This is breaking news: A bunch of Nikon D800 exploded and destroyed a major US city (more here). It’s much much more safe to get a EOS 5D Mark III!!! Believe me, and safe America from destruction!
[via fakechuckwestfall]
Update: Scott Bourne’s thought about Canon’s pancake (click here). He points out one of the features of the EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake that may get overlooked: the focusing distance of 30cm. techradar had its hands on the little pancake, verdict: Although it’s not an ‘L’ lens, the new 40mm Canon optic feels nicely put together and has a reasonable weight. We found that its focusing motor was much quieter than the 18-55mm kit lens […].
Pre-Order options for the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens:
Canon’s Press Release (40mm pancake and 18-135mm STM):
Update: the first preview already showed up at DPreview: preview (click here), summary (click here), sample images (click here). Another hands-on at engadget (click here). More previews and hands-on: Rob Galbraith (click here), ephotozine (click here), c|net Australia (click here). A comparison with theRebel T3i/EOS 600D at photozine (click here).
Update: Canon’s Rebel T4i/650D press release
Ok, we are ready. The Rebel T4i/EOS 650D (and the EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake) can be pre-ordered at Adorama and B&H and Amazon US (no pancake so far). See all the links below:
Update: A first look video by whatdigitalcamera:
Specifications:
More information:
While we are waiting for the Rebel T4i/650D announcement, a little humor won’t hurt. Another totally unserious EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800 comparison. Warning: the video may not be always politically correct. :-)
Now we have even more specification leaking. Digicame-info (Google translated) published a list of supposed specs of the Rebel T4i/EOS 650D expected to be announced tomorrow.
EOS Kiss X6i of spec (T4i/650D) – [machine translated]
- With a simple touch menu selection and auto-focus area selection, zoom in and out of the picture can be more convenient and can be used.
- By adopting Clearview LCD on the LCD even in bright outdoor viewing pictures is easy.
- Swivel LCD for self portraits, as well as using high-angle, low angle can be used to express a more diverse picture can be
- Touch-button operation and the operation can be used simultaneously, depending on the preference of the user can use conveniently
Thanks to reader nini we can post the supposed specs of the EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake and the 18-135mm STM, both expected to be announced tomorrow, Friday 8th. The specifications have been published on Japanese site digicame-info (Google translated). If I got it right, they received the specs from an anonymous source. Here they are (this is machine-translated text, I made some corrections):
- EF-S18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM [see image above]
– […] new focus by (STM) stepping motor and six-group zoom
– Greatly improved performance [of] video AF
– AF achieve smooth video recording of a moving subject in combination with the EOS Kiss X6i[Rebel T4i/EOS 650D] – Adopted a single sheet and high-precision aspherical lens 1 UD lens, achieving high image quality compared with conventional models
– The first with a dynamic IS valid when shooting motion
– Stage 4 minute camera shake correction in terms of shutter speed
- EF40mm F2.8 STM specs [see image below]
– The thinnest and lightest lens in the EF line-up
– […] smooth and quiet AF drive [adopting a] (STM) stepping motor
– 22.8mm Length
– 130 grams in weight
– […] one glass mold aspherical lens
– 7-blade circular aperture
– noise reduction control is [achieved] adopt[ing a] micro-step drive to the diaphragm mechanism
– Minimum focusing distance is 0.3m
– full-time manual focus adjustment is possible to focus one-shot AF
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