Sirui has released the Night Walker 16mm T1.2 S35 as well as the 74mm T1.2 S35 cine lens. it was announced some time back in April and now is officially released for the Canon RF mount and others. Since they are S35 Cini lenses, they are suitable for APS-C-sized sensors, as Super 35 is slightly

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Dustin Abbott has completed his review of the Canon EOS RF R50 Mirrorless camera. This is what I would personally consider the entry-level APS-C camera in the RF lineup, as we all know what I think about the R100. Dustin has a really well detailed look into the R50 in his review, and I actually

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This is a difficult article to write. Craig had to take an indefinite leave of absence from all things and is now uncontactable. This has forced management to display that annoying popup message that we now see 20 times a day. Because this all happened without any warning, I don’t have any idea about the

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In this patent application (2024-063513), Canon is looking at improving the subwavelength coatings for optical elements. In an optical system constituted by optical elements, reflection of incident light on the surface and inner surface of the optical element is undesirable because it causes a loss in the amount of transmitted light and reflection ghosts. Therefore,

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I've a Canon Pro-10. The print head is dying on it. I can see 3rd party heads for it with bad reviews but I can't see an option to buy the printhead from Canon.
The printer is quite old now.
I was looking for some advice on buying a replacement.
I'd be open to Canon or Epson.
I love the print from a Canon Pro-10 but it is a frustrating machine. In my case its extremely difficult to access the printhead when there is an error. It's locked in the right of the machine. Every so often I can get it out to clean it and it works again for a while. It's basically built in obsolescence. It's not a machine designed to be fixed. Error codes and instructions on fixing are borderline pathetic. Possibly Epson is no better. It's a huge chunk of metal and plastic to dump. "Sustainability" is just a catchy phrase.
The other issue is Ink Size. Very small in the Pro-10 and only slightly improved in new machines. There is so much waste of ink in the set up of the printer and it takes for ever to get going on start-up or on ink change (which is almost every time I use it).

I want an A3+ Printer at least as good as the Pro-10
Would anyone recommend a Canon or Epson Professional Printer?
For Canon the choice seems to be between Canon PIXMA PRO-200 A3 Plus Colour Photo Wireless Printer and a Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 A3 Plus Colour Photo Wireless Printer
Epson I'm less familiar with. SureColor SC-P700 seems to be an option. Bigger tanks 25mk.

MAP Camera is a huge retailer in Japan for all things camera-related, and it released its camera rankings for April. Sony mopped up with 4 out of 10 spots and 3 out of the top 5 spots over all. Canon only had 1 camera in the top 10, the Canon RF R6 Mark II. MAP

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This is more for your curiosity because this isn’t for an upcoming product, but one in which has already been released by Canon. But some of you may be interested in seeing some of the background that goes into making such a lens in the Canon universe. This patent application (2024-062200) shows the RF 200-800mm

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VenusOptics has shown off the FFII T/S 55mm F2.8 and 100mm F2.8 Macro lenses in Bejing. Both lenses will be available for the RF mount as well as the GFX, Z, E, and L mounts. VenusOptics under the Laowa brand name is starting to make a name for themselves in the realm of tilt and

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Craig received a rumor that Canon is considering adding an AI subscription to our future Canon cameras. The thought of this stirs mental images of people heading to Canon HQ with pitchforks. Maybe not so fast with the fire though. But do keep it handy if we disagree. Our cameras in the past even in

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Pretty cheap, if you ask me.

As we sit and wait during this most annoying launch cycle, the anonymous grapevine has continued to send information. This isn’t unusual, it’s part of the game. It has proven to be a invaluable resource over the years/decade. There are the usual trolls that are pretty easy to spot, but for the most part there

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In this patent application (2024-061921), Canon is showing off some curious embodiments for some prime lenses. These are full-image circle primes with no image stretching so understandably they would be targetted as higher-end primes. Maybe Canon got tired of my whining on the subject. But what I found most curious is that the focal lengths

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MELVILLE, N.Y., May 2, 2024 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced six filmmakers will join its celebrated Explorers of Light program, welcoming a new class of storytellers focused on the craft of cinematography. For nearly three decades, the Explorers of Light program has brought together a roster of distinguished photographers to inspire, teach, and collaborate

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Tea shop, Victoria BC...

