First Preview Of The Upcoming Canon 200-400mm f/4 IS 1.4x

It has yet to be announced, we are waiting for it since long, but photographer Joshua Holko had the exclusive chance to preview the Canon 200-400mm f/4 IS with built-in 1.4x teleconverter. The video has been published at Luminous Landscape:

Recently, Australian photographer Joshua Holko had an opportunity to work with a pre-production sample of the exciting new Canon 200-400mm lens. In the video review below Joshua offers us an exclusive look at this lens in action and he discusses his opinion of early sample images.

Cool! Really hope that means the lens will soon be released.

A Little Bit Of Everything

  • [shoplink 10222]A Little Bit Of Everything[/shoplink] Canon Powershot SX50 HS ([shopcountry 10222]) preview at Digital Camera Review:
    • Even though it has a few shortcomings […] the SX50 HS comes as close to meeting the “bridge” camera concept as any digicam […]. The SX50 HS’s user interface is uncomplicated and its robustly constructed metal-alloy/polycarbonate body has very good dust/weather/moisture seals. The SX50 HS’s control layout is efficiently designed and all controls are logically placed and come easily to hand for right-handed shooters. The SX50 HS’s features Canon’s classic digicam menu system which is reliably logical, user-friendly, and easily navigated. The higher resolution LCD and large font size make reading menus simple. This remarkably easy to use, though somewhat chunky digicam, can capture images or HD videos of just about anything – from expansive landscapes to telephoto shots of distant subjects, from macro images to classic portraits, from extreme sports to candid street shots.

It Takes 40 Minutes To Make A Canon EOS 6D

40 minutes to make a Canon EOS 6D
Image courtesy: Exposure Magazine

Exposure Magazine made a visit at the Canon factory in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. They had a chance to observe the highly automatized production process of the [shoplink 7139]Canon EOS 6D (price & specs)[/shoplink]. The process deploys along 15 production stages, and it takes 40 minutes to make a Canon EOS 6D, packaged and ready to ship.

The sensor is mounted at the first stage, stages 2-6 is where all the other components are installed. Screws are automatically inserted and tightened at stage 7. The following stages are dedicated to various quality controls. The camera is tested for the electronics, the mechanical parts, and for the overall photographic performance. Finally, at stage 15 the camera is packaged and ready for shipment.

The same production process is used also for the [shoplink 2431]Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs)[/shoplink], [shoplink 337]EOS 7D (price & specs)[/shoplink], [shoplink 6091]Canon EOS M (price & specs)[/shoplink], and the Legria camcorder.

B&H still has a cool EOS 6D deal going on: the 6D body with a Lowepro – Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag and a Lexar – 16GB SDHC Memory Card Professional Class 10 UHS-I memory card for $1899 (click here). Or take the EOS 6D plus the EF 24-105mm f/4.0L and the memory card for $2499 (click here). This deals are part of the rebate programs that expire today, Saturday, 2/2/2013.

[shoplink 7139]Canon EOS 6D Field Test[/shoplink]

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[via Exposure Magazine]

 

Battle Of The Bokeh – Various 35mm Lenses Compared

35mm lenses are in everyones mind those days. There have been some interesting lenses in this range that have been released in the last times. Think [shoplink 8253]Canon's EF 35mm f/2 IS USM (price & specs)[/shoplink], the amazing [shoplink 8892]Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM (price & specs)[/shoplink] and as last entry, the manual aperture and focusing [shoplink 10145]Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 (price & specs)[/shoplink]. The last one a hot one with a price tag of $479. For featured reviews of the Canon and Sigma lenses see here, here, and here. For the Rokinon see here.

DigitalRev made a video comparing the [shoplink 184]EF 35mm f 1.4L USM[/shoplink], Nikon 35mm G AF-S and the [shoplink 8892]Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM[/shoplink] for the purpose of checking which one has the best bokeh. Check it out!

[shoplink 8892]Battle Of The Bokeh[/shoplink]

[shoplink 184]Battle Of The Bokeh[/shoplink]

 

Center-Point AF Not Working On f/8 On Some Canon EOS-1D X

[shoplink 4119]Center-Point AF Not Working[/shoplink]

As most of you know, Canon released a firmware update for the Canon EOS-1D X that enabled the highly sensitive auto-focus center-point to be used with apertures down to f/8. That was an important addition to the feature set of the EOS-1D X.

However, it turned out that some EOS-1D X models are not center-point focusing using f/8, despite the firmware. Apparently this happened to EOS-1D Xs that were sent in for service and returned with a firmware update.

It’s easy to find out if your EOS-1D X is affected. Check the serial number, if the sixth digit is a 4 or 5, then open the battery compartment and look out for a white dot in the position shown in the pic below. If the small white dot is there, your camera is not affected.

Center-Point AF Not Working
Image courtesy: Imaging Resource

If  your camera is affected, simply download the latest firmware update (1.2.1, click here to download) and install it on your own. Btw, the EOS-1D X is still available at the incredible price of [shoplink 10159 ebay]$5,907.82 (click here) on eBay[/shoplink].

Canon EOS-1D X price check: [shopcountry 4119] [via Imaging Resource]

 

Canon EOS 6D Field Test (Video)

The Camera Store TV made 10 minutes video of a [shoplink 7139]Canon EOS 6D (price & specs)[/shoplink] field test. The setting:

In this episode The Camera Store TV’s Chris Niccolls gives the Canon 6D a test in a very demanding situation, the world of online dating. Watch as Chris and Dave Paul shoot a dating portfolio and video for our astronomy expert, Mark Langridge.

Note: B&H has a cool EOS 6D deal going on: the 6D body with a Lowepro – Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag and a Lexar – 16GB SDHC Memory Card Professional Class 10 UHS-I memory card for $1899 (click here). Or take the EOS 6D plus the EF 24-105mm f/4.0L and the memory card for $2499 (click here). This deals are part of the rebate programs that expire  Saturday, 2/2/2013.

[shoplink 7139]Canon EOS 6D Field Test[/shoplink]

Canon EOS 6D price check: [shopcountry 7139]