Canon Takes Over Canadian Chipmaker Redlen For $270M

Eos R With Aps-c

As you fine and well-informed folks surely know, there is a chip shortage going on. Blame the pandemic, as usual.

Nikkei Asia reports that Canon is about to acquire the Canadian chip maker Redlen. For $270M. It’s not much about cameras but for computer tomography (CT( scanners.

Canon is developing CT scanners that reduce radiation exposure to one-tenth by leveraging Redlen technology that efficiently detects X-rays.

Redlen Technologies, created in 1999, currently employs around 200 workers. It does not disclose its annual sales. Canon has a 15% stake in the Canadian company and appears to have agreed with other shareholders to buy the remaining 85%.

The acquisition is expected to be completed this fall.

Canon would be able to make the needed chips on their own.

What’s “Born To Rule” And Coming September 14, 2021?

Canon EOS R3

No kidding: the Canon EOS R3 is going to get announced next week, on September 14, 2021. Canon’s propaganda machine is already starting the engines and preparing for the launch.

Canon Singapore no less claims that something “born to rule” is coming on 9/14/21. We have no doubt the EOS R3 will be the one MILC to rule them all.

Calling all passionate about photography! Get ready for some exciting news as we prepare to unveil the newest and hottest products from Canon at our virtual launch.

While waiting for the one and only one that’s born to rule, have a look at how impressing the 30fps of the R3 are. Here is what we know about the EOS R3 so far:

  • 24MP backside illuminated image sensor
  • Multi-Controller & Smart Controller
  • Vari-Angle Touch Screen
  • NEW accessory shoe
  • Wifi 5GHz
  • High speed 30fps electronic shutter with AF/AE tracking + RAW shooting at this speed
  • AF down to -7.0 EV
  • 8 Stops Coordinated Control IS with Optical IS and In-Body IS
  • 4K Canon Log3​
  • Oversampling 4K
  • Internal RAW video
  • Inclusion of cars and motorbikes in AF tracking technology
  • RAW internal movie recording
  • Speedlite shooting with electronic shutter
  • The same weather sealing as the EOS-1D series
  • LP-E19 Battery
  • Dual card slot SD & CFExpress

All our EOS R3 coverage is listed here, product images are here and here. There has been some discussion about who makes the imaging sensor of the EOS R3. You can get notified when the Canon EOS R3 will be available for preorder.

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The upcoming Canon EOS R3

Mitakon Creator 135mm f/2.5 APO Portraits Lens For RF Mount Announced

Speedmaster 135mm

A new lens for your EOS R camera. The new Mitakon Creator 135mm f/2.5 lens is already available at their website. The US retail price is $299.

At a glance:

  • Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22
  • Two Extra-Low Dispersion Element
  • Manual Focus Design
  • Built-In Retractable Lens Hood
  • Internal Focusing
  • Minimal Focusing Breathing
  • Buttery Smooth Bokeh

Press release:

Shen Yang, 6th September, 2021 – Zhong Yi Optics, the leading wide-aperture lenses manufacturer in China, has rebuilt their old 135mm f/2.8 lens into 135mm f/2.5, available in Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z and Sony FE mounts. The new 135mm lens benefits working in difficult lighting, also offering great control on depth of field. The lens is composed by high quality ultra-low dispersion elements that forms ultra-sharp images with minimal chromatic aberration. Well-built with metallic housing, the focus throw is comparatively long to give accurate focus control.

Mitakon Creator 135mm f/2.5 renders an exquisite bokeh by 9 blades of circular aperture. The background is softly blended like butter. Great control of depth of field can be achieved with focus technique, offering high level of creative potential with the lens. The perfect separation of subject from the background makes the lens ideal for portrait photography.

Zhong Yi has improved the optical design of Mitakon Creator 135mm f/2.5 lens based on experience of producing 135mm lenses. 2 Super ED (extra-low dispersion) glass and 2 ultra-high refraction Index glass elements are precisely deployed to provide optimal sharpness. Images taken by it are showing sharp details even across the corners, with minimal field curvature to ensure the highest possible resolution is retained along edges of the area in frame.

Super ED and ultra-high refraction Index glasses incorporated design of Creator 135 f/2.5 lens help achieved the APO quality. Chromatic aberration is well suppressed to the slightest. No more distracting colour fringing is found along areas with highlighting parts over the image. A perfectly coloured, extraordinarily sharp portrait image with beautiful bokeh is achievable under strong lighting with this lens.

Speedmaster 135mm

Premium Built Quality with Retractable Hood

Clear scale marking on aperture ring and focus ring are embedded on the robust metal barrel. Long focus throw enables precise focusing on target objects. Lens hood is designed to be longer than it used to, helping to reduce lens flare and ghosting.

Internal Focusing and No Focus Breathing

The new 135mm has an internal focus design, on which no extension/retraction on the lens housing when adjusting the focus ring. Filters, matt boxes, or other camera accessories can be mounted on it solidly. Focus breathing is designed to be minimal that the transition of shifting area in focus will be silky smooth.

Speedmaster 135mm

Specification

Focal Length135mm
Aperturef/2.5-f/22
AutofocusNo
Lens Elements9 Elements in 7 Groups
Angle of View18.2°
Minimum Focus Distance1m (3.94’)
Maximum Reproduction Ratio0.1x
Filter Thread67mm
Size(diameter*height)79mm x 137mm (3.11” x 5.39”)
Weight845g (1.86lbs)
MountsCanon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony FE
ColorBlack

Deal Of The Day: Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART – $839 (reg. $1399)

Sigma 28mm F/1.4

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At a glance:

  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16
  • Two FLD Elements, Three SLD Elements
  • Three Aspherical Elements
  • Super Multi-Layer Coating
  • Hyper Sonic AF Motor, Manual Override
  • Weather-Sealed, Protective Front Coating
  • Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm
  • Compatible with Sigma USB Dock

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