A few years ago, very few people would be pairing a flagship Canon DSLR with Sigma lenses, but this has all changed with the change in direction Sigma has taken with their Art and Sports series lenses.</p>
<p>That said, there appears to be an issue with the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II and Sigma lenses when paired together, you see in the image above the type of visual defect we’re talking about. It appears the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II is attempting to correct vignetting and other characteristics of the Sigma lens attached. As you can see, it’s not doing a very good job.</p>
<p>To correct this issue do the following.</p>
<ul>
<li>Navigate to red menu 1 and locate <strong>Lens abberation correction</strong></li>
<li>Turn <strong>Peripheral illum corr</strong> to OFF</li>
</ul>
<p>This should solve your issues so you can get back to enjoying your EOS-1D X Mark II and excellent Sigma lenses.</p>
<p><em>image credit // <a href="https://www.slrlounge.com/pairing-canon-1dx-mk-ii-sigma-35mm-art-lens-creates-weird-effect/" target="_blank">SLRLounge</a></em></p>
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<p>Bryan at The-Digital-Picture has completed his review of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, and came away impressed by the host of improvements over its predecessor.</p>
<p>Bryan’s Summary</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">My expectation that the 1D X II was going to be worth the upgrade from the 1D X was very high. </span>That I sold my 1D X at 1D X II announcement time made clear my confidence that this would the best sports/action camera ever. I have no regrets – the 1D X II exceeded my expectations. To me, it was worth the upgrade.</p>
<p>The 1D X Mark II is directly targeted at professional use where speed, reliability and bringing home the best possible image are important. This use includes sports, wildlife, fast action, reportage, weddings, events, media and wire service use in the toughest environments. If getting the shot matters, this is the camera I want in my hands. That this camera is so fun to use makes getting that all-important shot a great all-around experience. <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Mark-II.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p>I won’t be putting the camera through any serious work until next month in Africa, but I expect to experience the same great things that Bryan has using the camera.</p>
<p>The EOS-1D X Mark II has been somewhat hard to come by, but at the moment it appears that the <a href="http://bit.ly/23Mjw42">Canon Store has stock</a> of the premium kit.</p>
<p>Buy/Preorder Canon EOS-1D X Mark II</p>
<ul>
<li>Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Premium Kit $5999: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1221604-REG/canon_0931c016_eos_1d_x_mark_ii.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://adorama.evyy.net/c/60085/51926/1036?u=www.adorama.com/ICA1DXM2KP.html" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/1m9GcsS" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/23Mjw42" target="_blank">Canon Store</a></strong></li>
<li>Canon WFT-E8A $599: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1221610-REG/canon_1173c001_wft_e7a_wireless_file_transmitter.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ICAWFTE8A.html?KWID=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/1POf7D2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/23MjDMI" target="_blank">Canon Store</a></li>
</ul>
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We’re told that Canon will announce a new full frame zoom lens following the announcement and shipping of the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM which <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-ef-16-35mm-f2-8l-iii-coming-in-june-cr3/">we wrote about last week</a>. We expect this lens to be shipping some time in July.</p>
<p>We weren’t told the exact focal length of the lens, but that it would be a replacement for a current non L/DO telephoto zoom. The only lens that we can think of would be a replacement for the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS. We were <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/more-canon-super-telephoto-zoom-talk-cr1/">first told about a replacement for this lens last year</a>, and have been waiting to hear more about it.</p>
<p>This is likely going to be an August announcement, in time for Photokina and the EOS 5D Mark IV.</p>
<p><em>More to come…</em></p>
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Keith over at Northlight has completed his exhaustive review of the Canon ImagePROGRAF Pro-1000 17″ printer. This is a printer I am personally considering, along with the offerings from Epson.</p>
<p>From Northlight:</p>
<blockquote><p>The images I produced on the range of papers look great, both colour and B&W – I took the chance to print out much of my architectural and commercial portfolio images at A3+ size, where the general vibrance and colour quality is something I’m happy to use to promote aspects of my photography business.</p>
<p>The new ink set, with the gloss coat pushes the depth and intensity of prints to levels where it’s definitely the skill of the photographer that’s more likely to limit the quality of the print. If your images are great, then your prints can match them. <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/printer/review-canon_pro-1000.html">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p>It looks like Canon has improved a lot of the weaknesses with the Pro-1, a printer I used to own and never loved.</p>
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<strong>TOKYO, May 16, 2016</strong>—Canon Inc. announced that the Company has gone live today with a renewed global website employing a web address that departs from the traditional location-specific “www.canon.com” to the new “global.canon” proprietary domain name. The launch marks Canon’s first use of the “.canon” top-level domain<sup>1</sup> (TLD) since acquiring it in February 2015.</p>
<p>Because “.canon” can only be used by Canon Group companies and services, visitors to sites that use the new TLD can easily confirm their authenticity and be assured that the information they contain is reliable. Additionally, by leveraging the simplicity of the TLD, which is easy to remember and easy to understand, Canon aims to enhance the Company’s global brand value.</p>
<p><strong>Canon begins using new “.canon” top-level domain

</strong>The TLD “.canon,” which makes use of Canon’s company name in the right-most side of the web address, is based on the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program.<sup>2</sup> With the launch today of the “global.canon” website,<sup>3</sup> Canon is providing information to a global audience with a new online presence.</p>
<p><strong>Canon renews global website

</strong>Canon conducts business activities around the world, providing information and services over the Internet to not only the Company’s customers, business partners and shareholders, but to all stakeholders in countries and regions across the globe. In addition to the English-language version of the “global.canon” website launched today, Canon will introduce other languages to the site in the future to share brand messages and other information globally.</p>
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The EOS M patents continue to flood in, this time we get a patent for an EF-M 15-50mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM optical formula.</p>
<p><strong>Patent Publication No. 2016-75742 (Google translated)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.5.12</li>
<li>Filing date 2014.10.3</li>
<li>Zoom ratio 2.94</li>
<li>Focal length 16.00 27.43 47.04</li>
<li>F-number 3.62 4.50 5.82</li>
<li>Half angle of view (degrees) 37.55 26.47 16.19</li>
<li>Image height 12.30 13.66 13.66</li>
<li>Overall length of the lens 78.86 74.05 77.88</li>
<li>BF 20.48 27.14 37.06</li>
</ul>
<p>This definitely looks like a kit type of zoom lens from the upcoming EOS M body, which we expect to be announced before the end of 2016.</p>
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