Canon to announce soon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, and a “Power Zoom Adapter”

EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

Another leak of yesterday suggest Canon may soon release the third iteration of its EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. With a small surprise: it appears Canon is switching from STM to USM motor. This may be the next kit lens, and it first appearance might be with the EOS 80D.

And what about the “Power Zoom Adapter”? Could this be a device to enable electric zooming on select Canon lenses?

Stay tuned for more…

[via Digi-Came.info]

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III coming 2016? [CW3]

EF 16-35mm F/2.8L II

The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III may come next year, latest rumor suggests. The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III announcement is rumored to go along with the announcement of a new Canon professional full-frame DSLR, the EOS-1D X Mark II or EOS 5D Mark IV are candidates. So far, the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II replacement is rumored to have the following features:

  • slightly longer
  • bit heavier
  • 82mm filter
  • improvements on weather-sealing and optics
  • new lens hood
  • likely no image stabilisation
[via Canon Rumors]