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

[shoplink 11689 ebay]Canon EOS 5D Mark II[/shoplink]

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 [shoplink 11689 ebay]Eur 2289 (click here)[/shoplink]. 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 [shoplink 11692 ebay]Eur 1715 (click here)[/shoplink]. 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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Super Hot Deal: Canon EOS M with EF-M 22mm f/2 $399!

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That’s a steal: eBay seller bigvalueinc has the Canon EOS M with the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM pancake lens for ridiculous [shoplink 11674 ebay]$399 (click here)[/shoplink]. Won’t last long! All four color options are available. Free shipping.

  • 18.0 MP CMOS (APS-C) Sensor
  • DIGIC 5 Image Processor
  • Full HD 1080p Movie with Focus Tracking
  • 3.0″ Touch Screen LCD with 1040K-dots
  • Touch AF and Multi-touch Operation
  • Hybrid CMOS Auto-focus for Photo & Video
  • Compatible with Canon EF and EF-S Lenses
  • ISO 100-12800, Expandable to 25600 (H)
  • Canon’s First Mirrorless Camera
  • Includes Canon EF-M 22mm F/2 STM Lens

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Update Out In The Wild

While new rumors surfaced concerning the firmware updates Canon is going to release soon, there is proof that Canon’s EOS 5D Mark III [shoplink 2431](price & specs)[/shoplink] firmware update is already out in the wild undergoing testing.

The firmware update was seen at the Atomos Ninja booth at NAB 2013 by the guys over at dslrfilnoob:

I was hanging out at the Atomos Ninja booth checking out their new (and beautiful) Samurai Blade when I noticed a 5d mark III on display. I started playing around with the settings and suddenly I had a clean 1080p output. I grabbed one of the Atomos reps and he confirmed that this5d mark III on display was in fact running the yet to be released clean HDMI firmware update.

An Atomos rep said they are testing the firmware since six months.

[via dslrfilnoob]