A <a href="http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-12-16">patent over at Egami</a> showing Canon is working on an RGBW image sensor has appeared.</p>
<p>Patent publication number 2016-208093 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Release date 2016.12.8</li>
<li>Application date 2015.4.15</li>
<li>RGBW 12 array</li>
<li>Generate resolution data and color data, synthesize resolution data and color data, up-convert, process with mosaic (Bayer conversion), demosaic in order</li>
</ul>
<p>The new patent shows how to get increased sensitivity, but sacrifices color resolution.</p>

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Thank you for using Canon products.</p>
<p align="left">It has come to our attention that there are instances of counterfeit EF 50mm f/1.8 II lenses for digital SLR cameras being brought into Canon service centers for repair. These counterfeit products have neither  been designed nor manufactured by Canon, yet they fraudulently display the Canon logo and other Canon trademarks, and, as illegal products, they infringe on Canon Inc.’s trademark rights. Canon has taken a strong stance in eradicating these counterfeit products which infringe on the intellectual property rights of our company.</p>
<p align="left">While the exterior of the counterfeit EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens elaborately imitates the exterior of the genuine lens, the parts and electric circuits used inside the counterfeit lens are different from the those used inside the genuine lens. As such, these counterfeit products do not satisfy the safety standards of various countries and the safety/quality standards of Canon. Please note that Canon cannot be held liable for any malfunction, phenomena, damage or injury that occurs due to the use of these counterfeit products, so please exercise caution when making your purchase.</p>
<p align="left">We truly appreciate your continued patronage of Canon products.</p>
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<p><strong>Exterior differences</strong></p>
<p align="left">See below for the differences between genuine and counterfeit products that have been confirmed as of now and that can be identified by customers.</p>
<p align="left">Please review the location of the Company Name on the mount with the lens cap removed as indicated in the image below.</p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ef50_lens.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27676" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ef50_lens.jpg" alt="ef50_lens" width="244" height="248" /></a></p>
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<p align="left">The company name is shown in either printed or molded letters (two types exist).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ef50_fake.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-27678 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ef50_fake-168x168.jpg" alt="ef50_fake" width="168" height="168" /></a>

There is no space between “CANON” and “INC.”</p>
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<p>Regarding counterfeit products, there is various information on our Web site. Please access the link below for additional information.

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<strong>Firmware Version 1.0.4 is incorporated with the following correction.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Enhances the effects of image stabilization when using the EF24-105mm F4L IS II USM with the EOS 5D Mark IV at a shutter speed between 1/100 sec. and 1/160 sec.</li>
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<p><strong>Information about firmware Update</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Firmware Version 1.0.4 is for lenses with Firmware Version 1.0.3 or earlier.</li>
<li>Lenses whose third digit in the serial number is “0”. (xx0xxxxxxx)</li>
<li>If the lens’ firmware is already Version 1.0.4, it is not necessary to update the firmware.</li>
<li>The lens firmware can be checked through the menu on the EOS 5D Mark IV.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preparations for the Firmware Update:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In the folder you downloaded are the firmware (file name: EF012104.lfu / file size: 1,441,844 bytes), and instructions on the firmware update procedures (a PDF file in five languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese).</li>
<li>Before starting the firmware update operations, please be sure to carefully confirm your understanding of these instructions.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/lenses/ef/standard-zoom/ef-24-105mm-f-4l-is-ii-usm/ef-24-105mm-f4l-is-ii-usm#drivers_downloads_tab">Download firmware 1.04 for the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II</a></strong></p>
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The long awaited firmware for the Cinema EOS C300 and Cinema EOS C300 Mark II has been released.</p>
<p>Please be sure to download the appropriate firmware for your Cinema EOS C300, as there is a version for cameras with and with Duel Pixel AF.</p>
<p>All of the firmware links are after the break.</p>
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<p><strong>Canon Cinema EOS C300 (with the Dual Pixel CMOS AF Feature Upgrade applied) v.2.1.8.1.00 </strong>

