Canon EOS M50 Dominates Interchangeable Lens Camera Market in Japan (ranks #1 and #3)

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Canon EOS M50 at a glance:

  • 24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • UHD 4K and HD 720p120 Video Recording
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC, Bluetooth
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF
  • ISO 100-25600, Extended ISO 51200
  • Combination 5-Axis Image Stabilization

The Canon EOS M50 really gets a love of love in Japan. BCN rankings for the month of September 2018 show that the Canon EOS M50 (Kiss M in Japan) ranks first and third for ILC sales (different color options). Most likely the EOS M50 is Canon’s best selling MILC so far. Reviews all are positive.

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Canon Digital Photo Professional ver. 4.9.20 Available For Download

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Canon released version 4.9.20 of Digital Photo Professional.

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.9.20:

  • Supports EOS R, PowerShot SX70 HS
  • Added support for HDR PQ of EOS R RAW/CRAW/DPRAW files, and EOS 5D Mark IV RAW/DPRAW files
  • The following new lenses are now supported: RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM, RF 50mm f/1.2 L USM, RF 35mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM, EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM, EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM

Click here to download Digital Photo Professional ver. 4.9.20

The Nisi 75mm f/0,95 Lens Is For Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras, Canon EOS R Included

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Nisi will launch a new 75mm f/0,95 lens in 2019. The Nisi 75mm f/0.95 will be available for Canon EOS R, Nikon Z, and Sony E mounts.

Phillip Reeve tested the Nisi 75mm f/0.95. He says:

The lens is quite big and heavy as is to be expected from one with these parameters. It is a short flange/mirrorless design and will be available for several mounts […]. The prototype we saw is native E-mount and the lens covers the full frame sensor area.

Of course we weren’t able to fully evaluate the cine lenses by spending a bit of time with them at Photokina, but handling and build quality both left a good impression, the focus and aperture rings had a really nice resistance.
The emphasize of the optical design is meant to be on bokeh rendering and indeed I would describe it as very smooth. Contrast and sharpness were more than sufficient as well.

So far we have no clues about the price and the availability.

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This Canon Promo Video Shows How Far The PowerShot SX70 HS Zoom Can Reach

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Canon PowerShot SX70 HS specifications at a glance:

  • 20.3MP CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • 65x Zoom Lens
  • 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • UHD 4K Video Recording, 4K Time-Lapse
  • Image Stabilization
  • Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Continuous Shooting up to 10 fps
  • Zoom Framing Assist

Canon Imaging Plaza posted a short promotional video that shows the amazing zoom and image stabilisation of the new [shoplink 52650]Canon PowerShot SX70 HS[/shoplink]. Interesting also to see how well the additional digital zoom works. Not bad.

 

Pre-order the Canon PowerShot SX70 HS at $549 at B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon

Last Hours To Pre-Order Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 with $10 Discount and $120 Worth Bonuses

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These are the last hours to pre-order the upcoming Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 with a $10 discount, and with $120 worth of bonuses. The pre-order offer expires October 4, 2018.

What top photographers are saying about Aurora HDR 2019 can be read here.

Pre-order pricing:

Pre-order bonuses

  • Getting the Most from Aurora HDR 2019 video tutorial by Trey Ratcliff;
  • The Landscape Photography Handbook by David Johnston;
  • Exclusive interior Aurora LUTs by Richard Harrington;
  • Burning Mood Aurora Looks by Richard Harrington;
  • 3-month 500px Pro membership ;
  • $300 USD OFF a multi-day Iceland Photo Tour.
  • Aurora HDR 2018. Start enjoying HDR straight away.

This Is Why The Canon EOS R Doesn’t Have IBIS (and why it may have it in future)

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Canon EOS R at a glance:

  • 30.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • UHD 4K30 Video; C-Log & 10-Bit HDMI Out
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 5655 AF Points
  • 3.69m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3.15″ 2.1m-Dot Swivel Touchscreen LCD
  • Expanded ISO 50-102400, 8 fps Shooting
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, SD UHS-II Card Slot
  • Multi-Function Bar, Dual Pixel RAW

As soon as the Canon EOS R was official, the Internet started to do what it likes most: complaining. Besides the ominous “2 card slot” polemics, there was another, maybe more interesting point to debate: why does the Canon EOS R not have In Camera Image Stabilisation (IBIS)?

The Nikon Z6/Z7 has it, Sony’s MILCs have it, the new medium format Fuji MILCs have it. So why not the Canon EOS R?

The people at Digital Camera World went straight to Canon UK’s product intelligence consultant, David Parry, to ask it. Here are some excerpts:

We [i.e. Canon, editor’s note] feel that in-lens IS is the optimum system for image stabilisation […]

With an in-body IS system you are creating something that needs to work over lots of different types of lenses and different lens groups, so you don’t get a dedicated system for that particular lens.

All lenses move in different ways, and you get different types of shake depending on what kind of lens you’re using, so dedicating the IS system to the particular lens is, for us, the optimum way of doing it – but that’s not to say that we aren’t looking at in-body IS.

Makes sense to me. Furthermore, Canon is very conservative when it comes to new features. My interpretation of what Mr. Parry said is that Canon might testing IBIS and that it may find its way in a future mirrorless camera.

All the new Canon gear announced ahead of Photokina 2018 can now be pre-ordered:

Pre-order the Canon EOS R in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Pre-order the Canon RF mount lenses in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Canon EOS R world-wide pre-order links:

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Canon RF mount lenses world-wide pre-order links:

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