<p>This is an update of Canon gear that has been registered with various agencies. There is nothing new to report, but we still have three unreleased products.</p>
<p><strong>Registered Canon Gear</strong> (and what we think they are):</p>
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<li><strong>PC 2352 (PowerShot 740 HS)</strong>
<ul>
<li>Digital camera</li>
<li>Made in Japan</li>
<li>Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed</li>
<li>Size: 110.1 x 63.8 x 39.9 mm</li>
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</li>
<li><strong>Interchangeable lens 1 (EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II)</strong>
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<li>SKU: 2309C005AA</li>
<li>Made in Japan</li>
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<li><strong>Interchangeable lens 2 (EF-M 32mm f/1.4)</strong>
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<li>SKU: 2439C005AA</li>
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</li>
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We originally reported that the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II was coming this month (April), but it looks like it may have been bumped.</p>
<p>We’re now told that the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II will be coming “very soon”. <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/is-the-ef-70-200mm-f-4l-is-ii-still-being-announced-this-month/">As I mentioned in a previous post</a>, lens announcement dates moving isn’t unusual.</p>
<p>I am very confident that we will indeed see the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II very soon.</p>
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<ul>
<li>Selected ARRI ALEXA cameras available</li>
<li>Comprehensive check and overhaul of all components</li>
<li>All cameras subjected to final function test</li>
<li>Certified cameras come with one-year warranty</li>
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<p><strong>April 24, 2018; Munich, Germany</strong> – ARRI announces the introduction of the Certified Pre-Owned Program. The motion picture equipment manufacturer is now offering selected pre-owned and refurbished camera systems of the ALEXA series for sale. “We are excited to offer the ARRI Approved Certified Pre-Owned Program,” says Stephan Schenk, Managing Director of ARRI Cine Technik and General Manager of the Business Unit Camera Systems. “It’s a global initiative which adds a new tier to our products, allowing more filmmakers access to our technology. It also gives educational institutions a cost-effective way of providing high-quality equipment for their students.”</p>
<p>ARRI’s attention to detail and intimate knowledge of conditions on set for over one hundred years have resulted in generations of cameras that are robust, reliable, and simple to operate. Under the ARRI Approved Certified Pre-Owned Program selected ALEXA Plus and ALEXA Classic EVs undergo thorough assessments, are given thorough overhauls, and are recalibrated.</p>
<p>All components—starting with the sensor—are checked to confirm they are fully functioning, and that all systems work as they should. Any parts that require replacement are exchanged.</p>
<p>Christian Richter, Manager Certified Pre-Owned Camera Systems at ARRI, says the program delivers reliability, affordability, and dependability. “It will give more filmmakers access to tools that will enable them to capture stunning images,” he says. “They can be sure that they are not sacrificing performance for price, because the selected ALEXA cameras come directly from the manufacturer and are backed by ARRI’s warranty.”</p>
<p>Before the ARRI Certificate of Approval is issued, the equipment goes through the same final function test as new cameras, ensuring it meets the high standards expected of it. The ARRI approved and certified cameras are also covered by a one-year warranty.</p>
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<p>There is still some chatter around the web that an EOS 7D Mark III will be coming ahead of Photokina in September. We can safely say that this is not the case and the EOS 7D Mark III will be coming some time in 2019.</p>
<p>If we go by our <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/buyers-guide/">buyer’s guide announcement dates</a>, there are a lot of cameras that still have some time in the lineup before they get replaced.</p>
<ul>
<li>The Canon EOS 7D Mark II was announced 1320 days ago, the previous time between the EOS 7D and EOS 7D Mark II was 1637 days.</li>
<li>The Canon EOS 80D was announced 799 days ago, the previous time between the EOS 70D and EOS 80D was was 961 days.</li>
<li>The Canon EOS 5DS/5DS R were announced 1176 days ago, since there is no previous versions of these cameras, we’ll use the EOS 5D series dates. The time between the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 5D Mark IV was 1637 days.</li>
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<p>We suspect product lifecycles are going to continue to stay the same or increase slightly in the coming years.</p>
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Stacked sensor related patents continue to roll out from Canon. <a href="https://www.canonnews.com/canon-continues-to-work-on-stacked-bsi-sensors">Canon News has uncovered</a> the latest in a long list of stacked sensor patents.</p>
<p><strong>Canon News breaks down the patent:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>In another patent application describing stacked BSI sensors, canon looks to solve problems with high melting point metal is moved from being on the sensor substrate to only on the peripheral circuit substrate.  They are concerned that the high melting point metal will diffuse into the photo diodes collecting image data. <a href="https://www.canonnews.com/canon-continues-to-work-on-stacked-bsi-sensors">Read the full breakdown</a></p></blockquote>
<p>It’s worth noting that this sort of technology is especially important for mirrorless camera applications as it improves performance as well an improved ability to collect light at “high incident angles” says Canon News.</p>
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The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the Canon EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM, a superzoom for Canon APS-C mirrorless cameras. The EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM was <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/buyers-guide/canon-ef-m-18-150mm-f3-5-6-3-is-stm/">announced on September 15, 2016</a>.</p>
<p><strong>From TDP:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Superzoom lenses typically represent a compromise between the convenience of a single lens with a diverse array of uses and the image quality tradeoffs necessary to make the lens compact and affordable. With its small size, light weight and broad focal length range, the EF-M 18-150mm is heavy on convenience with surprisingly good image quality, making it light on compromise, and… it’s also relatively light on the wallet. <a href="https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-M-18-150mm-f-3.5-6.3-IS-STM-Lens.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p>It looks like this lens continues with the good value performance of previous EF-M lenses.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://bhpho.to/2HYnHnT">Canon EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM at B&H Photo</a></strong></p>
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Canon has released their 2018 Q1 financial results.</p>
