Canon EOS 5DS deal – $2,708 (compare at $3,399)

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Canon EOS 5Ds at a glance:

  • Newly designed 50.6 Megapixel full-frame CMOS helps deliver ultra-high resolution images
  • EOS Scene Detection System features a 150,000-pixel RGB+IR Metering Sensor
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF including up to 41 cross-type AF points and EOS iTR
  • Advanced mirror control mechanism and new user-selectable shutter release time lag
  • Full HD 30p movie capability and Time Lapse Movie function

Top Rated Plus seller GetItDigital on eBay (99.5% positive ratings) has the Canon EOS 5Ds [shoplink 38102 ebay]on sale at $2,708.30[/shoplink]. Compare at $3,399. Free shipping. Please note: this may be a grey import item.

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Debunking a myth: why Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras aren’t what Sony wants you to believe

Size advantage? Sony A7R vs Canon EOS 5Ds R (right), both with a 85mm lens.
Size advantage? Sony A7R vs Canon EOS 5Ds R (right), both with a 85mm lens (image courtesy of Camera Size)

I came over a very interesting and educated article at PetaPixel. It’s about why Sony’s full frame pro mirrorless was a fatal mistake that can’t hold up to the promises.

The article analyses five of the apparent advantages a full-frame mirrorless camera is supposed to have for the professional photographer, and systematically debunks those myths. A full-frame mirrorless camera is supposed to have the advantage of

  • Compactness
  • Weight
  • In-Body Image Stabilization
  • You can adapt non-native lenses
  • Live Exposure Preview

Well, it’s not as easy as Sony tries to sell it. The supposed advantages fail to deliver in the real world.. In the conclusion the author says:

So we find ourselves returning for the last time to the original question: what is the point of professional grade FF mirrorless? It isn’t for the compactness (beyond shooting with just one pancake type lens), certainly not for the faster autofocus, not for faster frame rates, not for EVF/exposure preview, not for access to a high cost-performance lens habitat, not for manual focus peaking, not for the ergonomics, and almost universally not for the sake of adapting lenses.

When it comes to FF professional grade mirrorless, the answer is that there is little or no point. People are buying into it because it is an irrational fad. You end up having to buy lots of big and expensive lenses for the one tiny body, when it is preferable to have lots of smaller lenses for the one big body, since the total lens-body combination is the same anyway due to physics. In actual fact the lens-body combination makes professional grade FF mirrorless multi-lens packages larger overall. Read the article…

An article that’s definitely worth to be read before you waste your money for something that will turn out not to be what you expected and what you have been told. Better go for serious gear.

[via PetaPixel]

Jaw-dropping light paintings made with 24 Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras

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Photographer Patrick Rochon used 24 Canon [shoplink 254]EOS 5D Mark II[/shoplink] cameras mounted on a custom build rig and connected to four computers to create the spectacular light paintings you can see in the video below.

The Phoblographer posted an interview with Patrick Rochon where he talks about the idea, and the technical challenges that had to be managed. The project was realised in Thailand.

Breaking: Nikon will soon announce a rebranded Canon EOS 80D

EOS 80D

This is breaking news!

The [shoplink 37471]Canon EOS 80D[/shoplink] is such a incredibly powerful camera that Nikon decided there is no point in trying to make something better. They decided to rebrand it, and to sell it as “Nikon EOS 80D”. The news leaked first on a Hong Kong newspaper.

This move comes after Nikon, in what appears to be a desperate attempt to look good, used a Fuji camera to advertise their products.

We are waiting for more news to come soon…

Immerse yourself in the world of Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass with Canon’s PIXMA Print Studio

Alice Through The Looking Glass

For more information visit www.canon.co.uk/Alice. Canon press release:

Immerse yourself in the world of Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass with Canon’s PIXMA Print Studio

United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 23rd March 2016 – Alice in Wonderland has inspired kids for generations. Now Canon is inviting parents and children to immerse themselves in the world once more this school holidays with special PIXMA Print Studio content inspired by the new Disney film Alice Through The Looking Glass.

Children can get creative with a whole host of downloadable content that will keep them entertained during the school break. From fun colouring sheets and mini posters of the characters, to Alice Through The Looking Glass-themed party invitations, the PIXMA Print Studio will get them excited as Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter in the latest film released in May.

What’s more, Canon is helping bring the experience to life by giving away an Alice Through the Looking Glass inspired mini-break plus cinema tickets on purchases of selected PIXMA models.

Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass opens in cinemas on 27 May and is the sequel to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland. Produced by Tim Burton, the film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen and Rhys Ifans.

For more information visit www.canon.co.uk/Alice.