LensRentals.com has published their first impressions with the brand new Canon Cinema EOS C300 Mark II.</p>
<p>Ryan Hill says:</p>
<blockquote><p>Surprisingly, the thing that impressed me most in my time with the Canon C300 Mark II had nothing to do with resolution, bit rate, or dynamic range. Digital video technology has improved so much in just the last few years that those specs, while enormously important, aren’t enough on their own to make me choose one camera over the other. There are simply so many great digital cinema cameras on the market right now that it takes a wholly original feature to make a camera stand out. In the case of the <a href="http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/video/cameras/canon/canon-eos-c300-mark-ii-dual-pixel-ef" target="_blank">Canon C300 Mark II</a>, that feature is autofocus. Sure, if possible, you’re always going to be better off with a dedicated focus puller. That’s not always an option, though, especially for solo operators like me who value mobility and speed over precision. On the documentary side of things, you can’t reset and try again if your focus is off, and that means having reliable continuous autofocus is invaluable.</p></blockquote>
<p>Below is some test footage that is graded and ungraded. You can read the rest of the article over at <a href="http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2015/10/canon-c300-mark-ii-first-impressions" target="_blank">LensRentals.com/Blog</a></p>
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Canon has released a minor firmware update for the EOS Rebel T5/1200D.</p>
<p>Firmware Version 1.0.1 incorporates the following fix:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixes a phenomenon in which the captured image may exhibit uneven exposure when the camera is used with a TS-E 17mm f/4L or TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II lens which is shifted or tilted during shooting.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_rebel_t5_18_55_is_ii_kit?WT.mc_id=C126149#DriversAndSoftware" onclick="__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_rebel_t5_18_55_is_ii_kit?WT.mc_id=C126149#DriversAndSoftware', 'Download firmware v1.0.1 for the EOS Rebel T5 at Canon USA');" target="_blank">Download firmware v1.0.1 for the EOS Rebel T5 at Canon USA</a> </strong></p>

<p>We’re told that the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV will be announced before NAB 2016 in April. How far in advance of the show, we’re not sure. We do note that WPPI is at the beginning of March 2016, while products are rarely announced for that show, WPPI (wedding photographers) is a big target market for the EOS 5D Mark IV.</p>
<p>We’re expecting a new Cinema EOS camera for NAB in April, so I don’t think a stills DSLR will get announced specifically for that show either.</p>
<p>While the EOS-1D X successor is expected first, we haven’t been told when that will be unleashed on the masses.</p>
<p>No specifications were given for the EOS 5D Mark IV at this time.</p>

We can expect to see a Nikon D5 announced some time in early 2016 and an updated specifications list has come about.</p>
<p>Rumored Nikon D5 Specifications:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>New 20MP FX sensor</li>
<li>New focusing module with larger coverage and 107 or 173 autofocus points (I am getting conflicting reports on that one)</li>
<li>Native high ISO of 102,400</li>
<li>15 fps</li>
<li>Body design similar to the D4s</li>
<li>4K video 60/30fps</li>
<li>Full HD slow motion</li>
<li>Announcement expected in early 2016</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>

<p>We’re told that Canon is working on a new EF 70-200 lens, though the source didn’t know if it was going to be an f/2.8 or f/4 lens. The EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II was announced in 2010, while the EF 70-200 f/4L IS was announced in 2006. Going by that, the f/4 version is the likelier of the two to be replaced next.</p>
<p>The last EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS replacement only took 9 years, so it’s possible they’re already working on its replacement. It’s definitely a cash cow you’d like to continue to upgrade.</p>
<p>Some have noted that the EF 70-200 f/4L IS has <a href="http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup" target="_blank">disappeared from the Canon USA web site</a>, but that is a fairly common occurrence for whatever reason and has never signalled an imminent lens replacement as far as we can remember.</p>

The brand new Leica SL system will be announced on October 20, 2015, just in time for PhotoPlus in New York City. You can see the blurry new camera in the image above.</p>
<p>The system will be a new full frame lineup with autofocus lenses, and 3 new lenses will be launching alongside the camera body.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="notranslate">Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 1: 2.8-4 / 24-90 mm ASPH.</span></li>
<li><span class="notranslate">Leica Apo-Vario-Elmarit-SL 1: 2.8-4 / 90-280 mm</span></li>
<li><span class="notranslate">Leica Summilux-SL 1: 1.4 / 50 mm ASPH.</span></li>
</ul>
<p>Inevitably this new system is going to be compared to Sony’s full frame mirrorless options. However, expect the Leica SL to cost at least twice as much as the Sony A7R II.</p>
<p>More to come…</p>

We thought a new Otus lens was coming a few weeks ago from Zeiss, but instead they launched the <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/zeiss-announce-milvus-lens-lineup/">Milvus line of manual focus DSLR lenses</a>. In the past we’d been told that the <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/new-zeiss-otus-coming-in-september-cr1/">next Otus would be a 25mm f/1.4</a>, but it looks like it may not be that wide.</p>
<p>New reports are saying the next Otus will be a 28mm /1.4 Distagon T*. This makes a lot of sense since there isn’t a 35mm option in the Otus lineup. We should see both a Nikon and Canon mount version announced some time in October.</p>

A patent showing what appears to be improved sensor based AF has appeared, this one uses some kind of “light field” processing.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2015-161785 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2015.9.7</li>
<li>Filing date 2014.2.27</li>
<li>The image plane phase difference AF, the light field I comprises a</li>
<li>First, it is focusing on the image plane phase difference AF</li>
<li>Then, detect the focus from refocus image</li>
<li>To determine the driving range from the re-focus information in the case of out-of-focus</li>
</ul>

A patent showing a pop-up flash with bounce capabilities has appeared. This is definitely a feature a lot of people would take advantage of in a pinch. I hope we see this in the next round of flash equipped DSLRs from Canon.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2015-166789 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2015.9.24</li>
<li>Filing date 2014.3.4</li>
<li>Canon patents</li>
<li>Rotatable light-emitting part</li>
</ul>
<p>Is this something you’d want on an EOS 6D Mark II?</p>