Canon announced a new lens today, and a new Selphy printer. The Canon RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM lens is available and scheduled to ship in September 2024, at estimated retail price of $1,099. The SELPHY QX20 is available and scheduled to ship in October 2024, at estimated retail price of $149.99.

RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM at a glance:

• Full-Frame | f/2.8 to f/22
• Compact & Fast Standard Zoom
• Stepper Motor (STM) Autofocus
• Optical Image Stabilizer
• Collapsible Design
• Customizable Control Ring
• Two UD and Two Aspherical Elements
• Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
• Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

Pre-order the RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM at B&H Photo for $1,099.

Canon’s Latest Releases: Versatility with RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM Lens and Portable Printing with SELPHY QX20 Printer

MELVILLE, NY, September 12, 2024 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced the launch of two new products designed to enhance the creative possibilities for photographers, content creators, and everyday users through easily intuitive advanced features and flexibility: the RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM lens and SELPHY QX20 compact photo printer.

The RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM lens is Canon’s new standard zoom lens, primarily for full-frame camera users, offering a widely-adjustable focal range from 28mm to 70mm with a constant F2.8 aperture. It excels in capturing a diverse range of images, from portraits and events to landscapes and low-light scenes. The lens features optical image stabilization, which offers up to 5.5 stops with OIS and 7.5 stops with IBIS + OIS, enhancing image stability. Its lightweight design and high performance make it perfect for everyday use, traveling on the go and for capturing moments through photos and videos.

The SELPHY QX20 is Canon’s newest wireless compact photo printer, offering high-quality printing in a portable design. Ideal for smartphone users, it supports square-size format and Canon’s new card-size format paper, catering to various creative needs including memory keeping, scrapbooking and crafting. The built-in battery and durable seal paper (for prints that may last up to 100 years) make it a top choice for preserving special moments. Its borderless printing feature and dedicated app simplify the process, allowing users to create personalized prints effortlessly.

The RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM lens is compact and ready to take anywhere, offering a versatile tool that can easily transition from capturing videos of your life to storytelling landscapes. Meanwhile, with the SELPHY QX20 printer, Canon is pushing the boundaries of what a compact photo printer can do. The integration of card-size and square-format printing options, alongside the durability of seal paper, not only meets but redefines user expectations for on-the-go photo printing.

Only for today (9/9/2024) B&H Photo has a very good deal on the Datacolor Spyder X2 Photo Studio (display calibration).

At a glance:

• Display Calibration System
• Measures up to 2000 nits of Brightness
• Precise Screen Color and White Balance
• Lens-Based Color Engine Technology
• Expanded Sensor Capability
• Spyder X2 Ultra Colorimeter
• Spyder LensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid
• Spyder CUBE RAW Calibration Tool
• Spyder CHECKR Color Chart
• Metal Transport Case

Get the Datacolor Spyder X2 Photo Studio on sale at $189.99. Compare at $399.99.

More selected deals:

• Get Excire Foto (AI powered photo managment) with 15% discount by using code “canonwatch” at checkout
• USA: Canon USA | B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon US
• Germany: Amazon Germany
• Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Canon announced the Canon EOS C80. The Canon Cinema EOS C80 Full-Frame camera is scheduled to be available in November 2024 for an estimated retail price of $5,499.

At a glance:

• 6K FF Back-Illuminated CMOS Sensor
• 6K30, DCI 4K/2K, UHD 4K120 S35 Recording
• Full Frame and Super35 Modes
• 12G-SDI and HDMI Simultaneous Output
• Triple-Base ISO: 800, 3200, 12,800
• Cinema Raw Light LT, HEVC, AVC Codecs
• 16+ Stops of Total Dynamic Range
• Dual-Pixel CMOS AF II, Built-In NDs
• 1 x BNC Timecode, 2 x Mini-XLR Audio In
• 2 x SD Card Slots, LUT/Long GOP Support

Pre-order at B&H Photo, starting at $5,499

Canon press release:

Canon Introduces the EOS C80 6K Full-Frame Cinema Camera

New EOS C80 RF-Mount Camera Features a 6K Full-Frame, Back-Illuminated Stacked CMOS Sensor, Triple-Base ISO, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II and 12G-SDI

MELVILLE, N.Y., September 9, 2024 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is pleased to announce the new EOS C80 cinema camera, with a native RF-mount and full-frame, back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor, designed for filmmakers that require a full-featured camera in a compact body.

6K Full-Frame Back-Illuminated Stacked CMOS Sensor

The Canon EOS C80 camera features a 6K full-frame, back-illuminated CMOS sensor, with triple-base ISO, allowing the camera to deliver stunning imagery in a wide range of lighting conditions. The base ISOs of 800, 3200, and 12,800 maximize the full dynamic range of the camera.

