Canon EOS R Rumor: Next Model Might Have IBIS On Board

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Want Canon to eventually feature IBIS (In Body Image Stabilisation) on their cameras? This Canon EOS R rumor might make you happy.

We have been told (thanks) that Canon’s next EOS R camera will have IBIS on board. The source couldn’t tell us if the EOS R body with IBIS will be the high resolution R camera or the pro-oriented one.

We give this rumor credit. There is no doubt that Canon is working on IBIS, given the remarkable collection of patent applications dealing with it and the fact that another Canon exec told the world about. So it’s just a matter of when and on which camera it will appear first.

There have been rumors suggesting Canon might feature IBIS on the upcoming Canon EOS-1D X Mark III. We think this is unlikely. First appearance of IBIS on a Canon camera will most likely be on a mirrorless body.

Our source couldn’t tell us any specifications of this upcoming EOS R model. If the rumored announcement date of at least one of the rumored EOS R bodies is reliable (February 2020) then we will soon know more.

So far, this preliminary specification list for the high resolution EOS R body surfaced over the web:

  • 75mp full-frame CMOS
  • Sensor “focused on the dynamic range”
  • Frames per second “… Sounded similar to the EOS R”
  • DIGIC 9
  • Dual Card Slots
  • Joystick the same as the EOS-1D X Mark III
  • Larger and higher resolution EVF than the EOS R
  • Fully articulating LCD screen
  • Fully weather-sealed
  • Similar ergonomics as the EOS R (No touch bar)

Stay tuned, the next EOS R rumor will come soon.

Deal: Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine DS Lens – $369 (reg. $549, today only)

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Here is an excellent Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine DS Lens deal by B&H Photo.

Only for today (12/8/2019) get the Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine DS Lens on sale at $369. Compare at $549. Free shipping.

Authorised Canon retailer B&H Photo has discounted EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II bundles on offer for the holidays.

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

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Canon EOS R vs RP – Which One Should You Buy?

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Here is a Canon EOS R vs RP video comparison by LensProToGo.

Given that the EOS R sells for around $1000 more than the EOS RP, what’s the difference? Do you need the more powerful and expensive model or is the entry-level one good enough for you? Find out in the Canon EOS R vs RP video below.

Canon EOS R: [shopcountry 52287]

Canon EOS RP: [shopcountry 54789]

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Deal: Tokina 16-28mm F/2.8 ATX Pro FX – $399.95 (reg. $629, expires soon)

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Adorama has an excellent deal on the Tokina 16-28mm F/2.8 ATX Pro FX for Canon mounts.

Get the Tokina 16-28mm F/2.8 ATX Pro FX on sale at $399.95. Compare at $629! Expires 12/9/2019, free shipping.

Authorised Canon retailer B&H Photo has discounted EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II bundles on offer for the holidays.

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Sigma Announced Pricing And Availability Of Art Prime Cine Lenses

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Sigma announces price and availability of their upcoming Full-Frame Classic Art Prime Cine Lenses and /i Technology-compatible Cine Art Prime PL-Mount Lenses.

Sigma press release:

Sigma Announces Pricing & Availability for its Line of Full-Frame Classic Art Prime Cine Lenses and /i Technology-compatible Cine Art Prime PL-Mount Lenses

The set of 10 Sigma Classic Art Prime Cine lenses will be available early 2020; Select /i Technology-compatible Cine Art Prime PL-mount lenses will ship in late December 2020

Ronkonkoma, NY – December 6, 2019 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, today announced pricing and availability for its all new line of full-frame Classic Art Prime Cine lenses and /i Technology- compatible Cine Art Prime PL-mount lenses. Available as a set of 10 lenses, the Sigma Classic Art Prime Cine lenses will be available in early January 2020 for $43,999 USD from authorized dealers. The Sigma PL-mount i/ Technology-compatible Cine Art Primes will be released in two waves; the Sigma Cine 20mm T1.5, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5 will be available in late December 2019, and the Sigma Cine 14mm T2, 28mm T1.5, 40mm T1.5, 105mm T1.5, and 135mm T2 will be available in late January 2020.

Pricing for Sigma PL-mount i/ Technology-compatible Cine Art Primes is as follows: 14mm T2, 105mm T1.5 and 135mm T2 will retail for $5,499 USD each from authorized dealers. The 20mm T1.5, 24mm T1.5, 28mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 40mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5, and 85mm T1.5 will retail for $3,899 USD each from authorized dealers.

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Canon Patent For Various RF Mount Zoom Lenses

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Canon patent application US20190369372 discusses optical formulas for various zoom lenses for the Canon EOS R system.

Among the discussed optics in this Canon patent application is a 28-280mm f/2.8 lens. All lenses seem to be designed for the EOS R full frame mirrorless system.

A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a positive first unit, a negative second unit, a positive intermediate group consisting of one or two units and including a third unit located on a most object side, a negative unit, and a rear group consisting of one or two units including a positive unit located on a most object side. Conditional expressions are satisfied with respect to amounts of movement of the second and third units from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance at the wide angle end from a most object side surface vertex in the first unit to a most object side surface vertex in the third unit, an Abbe number of a most object side lens in the first unit, a focal length of the second unit, and focal lengths at the wide angle end and at the telephoto end.

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A zoom lens of the disclosure includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, an intermediate lens group having a positive refractive power and including one or two lens units inclusive of a third lens unit located on an object side, a lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or two lens units inclusive of a lens unit which is located on the object side and has a positive refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side to an image side. Here, an interval between every two adjacent lens units is configured to be variable for zooming. In the meantime, a total length of the zoom lens is reduced by keeping the first lens unit unmoved relative to an image plane while varying the intervals between the lens units during the zooming. The first lens unit includes three or more lenses and mainly corrects a spherical aberration and an axial chromatic aberration on a telephoto side. The second lens unit includes three or more lenses and mainly suppresses variations in curvature of field and in chromatic aberration of magnification during the zooming. In order to achieve correction of aberrations and reduction in size at the same time, it is preferable to form each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit by use of three or four lenses. 

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More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production are these: