Plenty of New Canon Lenses May Be Announced in 2014 (maybe)

New Canon Lenses

According to CR. We didn’t get this rumour and hence we take it with a grain of salt. There will be new Canon lenses in 2014, but I am skeptic if there will be a total of 8 new lenses set to be announced in 2014. No one told me about 8 lenses to be announced. But everything is possible.

That’s what the latest Canon-lens-rumor suggests: 8 new Canon lenses in 2014. The rumour is very vague, no specs or focal lengths. The only thing the rumour states: there have been manufacturing delays and economic issues that have slowed down the announcement.

The  lenses are said to be in part replacements, and in part new lenses.

 

Update – Deal: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II – $2199 (no: $1899)

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

Update: B&H has the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II at an even better price: $1899 (click here) after a $300 mail-in rebate. Be aware that the final price shows up after having added the item to the cart.

Good deal by authorised Canon dealer buydig (99.4% positive ratings) on eBay: the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens for [shoplink 16569 ebay]$2199 (click here)[/shoplink]. New item, USA warranty. Limited stock at this price. Note: The price shows up after having added the item to the cart.

Below you can see a hands-on video by DigitalRev.

Are You Ready For The White Kiss? (Canon Japan Teaser)

White Kiss
This is a screenshot, click to see the video.

After the teaser published by Canon Korea a few days ago, now we have another teaser video by Canon Japan on Facebook. This time there is no silhouette of a camera a body, just a short video titled “White Kiss Debut”. I think the odds are clear now: Canon is going to release a white Rebel DSLR (The Rebel line-up is called “Kiss” in japan). It is still unclear if it will be a new Rebel or just a white version of an existing model. I think the latter is more probable.

In the meantime our friends over at dicahub did another comparison with the original teaser image published by Canon Korea. The shape looks definitely like a Rebel SL1/EOS 100D (price & specs). Only the position of the “Canon” mark and the lens position differ slightly, but that could depend by the shooting angle.

Image courtesy: dicahub.com

I guess there will soon be a white Rebel SL1/EOS 100D :-)

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Canon Patent For Next Dual Pixel CMOS Auto-Focus (the 70D is not the end of the story)

Dual Pixel CMOS

The Canon EOS 70D is not the end of the story.

Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Canon that looks to be the next step in Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS Auto-Focus technology. The patent appears to refer to a more sensitive Dual Pixel AF.

  • Patent Publication No. 2013-228692
    • Publication date 2013.11.7
    • Filing date 2012.3.29
  • Canon patent
    • Image plane phase difference AF
    • I have a high sensitivity light-receiving unit low sensitivity and the light receiving unit

Deal: Canon EOS 7D ($919), EOS 6D ($1649), SL1/100D ($484) – Update

[shoplink 16552 ebay]EOS 7D[/shoplink]

Update: Another very good deal showed up on eBay: Top Rated Plus seller peach_photo (99.6 % positive ratings) has the Canon Rebel SL1/EOS 100D with EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens for [shoplink 16557 ebay]$484 (click here)[/shoplink]. New item in original box, USA warranty. Regular price is $679!

Top Rated Plus eBay seller adoramacamera (99.8% positive ratings) has refurbished Canon EOS 7D bodies for [shoplink 16552 ebay]$919 (click here)[/shoplink]. Refurbished by Canon, 1 year warranty. It is the same well known Adorama, selling on ebay.

B&H has the Canon EOS 6D discounted to $1649 (click here). Be aware that the price shows up after having added the item to the cart.