(CW4/CW3) Canon EOS C300 Mark II and GH4 Competitor coming for NAB 2015, C500 Mark II will not

EOS C100 Mark II

This isn’t new murmuring, it’s another confirmation that these gear will come for NAB.

Canon Rumors reports they got another mention of the imminent announcement of the EOS C500 Mark II. The C300 Mark II will feature 4k video. I am almost sure CR is right here. Rated CW4.

Moreover, the recently surfaced GH4 competitor rumor appears to have got also another mention, since CR is “pretty certain” this camera will come for NAB. They also speculate it will be a camera with an 1 inch sensor, and that it will be shaped like the C100 Mark II, just a bit smaller. I rate this rumor CW3.

Finally, they are no longer sure the C500 Mark II will come for NAB (which I totally agree: there will not be a C500 Mark II announcement at NAB).

Stay tuned…

[via CR]

Another Adobe Lightroom 6 Leak ($149.99, specs confirmed)

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Best Buy has Adobe LIghtroom 6 listed, with all specs, price ($149.99) etc. Lightroom 6 is expected to be available for the end of March (3/20 is the candiate date). Below are the LIghtroom 6 specs and product description as they show up on Best Buy. The leak was spotted by Photography Bay

We all have a cell phone in our pocket, and either a point-and-shoot or a DSLR digital camera. You take pictures of everything — your newborn child, family gatherings, your meal at a fancy restaurant, sporting events and selfies. You love taking pictures, but wish there was an easy way to make them look outstanding all the time. With the powerful, yet intuitive software tools of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6, you can take your images from ordinary to extraordinary.Take your digital photos to the next level with the intuitive software tools of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6. Whether your images were captured on your cell phone or a professional DSLR, you can enjoy pixel-level touch-ups to make every image in your library the best. Take advantage of one-touch adjustments, easy-to-use tools and more with this software. Keep your library organized, and share your creations with your family and friends by uploading them to social media and the Web, creating slideshows and prints and more. Are you ready to perfect your digital photographs?

Product Features

Organize, enhance, perfect and share your digital photographs easily with the tools of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Delivers one-click adjustments, simple tools and more with an intuitive workspace

Fearlessly experiment with your images with nondestructive editing tools, so your originals remain untouched

Enjoy a seamless workflow to get the best out of every pixel in your photos, whether you used a DSLR or a camera phone to capture them

Share your creations with friends and family by uploading to social media and the Web, creating slideshows and prints and more

Specs:

PC Requirements

PC Video DirectX 10-compatible video card
PC System Memory 2 gigabytes
PC Additional Requirements Windows 7 (SP1), 8 or 8.1; Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor; 2GB RAM; DirectX 10-compatible video card; DVD-ROM drive
PC Processor Type Intel|AMD

Mac Requirements

Specs: Details:
Mac Processor Type Intel
Mac Operating System Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion|Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mac System Memory 2 gigabytes

Details

Specs: Details:
Publisher Adobe
Release Date 10/01/2014
Platform Windows|Mac
Color Multi
Color Category Multi

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(CW3) Canon EOS 5D Mark IV coming late 2015 with 28MP, 9 fps, and 4k

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Northlight Images reports a new 5D4 rumor. According to NL the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV will come in late 2015, and only after the new EOS 5DS and 5DS R have started shipping in reasonable numbers.

There are some specs that go with the rumor. The EOS 5D Mark IV is said to feature 28MP, 9fps, and 4k video (4k was rumored first here on CW). Moreover, both the 5D4 and the EOS-1D X Mark II should see an advance in Canon’s flash control features. NL suggests Canon may not put the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R on sale as long as the EOS 5D Mark III is selling good.

We will see if this rumor got it right. For the time being it’s classified CW3. We also got a 5D Mark IV spec list some time ago, which looks more plausible to me. The spec list we got a month ago:

  • 24MP sensor
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF III
  • New and more advanced AF system (compared to EOS 5D3)
  • 4k video
  • Anti-flickr technology (seen first on the 7D Mark II)
  • Improved video features
  • Crop mode (featured on the upcoming EOS 5Ds)
  • ISO 100-51200 (H1: 102400, H2: 204800

About our rumor rating:

  • CW1 – probably fake rumor, not reliable
  • CW2 – rumor from an unknown/new source, but otherwise at least a plausible rumor
  • CW3 – a 50% chance to be real, coming from a known source, or from new source with good insight in Canon’s business
  • CW4 – rumor from a known source that was right in the past, high probability to be true
  • CW5 – as good as certain to be true
[via NL]

Adobe Lightroom 6 Announcement expected for March 25 (another leak online)

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According to tlconline.com.au (spotted by Fuji Rumors), Lightroom 6 will be released on March 25th for $204.60 Australian Dollar. Previously, the following specs leaked:

Product Overview

Master your digital photography workflow: Ranking, optimization and sharing – Lightroom together in one fast, intuitive application all tools dedicated to digital photography.

Bring out the best of each photo: Test your ideas freely with non-destructive tools – your original pictures remain intact. Lightroom lets you optimize every pixel of your photos, they were taken with a professional digital SLR camera or mobile phone.