Firmware Version 2.1.8.1.00 incorporates the following enhancements:</p>
<ol>
<li>With the CN7x17 KAS S/E1 *1, CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS, or CN20x50 IAS H/E1 ¹ attached, the following functions are available:
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<li>Autofocus using Dual Pixel CMOS AF is possible (with the exception of CN20x50 IAS H/E1)</li>
<li>Metadata, such as the model name and focal distance of the lens attached, can be acquired and displayed on the camera. ²</li>
<li>Peripheral illumination correction is supported.²</li>
<li>Aperture can be adjusted manually by operating the camera’s Control Dial.²</li>
<li>Settings can be made so that the zoom can be operated using the joystick on the grip unit of the camera.</li>
<li>The zoom/focus*2/iris*2 can be operated using the separately-sold RC-V100 Remote Controller.</li>
<li>The focus and iris can be operated via Wi-Fi Remote.²</li>
<li>The automatic aperture and Push Auto Iris functions can be used.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Support for the WFT-E8 has been added.</li>
<li>Support for peripheral illumination correction when the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM is attached has been added.</li>
</ol>
<p>*1 The firmware of the lenses also need to be updated.

*2 For CN7x17 KAS S/E1, support has already been provided in Firmware Version 2.1.7.1.00 or later.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c300/eos-c300#drivers_downloads_tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Download Canon EOS C300 Firmware Version 2.1.8.1.00</a> </strong>

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<strong>Canon Cinema EOS C300 / EOS C300 PL Firmware v.1.1.8.1.00 </strong>

Firmware Version 1.1.8.1.00 incorporates the following enhancements:</p>
<p>For EOS C300 EF only</p>
<ol>
<li>With the CN7x17 KAS S/E1 *1, CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS, or CN20x50 IAS H/E1¹ attached, the following functions are available:
<ul>
<li>Metadata, such as the model name and focal distance of the lens attached, can be acquired and displayed on the camera.²</li>
<li>Peripheral illumination correction is supported.²</li>
<li>Aperture can be adjusted manually by operating the camera’s Control Dial.²</li>
<li>Settings can be made so that the zoom can be operated using the joystick on the grip unit of the camera.</li>
<li>The zoom/focus*2/iris*2 can be operated using the separately-sold RC-V100 Remote Controller.</li>
<li>The focus and iris can be operated via Wi-Fi Remote.²</li>
<li>The automatic aperture and Push Auto Iris functions can be used.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Support for peripheral illumination correction when the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM is attached has been added.</li>
</ol>
<p>For EOS C300 EF/PL</p>
<ol>
<li>Support for the WFT-E8 has been added.</li>
</ol>
<p>*1 The firmware of the lenses also need to be updated.

*2 For CN7x17 KAS S/E1, support has already been provided in Firmware Version 1.1.7.1.00 or later.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c300/eos-c300#drivers_downloads_tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Download Canon Cinema EOS C300 / EOS C300 PL Firmware v.1.1.8.1.00</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Canon EOS C300 Mark II / EOS C300 Mark II PL Firmware Version 1.0.6.1.00 </strong>

Firmware Version 1.0.6.1.00 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements:</p>
<ol>
<li>Support for the OLED Electronic Viewfinder EVF-V70 *1 has been added.</li>
<li>Shutter Angle Priority has been added. A constant shutter angle can now be maintained, regardless of any other camera settings being changed.</li>
<li>Support for the WFT-E8 has been added.</li>
<li>Zebra Range Expanded Below 65%.
<ul>
<li>The range of the Zebra 1 setting has been expanded to between 5% (±5%) and 95% (±5%) in steps of 5%.</li>
<li>The range of the Zebra 2 setting has been expanded to between 5% and 100% in steps of 5%.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Built-in Mic Audio Off
<ul>
<li>The internal microphone on the camera body can now be turned off.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In Browser Remote, the focus guide frame can now be displayed.</li>
<li>2K Crop Audio Recording
<ul>
<li>Audio can now be recorded when the camera is set in 2K crop mode.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Support for CFast cards (VPG130) has been added.²</li>
<li>Support for peripheral illumination & chromatic aberration when the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens is attached, has been added.</li>
<li>Metadata related to the XF-AVC range has been corrected.
<ul>
<li>The range of Canon Log/Log2/Log3 has been corrected to full range.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The quality of autofocus has been enhanced.</li>
<li>The operation reliability after changing the recording mode has been enhanced.</li>
</ol>
<p>*1 When using the EVF-V70, magnification and the function to display the camera’s live view image on the Browser Remote screen cannot be used while recording.

