A Retro Review Of Canon’s First PowerShot Camera, Released In 1996

Canon

Few will remember the Canon PowerShot 600. I do. Was a cool camera.

At a glance:

  • Built-in CCD with a 570,000-pixel matrix
  • High-resolution lens (160 lines per mm)
  • B/W Text mode for shooting text clearly
  • CCD RAW mode permits images to be recorded without being compressed
  • Also compatible with PCMCIA Type II and III hard-disk cards
  • Can take wide-angle shots using a wide converter (optional) equivalent to 28mm

Coming from Dino Bytes by Gordon Laing here is a true retro review of the Canon PowerShot 600.

Here is DPReview’s review of the Canon PowerShot 600.

Canon Might Announce RF Mount Cinema Prime Lenses Soon

Nab 2023 Canon Eos R5 Mark Ii Canon Eos R8 CP+ 2024 Mark Ii Canon EOS Rf 24-50mm R6 Mark Ii Rf Mount Eos R6 Mark Ii Rf 300mm Rf 35mm Canon Eos R100 Rf 24mm F/1.8 Rf-s Canon Eos R7 Eos R100 Canon High Resolution Eos R R10 Eos C5 Canon Canon Eos R1 Eos R5c Canon Rf 16mm Rf 35mm F/1.2L EF Lenses Tilt-shift Lenses Rumor

Last month we hear about some pretty dope Canon Cinema that are rumored to get announced in 2021. Here are the RF mount Cinema prime lenses that might come along.

In April 2021 we had this rumor about upcoming Canon Cinema cameras: EOS C700DR (4K), EOS C500S (8K) and EOS C300S (8K). A set of RF mount prime lenses are now also rumored to come soon, likely along with the Cinema gear above. Canon Rumors reports the following lenses:

  • RF 14mm T/1.5
  • RF 18mm T/1.5
  • RF 24mm T/1.3
  • RF 35mm T/1.3
  • RF 50mm T/1.3
  • RF 85mm T/1.3
  • RF 100mm T/1.5
  • RF 135mm T/1.5
  • and some compact zooms and telephotos for the RF mount

Unknown so far if Canon will make a development announcement or the real thing. All these lenses are rumored for 2021. When is another take but NAB 2021 in Fall seems a good candidate.

Canon EOS M50 Mark II Best Entry-level APS-C Mirrorless Camera, TIPA Awards

Tipa Awards

The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) nominated all 2021 award winners.

Not everyone is fond of these awards, some consider them heavily influenced by the big camera companies. However, the Canon EOS M50 wins “best APS-C entry level” and the Canon RF 600mm f/11 IS STM wins “best prime telephoto lens”. Here are the TIPA 2021 awards:

Cameras

Lenses

canon eos m50 mark ii review
The Canon EOS M50 Mark II

Canon EOS R5 User Guide And Setup Tutorial (video)

Canon EOS R5 User Guide Manual

Here is a Canon EOS R5 user guide and a setup tutorial for new EOS R5 owners. It’s a video and it covers everything you want to know.

Jared Polin explains all Canon EOS R5 buttons, functions, settings, and whatnot. A comprehensive Canon EOS R5 user guide in video. Enjoy.

More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here (many reviews), for EOS R6 review stuff see here. The EOS R5 is highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. The official Canon EOS R5 user guide and manual are available for download: EOS R5, and for the EOS R6 too.

Canon EOS R5:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L For The EOS R System Might Be Released In 2021, Report

Nab 2023 Canon Eos R5 Mark Ii Canon Eos R8 CP+ 2024 Mark Ii Canon EOS Rf 24-50mm R6 Mark Ii Rf Mount Eos R6 Mark Ii Rf 300mm Rf 35mm Canon Eos R100 Rf 24mm F/1.8 Rf-s Canon Eos R7 Eos R100 Canon High Resolution Eos R R10 Eos C5 Canon Canon Eos R1 Eos R5c Canon Rf 16mm Rf 35mm F/1.2L EF Lenses Tilt-shift Lenses Rumor

This is a lens rumored since long. And a lens we never doubted would come to the RF mount: the Canon Rf 35mm f/1.2L.

This is a lens that will not be missed in Canon’s RF lineup. A pertinent Canon patent application has also already been spotted. Once more the global pandemic is made responsible for the fact the RF 35mm f/1.2L wasn’t already released. Expect this lens to get announced towards the end of 2021, maybe along with the Canon EOS R3.

Some speculations about upcoming RF lenses can be found here. All Canon rumors are listed here.

[via Canon Rumors]

Learn Photography And Get Inspired With Inspiracles Photography Cards

Inspiracles

Here is a nice idea for budding photographers and all those seeking for inspiration or to learn more about photography, the Inspiracles Photography Inspiration Cards.

