Canon released its third-quarter financials today, and the results are generally good for Canon Corp. Canon did suffer an operating profit drop from a year ago's third quarter, but as they noted that the 3rd quarter of 2024 was a bit of an outlier, as it was their highest quarter in history. So, a drop […]

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Canon released its third-quarter financials today, and the results are generally good for Canon Corp. Canon did suffer an operating profit drop from a year ago's third quarter, but as they noted that the 3rd quarter of 2024 was a bit of an outlier, as it was their highest quarter in history. So, a drop […]

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Canon released its third-quarter financials today, and the results are generally good for Canon Corp. Canon did suffer an operating profit drop from a year ago's third quarter, but as they noted that the 3rd quarter of 2024 was a bit of an outlier, as it was their highest quarter in history. So, a drop […]

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Canon restarted production of the PowerShot G7 X Mark III in September and the first inventory has started to hit major US retailers. This should help a lot of people get one of these cameras without paying the insane prices that we have seen on ebay and Amazon. B&H Photo now has stock in both […]

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If you're thinking about buying new RAM for your computer, new SSDs, or even just new memory cards for your camera, do it "now" because a 30% price rise is coming due to demand from AI. This will potentially impact smart phones, laptops, maybe even some digital cameras where RAM isn't part of the SoC.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc. is celebrating that, in October 2025, Canon reached a historic milestone of producing a cumulative total of 170 million RF and EF interchangeable lenses for its EOS series, extending its world record¹ for the highest number of interchangeable camera lenses ever produced. The EF […]

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Canon USA has issued a service advisory for the PowerShot V1. If you're not in the United States, your local Canon service center will be able to assist you. The issue is not likely major for a lot of shooters, but it'll be a good idea to get your camera serviced if you do have […]

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The upcoming Canon EOS R6 Mark III and Canon EOS R7 Mark II have been two of the most popular cameras talked about here over the last few months. We now know that the R63 is going to be announced on November 6, 2025. There was a lot of hope that we'd see an R72 […]

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With the X-T30 III came a new and interesting kit lens for those who may decide to jump from smartphones to APS-C Cameras. Canon did a similar thing with the RF-S 14-30mm, and now we have the XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3 OIS lens from Fujifilm that offers a 20-50mm field of view experience, which more closely […]

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Ok, my Flashpoint AD200s and Explore Pro 600 work fine with my R. Has anyone had any compatibility issues with the newer cameras?

It looks like Lomography is looking to capture those that want to shoot film on a new camera, but want it to be well built. The new Lomo MC-A may be enticing to a lot of people. I think there will be a few more higher end 35mm film cameras trickle out in the next […]

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There was quite a bit of Ricoh-related news, so instead of one article for each would annoy Craig (though that sounds like a good reason to split it up, but I digress), I decided to lump it all together. But First, The Ricoh GR IV This camera was announced via Development Announcement on May 22nd […]

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This patent application (2025-159215) is a divisional patent application from a prior parent patent application, but this indicates that Canon is still legging it out and researching this. I find this interesting because it shows that Canon is thinking of novel ways to reduce costs or production time for some of the big white lenses. […]

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I'd like a roughly 3-stop ND filter for my 400 DOii to allow slower shutter speeds for panning photos. It came with the gelatin filter holder. I've heard mixed views on gelatin filters affecting sharpness. Has anyone had success using gelatin filters on long lenses?
In theory it is possible to get a drop-in screw filter holder that uses 52mm filters (provided they're not too wide or deep), but these seem impossible to find.
An alternative would be to get a drop-in filter EF-RF adapter. The genuine Canon one is quite expensive and for the relatively limited use it would get, I'm not keen to spend so much. There are 3rd party drop-in filter adapters, e.g. Meike and JJC. I have a set of Meike RF extension tubes, but the fit isn't great, even between two of their tubes - I wouldn't be happy to mount a heavy tele lens on it. I have a JJC normal EF-RF adapter (that I hollowed out to fit an RF 1.4x to my 400 DO) and that was quite well constructed.
So while I'd prefer a drop-in screw filter holder, I am interested in the JJC drop-in filter adapter (https://www.jjc.cc/index/goods/detail.html?id=2512)
Your thoughts appreciated.
Thanks

We've long believed Canon has been holding back the RF mount for profit, but what if that isn't the only reason? Did Canon look at the trends out of China's optical companies and realize that their greatest threat wasn't Sony, Nikon, or Panasonic, but the likes of Laowa, Sirui, and other Chinese manufacturers that were […]

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Can anyone recommend a USB-C to USB-C data only cable for the R5II that works with Camera Connect for tethering?

I’ve seen the Tether Tools 10G cable but this is quite expensive in the UK and I’m not sure it works with Camera Connect.

The EF 300mm f2.8 was a superb option for wildlife - relatively compact with the chance of using teleconverters to give up to 600mm f5.6.
The only RF option is the 100-300 f2.8 which is heavy and damned expensive. Are there any murmurs of Canon making more RF tele-primes or is it all high quality zoom now?

The lens I miss most in RF land is the EF 24-70/f4L. Great combination of size, weight, price, & performance. Almoat the perfect lens if you liked getting out and about. If that lens was so much better than any of the EF 24-105 variants, how good would a RF 24-70 f/4L be?

Is that the only worthwhile lens Canon hasn't revisited or are there others too?

Canon has released new firmware for the Speedlite EL-1, EL-5 and ST-E10 transmitter. It is a small update, but may be a great thing for anyone using these Speedlites. Firmware Version EL-1: 1.1.0 & EL-5, ST-E10 1.2.0 You can download the firmware here.

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Nikon has announced the NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR, which is Nikon’s first Z-mount APS-C (DX) zoom lens with a constant f/2.8 aperture. The Nikkor 16-50mm DX lens features a nine-blade aperture, optical image stabilization, and a customizable control ring. It also offers a minimum focus distance of 0.15m. Physically, the lens weighs 330g, […]

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LAOWA is extending their Probe Lens lineup with two zoom macro lenses and two new tubular designs.
It's getting more and more crazy!
But it seems there is a market for such extraordinary lenses with high prizes.
The complet set is at 21 999$!

Laowa today has officially announced the Laowa AF 200mm FF 200m F2.0 C-Dreamer lens, the first Chinese manufacturer to make one of the big and fast halo lenses. Laowa touts several key advantages over its OEM and Sigma competition, including the size, weight, and price of the telephoto prime, with the Laowa lens being smaller, […]

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Canon UK have just had my R5 for the past couple of weeks and returned it with no fault found. I've just messaged them tonight and have copied the message below because I'm sure some of you with more knowledge of the R5 may be able to point me in the direction of a solution. I'm sure its something simple I'm missing......

"My camera has just been returned from repair under ticket number: XXXXXX and it has the same issue that I sent it with. It may be something simple that I am missing but the issue is that I suddenly started getting the Blue focal spot when using any lens (100, 24-105, 70-200). I have checked and double checked that I am in One Shot AF and I'm using AV mode, so I am definately not in Servo. I should be getting the green confirmation as I have done for the past 3 years. I haven't altered any other settings, to my knowledge and have tried resetting the camera - to no avail. I've also checked all the lenses are in AF and not MF. What else can it be please?"

Thank you for any advice.

During the recent Salon de la Photo 2025, held in Paris from October 9 to 12, Canon showed off its new products and discussed its market strategies in an interview with PhotoTrend.fr, a French photography publication. Marie Tranchimand, Marketing Director, Canon France Imaging Technologies & Communications Group (ITCG), discussed Canon’s performance, new products, and development […]

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Mirrored sunglasses always get my attention. I usually can't see myself in the glasses, but here I can.