Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R Going on Sale June 29 at B&H Photo

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B&H Photo updated their product pages for the new 50MP full-frame Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R. The new expected date for the 5DS and 5DS R to go on sale is June 29 2015. However, both DSLRs are still not available for pre-order (see below).

EOS 5DS and 5DS R previews and hands-on: Canon Japan’s EOS 5DS image and video samples and EOS 5DS R image samples. EOS 5DS and 5DS R preview at Photography Blog, hands-on and sample pics at ephotozine, preview at DPReview, CPN Europe Article, The Digital Picture. A tip about which lenses are best for the EOS 5DS at The Phoblographer. A more technical and in-depth article by CPN. First impression from the videographer’s point of view at EOSHD. Fotosidan interview with Mike Burnhill at CPS, Canon Europe to talk about the upcoming, high resolution Canon Eos 5Ds and 5Ds R (12min video). Hands-on video in Italian. Hands-on video in German.

Pre-orders. Note: pre-orders are not yet open. Sign up to be notified when Adorama starts accepting pre-orders, or check the links below to subscribe to the notification.

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“Pastry Chef” Movie highlights Canon EOS 760D/Rebel T6s Hybrid CMOS AF III Performance

Canon Imaging Plaza on YouTube posted “Pastry Chef”, a short movie shot with Canon’s new Rebel T6s/EOS 760D camera. The movie highlights the performance of Hybrid CMOS AF III auto-focus. The new Rebels (announcement) are scheduled to be available at the end of April 2015. Pre-orders:

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Canon Patent for 12-32mm T3.5 and a 15-47mm T2.8 Cinema Lenses

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Egami (translated) spotted a patent for two Cinema lenses, a 12-32mm T3.5 and a 15-47mm T2.8 lens.

  • Patent Publication No. 2015-34858
    • Published 2015.2.19
    • Filing date 2013.8.8
  • Example 1
    • Zoom ratio 2.50
    • The focal length f = 12.50 18.75 31.25mm
    • Fno. 3.50
    • Half angle ω = 51.21 39.67 26.45 °
    • Image height Y = 15.5mm
    • Overall length of the lens 193.59
    • BF 42.84
  • Example 2
    • Zoom ratio 2.81
    • Focal length 16.00 26.88 45.00
    • Fno. 2.80
    • Half angle of 44.18 30.05 19.06
    • Image height Y = 15.5mm
    • Overall length of the lens 247.38
    • BF 43.27
  • Canon patent
    • Negative positive and negative positive 4-group zoom
    • Inner zoom (the second group)
    • Inner focus (rear group of the first group)

Canon’s Prestigious Accolade by FORTUNE Magazine isn’t so prestigious after all

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The “Nine Key Attributes of Reputation” used by FORTUNE Magazine for their ranking

Canon’s press release of yesterday, when they told us the company is among Fortune Magazine’s most admired companies of 2015 turned out to be based on some misunderstanding of the involved figures.

DIY Photography posted a lengthy article where they point out why the “prestigious accolade” Canon put in the title of the press release isn’t so prestigious after all. First and foremost, Canon got it wrong with the nine key attributes Fortune used to rank companies (and so did I for that matter). Canon writes:

Canon received its highest ranks in innovation, social responsibility and long-term investment value.

Well, it’s exactly the opposite. The nine key attributes are listed in the picture on top. A higher number means a lower ranking. Canon didn’t receive the highest ranks for innovation, social responsibility and long-term investment value, but for Quality of products/services, Financial soundness, and Global competitiveness. Oops.

There are more critical issues in DIY Photography’s post. For instance they stress that

[…] the “World’s Most Admired Companies” list is actually the “World’s Most Admired Companies By Other Companies” list. Client satisfaction or feedback from the general public was not calculated into the scores

While I do not agree with all of the reasoning in the original post (it is still a good thing that Canon tops for the quality of their products), I recommend you have a look at DIY Photography to get the entire story.