*2 For detailed information about CFast cards that have been verified to work with this camera, please visit Canon’s Web site.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c300-mark-ii/eos-c300-mark-ii#drivers_downloads_tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Download Canon EOS C300 Mark II / EOS C300 Mark II PL Firmware Version 1.0.6.1.00</a></strong></p>
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<strong>From Wired:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><span class="lede" tabindex="-1">IN THE SUMMER </span>of 2013, when documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras was shooting a still-secret NSA leaker named Edward Snowden in a Hong Kong hotel room, she took security seriously. She’d periodically transfer her footage to encrypted hard drives, and would later go so far as to destroy the SD cards onto which her camera recorded. But as she watched Snowden through her lens, she was haunted by the possibility that security agents might barge through the door at any moment to seize her camera. And the memory card inside of it remained dangerously unencrypted, full of unedited confessions of a whistleblower who hadn’t yet gotten his secrets out to the world.</p>
<p>“When you’re in the field filming and your camera is taken by authorities, that footage is completely vulnerable,” Poitras says. “That’s where encryption is really needed.” <a href="https://www.wired.com/2016/12/200-filmmakers-ask-nikon-canon-sell-encrypted-cameras/">Read the entire article</a></p></blockquote>
<p>This is something I’ve never personally thought of, but seems to be something that should be taken seriously.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://freedom.press/news/over-150-filmmakers-and-photojournalists-call-major-camera-manufacturers-build-encryption-their-cameras/">list of filmmakers</a> can be seen in the open letter written to Canon at the Freedom of the Press Foundation website.</p>
<blockquote><p>As filmmakers and photojournalists who value our own safety and the safety of our sources and subjects, we would seek out and buy cameras that come with built-in encryption. Adding these data security features to your product line would give your company a significant competitive advantage over other camera manufacturers, none of whom currently offer this feature.</p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://www.cinema5d.com/interview-sigma-ceo-suggests-potential-video-shooting-cameras-in-future/https://www.cinema5d.com/interview-sigma-ceo-suggests-potential-video-shooting-cameras-in-future/">Cinema5D</a> had the opportunity on a recent trip to Japan to sit down with Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki and talk all things Sigma.</p>
<p><strong>Here is a rundown from <a href="https://www.cinema5d.com/interview-sigma-ceo-suggests-potential-video-shooting-cameras-in-future/https://www.cinema5d.com/interview-sigma-ceo-suggests-potential-video-shooting-cameras-in-future/">Cinema5D</a> of questions asked in this interview:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>00:17 – How was it to grow-up in a house with an enthusiastic father? (Mr. Michihiro Yamaki established the company in 1961 and passed away in 2012, at the age of 78).</li>
<li>01:29 – Can you please share with our audience your daily routine?</li>
<li>03:14 – How do you prioritise which mount and lenses to make?</li>
<li>04:01 – How easy was the decision to start making the Art line of high-quality lenses?</li>
<li>05:27 – In the past, Sigma lenses were considered affordable. Then you decided to hit the upper end of the market. What was the reason?</li>
<li>06:53 – In such a crowded market, Sigma is producing a high-quality stills camera that does not offer any video functionality. Why is that?</li>
<li>07:51 – Are you able to keep good sales is a declining market?</li>
<li>09:07 – Why did you decide to produce cine lenses?</li>
<li>09:57 – Where did people go? Why aren’t they buying lenses anymore?</li>
<li>10:26 – What would be your dream zoom lens?</li>
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<p>One of the most intriguing parts of the interview is at about the 7:40 mark where he talks about the possibility of Sigma producing a mirrorless camera with video capabilities.</p>
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A patent showing a lens design from that shows the ability to reverse mount for greater macro magnification has appeared.</p>
<p>Patent publication number 2016-206568 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Release date 2016.12.8</li>
<li>Application date 2015.4.28</li>
<li>Reversibly attachable lenses</li>
<li>Reverse attachment detection switch</li>
<li>Switch control according to installation position</li>
</ul>
<p>There have been a few adaptors over the years that would allow you to reverse mount certain lenses for macro usage.</p>
<p><a href="http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-12-12">Egami suggest</a> that this patent may have been part of the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 IS Macro lens development.</p>
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