Canon EOS M Makes It Into Canon Camera Museum

 EOS M Makes It Into Canon Camera Museum

Yes, the Canon EOS M (price & specs) made it into the “design hall” of the Canon Camera Museum:

“Bringing the EOS concept into a mirrorless camera.”
This was the overall approach adopted by the design team for the EOS M camera, which comprised Seishiro Takano, who was responsible for the body and interchangeable lenses; Shingo Yamazaki, designer of the user interface; Megumi Inazumi, in charge of accessories and other parts; and Shosaku Kawashima, the team leader.

Mr. Kawashima – who sought to carry forward the speed, comfort, and picture quality of the EOS series – remained committed to the clear EOS advantage of imbuing a compact body with strength and durability. In other words, the goal was to develop a mirrorless compact camera that incorporated the DNA of EOS.
The design team set a high hurdle for themselves by setting out to combine miniaturization with increased functionality. As a result, all members of the team took on bold challenges in their respective assignments.

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

[via The Digital Picture]

Update – New Firmware For Canon EOS-1D X Underway?

New Firmware For Canon EOS-1D X Underway?
Image credit: dslr-forum.de

Specs of the firmware 1.2.1 showed up at Canon Rumors. See at the end of the post.

Danke/thank you Heinz!

This comes from a discussion on dslr-forum.de. A user sent in his Canon EOS-1D X (price & specs) (to CPS) and got it back with a new firmware version, that's 1.2.1 (1.1.1 is the current official version). Then he called Canon service and was told it is a firmware version that is reserved to service and that there are no information about it in the Internet. It delivers some fixes and overall improvements. There are no major changes and minimal difference to release 1.1.1. At least the user who sent in the EOS-1D X has not noticed any changes so far.

The EOS-1D X was sent in for the purpose of fine-tuning the auto focus (he sent in the 1D X and the EF 70-200 2.8 IS II, 1.4x III and 2.0x III extenders). AF is much more snappy now, he writes, but that's plausibly due to the fine-tuned AF.

Here the specs as they are reported on CR:

Canon EOS-1D X Firmware 1.2.1

Release of New Firmware Version 1.2.1, firmware incorporating disablement (operational error prevention) of the Image Size selection button

We are releasing firmware version 1.2.1 for EOS -1D X for service prior to the Web announcement. We are planning to make this firmware available on the Web for download in mid-January 2013.

This firmware update is to improve operational function in response from several professional

photographers that the Image Selection button was pressed without realizing and the image size had been changed. Also, this firmware incorporates quality issue fixes that have been reported from the market.

1. Details of Functional Improvements and Fixes

1-1. The function to disable the Image Size selection button is added.

1-2. Fixes Err 70 and Err 80 which may occur depending on the camera settings, shooting scenes, or the timing of releases. Also, some complained camera freeze when Err 80 occurred.

The above mentioned (1-2) phenomenon occur in very rare instances. In addition with the firmware update for 1-1, the fixes for these phenomena have been incorporated.

a) Err 70

In customization of operational buttons, there were errors in operational program for the exposure level display in the viewfinder when the Main Dial is set to change the aperture value in Manual mode, and may cause Err 70.

b) Err 80

Err 80 may occur depending on the distance to the subject, shooting scenes, or the timing of metering.

This phenomenon occurs in very rare instances due to the error in operational program for metering when shooting a subject at a distance with telephoto lenses with focal lengths of 300 mm or 400 mm.

Canon EOS-1D X price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

[via dslr-forum.de, via CR]

 

Photographer Takes A Picture A Day For A Year (using Canon gear)

Last year photographer Ridwan Adhami (www.ridzdesign.com) set out to shoot a photograph every single day and post it online with a story attached. He ended up shooting every day of last year with Canon products.

Using Canon camera gear, he was able to complete the project and maintain the utmost of quality no matter what camera or lens he was using. Ridwan used a EOS 7D (price & specs) as primary camera and the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM (price & specs) as his main lens.  When the lens took a dive and was split in half, he was forced to move to the Canon G11 point and shoot as a backup.

In addition there has been a handful of days using a Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs) when on assignment, as well as a EOS 60D (price & specs) that he ended up borrowing while the camera and lens where being repaired. Regardless of what camera or lens combo being used, Canon products from the entire range allowed superior control and resulting in amazing image quality across the board.

Now that the year is done and all the images have been posted, Ridzdesign will be creating a coffee table photo book documenting the entire year as well as highlighting camera details and shot information. It will not just be an art book but a reference guide for photography students on the different techniques used to take the variety of images.

Here is the Kickstarter campaign page for the upcoming book: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ridzdesign/ridzdesign-366-a-photo-a-day-2012-limited-edition

Photographer Takes A Picture A Day For A Year

Below is the full list of cameras and lens that ended up being used in this project (you can click on the shopname to see the specs and the price in your country:

Cameras: 

Canon EOS 7D: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EOS 5D Mark III: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EOS 60D: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon PowerShot G11: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Lenses:

Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 100mm f2.8 L Macro: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 IS II: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Flashes:

Canon Speedlite 430EXII: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon Speedlite 580EXII: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

A Little Bit Of Everything (Canon Powershot N Coverage)

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT and ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter Can Be Used In 58 Countries

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In March 2012 Canon published a list of the countries where the Speedlite 600EX-RT and ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter can be used. It is all about where you can use devices using 2.4 GHz ISM bands.

The countries:

Australia ,Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USACanon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA [via pixsylated]

 

DxO Optics 8.1.2 Released, Supports Canon EOS 6D

DxO Optics 8.1.2 has been released. Among many new features, support for the Canon EOS 6D (price & specs) has been added (in the Elite version of the software). Around 300 new camera and lens combinations have been added to the DxO Optics Modules library, there are now of 10,000 available Optics Modules.

DxO Optics Pro achieved the goal it set in early 2012 to have 10,000 DxO Optics Modules available by the end of 2012. Developed in the laboratory using an exclusive calibration process, DxO Optics Modules contain tens of thousands of data points about the intrinsic characteristics and flaws of each camera and lens. This database, unique in the entire world, allows DxO Optics Pro to automatically correct all the optical flaws in RAW and JPEG images – distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberrations, lens softness – with an unrivaled level of quality.

Read the announcement here.