Deal: Canon EOS 6D Body Only $1645, EOS 6D with 28-135mm IS And More Stuff $2100

eBay seller bigvalueinc (>56000 ratings, 98.2% positive) has the Canon EOS 6D body only option on sale for . Limited quantity and free shipping.

Looking for a starter bundle? Top rated plus seller photovideo4less (>15000 ratings, 99.6% positive) has a Canon EOS 6D bundle with the EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens and more stuff for . The following items come with the bundle:

  1. Canon EOS 6D 20.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD (Body Only)
  2. Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens
  3. Bower Illuminator TTL Dedicated Flash for Canon Cameras
  4. Transcend 16GB Class 10 SDHC Card (TS16GSDHC10)
  5. Zeikos 72mm Multi-Coated UV Filter
  6. Vivitar Heavy Duty Lens Cap Holder for Nikon Canon Fuji Panasonic & Sony DSLR cameras
  7. Zeikos Flexible Leg Table top Tripod ZE-TR5A
  8. Zeikos ZE-CL3A 3 Piece Cleaning Kit
  9. Zeikos Screen Protectors (Clear) SG26
  10. Zeikos ZE-MC3A 3 Memory Card Wallet

 

Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D Size Comparison, ISO Noise Test And AF Speed Test

Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D
How small can you make a DSLR? Canon’s Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D compared to two mirrorless cameras – Image courtesy: dicahub.com

Korean site dicahub posted some interesting stuff about the world’s smallest DSLR, the Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D (price & specs).

First, a size comparison (translated) with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and the Panasonic DMC-GH2 (see image above and below). The Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D is definitely a tiny piece of gear, and it is a DSLR!

Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D
Even from this side the Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D looks remarkable small – Image courtesy: dicahub.com

They made also a ISO Noise test (translated). The high ISO performance of the Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D is very good. Scroll down to the end of the post to see the crops. All pics were shot with the EF-S 18-55mm IS STM (price & specs). More noise comparisons can be seen here and here.

Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D
ISO 3200 still looks very good on the Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D

Finally, a Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D auto-focus speed test:

Pre-order links:

Europe:

  • Germany (and Austria, Switzerland): Canon EOS 100D body only €649 (click here), and with the new 18-55mm IS STM lens for €799 (click here)
  • France: Canon EOS 100D body only €649 (click here), and with the new 18-55mm IS STM lens for €799 (click here)
  • Italy: Canon EOS 100D body only €649 (click here), and with the new 18-55mm IS STM lens for €799 (click here)
  • UK: Canon EOS 100D with the new 18-55mm IS STM lens for £699 (click here)

USA:

More Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

EU Hot Deal: Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 24-105 f/4L IS Eur 2.289

Very good deal by top rated seller technikdirekt (78000 ratings, 99.9% positive) on eBay Germany: The Canon EOS 5D Mark II with the amazing EF 24-105mm f/4L IS lens is on sale for just . Free shipping and limited quantity.

If you are looking for just the Canon EOS 5D Mark II body, then seller fotoexperte (84000 ratings, 100% positive) on eBay Germany may have the right deal for you: The Canon EOS 5D Mark II body is on sale for . Free shipping and limited quantity.

Canon Patent For 400mm f/4 DO Lens

Canon Patent

Canon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon. It is for a 400mm f/4 lens with diffractive optical elements (to reduce flare).

Patent description (machine translated):

  • Patent Publication No. 2013-64858
    • 2013.4.11 Release Date
    • Filing date 2011.9.16
  • Example 1
    • Focal length f = 392.12mm
    • Fno. 4.12
    • Half angle of ω = 3.16 °
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • 262.14mm length lens
    • BF 69.97mm
    • Two fluorite
  • Materials and anomalous partial dispersion DOE to use, reduce the chromatic aberration
  • Refractive power of the diffractive surface
    • Strong, but can reduce the chromatic aberration of the element itself, flare increases
    • The weaker, other optical element DOE play a role
  • Refractive optical unit
    • DOE anomalous partial dispersion and bonding materials
    • DOE aspherical surface on the opposite side of the
  • Vibration control
  • Inner Focus
[via Egami]

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