The folks at Inspiracles launched a Kickstarter campaign for their Photography Inspiration Cards idea. You can learn more and support the project here. Three version of the cards are launched: Classic, Landscape and People.

Inspiracles press release:

Inspiracles -take your most creative photos ever

Master the art of photography with more inspiration -not more expensive gear.

Do you love photography as much as we do? Then you probably want to learn how to capture those special moments more creatively. To do this well, you’ll need to absorb new skills, not just purchase new equipment.

Maybe you already have great gear and sufficient megapixels, and you are feeling ready for your next photography adventure. But like most of us, you sometimes find yourself lacking ideas when it’s time to go out and shoot. If that sounds like you, then the Inspiracles team invites you to join us in our creative journey!

Imagine learning photography just like a kid—playfully and without struggle! Learning theory is boring, and the brand new “Inspiracles” card decks are here to help you avoid it! Our company’s motto is learning by doing. Let Inspiracles help you learn photography much faster than by sitting around reading the popular books on the subject.

This ready-to-launch product is called Inspiracles Photography Inspiration Cards! Inspiracles are colorful card decks full of creative ideas and exercises to help you learn photography. The cards contain bite-size photo tasks that are easy to understand without needing a lengthy explanation.

To put it simply -Inspiracles are user-friendly starter kits you can always have on hand. And most importantly, they do not require any special photographic equipment and will work great with just your smartphone!

How does it work?

Inspiracles treat photography theory as an add-on -not a necessity to enjoying the product. We wanted to provide helpful tips and background to make it easy to learn more about photography, but we didn’t want to confuse you by adding more than necessary.

To create a happy-medium, you’ll receive 10 cheat sheets with the best basic photo techniques to get you started. Use what you want and feel free to forget about the rest. This way, you’ll have compact knowledge available when you need it and the freedom to explore the art when you don’t!

The cards are extra-large in size (twice the size of typical playing cards). Each card consists of three sections:

  1. an inspirational prompt to trigger your imagination,
  2. pro tips for photographic implementation, and
  3. examples to use for extra inspiration.

Each deck comes with 56 cards in durable, high-quality packaging.

When is the best time to use these cards?

Use the cards whenever and however you’d like! The photo tasks work anytime and anywhere; you don’t need any special spots or occasions.

For example, imagine you want to capture a few cool shots on the way to work, but you’re lacking in the inspiration department -pull out one of the Inspiracles cards to get the juices flowing! Whether you’re on vacation, hanging out at home, or wanting to inject something new into game night with friends, we’re here to give you that little bit of inspiration you need to access your most creative self.

Or if you’re like us and enjoy participating in fun challenges to keep you motivated, try making a yearly project out of the deck by completing 1 of the 52 photo tasks each week. Trust us, there’s no better feeling than looking back at your work and seeing how much you’ve improved since Day 1.

Why should I buy Inspiracles?

At Inspiracles, we’re all about helping you connect with whatever you need to unlock your creativity. To help you out, we’ve designed three different decks of cards that contain over 150 creative tasks and exercises separated by topic:

The Classic edition provides you with creative ideas that cover the whole spectrum of photography so you’ll learn to see the world around you in pictures, along with many compositional and conceptual techniques.

The Landscape edition will spark your imagination and give you ideas for taking creative landscape shots and other picturesque nature photos.

The People edition will help you take your portrait photography to the next level and make it much more diverse.

Whichever set you choose, we know that you will love the bursts of added creativity. Plus, the satisfying experience of browsing through the cards will stimulate your creative juices—much more so than scrolling on your smartphone. From our perspective, we’ll take any excuse to spend less time on our phones and more time stoking our creative fire.

Our Story -A New Step in the Journey

Inspiracles has already grown a large community of photographers and fellow creatives. By joining us, you won’t be alone in your creative adventures -in fact, we’ve been around for many years in the German-speaking world!

And thanks to our popular hashtags, thousands of online photos taken by the German photographers are already available to inspire you.To date, we’ve printed over 36,000 card decks in German.

Now we’re aiming to connect with the international photography world.

On May 18th, 2021, the Inspiracles campaign will launch on Kickstarter.com. This project needs your support, because in order to fulfill the demand of our already excited customers, the high-quality card decks and boxes need to be printed in large quantities to allow us to continue offering affordable pricing.

Also, this is our first step towards connecting our Inspiracles brand with the worldwide community of English speakers -so we would love to have you on board with this project so that in the very near future, we can all have the ability to inspire each other.

If you’d like to stay updated with the Inspiracles campaign and receive a notification as soon as it launches, join the waiting list today to access an exclusive preview of the classic card deck: http://www.inspiracles.com/kickstarter