Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro listed as “production ended” at Canon UK

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Both the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and the EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro lenses are listed with a “production ended” tag at Canon UK.

Both lenses have not yet been officially discontinued by Canon. However, the EF 50m f/1.4 is rumored to get replaced, and there is a pertinent patent for a possible EF 50mm f/1.4 II. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM was released back in 1993. A replacement could be on its way. The EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro is a niche lens, I wonder what is going to replace it, and if Canon is going to replace it.

[via Canon Rumors via Canon UK]

Canon Rebel SL2 eventually coming for CES 2016? [CW3]

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Thanks for the tip! Where is the Canon Rebel SL2? Expected in Fall 2015, the replacement for the world’s smallest DSLR is still on the run. Latest suggestion I got say Canon will announce the Rebel SL2 at CES 2016. That’s plausible. The Rebel SL2 is a consumer product, CES may be the right spot to announce it.

This is the second hint I get about a possible Rebel SL2 announcement in January 2016. There is no doubt that there will be a Rebel SL2. The question is: why is Canon delaying the announcement?

Will we see other Canon gear at CES 2016? Unlikely. Some sites report that a possible replacement for the Canon EOS 70D may be announced at CES. I do not think this is likely. CES will also not be the stage where Canon might announce the EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS-1D X Mark II.

For the time being, these are the Rebel SL2 specs I got:

  • 24MP, same sensor as T6i/T6s
  • Smaller than SL1
  • Wireless battery charging, old charger still supplied and works as before
  • 19 point AF system
  • Hybrid CMOS AF III
  • Digic 6
  • New battery type

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV tidbits, previous suggestions surface again

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New tidbits about the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV surfaced on the web. Suggestions we got in the past got another mention.

The EOS 5D Mark IV may have more than 24MP (in the past I got rumors suggesting 28MP). Another split in the EOS 5D line is also rumored (we got such a suggestion back in April 2015). Might the EOS 5Ds and EOS 5Ds R have been a test of such a split of the line-up?

The possibility that the EOS 5D Mark IV might not get announced as such (as a direct replacement for the EOS 5D Mark III) has been rumored for a while. Rumors have gone wild on this. Basically, it’s suggested Canon may replace the EOS 5D Mark III with two different models: a low resolution option with better ISO performance, and with an option that has a higher resolution sensor (28MP) and being more a “classic” replacement for the EOS 5D Mark III.

All in all, unfortunately nothing new on the EOS 5D Mark IV rumours-front. What about 4K on the EOS 5D Mark IV? 4K has been rumored for a while to be featured on the EOS 5D Mark IV. Now it is rumored to be featured on the EOS-1D X Mark II. For the time being I do not have any reliable info about this.

The new candidate date for the EOS 5D Mark IV announcement is Spring 2016. Stay tuned…

[via Canon Rumors]

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II specs list surfaces [CW3]

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A list of specifications for the upcoming Canon EOS-1D X Mark II surfaced on the web, and it’s a list that could get it right.

The EOS-1D X Mark II might have the following specs:

  • 24mp full frame Canon sensor
  • 80+ AF Points
  • New processor technology
  • 14+ stops of dynamic range
  • Nearly 15fps
  • 4K video (max frame rate unknown)
  • Dual CFast
  • Slightly larger LCD

The new announcement candidate date for the EOS-1D X Mark II is Q1 2016. Stay tuned for more…

[via Canon Rumors]

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III coming 2016? [CW3]

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The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III may come next year, latest rumor suggests. The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III announcement is rumored to go along with the announcement of a new Canon professional full-frame DSLR, the EOS-1D X Mark II or EOS 5D Mark IV are candidates. So far, the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II replacement is rumored to have the following features:

  • slightly longer
  • bit heavier
  • 82mm filter
  • improvements on weather-sealing and optics
  • new lens hood
  • likely no image stabilisation
[via Canon Rumors]

Canon Rebel SL2 to be announced January 2016? [CW3]

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I got a hint (thanks) that the Canon Rebel SL2 may be announced in January 2016. CES 2016 is happening in January 2016, so it makes some sense.

Most of us were expecting the Rebel SL2 to be announced in Fall 2015, But it didn’t happen. The replacement for the Rebel SL1 is long overdue, a January 2016 announcement is likely.

No specs so far, at least not from sources I can really trust. However, sorting out all the hints, I put together a list of specs that are at least plausible.

  • 24MP, same sensor as T6i/T6s
  • Smaller than SL1
  • Wireless battery charging, old charger still supplied and works as before
  • 19 point AF system
  • Hybrid CMOS AF III
  • Digic 6
  • New battery type

There will be more soon, stay tuned…