Take your vintage portraits to the next level with needle felting accents! – CanonUSA

- Basic Needle Felting on a Photo (Canon video)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III deal – $1,999 (plus 1 year warranty, compare at $2,499)

[shoplink 30700 ebay]EOS 5D Mark III [/shoplink]

eBay seller GetItDigital (99.6% positive ratings) did it again. They have the Canon EOS 5D Mark III [shoplink 30700 ebay]on sale for just $1,999[/shoplink]. Compare to $2,499. Free shipping in the US. Please note: this may be a grey import item.

EOS 5D Mark III specs:

  • 22.3 megapixel full-frame sensor
  • 61-point AF
  • 6 fps continuous shooting
  • ISO 100?€“25,600 sensitivity, expandable to ISO 102,400
  • Full-HD video with manual control
  • 14-bit DIGIC 5+ processor
  • Weather sealing
  • 8.11cm (3.2-inch) 1,040,000-dot screen
  • HDR mode
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Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye lens deal – $189 ($70 off, B&H Photo, today only)

Rokinon 8mm f/3.5

B&H Photo has the Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye lens on sale for $189 (instead of $259) as daily Deal-Zone offer. Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye specifications:

  • Ultra Wide-Angle 8mm Fisheye Lens
  • 167º Angle of View
  • High Definition, Aspherical Elements
  • For Use with APS-C Format DSLRs
  • Circular, Vignetted Image on Full Frame
  • Multi-Layer Coating to Reduce Flare
  • Minimum Focusing Distance of 12″
  • Removable Petal-Type Lens Hood

Rokinon 8mm f/3.5

Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye product description after the break.

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Canon EF-S 20mm f/2.8 STM lens patent

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Canon filed a patent for an EF-S 20mm f/2.8 STM lens. Will this be the next pancake lens for APS-C DSLRs?

  • Patent Publication No. 2015-111192
    • Published 2015.6.18
    • Filing date 2013.12.6
  • Example 3
    • Focal length 20.65mm
    • Fno. 2.88
    • Half angle of view ω = 33.48 °
    • Image height Y = 13.66mm
    • Overall length of the lens 64.00mm
    • BF 35.30mm
  • Canon patents
    • Negative ShiboTadashi
    • The pay-out the entire
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Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R news round-up

EOS 5DS

Canon’s new megapixel champions, the world’s highest resolution full-frame cameras started shipping, and reviews and first impression are showing up everywhere.

Some early thoughts about the EOS 5DS R by Ming Thein.

I expect in real terms the difference in pixel size is going to mean a tradeoff between resolution and dynamic range – though it’s too early to conclude for sure. I do believe that the gain in printability – assuming lenses that are of sufficient quality – will be noticeable. I’m also curious about some of the other lenses for the Canon system that have no Nikon equivalents – the 17 TSE, for instance, and the MPE-65.

Megapixel magic in the frozen north – Canon Professional Network

Travel photographer and Canon Explorer Lucie Debelkova was one of the first to shoot with the high-resolution EOS 5DS R and, as she explains to CPN, she found 50.6 Megapixels brought her much closer to the magic of the north.

Canon EOS 5DS review-in-progress (lots of sample photos) – Camera Labs

[…] if you want the highest possible resolution while staying with the EF system, the 5DS is the camera for you. It captures images with 8688×5792 pixels, compared to 7360×4912 on the D810, allowing you to output four inches wider at 300dpi. If we’re staying within Canon’s World, it’s a huge jump from the 5760×3840 pixels of the EOS 5D Mark III: you can output at 29x19in with the 5DS versus 19x13in for the [shoplink 2431]EOS 5D Mark III[/shoplink] at 300dpi.

Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R shipping in Europe next week

EOS 5DS

It appears the Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R are starting to ship in Europe. I got word from readers that resellers in Italy and Germany are going to ship pre-orders next week. Never the less, both cameras are still not available for pre-order on Amazon Germany or Amazon UK, and other Amazon EU sites.

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