Reminder: Take Part in CW’s Readers Contest and Show What You Can Do With a Canon Camera


Last week’s most liked reader photo: Greg Noble‎ – Millville, Calif. Canon5D MKII, 17mm T/S

Hey there! Just a reminder to take part in Canon Watch’s reader contest.

How it works:

1) Submit your picture with a short description on Canon Watch’s Facebook page
2) Vote and comment the pictures from other readers on the Photo Stream
3) A selection of the most liked pictures will be posted every Sunday here on Canon Watch

Show the world what you can do with a Canon camera!

Canon Patent for 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Lens

Canon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon.

The patent refers to a 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens. As Egami notes, it’s a bit early for a replacement of the EF 70-300mm F4-5.6L IS.

Patent description (machine translated):

  • Patent Publication No. 2014-186098
    • Published 2014.10.2
    • Filing date 2013.3.22
  • Example 4
    • Zoom ratio 4.02
    • Focal length f = 72.20-135.09-289.98mm
    • Fno. 4.19-4.63-5.86
    • Half angle ω = 16.68-9.10-4.27 °
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • Overall length of the lens 183.25-214.28-237.12mm
    • BF 43.12-49.21-66.05mm

Canon Patent

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II Sample Pics

ISO 320, f/5, 1/2000, full size

First sample pics shot with the new EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens showed up on Canon China’s website. All samples were shot using an EOS-1D X. Canon’s new EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens sells for $2,199 (pre-order: Adorama and B&H Photo).

If you want to learn more about the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens, there are two CPN articles for you.

ISO 100, f/5, 1/320s, full size
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II
ISO 400, f/11, 1/400, full size
ISO 200, f/16, 1/125, full size
ISO 800, f/11, 1/1250, full size
ISO 800, f/8, 1/5, full size

Announcement Soon: Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L Lens (Update)

EF 11-24mm f/4L
The image of the 11-24mm that leaked some time ago.

I have been told by a good source (thanks) that Canon will soon announce the EF 11-24mm f/4L lens. The announcement may be a matter of a week or two. Price is said to be around $3,000.

An image of the new ultra-wide angle zoom lens showed up time ago. All agree that the image (above) is not a fake. Moreover, there is also a patent for such a lens.

Update (thanks Paul): Canon Germany’s site has leaked the 11-24mm lens, though the link does lead to a “page not found”. In the image below you see a screenshot of the page. The 11-24mm is mentioned where the image is missing. The text says:

The EF11-24mm 1:4L USM is the widest ultra-wide angle lens for Canon full-frame cameras. It features a completely new design, new lens coating and outstanding performance.

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Stay tuned…