Deal: Grip Gear Movie Maker Directors Set – $99.90 (reg. $129, today only)

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Grip Gear Movie Maker Directors Set at a glance:

  • Camera Slider/Panorama/Time-Lapse Head
  • Micro Dolly and Tracks Included
  • 9 x Speed Levels via Remote
  • Supports Loads up to 1.7 lb
  • Built-In 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery
  • Lightweight Design, Quick Setup
  • 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 Mounting
  • USB Charging Cable Included

Only for today (3/14/19) B&H Photo has the Grip Gear Movie Maker Directors Set on sale at $99.90. Compare at $129. Free shipping.

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Canon Patent For RF 24-70mm f/2.8 and RF 28-85mm f/2.0-2.8 Lenses (EOS R System)

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Here is another Canon patent application (2019-0079269) for two lenses for the Canon RF mount.

From the patent abstract:

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Provided is a zoom lens including a plurality of lens units, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. The plurality of lens units consist of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a negative refractive power; and a rear lens group including at least one lens unit. An interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit becomes larger at a telephoto end than at a wide angle end. The third lens unit is moved during focusing. Focal lengths of the second lens unit and the third lens unit, a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide angle end, and a back focus at the wide angle end are appropriately set.

More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production in the next few years are these:

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Canon Patent For 10mm f/2.8 Lens For Full Frame Sensor (EOS R?)

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Hi Lows Note spotted a Canon patent application (2019-040219) for a 10mm f/2.8 lens for full frame cameras. I’m not the expert but given the back focus distance I think it is for a mirrorless system, hence for the Canon EOS R.

  • Focal length: 10.30 mm
  • F number: 2.88
  • Half angle of view: 64.54
  • Image height: 21.64 mm
  • Lens length: 124.58 mm
  • Back focus: 38.00 mm
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More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production in the next few years are these:

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Canon EOS R With IBIS Is Coming, Canon Exec Says, And EF-M Mount Is Not Dead

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Amateur Photographer sat down with Canon execs at CP+ 2019, and the talk was about Canon’s mirrorless full frame EOS R system.

The short interview gives some interesting insights in Canon’s agenda. The EOS M is the mirrorless system with APS-C sensor, Canon confirms. However, when asked if they will make an EOS R with APS-C sensor, the answer is somewhat ambiguous while still confirming that the EF-M mount is the APS-C mirrorless mount. Judge by yourself:

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AP: Are you going to keep EOS M in its existing form, or are you going to make a APS-C camera with the RF mount?


YM: That’s a product development for the future so I can’t go into detail, and the market will dictate what sort of direction we should take. If the customers do want a small size, lightweight mount I believe there is room for that, so as we said […] we will continue to work with the M mount.

When asked about IBIS the answer is more straightforward.

AP: There have been quite a lot of requests from customers and reviewers alike for IBIS on the EOS R, not to mention dual card slots. How do you respond to this?


YM: Yes, we are aware of these voices… We are thinking how we can develop the line-up. With the R and RP we look at the entirety of the package, as mentioned. In terms of IBIS, we are looking into it for the future. We believe IBIS will work together hand in hand with optical IS lenses, such as the ones you see in front of you, to offer better features.

There is more to grasp in the interview at Amateur Photographer.

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Is The Canon EOS M50 The Best Camera For Vloggers?

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Canon EOS M50 at a glance:

  • 24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • UHD 4K and HD 720p120 Video Recording
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC, Bluetooth
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF
  • ISO 100-25600, Extended ISO 51200
  • Combination 5-Axis Image Stabilization

Jeven Dovey thinks it is. He posted a 14 minutes video where he lists all the features that make the Canon EOS M50 so well suited for video creators.

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