Canon USA Teams Up To Help Protect Children

Canon USA
Canon U.S.A., The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children and The New York Yankees team up to help protect children.

Canon USA press release:

Canon Promotional Night at Yankee Stadium Educates Fans about Keeping Children Safe and the Power of Using Digital Photos to Help Locate Missing Children
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 25, 2013 – For the 10th consecutive year, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the New York Yankees are teaming up on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, for Canon’s annual promotional night at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees will be taking on the Texas Rangers, and during a pre-game ceremony, Canon and NCMEC will celebrate their continued efforts to help keep children safe and bring missing children home.

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More Pre-order Options for Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens

EF-M 11-22mm

I found the following shops to accept pre-orders for the upcoming Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens, the third Canon lens for the Canon EOS M:

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Canon Deals: Canon EOS 60D Body Only ($589), PowerShot S100 ($259)

Top rated eBay seller buydig (138558 ratings, 99.5% positive, Canon Authorized Dealer) has the Canon EOS 60D body only on sale for . Be aware that the price shows up when you add the item to the cart. Free shipping, USA warranty, limited stock).

Top rated eBay seller Adoramacamera (174829 ratings, 99.8% positive, Canon Authorized Dealer) has the GPS-enables Canon PowerShot S100 on sale for just . Free shipping, USA warranty, limited stock.

Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM First Impression (dpreview)

EF-M 11-22mm

dpreview updated their EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM first impression review. The 11-22mm is the third lens for the Canon EOS M system, the others being the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM and the EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. About the EF-M 11-22mm they write:

The EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM is Canon’s third lens for its mirrorless EOS M camera, and adds a useful wideangle capability in a package that’s impressively compact – especially considering that it’s got optical image stabilisation too. Our initial feeling is that it’s a rather nice little lens that’s pretty well-built, and a good match for the EOS M.

For the time being, the EF-M 11-22mm IS STM lens can be pre-ordered at Amazon Germany and at DigitalRev. You might be interested to check out the performance of the upcoming firmware update (V2) for the Canon EOS M.

Canon EOS M price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Canon EOS M Firmware Update Performance with EF-M 11-22mm IS STM Lens

EOS M Firmware Update

Thanks to Daero Lee (YouTube) we have some videos showing how the upcoming firmware update for the Canon EOS M performs with the new EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens.If I got it right, a pre-production model of the 11-22mm was used. For the time being, the EF-M 11-22mm IS STM lens can be pre-ordered at Amazon Germany and at DigitalRev.

The firmware update for the EOS M seems to hold what it promises: a definitely faster auto-focus. The AF performance was the EOS M’s biggest issue, and that’s a pity, since the EOS M is a wonderful little camera with an amazing image quality. If the firmware update delivers a better AF (and it looks as if it will do), then the EOS M could have a big comeback, especially if you consider that the price is now much lower than when the EOS M was introduced.

Canon EOS M price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

The first video shows Touch AF performance.


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