We’ll beat the dead horse again by saying this launch cycle is unlike anything that we have seen before. We don’t really have any historical reference on how Canon is doing things this go around, and it’s most likely due to massive leaks with major products in the past. We can’t control it, so we

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Lenstip has reviewed the Sigma S 500 mm f/5.6 DG DN OS. It is optically great, being virtually diffraction limited. What is additionally interesting is that this very careful and reliable site explains how they coped with the problems from a long focal length. I suspect certain other sites are not as careful in their IMATESTs with supertelephotos, explaining why there is sometimes variation in reported values. It's a pity we don't have such a prime for Canon.

There are reports floating around that Panasonic may be about to enter the full-frame fixed lens camera space with an official announcement this month. Currently, Leica and their Q3 is the only other camera in the FF fixed lens camera space (there is also the monochrom Q2 which actually costs more). Sony has recently discontinued

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CIPA released the data for March 2024 and showed that the recovery seems to be well underway this year for both ILC (interchangeable lens cameras) and even compact cameras. Compact cameras have so far this year had a 7% growth in units and a 41% growth in value for the year-on-year results for January through

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Yodobashi Camera released its sales rankings for the beginning of April, and according to them, Canon and Nikon are moving up in the rankings. With no great surprise, the R100 is nowhere to be found. Canon’s R6 Mark II and R50 placed in the top 10 in 4th and 5th place respectively. Yodobashi isn’t usually

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What mirrorless body replaces the 1DX? Is it the R3? If so, what does the proposed R1 replace? Thanks!

I'm an R5 shooter and have been setting aside some $$$ in advance of an R5II announcement - until I recently came across a used EF 600mm F/4L IS USM - and now I'm torn. The RF 100-500 is the best telephoto glass I could afford and I expect I'll never be able to justify the cost of a RF 600mm. This used EF 600 is priced at $5K CAD by the original owner and I'm certain I could bargain a little more. I'm hesitating because I know that Canon will no longer perform repairs on this lens and I'm also still excited by an R5II - but 600mm's aren't readily available and I don't want to miss out on a good deal.

Is the EF 600mm F/4L IS USM even worth considering in 2024 or should I hold out for at least a mark II? Do you think the $$$ might be better used to upgrade my body? I suppose I could hold the $$$ and sell the RF 100-500 to fund the glass - but even that might be a bad idea?

I'd appreciate your input how you might think this one through?

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Canon has registered another camera to the CMIIT (Chinese Ministry of Industry and Identification). The model, identified as DS126904 features WiFi 5 and Bluetooth. Unlike the other registrations this year which had WiFi 6, this one seems to be a lower-end model with the inclusion of Wifi 5. That makes a total of 3 digital

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I find myself still waiting for a mirrorless 7D mkiii. I have the R5 and R7. Back in the day, I had the 5D4 and 7D2. When I picked up either I had to sometimes look at the camera to check which one I was using - they were so similar. The handling was great.
As a would-be wildlife photographer, a crop sensor should be a simple way of getting me more pixels-per-bird. Now I find myself pining for a 7D equivalent.
I love the R5. The R7 drives me nuts with its strange handling and other shortcomings.
Please Canon, make me a crop-sensor version of the R5. Sort out the R7's quirky focussing and rolling shutter and put it in an R5 body. You can even save money on the development by re-using the R5 design.
Pretty please?

I think it’s pretty safe to say that Canon has all the ultra wide zoom lenses that they could possibly need, but we also have to keep in mind that once the dust settles and the lens start production, they are hard at work on the Mark II variant of the lens. While we can

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I just installed Hahnemuhl ICC print profiles on my Mac. Capture1 seems to recognize them, but PPL does not.

Is there a way to do this?