The EOS C80 camera also features Canon’s latest Dual Pixel CMOS Autofocus, Dual Pixel AF II. The back-illuminated stacked sensor’s positioning offers superb light-capturing efficiency, which widens the area of the sensor that can be used for autofocusing. The sensor also empowers fast readout speed, as well as amazing 4K image quality from 6K oversampling.

12-G SDI and a Variety of Interfaces

In addition to moving to a full-frame sensor, the EOS C80 camera has also stepped up from its predecessor by adding 12G-SDI output, which enables uncompressed transfer of your video signal with a secure cable connection. The camera’s design includes a variety of other interfaces including HDMI, mini-XLR audio inputs, time code, built-in Wi-Fi^® connectivity, and Ethernet. This internet connectivity enables the camera to be controlled remotely via our IP-based XC Protocol using Canon’s Remote Camera Control Application (available for free on the Canon USA Website), or our Multi-Camera Control App for iPhone (available for free on the App Store).

Compact Design

The compact and lightweight EOS C80 camera is suitable on a drone, gimbal, tripod, or in any configuration where compact size and light weight are important.

The camera is ergonomically designed with a new, lightweight handle assembly. The Multi-function Shoe is located just above the LCD screen and the joystick controller provides easy control and menu navigation.

Recording Options

The EOS C80 camera can record up to 6K 30P in Cinema RAW Light. Other recording options include our standard XF-AVC codec which can record in 10-bit 4:2:2 with oversampling from the 6K sensor, creating rich detail and smooth imagery without the need for cropping the image from the sensor. Furthermore, autofocus is enabled when recording in slow or fast motion at up to 4K 120P.

Additionally, the EOS C80 camera has two more recording codecs, XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S. These formats were first introduced with the EOS C400 camera and feature an easy-to-manage naming system and folder structure, while recording in the familiar MP4 format and preserving metadata.

Canon is set to announce the Canon EOS C80, the replacement for the EOS C70.

A set of pictures of the Canon EOS C80 have been leaked by how2fly on Twitter. Here they are:

There is also a set of rumored specifications:

• Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
• 6K full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor
• Triple-base ISO (800, 3200, 12,800)
• Internal recording: 6K 30P Cinema RAW Light, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC S and XF-AVC S
• 12G SDI and a variety of interfaces including Wi-Fi and Ethernet
• Price might be $5499

We expect the announcement later this week.

According to a suggestion that surfaced on Weibo (and NOT on the usual rumor site well known for stealing news without quoting the source), Canon might announce the Canon EOS R6 Mark III in 2025.

The original, machine translated text states:

At present, several new machines R5M2 and R1 are pushed to the market, the predetermined amount exceeds expectations, and now the production capacity will give priority to meeting the needs of the existing models. Therefore, the release time of EOS R6 Mark III may be delayed. It is impossible to see it during the year. It is expected that the probability of being released in the first quarter of next year will be relatively large. What do you expect from the new opportunity?

I wouldn’t take this rumor too seriously. Rumors are nothing but rumors and never reliable information.

Go out and snap pics.

Here is a new Canon patent application. Canon patent 2024117881 (Japan, published 8/30/2024) discusses optical formulas for a70-200mm f/2.8 lens with long back focus and internal zoom extension.

From the patent literature:

• A positive-lead zoom lens system is provided that has high optical performance over the entire zoom range while being compact in size.
• Description of the Related Art: In recent years, imaging optical systems used in imaging devices are desirably compact zoom lenses that have high optical performance over the entire zoom range.
• Conventionally, there have been proposed positive-lead type zoom lenses in which a lens group with positive refractive power is disposed closest to the object side. Patent Document 1 discloses a positive-lead type telephoto zoom lens that is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens group with positive refractive power, a second lens group with negative refractive power, and a subsequent group including a plurality of lens groups.
• However, in a positive-lead zoom lens, if the refractive power of the lens group with positive refractive power located closest to the object side is increased in order to reduce the size of the entire system, various aberrations such as spherical aberration, chromatic aberration, etc. In order to reduce these various aberrations, it is important to appropriately set the refractive power of each lens group and the lenses contained in each lens group.
• The present invention provides a positive lead type zoom lens having a small overall system size and high optical performance over the entire zoom range.

Example 1

• Focal length: 72.11-193.98
• F-number: 2.89
• Half angle of view: 16.70-6.36
• Image height: 21.64
• Overall length: 174.01-240.01
• Back Focus: 41.11-54.81

Example 2

• Focal length: 72.10-193.99
• F-number: 2.88
• Half angle of view: 16.70-6.36
• Image height: 21.64
• Overall length: 225.00
• Back Focus: 37.50

More Canon patents are listed here.

[via asobinet]