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Canon announces new firmware for the Canon EOS C300 Mark III and Canon EOS C500 Mark II

Richard — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:55:29 +0000

MELVILLE, NY, April 21, 2022 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today a firmware update for the Canon EOS C300 Mark III and EOS C500 Mark II digital cinema cameras. The new firmware will enable these cameras to be Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C) compatible devices. This cutting edge workflow [...]

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Canon announces Flex Zoom lens series CN-E45-135mm T2.4L and CN-E20-50mm T2.4L

Richard — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:00:04 +0000

MELVILLE, NY, April 12, 2022 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the launch of a new series of lenses for the company’s EF Cinema Lens lineup — the Flex Zoom Lens series of lenses, which were developed to create cinema-style productions with greater workflow efficiency. The first lenses in the series [...]

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Canon applies for High Magnification Super Telephoto Zoom Patent

Richard — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:40:45 +0000

Atypically in patent embodiments, it's usually difficult for super-telephoto zoom lens to take full advantage of the RF mount. One reason is that you simply can't use a Tele extender if the rear elements are sitting too far back in the lens. Because of this, at times, it's difficult to determine if a patent application [...]

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Further clarification on the upcoming Canon CINI lenses

Richard — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:06:33 +0000

We have received a detailed clarification (thank you) on the upcoming two cinema lenses that we leaked back in early March. According to the source, these new lenses are not based on the RF mount. The lenses have been designed for the EF and PL mounts. This actually makes sense for Canon's CINI lenses as [...]

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Laowa introduces the 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens for Canon RF and EF

Richard — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:44:36 +0000

Laowa has released the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens for both the Canon EF and the Canon RF mount. This lens has no electronic connections but for a shift lens that is pretty common. The lens is currently available from Laowa's website, and it will most likely end up on Adorama and other retailers [...]

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Canon Patent Application for Drone Camera Gimbal

Richard — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:44:29 +0000

As discovered by CanonNews while this is hardly new technology that will shock the industry, it's intriguing that Canon spent what seems to be a considerable amount of time drafting a patent application on a drone (or as they also say, any moving vehicle) consumer camera gimbal. Canon has applied for patents in this space [...]

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C70 firmware Update adds 4K and 1080p Cinema RAW Light recording

Richard — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:53:11 +0000

Canon has announced a firmware update to the C70 to provide Cinema RAW light internal recording for 4K and 1080p recording. Also according to CineD, you can record in both Cinema RAW LT (up to 4k 60p and ST (up to 4k 30p) modes and also HQ mode but up to 2K in an s16 [...]

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Canon Australia halting sales of the Canon EOS R5C

Richard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:03:52 +0000

In an email sent to us (thank you), we received an email that Canon Australia has sent out stating that Canon Inc has asked them to halt sales of the Canon EOS R5C. The email alludes that this is happening because of some issue with the camera. They mention in the email “I'd like to [...]

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Canon Patent Application: Shutter that minimizes shutter shock

Richard — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:11:44 +0000

As discovered by CanonNews, this is an interesting patent application. Shutter shock is a condition that mirrorless cameras are prone to have if they have a mechanical shutter, especially if they also have IBIS. Canon in this patent application talks about a floating shutter mechanism that would reduce or even eliminate shutter shock. A prior [...]

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Kamlan introduces it’s first full frame lens – available for the RF mount

Richard — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:22:41 +0000

Kamlan has made some interesting APS-C lenses in the past, and now they look to branch out into the full-frame market. With no electronic connections, it's all manual focus and aperture settings, but you get a 55mm F1.4 lens for usually an excellent bang for the buck if their previous APS-C F 50mm F1.1 is [...]

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