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• Canon PowerShot SX50 HS sample pictures –> read it here
• World’s largest life-size self-portrait camera: coming soon to a city near you? –> read it here
• Indoor portrait photography: 10 tips for using only one lens and natural light –> read it here
• The Great Debate: Canon Vs. Nikon –> read it here
• Will Your Flash Last Forever? –> read it here
• 17 Reasons Why Lightroom’s A Useful Tool For Photographers –> read it here
• Pixels to be superseded by vector technology in new video codec –> read it here
• Satire: How to Be a Photographer in Four Simple Lessons –> read it here
• Exhibition Uses a Computer to Generate Every Possible Photograph –> read it here
• Guerrilla Lighting, Photoshop Smoothing –> read it here
• Lightroom Video – Updating Your Own Lightroom Presets –> read it here
• Removing Distractions From Your Photographs –> read it here
• Conflict Photographer Action Figure Is Probably The Real Father of the Baby That Barbie Pushes Around in a Stroller –> read it here
• Sunday Times Telling Freelance Photogs Not to Submit War Images From Syria –> read it here
• Samyang Lenses Now Distributed by Intro 2020 in the UK –> read it here
• Conflict photographer Ben Lowy explains why he uses an iPhone –> read it here
• Ian Plant: From Lawyer to “Starving” Artist –> read it here
• Tragedy as photographer dies before hears of win –> read it here
• The Big Picture Documentary on Iconic Photographer Jay Maisel –> read it here

There will be more Canon STM lenses, wide angles and telephotos, and they may have image stabilization. In an interview Masato Okada, Executive Officer – Deputy Chief Executive – ICP Group 1 Canon Inc., confirmed Canon’s commitment to STM (Stepping Motor) lenses and videography. As you most probably know, STM lenses focus near to silent, avoiding disturbing noise when continuously autofocusing while shooting video. Mr. Okada said that “it is possible that [there will be] STM lens [with] wider and longer focal length“, and that Canon “consider producing wider and longer STM lenses after passing through optical design process“. Another Canon executive, Naoya Kaneda, Senior General Manager ICP Development Center 1, added: “it’s also possible that STM lenses will be equipped with IS”.

Currently there are four Canon STM lenses:

• Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM – check price at the following shops: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
• Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM – check price at the following shops: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
• Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM – check price at the following shops: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
• Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM – check price at the following shops: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

[via Exposure Magazine]

Found a video of the interview with Masaya Maeda, Chief Executive — Image Communication Product Operations — Canon Inc on YouTube (user fotografernet). Parts of this interview have been posted previously in written form. The video has English subtitles and Masaya Maeda’s answers are translated. The discussed topics:

• Cinema EOS
• Canon EOS 6D (price & specs) (he would buy one for himself)
• Challenges of the compact camera segment, the PowerShot N (price & specs) as an answer to this
• How Canon will increase revenues in 2013
• The advanced technologies actually implemented in top-end gear will come to entry level gear
• All regional markets are equally important to Canon

Top rated eBay seller getitdigital (99.6% positive ratings) has the Canon EF-S 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM on sale . Free shipping and USA warranty, and limited stock.

The Canon 18-200mm IS Lens is a compact, lightweight and wide magnification range lens. This zoom lens features a wide focal length range from normal to telephoto (equivalent to 29-320mm in the 35mm format) making it an ideal choice as a general-purpose zoom lens. It features an Optical Image Stabilizer for up to 4-stops of effective correction even at full zoom. And the circular aperture can give beautiful background blur effects.

Key Features
Image Stabilizer – 4 stop Image Stabilizer (IS) extends low light options to previously unavailable levels. Photographers normally shooting handheld at 1/250 sec can switch on IS to obtain a similarly steady and blur-free result with a shutter speed of just 1/15 second.
Superior Image Quality – Two UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) elements and several aspherical elements are used to suppress the effects of secondary chromatic aberrations, to obtain crisp, sharp, high-contrast images without fringing throughout the zoom range.
Super Spectra Coatings – Optimized Super Spectra lens coatings and lens element shaping, suppress flare and ghosting – more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection of the image sensor. Coatings also help achieve true color balance and increase contrast for vivid hi-fidelity images.

Specifications
f/Stop Range: 3.5-22
Magnification: 1:4
Minimum Focus Distance: 1.48′ (0.45 m)
Angle of View: 74-7° (with APS-C size sensor)
Groups/Elements: 12/16
Length: 4″ (102mm)
Weight: 1.3 lb (595g)
Maximum Diameter: 3.1″ (79mm)
Filter Size: 72mm