Lot of Canon related rumors this month. Latest murmurs are telling that the EOS-1D X finally started shipping, but just to a selected few:
I’ve received good info that production samples of the Canon EOS-1D X have begun shipping to preselected lucky photographers. I’m told it’s for Euro 2012 and Olympic photographers, so they can get familiar with the camera.
The EOS-1D X is scheduled to ship in June 2012, for the rest of us.
Japanese site egami (Google translated) spotted two new Canon patents. The patents refer to the EF 600mm f/4 and the EF 400mm f/2.8 lenses. The lenses will have reduced size and weight. The 600mm will have 15 elements in 9 groups, the 400mm 14 elements in 9 groups (more specs below). Performance charts:
More specifications (machine-translated)…:
Patent Publication No. 2012-88427
2012.5.10 Release Date
2010.10.18 filing date
Example 1
Focal length f = 585.00mm
Fno 4.12
Image height 21.64mm
Length 468.50mm lens
BF 90.78mm
15 sheets of 9 group lens configuration
One aspherical surface a
2 UD glass sheet
One fluorite
A plane diffraction
Example 2
Focal length f = 391.86mm
Fno 2.88
Image height 21.64mm
Length 367.51mm lens
BF 50.01mm
Lens Construction 14 elements in 9 groups sheet
2 2 aspherical surface
1 UD glass sheet
One fluorite
A plane diffraction
Group 3 consists of positive and negative positive
Inner Focus (group 2)
Strengthen the refractive power of the front lens group, and to shorten the overall length, the sensitivity is increased, it is difficult to manufacture and assembly
The number of lens group at the end of the super-telephoto lens is determined by the balance of the total length and chromatic aberration
And shorten the length and reconcile, the correction of chromatic aberration, the number will increase
It is important to the length of each degree
Weight of the first lens group, 70% to 9 on the whole
Canon patents is reduced to three the first group
Aspherical and one eye in group 1 group, field curvature correction, the distortion
Diffractive optical element and the second two groups in the first group, the chromatic aberration correction
I report and sum up the Canon mirror-less news i got in the last few days. My source told me that a Canon mirror-less camera will indeed be announced next month, in June. I’ve been told that the camera will have a 4:3 ratio sensor and that it looks a little like Nikon’s V1 (but will be much much better a camera than the V1 :-) ). This means it will could have the sensor of the PowerShot G1 X (good!) and it will have a modern look, not vintage-style as other mirror-less cams. Unlike most of the renderings and concepts we saw floating around the Web in the last months, the upcoming Canon mirror-less cam will not be a vintage designed range-finder camera. In other words: it will not look like the Fuji X100 or the Olympus E-M5.
No mention so far about the lens-mount it will have. I wonder if the pancake lens I reported about yesterday has something to do with the upcoming mirror-less system camera by Canon. I mean: a pancake lens seems to be made for ILCs, but will it mount natively or will it need an adapter? That’s a big question in my opinion. There is such a lot of outstanding Canon lenses that I really hope Canon will deliver an easy yet fully functional way (read: adapter) to use these lens on its upcoming Interchangeable Lens Camera. I heard also some rumors saying that the camera will/could have an EF-S mount. Given the race to always smaller ILC bodies, I think this is not very plausible. But then: who knows.
What follows are my very own thoughts about the whole Canon mirrorless 4/3 thing:
I hope Canon will make a light-weighted camera – I always had DSLRs, and as much as I like them, I do not like the bulk that comes with them
Let us use the whole range of EF lenses in their full functionality (i.e. all features including IS and AF, camera controlled aperture and exposure)
We want the EF-adapter, do not overprice it!
Give us full cross-compatibility with the EOS system
Give us some light and small prime lenses (and maybe a couple of zooms) made specifically for the ILC
Give us a cool kit lens, but make it really cool & smart
Give us an ILC with high ISOs, and with good high ISO performance (Canon, you can do it!)
Please keep the price at a reasonable level, at least lower than $800 (kit lens included) – The PowerShot G1 X is a fine camera with an outstanding lens, but a little overpriced IMHO
And finally: surprise us with an amazing sensor. Canon has so much sensor science and skills, they can do it.
There is only one thing given for granted: June will be a hot month for Canon fans! :-)
The sold on ebay is not yet shipping. It will ship starting June 10 and can be pre-ordered right now. It is not an official Canon accessory but an alternative, chinese made grip. I found it in this forum thread, where users are actively discussing the pros and cons. Free shipping. Happy bidding!
Looks like Canon will announce a new, affordable so-called pancake lens in June (no, not the one in the picture above), together with the T4i/650D and a mirrorless camera. “pancake” because such a lens is small and light. It’s rumored to be an EF 40mm f/2.8, and it will not be an “L” lens. Price should be <$300. This would be a nice addition to the huge Canon lenses family. An EF-S 18-135 IS II is also rumored to be announced in June. Lot’s of news coming from Canon next month!
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