Sigma Patent For 28-85mm OS Lens For Mirrorless Cameras
Will there soon be another lens for the EOS M system? The patent was spotted by Egami (translated). At least Sigma is working on an image-stabilized 28-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for APS-C…
Why Do DSLRs Still Sell Better Than Mirrorless Systems?
Amateur Photographer investigated the reasons why DSLRs are still more popular than mirrorless cameras. They found the following reasons: Smaller cameras are fiddly to use compared to DSLR Confusing category names…
Canon EOS M is the Second Most Sold Mirrorless Camera in Japan (2013)
Source: sonyalpharumors BCnranking published sales figures for mirrorless cameras and DSLRs in Japan. As you can see in the picture above, the is the second most sold MILC in Japan…
World’s Fastest Lens For Mirrorless Systems: Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 Released
Source: mirrorlessrumors The lens was announced back in February. Today Kipon announced the new Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 lens which comes in native Canon M mount (EOS M on sale at…
Mirrorless Camera Sales Growing in Asia and EU, Not In The USA
Source: Personal-View As you see Asian countries are rapidly switching to Mirrorless cameras. Europe's mirrorless market is also slowly growing. But it's in North America where MILCs still not break…
Rumor: No Retro Design Nor Full-Frame Mirrorless for Canon
One of my known sources, when asked about Canon's plans for the near future, told me that Canon will not embrace the retro design for their DSLRs and mirrorless cameras…
Rumor: Will Sigma Soon Announce a Mirrorless System Camera (or a Super System Adapter)?
Sigma Poland started a website named Sigma Foto Revolution. There is a running countdown (2 days 17 hours left) with a slogan that translated to Overthrow the system with Sigma…
Canon Working On A Full Frame Mirrorless Camera?
That's what a Patent spotted by Egami (translated) appears to suggest, if I am not misunderstanding the poor machine translation: Canon SLR full size corresponds to 50 mm F1.2 and…
New patent describes a super compact OVF (for small DSLR or mirrorless?)
The latest patent spotted by Egami (translation here) describes a Canon developed Optical Viewfinder with 100% field of view. The special thing about that patent is that the viewfinder is…
Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera Manuals Available For Download
Canon UK has the Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera Manuals available for download. Click here, then check "Manuals" and the download links will appear! Canon EOS M price and (pre-)…
Interview With Canon Europe (mirrorless, 6D, strategies, compact full frame, etc)
Spanish DSLR Magazine (machine translated) published a long interview with Richard Shepherd, Senior Product Specialist for the EOS system, Canon Europe. Many topics are discussed: Canon's approach to the mirrorless…
Canon Changes Release Date Of EOS Mirrorless Camera And Of Accessories (first kits available September 29th)
DCWatch (translated) just posted some news about the release date of the Canon's mirrorless system camera, the . Originally expected for mid October (though most Asian sites were reporting a…
[Photokina] Zeiss Announced New Distagon 55mm f/1.4 Lens, And Will Make Lenses For Mirrorless Systems
First Photokina news rolling in. Zeiss (Click here) announced a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens for full-frame cameras. [...] a high-performance, full-format SLR camera lens with manual focus. With a…
[Patent] Another Canon Patent For Improved Phase-Detection Autofocus (next mirrorless sensor?)
Conventional approach (left) and patented approach (right) Egami (machine translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon and related to methods that aim to improve the performance and accuracy of the…
[Patent] New Canon Phase-Detection AF Method With Higher Accuracy And Smaller Pixel Size (for the next mirrorless camera?)
Egami (machine translated) found a Canon patent for an improved phase-detection AF. Higher accuracy is obtained by better propagation of light. The patent text also suggests, the method should improve accuracy…
[Rumor] Canon’s Medium Format Camera Tidbits And Maybe No Pro Oriented Mirrorless At Photokina
I have got some new information about Canon's murmured upcoming medium format DSLR, said to be announced at Photokina in September. My source told me that the camera will have…
EOS M External Flash Picture Leaked (Canon Mirrorless Camera)
Thanks to an anonymous reader who sent me this image via email. After the images of the EOS M, the new EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens and the also new,…
First image of the Canon 18-55mm lens for the new mirrorless camera (it means it’s an APS-C sensor camera!)
On top you can see the first picture ever posted of the new 18-55mm lens for the new Canon EOS M mirrorless system camera. It is also a confirmation that…
More Images Of Canon’s Mirrorless Camera Leaked
More images of Canon's mirrorless camera (EOS M) and the new EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens , expected to be announced on Monday July 23. From the picture of the…
[Rumor] First Images Of Canon’s Mirrorless Camera And EF-M 22mm f/2 Lens (Update)
Update #2: We expect Canon to announce its mirrorless camera on Monday, July 23rd, around 6-7 AM London time. Stay tuned, we will cover the event from the beginning providing…