Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM to be announced September 15th?

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The previously rumored Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM could be announced on September 15th, Nokishita reports.

The new EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens is rumored to feature an LCD display. September 15th is the day we expect Canon to announce the Canon EOS M5, and another new lens, the EF-M 18-150mm IS STM for the EOS M system (coming in black and silver color options).

The EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM is going to replace the [shoplink 153]EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM[/shoplink] , a lens Canon introduced in 1995.

These are the EOS M5 kits Canon will announce next week [CW5]

EOS m5
Is this the Canon EOS M5?

A list of the upcoming Canon EOS M5 kits leaked at Nokishita Camera.

  • EOS M5 body
  • EOS M5 with EF-M 15-45mm kit
  • EOS M5 with EF-M 18-150mm kit

We still know very little about the Canon EOS M5 specifications. These specs have been rumored:

  • 24MP sensor (80D sensor or some variant)
  • Built-in electronic viewfinder
  • New AF system
  • Classical camera design, more in line with Fuji or Olympus
  • EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM coming as new kit option

Moreover, the EOS M5 might also feature Dual Pixel AF. We expect the announcement on September 15th. Stay tuned!

[via Nokishita Camera]

Canon EVF-DC2 electronic viewfinder may be announced soon, registration at certification authority suggests

Canon EVF-DC2

The announcement of the Canon EVF-DC2 viewfinder may be the matter of a few days. The Canon EVF-DC2 has been registered at Russian certification authority Novocert, according to Nokishita Camera.

  • EVF-DC2
    • Electronic finder
    • SKU: 1727C001AA, 1882C001AA
    • Date: September 6, 2016

As you can see there are two SKUs listed, which may point to two different color options. At the same certification authority, two mirrorless cameras have been registered, one of them coming with two color options. Is the Canon EVF-DC2 meant to be used on this two upcoming mirrorless cameras?

Since one of the upcoming mirrorless cameras is rumored to have a built-in electronic viewfinder, you may wonder for what this new viewfinder is for. If the rumor of a new EOS M with built-in viewfinder is true, then the Canon EVF-DC2 might be the new viewfinder to be used on the EOS M3 and some Powershot G models. But it might also be that the rumored EOS M camera with built-in EVF is not real. Some pictures of an alleged new EOS M camera with built-in EVF are making the rounds.

Stay tuned.

Next Canon EOS M camera coming with Dual Pixel AF? [CW3]

EOS M3
The Canon EOS M3. Is the next EOS M coming soon?

A 24MP sensor to be featured on the next Canon EOS M camera has already been rumored. Now I got a new tidbit, suggesting the next EOS M will also have Dual Pixel AF.

This is more likely than you may think at first glance. The sensor that’s rumored to be featured on the next EOS M is a “EOS 80D”-like sensor. While DPAF has been rumored for each and any Canon mirrorless camera since the original [shoplink 6091]EOS M[/shoplink], this time it may indeed be true. If the recently leaked, sketchy images of a new, pro-oriented looking EOS M are real, then it might well have DPAF.

Dual Pixel AF would make a big difference, and it would make for a Canon mirrorless camera no one would complain about the auto-focus performance. Let’s hope DPAF will eventually be featured on a Canon mirrorless camera.

Currently these are the rumored specifications (via CR):

  • 24MP sensor (80D sensor or some variant)
  • Built-in electronic viewfinder
  • New AF system
  • Classical camera design, more in line with Fuji or Olympus
  • EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM coming as new kit option

As you can see, “80D sensor or some variant” and “new AF system” are rumored, hence a sensor with Dual Pixel AF isn’t that unlikely. The images below showed up in a forum and are said to be the real thing:

We expect Canon to announce the new EOS M next week, on September 15th. Stay tuned!

Tamron 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008TS) officially announced

Tamron 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD TS
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Tamron press release:

Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka; Headquarters: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces launch in the Japanese market of “18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008TS),” now equipped with fluorine coating and with its external design renovated from “18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008),” launched in 2010 as a high-power zoom lens exclusively for APS-C format digital SLR cameras.

Product Highlights

  • External design renovated
  • The zoom ring and focus ring using linear-based grid patterns and the brand ring in tungsten silver create an external design with a high-grade feel.
  • Equipped with fluorine coating to improve user-friendliness for the lens
  • The front surface of the lens element is coated with a protective fluorine compound that is water- and oil-repellant. The lens surface is easier to wipe clean and is less vulnerable to the damaging effects of dirt, dust, moisture and fingerprints.

Specifications

Model B008TS
Focal Length 18-270mm
Maximum Aperture F/3.5-6.3
Angle of View(diagonal) 75°33′-5°55′
Optical Construction 16 elements in 13 groups
Minimum Object Distance 0.49m(19.3 in)
Maximum Magnification Ratio 1:3.8
Filter size Φ62mm
Maximum Diameter Φ74.4mm
Length* for Canon 90.5mm (3.6 in)
for Nikon 88mm (3.5 in)
Weight for Canon and Nikon 450g(15.9 oz)
Aperture Blades 7
Minimum Aperture F/22-40
Standard Accessories Lens hood, Lens caps
Compatible Mounts Canon, Nikon
  • Specifications, appearance, functionality, etc. are subject to change without prior notice.
  • * Length is the distance from the front tip of the lens to the lens mount face.