Key features of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Environment nondestructive: Unleash your creativity in a nondestructive editing environment that allows you to test your ideas freely. The originals remain intact and you can easily cancel your edits or save multiple versions of a cliché.

Advanced conversion feature black and white: Monitor closely the tonal qualities so essential to the black and white photos. Combine precisely the information of eight color layers in the grayscale conversion.

Development predefined settings: Save time by instantly applying the desired effect to your images. Just save develop settings as a preset and apply them to other photos in a click. If Lightroom includes dozens of presets, thousands more are offered by third parties.

Face Recognition: Quickly find pictures of loved ones, even without metadata tags. You select a face on the photo, Lightroom and search the person it belongs to all of your other shots. Sort and group your photos by faces.

Sophisticated Healing Brush: Get best pictures with one touch. Set the brush size and move it according to specific plots. Unwanted items and other imperfections, including irregular shapes son type, magically disappear.

Upright (Vertically): Straighten skewed images with a single click. The Upright tool (Vertically) analyzes the image and detects horizontal or vertical lines inclined. It can even recover images without horizon.

Merge to HDR: Create realistic or surreal images from high-contrast scenes. By merging HDR, you can easily combine photos with different exposures into a single HDR image.

Fusion panoramas: Import and refine your photos in record time. Lightroom leverages compatible graphics process to get you better performance, especially when you edit your images in the Develop module.

Sophisticated video slideshows: Create stunning slideshows combining still images, movies and music, and supplement them with pan and zoom effects, for example.

Optimized web galleries: Present your work in the most elegant web galleries, more attractive and interactive. The new models of HTML5 compatible galleries are supported by many browsers and mobile devices work stations.

Integration of online sharing: Easily publish images on social networks and sites for such as Facebook and Flickr. On some sites, you can even view the online comments on your images directly from Lightroom Library.

Creating photo books: Create beautiful photo books. Lightroom includes a large number of user-friendly catalog templates that you can now customize. Load them then printing a few clicks.

(CW4) Canon set to release a Panasonic GH4 Competitor (EOS-1D X Mark II with 4k)?


Panasonix Lumix GH4

In the interview with Canon’s Mr. Masaya Maeda I featured yesterday, everyone but EOSHD overlooked a statement that could point to a soon-to-come announcement for a Canon 4k-enabled camera with interchangeable lenses. A camera to compete with the Sony a7S and Panasonic GH4.

First the answer we are talking about. When asked “How are you addressing the demand for compact, 4K-capable cameras like Sony’s a7S and Panasonic’s GH4?“, Mr. Maeda said:

Naturally I can’t give you details of our future plans but we are fully aware that such requirements exist in the market. We’re currently in the process of investigating, mainly to satisfy the needs of news media, and we have every intention of addressing this need in future products.

4k is rumoured to be on a new Canon DSLR since some time. Having every intention to address the needs of those in the news media business could mean two things: i) Canon is working hard and will deliver something that addresses the needs some time in the future, or ii) Canon has something under the wrap that will address these needs and is ready to announce it to the world.

EOSHD says that Mr. Maeda’s statement almost certainly means the 1D X Mark II will have 4K. A replacement for the EOS-1D X is indeed expected during 2015. EOSHD points to a new EOS-1D X since Mr. Maeda refers to the needs of news media, and the EOS-1D X definitely is the DSLR for news media. CanonRumors suggests a Canon 4k camera announcement for NAB 2015. However, since Mr. Maeda said Canon is in the process of investigating these needs, it is also possible that there will not be any 4k-related announcement by Canon any time soon.

What do you think? If you want, let me know in the comment section. If you never heard of the incredibly popular Panasonic GH4, these are the core specs (from B&H’s product page):

  • 16.05 MP Digital Live MOS Sensor
  • DCI 4K 4096×2160 at 24p
  • UHD 4K 3840×2160 at 30p/24p
  • Full HD up to 60p
  • 3.0″ 1,036k-Dot OLED Touchscreen Monitor
  • 2,359K-Dot OLED Live View Finder
  • Support for 59.94p, 23.98p, 50p, & 24p
  • 4:2:2 8-Bit or 10-Bit HDMI Output
  • High-Speed 49-Point Autofocus
  • Magnesium Alloy, Weather-Sealed Body

For Sony a7S specs click here.

About our rumor rating:

  • CW1 – probably fake rumor, not reliable
  • CW2 – rumor from an unknown/new source, but otherwise at least a plausible rumor
  • CW3 – a 50% chance to be real, coming from a known source, or from new source with good insight in Canon’s business
  • CW4 – rumor from a known source that was right in the past, high probability to be true
  • CW5 – as good as certain to be true

(CW3) New Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L Lens Coming?

50mm f/1.2L

A new rumor surfaced, suggesting Canon may work on the replacement for the highly regarded EF 50mm f/1.2L (introduced in 2001).

The rumor says the new 50mm f/1.2 will feature a floating element like the EF 85mm f 1.2L II USM , which should solve the focus shift problem some users experience. The new 50mm is expected to be announced after a another rumored lens, a new 35mm f/1.4L lens, i.e. not before end 2015 or early 2016.

[via CR]