In a report from PetaPixel, more information about the discontinuing of Canon EF and EF-S lenses has become apparent. While here at CanonRumors we’ve already labeled most of these lenses as discontinued. But, investigating this more and it’s painfully noticeable that slews of EF and EF-S lenses are now officially on a discontinued page for Canon Japan.
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This review by ImmerVR takes a look at Canon’s innovative Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8L Dual Fisheye lens. The general features of the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8L Dual VR lens are; RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16 Captures Stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery Two Ultra-Low Dispersion Elements Super-Spectra & Sub-Wavelength Coatings Fluorine Coating Weather-Sealed Construction 7-Blade Diaphragm
With the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, CP+ 2022 has decided to cancel the in-person venue, and move entirely online. This really is no surprise – I personally canceled my hotel reservations in early January because I didn’t think it was going to be possible to go to Japan for CP+ this year. See you all next year I hope.
In this patent, discovered by CanonNews, Canon is applying for a hybrid optical and electronic rangefinder viewfinder. It would also have the ability to switch to fully electronic, full optical, and hybrid as machine translated and described below. In the image pickup device, the function of the sight and the function of the electronic viewfinder are realized by using different display devices, so that the image pickup device becomes large. Therefore, the present invention presents a small display device capable of switching between a sighting device and an electronic viewfinder. An image in which an image from the objective window and an…
OpticalLimits, formerly Photozone.de has completed their review of the Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS Macro STM. Personally I feel that this is a start of a series of lightweight small primes for the Canon RF mount. They give it a solid review, with the breakdown of scores of; Optical Quality – almost 4 out of 5 stars Mechanical Quality – 3.5 out of 5 stars Price / Performance – 4 out of 5 stars Not exceptional scores, but it is at the lower end of the price spectrum for the Canon RF mount.
CanonNews has uncovered another patent on IBIS and IS working together in a future Canon camera. This patent, according to CanonNews seems to be dealing with the potential of the composition to change as IS and IBIS work together while taking the picture.
MELVILLE, NY, December 19, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Canon Solutions America, Inc., announce Canon Solutions America’s participation in a Coral Reef Restoration Project, spearheaded by the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The environmental sustainability initiative launched on November 20 with university scientists, students, and Canon team members embarking on a collaborative expedition to plant the commemorative reef.
Overnight we have received both some information on the release of the 1DX Mark III, and a new interesting image. I apologize for the low quality of the image, I removed the photographer from the image to protect their identity, but what we are seeing in this camera, is certainly not any 1DX series camera I’ve seen (and it looks really cool I might add). Is this simply a prototype or is Canon thinking of doing something radical for the 1 series lineup and giving it different looks? I looked at image given to CR by a source and didn’t…
CanonNews discovered another patent detailing some interesting kit zooms that start off at the ultra wide-angle. It’s unknown if Canon would ever make such a lens, but the zoom range is very intriguing. It’s also a lens that could double for a standard lens for APS-C. However, it would bigger than it would need to be since it’s designed to cover the full frame image circle.
Introducing the EOS Ra Camera with Specialized Filtration that Delivers Four Times Greater Hydrogen-alpha Wavelength (656.3 nm) Transmittance Compared to the EOS R MELVILLE, N.Y., November 5, 2019 — In the words of poet Quintus Ennius, “No one regards what is before his or her feet; we all gaze at the stars.” Helping to gaze and capture the beauty of the stars and beyond, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the company’s first full-frame mirrorless camera for astrophotography, the EOS Ra. This new camera was built off the EOS R system combining new features, such as…