacle avoidance sensors</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Camera Specs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>12 MP Sony IMX226 CMOS 1/1.7″ STARVIS sensor (current Mavic Pro has 1/2.3” CMOS sensor) with 28mm (now 24mm) lens</li>
<li>4K video at 60FPS</li>
<li>H.265 video format</li>
<li>Faster bitrate (100 mbps)</li>
<li>Better low light performance</li>
<li>Sharper lens with less distortion</li>
<li>Better dynamic range</li>
<li>Less Noise</li>
<li>8.8mm lens which provides a 24mm field of view</li>
<li>Variable aperture of f/2.8-11</li>
<li>No mechanical shutter</li>
<li>Newly designed 3-axis gimbal</li>
</ul>
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A <a href="http://thenewcamera.com/canon-patent-canon-ef-s-18-55mm-is-iii-kit-lens-with-display-screen/">patent has surfaced</a> pertaining to aberration reduction in interchangeable lenses.</p>
<p>Unrelated to the patent is an image showing an EF-S 18-55 kit lens with what appears to be an LCD display like we have seen on the <a href="https://www.adorama.com/ca70300is2.html?kbid=64393">Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II</a>.</p>
<p>The patent does reference a “lens information display”.</p>
<p>We’ve been told that a new kit lens is coming this year, and it’s possible that it will be a new EF-S 18-55 IS. Though we haven’t confirmed a DSLR that could possibly be announced alongside such a lens.</p>
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<p><strong>Below is Japan Patent JP2018005130A:</strong></p>
<a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/JP2018005130A.pdf" class="pdfemb-viewer" style="" data-width="max" data-height="max"  data-toolbar="bottom" data-toolbar-fixed="off">JP2018005130A
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Samyang has <a href="https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/samyang-af-85mm-f14-ef-new-wide-aperture-lens-arrives-with-a-tempting-price-tag">officially announced</a> the AF 85mm f/1.4 EF, their second autofocus lens for Canon’s EF mount.</p>
<p>This new 85mm offering for Canon’s EF mount offers a very compact size at only 72mm in length (without hood) and weighing in a rather light 485g. By comparison, Canon’s <a href="https://www.adorama.com/ca8514l.html?kbid=64393">EF 85mm f/1.4L IS</a> weighs in at 950g and <a href="https://www.adorama.com/sg8514aca.html?kbid=64393">Sigma’s 85mm f/1.4 Art</a> at an very heavy 1130g.</p>
<p>The lens construction is nine-elements with seven groups. The AF 85 f/1.4 EF employs hybrid aspherical glass and something called “Ultra Multi Coatings”.</p>
<p>Pricing for the new Samyang AF 85 f/1.4 EF is £599.99 in the UK, pricing for elsewhere in the world has not been released at the time of publishing this.</p>
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Canon has posted an article about what they claim is “The World’s Largest Ultrahigh-Sensitivity CMOS Image Sensor”. You can see by the image above that the sensor dwarfs the Canon EOS Rebel T3i (600D).</p>
<p>This large image sensor was <a href="http://global.canon/en/news/2010/aug31e.html">announced back in 2010</a>.</p>
<p>As <a href="https://www.canonnews.com/canon-whitepaper-the-worlds-largest-ultrahigh-sensitivity-cmos-image-sensor">noted by Canon News</a>, this sensor has no real impact on modern sensor technology, but it does show Canon’s ability to scale an image sensor up to a massive size.</p>
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<p><strong>From Canon Global:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>A certain level of light is required when shooting with a digital camera or camcorder, and without it, images cannot be captured due to insufficient sensitivity.</p>
<p>In the pursuit of further improving the sensitivity of imaging elements, Canon has embraced the challenge of achieving higher levels of sensitivity and larger element sizes while maintaining high-speed readout performance, and has succeeded in developing the world’s largest class of CMOS image sensor measuring approximately 20 cm square. At present, the standard diameter of the silicon wafers on which CMOS sensors are fabricated is 12 inches (approx. 30 cm). As such, a 20-cm-square sensor is the largest size that can be manufactured based on these dimensions, and is equivalent to nearly 40 times the size of a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor.</p>
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<p>Increasing the size of CMOS sensors entails overcoming such problems as distortion and transmission delays for the electrical signals converted from light. To resolve these issues, Canon not only made use of a parallel processing circuit, but also exercised ingenuity with the transfer method itself. As a result, the sensor makes possible the shooting of video at 60 frames per second with only 0.3 lux of illumination (approximately the same level of brightness as that generated by a full moon).</p>
<p>Possible applications for this ultrahigh-sensitivity CMOS sensor include the video recording of celestial objects in the night sky, nocturnal animal behavior and auroras, and use in nightwatch cameras.</p>
<p>When installed in the 105 cm Schmidt camera at the Kiso Observatory operated by the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Astronomy, the ultrahigh-sensitivity sensor made possible the world’s first video recording of meteors with an equivalent apparent magnitude of 10, a level so dark that image capture had not been possible until now. As a result, the sensor provided proof that the frequency with which faint meteors occurred coincided with theoretical estimates to date. By supporting more detailed recording and statistical analysis of meteors, the technology could lead to an increased understanding of the influence that meteors may have exerted on the development of life on Earth. <a href="http://www.canon.com/technology/future/cmos.html">Read the full article</a></p></blockquote>
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We reported a few days ago that Canon may be announcing two “professional” lenses ahead of Photokina, along with the EF-M 32mm f/1.4 and a new “kit” lens.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nokishita-camera.com/2018/06/4.html">Nokishita has uncovered</a> 4 unreleased Canon lenses that have been found at a Russian certification agency.</p>
<p><strong>The four unreleased lenses have the following SKU’s:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>3045C005AA</li>
<li>2959C005AA</li>
<li>2963C005AA</li>
<li>2972C005AA</li>
</ul>
<p>One of these is definitely the EF-M 32mm f/1.4, but we’re not sure what the other three are at this time. <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/updated-ef-24-70mm-f-2-8l-ii-on-the-horizon-cr1/">We’ve heard rumors of a new EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens</a>, perhaps with IS, other than that, we have nothing worth reporting at this time.</p>
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