Canon Patent For Ring Flash With Prism For Uniform Light Distribution

Canon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon, this time for a ring flash with a prism for an uniform distribution of the light.

  • Patent Publication No. 2014-13350
    • Publication date 2014.1.23
    • Filing date 2012.7.5
  • Existing ring strobe
    • Xenon tube
    • Process to bend the arc shaped glass tube cylindrical difficult
  • Canon patents
    • There are two areas in light of the strobe
    • Light flux from the first region is subject to direct
    • Toward the object light beam from the second zone enters the prism, and then reflected inside
    • Provided with a step stepped on the reflecting surface, by changing the pitch of the step, it is possible to adjust the distance between the emission point

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Canon Deals at B&H Photo (6D Kits and Speedlite 600EX-RT)

Canon Deals

B&H Photo has three deals going on (prices show up after having added items to the cart):

Both EOS 6D kits include the following accessories:

  • SanDisk 16GB SDHC Extreme Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card
  • Canon 200DG Deluxe Gadget Bag
  • Watson LP-E6 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 1750mAh)
  • Oben ACM-2400 4-Section Aluminum Monopod

New Canon Medium Format Tidbits (no MF at Photokina)

Canon Rumor

The latest Canon MF rumor suggests Canon isn’t in any hurry to produce a medium-format sensor based system. The reason appears to be related to resources needed to design, engineer, and produce the larger lenses needed to build up a system. That does not mean Canon isn’t testing prototypes of medium and large format sensors.

No reason to expect an announcement any soon, or to preview any MF gear at this year’s Photokina. An incomplete MF system isn’t something Canon would release to the public.

[via NL]

Deal: Canon EOS 5D Mark III w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS for $3203 (and more Canon deals: 6D Kits, Flash, Lenses)

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Adorama has a great deal going on: Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS lens on sale for $3203.12. You have to click “buy together and save” and add the lightscoop to get the final price. Free shipping and 2% reward.

Adorama has more Canon deals going on, for all you have to click “buy together and save” and add the lightscoop, all items ship free and give you 2% reward:

  • Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT – $423.29
  • Canon Speedlite 430EX II – $231
  • Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM – $319.44

Finally, EOS 6D kits are also on sale thru the “buy together and save” option, add the 70-300 lens bundle to get the final price, free shipping and 2% rewards:

  • Canon EOS 6D with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens – $2399 (instead of $3049)
  • Canon EOS 6D – $1797 (instead of $2199)

 

Is Canon Working On A Global Shutter For A 2.5K Video DSLR?

Global Shutter

Canon Rumors reports a new, interesting rumor. It appears that people working in the video domain is selling their gear because they are looking forward to a global shutter technology that’s able to deliver 2.5k video footage. No information about the DSLR that might employ the technology.

This would be a great step forward for Canon’s commitment to the film-making industry. We know that Canon is heavily pushing video in their DSLR line-up, the [shoplink 14246]Canon EOS 70D[/shoplink]’s Dual Pixel Auto-Focus being the latest, great innovation in this area. This trend started with the EOS 5D Mark II, got almost mature with the [shoplink 2431]EOS 5D Mark III[/shoplink], and we will see more advancements in the next years. Not to mention where Magic Lantern is able to push your Canon DSLR.

This rumor is sort of new. Does it have a connection with the murmured hybrid viewfinder enabled DSLR? Maybe. I think the rumor is plausible, given Canon’s confirmed commitment to the video world. However, take it with a grain of salt (as usual). Canon is secretive and conservative about their technologies and developments, but you should never forget that they have the knowledge to innovate, the labs to experiment, and the facilities to produce all the rumored tech that has been reported in the last year.