<p><strong>Some photo gear related highlights:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Increase market share through sales expansion of new products, including mirrorless models</li>
<li>Improve product mix, and new product composition to raise profitability</li>
<li>As for interchangeable-lens cameras, we expect the market to continue to contract at a modest rate.</li>
<li>In the first quarter, although unit sales in the same period last year were at a high level, resulting from the resolution of shortages that arose following the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016, we posted 1.05 million in unit sales, limiting our decline to 3%.</li>
<li>As the market and our own sales were in line with our plan in the first quarter, we left our projection for the full year unchanged and still expect the market to decline 4% to 11 million units and our own sales to be 5.5 million units, which is in line with last year.</li>
<li>From a profit perspective, by raising the proportion of sales generated by new products and solidly expanding sales of high amateur models, we will improve product mix.</li>
<li>This is part of our full-lineup strategy to further stimulate demand for interchangeable-lens cameras and our aim to capture demand from users looking to move up in class in the future. Under this strategy, we consider the EOS M50 to be a driver of sales. It is the first of our entry-class models to feature 4K video and it incorporate the same AF functionality found in higher end models. This camera also realizes operability that makes it easy to enjoy taking pictures even for beginners. Through these kinds of new products we will stimulate demand and effect improvement in our market share.</li>
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<p>The full breakdown of Canon’s 2018 Q1 financials is after the break.</p>
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<p><strong>Presentation Material</strong></p>
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<p><strong>2018 Q1 Results</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Speech Summary</strong></p>
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We <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-ef-70-200mm-f-4l-is-ii-is-coming-in-april-cr3/">reported in March of this year</a> that the upcoming Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II was going to be announced this month.</p>
<p>We’re now nearing the end of April and we haven’t heard anything further about this lens announcement. We have asked around, but for the moment we’re just getting silence on the matter.</p>
<p>It’s not unusual for lens announcements to move, even at the last minute. The last one to suffer this fate was the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III, which was originally to be announced in June of 2016, but was delayed until August 24, 2018. The other recently delayed product from Canon was the Speedlite 470EX-AI, which was originally going to be announced in the summer of 2017, but was held off until February of this year.</p>
<p>The lens is coming and the month isn’t over yet, but we cannot update you any further on when EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II is going to be officially announced.</p>
<p>I will say that I am pleasantly surprised about how many people seem to be looking forward to this lens.</p>
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We’ve now heard from two different people, that two different retailers are saying that the PowerShot G7 X Mark II is listed as discontinued in their computer systems.</p>
<p>The current P<a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/buyers-guide-category/powershot/">owerShot G7 X Mark II was announced February 17, 2016</a>, so it makes sense that a replacement may be coming soon. The camera is now well past 2 years old. The original PowerShot G7 X lasted for 520 days before the announcement of the PowerShot G7 X Mark II.</p>
<p>We haven’t seen any other leaks or information about a potential PowerShot G7 X Mark III, but we have been told that at least one G series PowerShot camera was coming in 2018.</p>
<p>We’ve been told by a few retailers that the PowerShot G7 X series has been the best selling of the refreshed “G” series of cameras.</p>
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The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the brand new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art series lens.</p>
<p>While the image quality is impressive, there did seem to be some issues with autofocus performance, so it’s important to make sure you buy the Sigma USB dock to help with future updates to that may improve performance.</p>
<p><strong>From TDP:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>A significant number of photographers will find a wide aperture, ultra-wide angle zoom lens to be a valuable member of their kits. Is this the right one for you? While the AF consistency I’m seeing from this lens isn’t impressive and a misaligned lens is always costly to us in terms of time, I like what I see otherwise. With the Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Lens, Sigma has delivered us a beautifully-designed lens with very impressive image quality and a reasonable price tag. <a href="https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-14-24mm-f-2.8-DG-HSM-Art-Lens.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
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<iframe width="728" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T4B_qlaN8C4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><p><strong>From SmugMug:</strong></p>
<p><em>We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the photography platform dedicated to visual storytellers.</em></p>
<p>SmugMug has a long history of empowering people who love photography and who want to improve their craft, making them a perfect fit for Flickr and our creative community. With SmugMug, we’ll continue to focus on you, the Flickr members who inspire us all with your work.</p>
<p><strong>Nothing will change immediately with regard to your Flickr account.</strong> You will still access Flickr with your current login credentials and you will have the same Flickr experience as you do now. We will continue to work to make your Flickr experience even better.</p>
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<p>We think you are going to love Flickr under SmugMug ownership, but you can choose to not have your Flickr account and data transferred to SmugMug until May 25, 2018. If you want to keep your Flickr account and data from being transferred, you must go to your Flickr account to download the photos and videos you want to keep, then delete your account from your <a href="https://www.flickr.com/account/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Account Settings</a> by May 25, 2018.</p>
<p>If you do not delete your account by May 25, 2018, your Flickr account and data will transfer to SmugMug and will be governed by SmugMug’s <a href="https://www.smugmug.com/about/terms-flickr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terms</a> and <a href="https://www.smugmug.com/about/privacy-flickr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<p>Read more detailed FAQs about this transition on the Flickr Blog.</p>
<p>We’re happy that Flickr is your home for photography and we look forward to the next chapter in our adventure together as we join the SmugMug family.</p>
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