Sony Is The Alpha Dog In The Mirrorless Pack, According to February Market Figures

Mirrorless
View Post

Some sales figures about the mirrorless market in Japan in February 2020 (image on top).

BCN Retail published market shares for mirrorless cameras in Japan for February 2020, and they show that Sony is the undisputed leader when it comes to sales figures. Although Canon is present in the top ten withe the EOS M50 (Kiss M in Japan) and the EOS M100, it’s a clear Sony dominance with the a6400 ranked third and close to the EOS M50.

Canon EOS R6 Rumor: More Bits Surface (dual card, HD@120p, more)

Canon Eos R6 Rumor
View Post

A new Canon EOS R6 rumor surfaced.

In addition to the already rumored specifications, there are some new bits In bold):

  • 20mp full frame CMOS sensor
  • IBIS (In Body Image Stabilisation)
  • FullHD@120p
  • Dual card slots
  • No top-down screen
  • Lower resolution EVF than the EOS R5
  • Build quality not as good as the EOS R5
  • 12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic.
  • 4K@60p
  • New battery (might be the same as the EOS R5)
  • Announcement in May 2020
  • Starts shipping in June 2020

The Canon EOS R6 might get announced sometime before Photokina 2020 (which is scheduled to start May 27, but it might get cancelled like other trade shows.

More Canon EOS R6 rumor stuff is listed here.

Source: Canon Rumors

High Resolution Canon EOS R Undergoing Testing Mentioned Again, 90MP Sensor

High Resolution Eos R
View Post

Last week we got a suggestion about the rumored high resolution Canon EOS R. Our source suggested a 150MP resolution, which we posted with some cautionary advise.

A new rumor about the Canon high resolution EOS R model came up. The source of this rumor suggests that 1) the high resolution EOS R is already undergoing testing by selected photographers (we got the same suggestion last year), and 2) the resolution might be closer to what we got suggested last year, i.e. a resolution somewhere around 90MP. According to the source the resolution is “significantly lower than 150mp” and “just about doubles” the 45mp in the upcoming Canon EOS R5.

The only other bit that emerged so far is that the high resolution EOS R will not be that strong on the video features side, which is to expect from a high resolution camera.

This EOS R model might get announced at the beginning of 2021. The next Canon EOS R cameras that we expect to get announced are the EOS R5 and EOS R6.

Stay tuned.

Source: Canon Rumors

The Best Budget Lenses For Canon APS-C DSLRs (according to DPReview)

Canon Eos 90d Canon Aps-c Firmware Dynamic Range
View Post

Budget lenses don’t have to be cheap when it comes to performance.

DPReview TV’s Chris and Jordan share their thoughts about what they think are the best budget lenses for Canon DSLRs with a crop sensor (APS-C). For some of the discussed lenses there are sample galleries.

Lenses for Canon APS-C DSLRs: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Deal: SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B – $349 (reg. $399, today only)

SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO
View Post

Only for today (3(16/2020) B&H Photo has a dela on the SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B memory card.

Get the SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B at $349. Compare at $399. A $50 discount is applied in cart. Free shipping.

Key features:

  • 256GB Storage Capacity
  • PCIe 3.0 Bus
  • Max Read Speed: 1700 MB/s
  • Max Write Speed: 1200 MB/s

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama.

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals to be found here)

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

Click here to open the rest of the article

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II Review (long term review by D. Abbott)

Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L II Review
View Post

Here is a Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II review.

Dustin Abbott posted his exhaustive review of the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II lens. He says:

One of the top lenses that I continue to feel is special is the Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II – a lens I labeled the best non-super-telephoto lens in Canon’s lineup at the time of my initial review at the end of 2015.  I also characterized it as essentially a “Zeiss Otus lens with autofocus”.  Do I still feel that strongly about it after over four years of use? Like the Canon 100L Macro, the EF 35LII still looks and operates like new, and has paid for itself many times over with product photography, food photography, weddings, events, portraits, and more.  It was so good that it made me eventually sell my 24-70mm F2.8 zoom.

Dustin Abbott’s review comes with a rich set of sample pictures, and as usual with the full review in video. Enjoy.

Key features:

  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/22
  • Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics Element
  • Two Aspherical Elements, One UD Element

More Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II review stuff is listed here.

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Click here to open the rest of the article