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A whole batch of new Canon lenses

August 26th, 2010

Canon has announced a whole batch of new or updated lenses:

  • The worlds first fisheye zoom lens to offer both circular and full frame images: the Canon EF 8-15mm f4 L USM fisheye zoom lens will procduce circular images with a 180 degree angle of view when used at its widest setting on 35mm-format cameras  and images which cover the full sensor area at 15mm. It has marks denoting the widest settings which can be used on APS-C and APS-H format cameras to give full frame images without vignetting.
  • A new affordable L-grade tele: EF 70-300mm f4-5.6L IS USM (we will see if it will delivery L grade quality). It has a weatherproof construction, 4 stop image stabilization, a minimum focus distance of 1.2m
  • Updated version: Canon EF 300mm f2.8 L IS II USM
  • Updated version: EF 400mm f2.8L IS II USM. Both the 300mm and the 400mm feature not only a new optical design but also use magnesium alloy and titanium to be lighter than their predecessor.
  • Updated versions currently in development: 500mm F/4L IS II USM and 600mm F/4L IS II USM lenses
  • Updated version: EF Extender 1.4x III and EF Extender 2x III

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

February 22nd, 2010

Dpreview has released an in-depth review of the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV:

“From the point-of-view of the tasks it was built to tackle, there is nothing that can touch the detailed, high resolution images that it can deliver ten times a second.”

“Its high ISO performance is also very good indeed – it may not quite be able to match Nikon’s full-frame D3s in the very lowest of light but nothing can.”

DxO labs have posted an interested comparison between Canons flagship and the Nikon D3s stating that the Nikon camera has an incredible f-stop advantage of up to 1.7:

“The Nikon D3s achieves an exceptional result with a score of 3,253 and takes the lead for DxOMark Low-light ISO rankings. This result is obtained thanks to a slightly better SNR and a better Dynamic Range in comparison with the D3. The Canon EOS 1D Mark IV ranks 12th with a score of 1,320. So for high ISO, and after normalization, the difference between these two sensors is more than 1 f-Stop.”

Clearly, the pixel gain of the Mark IV comes at a price.

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Canon Rebel T2i / EOS 550D

February 8th, 2010

The new Canon Rebel T2i (EOS 550D) features…

  • 18mp sensor
  • 63-point iFCL metering system first from the EOS 7D
  • 3″ LCD with 1040k resolution
  • 1080p HD video recording
  • 3.7 fps continous shooting
  • UI support for Eye-Fi cards
  • redesigned buttons

A first preview is avaiable at Dpreview or watch a Youtube hands on preview

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV – the ISO war

October 20th, 2009

Canon has announced the new EOS-1D Mark IV and matches the ISO 102,400 offer of Nikons new D3s. The new EOS-1D features a new 45 point AF system probably fixing the issues of the past, a new 16 MP sensor, 10 fps continuous shooting and 1080p HD video capture. More details on the Canon homepage.

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Canon EOS 7D

September 1st, 2009

Canon today announced the EOS 7D DSLR featuring

  • a new 18 MP CMOS sensor
  • a new AF system with a dedicated processor
  • Dual DIGIC 4 processors
  • ISO range up to 12800
  • 1080p HD video recording with manual controls
  • continuous shooting at 8 fps
  • impressive viewfinder with 1.0X magnification and 100% coverage
  • the ability to control groups of external flashguns using its built-in flash
  • 3 inch LCD with 920k dot resolution
  • a new 18 MP CMOS sensor

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