First Picture Of Samyang 16mm f/2 Lens Unveiled On Facebook

Samyang 16mm f/2

A picture of the upcoming Samyang 16mm f/2.0 lens has been unveiled on Facebook, along with some specs. Among other mount types there will be a version for Canon EF and M mounts.

The 16mm focus length with rectilinear imaging system ensure extra wide angle of view amounting to 83.1 degrees (for Nikon version and 79.5 for Canon). The big aperture opening of F2.0 ensure photographers able to use it for low light environment like night street shooting. The weight of the lens is just about 571g, as a result this lens will be a attractive carry on for architecture and landscape shooting.

[via Fujirumors]

 

Transform A Canon EOS 50D In A Powerful Video Camera With Magic Lantern RAW Hack

Canon EOS 50D raw video test – ISO 12.800 (H2) from Julian Huijbregts on Vimeo.

I have extensively reported about the Magic Lantern RAW Hack for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. You should know that you can have RAW video output also on the 5 year old Canon EOS 50D. As most of you probably know, the EOS 50D was the last semiprofessional DSLR in the xxD series. The EOS 60D that followed was more “Rebel inspired” than the 50D and the 40D.

The video above is amazing. You may also want to check sample images here. Will the Canon EOS 50D get a new life with the hack? First of all, check the price here on eBay.

The Canon EOS 50D is still kicking, read here why.

[via EOSHD]

Magic Lantern RAW Hack

 

Mitakon Lens Turbo For Canon FD Lenses And Sony NEX (Speed Booster Clone)

It was a matter of time before someone would replicate Metabones’ idea and make it cheaper. Mitakon is now selling their first Lens Turbo Adapter with a 0.72x focal reduction (i.e. you get full-frame on a crop sensor). There is a Lens Turbo for Canon FD lenses and Sony’s NEX cameras. It works exactly like the Speed Booster adapter from Metabones at a fraction of the price. So, if you have some old glorious FD-mount lenses laying around and own a Sony NEX this is for you. There are . The official press release can be read at Mitakon’s website.

If you want o automatically get notified when new Lens Turbo will be on sale on eBay just create a Slidoo account and save this search.

[via 43rumors]

Canon On Flickr Android App – Filter Flickr Pics By Canon EOS DSLRs

Canon On Flickr

Simple but useful free app for your Android smartphone or tablet. With Canon on Flickr (click here to see it on Google Play) you can search and filter pictures on Flickr by selecting the Canon EOS camera of your choice.

Description:

Canon on Flickr is an Android app, targeted at Canon EOS camera users.
Because all cameras and lens yield a very different picture quality at different apertures, ISO speeds or focal lengths, all these Exif parameters can be viewed to help you learn to take good photos.

Features:
+ Filter Flickr photos by selecting different Canon EOS camera model.
+ Sort results by relevance,interestingness or date.
+ View detailed Exif info. like ISO speeds, aperture, shutter speed etc..
+ Zoom in / out of picture.
+ search on photo tags (keywords).

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