Well, this came as a surprise. Canon’s foray into the display market with a 30-inch reference display specifically designed for colour grading and high quality 4K video production. One more step to confirm Canon’s commitment to videography.

Reinforcing Canon’s continued commitment to the broadcast and cinema industries, the new DP-V3010, together with Canon’s Cinema EOS System, offers a first-class input-to-output solution for 4K digital cinema and wider video production workflows.

With a technical specification designed to provide repeatable, accurate output, the DP-V3010 is optimised for use in scenarios such as colour grading, where overall image quality and consistency are of paramount importance. Its ability to natively display high resolution 4K images and a range of colour options means that the DP-V3010 is also well suited for use on-set or on location, and for other digital imaging tasks including CGI work, Computer Aided Design and 3D animation.

For more information see CPN’s article about the display. The specifications:

Display Unit
Panel Type	Panel Type			IPS (In-plane switching) LCD Panel
	Screen Size			30 inches (76.1cm)
	Aspect Ratio			16:10
	Resolution			4096 x 2560 (10.5 Megapixels)
	Active Display Area			Approx. 25.4 x 15.9 inches (645.1 x 403.2mm)
	Pixel Pitch			157.5 ?m
	Panel Driver			1024 gradations (10-bit for each RGB color)
Image Quality	Brightness (Standard)			48 cd/m2 (DCI), 100 cd/m2
	Viewing Angle (Up, Down, Left, Right)			89° (Contrast ratio 10:1 or higher)
	Surface Treatment			Low-reflection glare
General	Backlight Type			RGB LED (direct down type)
	Power			Rated Voltage: 100 – 240V AC Rated Frequency: 50/60 Hz
	Power Consumption			At maximum load (including change in brightness through aging): Approx. 370 W At factory shipment: Approx. 130 W
	Environmental Conditions	Operating		Temperature and humidity: 41 – 95°F (5-35°C), 20 – 80% RH (no condensation) [Recommended: 59 – 86°F (15-30°C)] Pressure: 700 – 1060 hPa
		Storage / Transporting		Temperature and humidity: -4 – 104°F (-20 – 40°C), 10 – 85% RH (no condensation); 105 – 140°F (41 – 60°C), 10 – 40% RH (no condensation) Pressure: 700 – 1060 hPa
	Dimensions (W x H x D)			Approx. 27.9 x 18.7 x 7.4 in. / 708 x 474 x 189mm
	Weight			Approx. 52.8 lb. / 24kg
	Mounting Hole Pitch			VESA Standard 200 x 200mm (7.9 x 7.9 in.)
Interface	Input		3G/HD-SDI	8 (2 systems) BNC (75Ω) receptacle terminals
			DisplayPort	4 (1 system, version 1.1a compliant)
	Output		3G/HD-SDI	8 (2 pass-thru systems)
	Control		USB	1 (revision 2.0 compliant High Speed mode compatible) USB A receptacle port
			LAN	1 RJ-45 terminal
Supplied Accessories	Display Controller, AC Power Cord, Compact Power Adapter, AC Cable, Tip Prevention Fitting, LAN Cable, Rack Mount Bracket, Rack Mount Bracket Screw, Hex Key, Instruction Manual, Instruction Manual Disc

Canon USA press release after the break.

Then look no further than lensrentals.com. Roger Cicala started the First Annual Photogeek Geek Photo Contest. There is a little more than one week left to participate (10 days left).

Things are a bit different in this contest, compared to “classic” photo contests.Roger’s introduction:

Don’t worry, my pixel-peeping photogeek friends, I know that your usual images of ISO 12233 charts, backfocus targets, dog and cat fur don’t lend themselves well to the various photo competitions out there. I know that a beautiful picture of a cloudy sunset doesn’t give you the opportunity to evaluate corner resolution, and that it’s impossible to assess for spherical aberration in an artfully shadowed nude. Yes, we could enter an superbly sharp brick wall in the architectural category of a normal photo contest, or a 100% crop of our cat’s whiskers in the wildlife section, but we know those ‘artsy’ photo judges never have proper appreciation for that kind of work.

These are the categories:

• Sharpest corner – first prize: a lensbaby
• Bokehliciousness – First prize: An early 1900s Baush and Lomb Tessar
• 3-D Rendering of a 2-D Test Chart – First prize: A 24″ x 36″ Edmund Optics Resolving Power chart
• Largest Number of Accesories Between the Lens and the Camera – First prize: 2 pounds of  lens elements from Roger’s bin (see pic above)
  
• Best Picture of Stuff Inside a Lens – First prize: the Lensrentals repair team will get the stuff out of your lens
• Most Distortion Corrected in Software – First prize: A distortion-free Holga Pinhole lens
• Dynamic Range Demonstration – First prize: A pair of no-longer-available-to-the-public, totally geeked out T-shirts
• Best Picture from a Camera without a Movie Mode – First prize: A Lomography Kunstructor Build-it-yourself film SLR Kit

Be aware of the following:

JUST SO YOU KNOW:  Yes, the contest is in fun, but the prizes are real. So if you’re the only one who enters a category (which seems pretty likely) you win the prize. If no one enters a category, I win the prize (it’s my stuff anyway, so that’s fair.) Although I suspect some of my fellow judges will have a catfight over the T-shirts, at least.

Entries must be received by November 15th, we’ll announce the winners over Thanksgiving weekend after the sales are over. Non U. S. entries are accepted but we’ll only be able to ship to U. S. addresses so you’ll need a friend in the U. S. to forward it to you.

And be sure to check all you have to know at lensrentals.com