Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 deal – $59.99 (reg. $99.99. today only)

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  • Easy-to-Use & Automated Video Editing
  • Make Creative, Polished Movies Quickly
  • 18 Step-by-Step Guided Editing Features
  • Effects, Transitions, Text, Cartoon Look
  • Graphics, Motion Menus, Credits
  • 50+ Musical Scores, 250+ Sound Effects
  • Instant Themed Templates
  • Touch-Enabled Quick Edits
  • Supports up to Ultra HD 4K Resolution

B&H Photo has Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 (Mac & Win) on sale at $59.99. Compare at $99.99. The offer is valid only for today.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama, and refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store.

Canon USA pushes “One Canon” strategy to showcase the company’s growing portfolio

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Canon press release:

Canon U.S.A. Builds on Success of the “One Canon” Strategy during Annual Press Event that Showcases the Company’s Growing Portfolio

MELVILLE, N.Y., March 1, 2018 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. a leader in digital imaging solutions, concluded its One Canon Event, held February 12-14 in Hollywood, Florida. The annual gathering of esteemed industry analysts and press commemorated the Company’s inclusive and inventive approaches to its diverse customers and the continued success of the One Canon business strategy. The exclusive event provided over 45 industry analysts and journalists the opportunity to engage with executive leaders, customers, and business partners, and hear about the Company’s strategic evolution to continue to help foster strong growth and performance drivers going forward.

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Canon updates Digital Photo Professional (and other software) to support latest MILCs and DSLRs

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Canon released new version of their photo software.

Digital Photo Professional (ver. 4.8.20), EOS Utility (ver. 3.8.20), and Picture Style Editor (ver. 1.20.20) now support the following Canon cameras:

  • EOS Kiss M/EOS M50
  • EOS REBEL T100/EOS 4000D/EOS 3000D
  • EOS Kiss X90/EOS REBEL T7/EOS 2000D/EOS 1500D

Digital Photo Professional 4.8.20 now supports MOV movies and MP4 movies shot with a camera compatible with Digital Photo Professional.

The software updates can be downloaded from here.

Canon patent application for 15-105mm F/1.8-6.0 lens for APS-C cameras

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Canon patent application in Japan 2018-031935 describes a 15-105mm F/1.8-6.0 lens for APS-C cameras.

  • Zoom ratio: 6.75
  • Focal length: 15.21 52.83 102.65 mm
  • F no.: 1.85 4.20 6.00
  • Image angle: 36.19 14.50 7.58
  • Image height: 11.13 13.66 13.66 mm
  • Lens length: 83.84 101.55 121.52 mm
  • Back focus: 3.81 3.81 3.81 mm

May this patent refer to the EF-M mount? Can someone help understanding? All over the patent literature there are mentions about making this lens small, compact, “miniaturising a zoom lens” etc.

Excerpts from the patent literature:

In the present invention, it is related with a zoom lens in which small-diameter-izing of photographing length and a diameter of a body tube is possible.
Therefore, it is suitable to especially a digital camera.

[…] in order to realize a miniaturization, it is required to set up the refracting power of each lens group strongly.
While a zoom ratio exceeds 4x -, there are many zoom lenses of the positive lead type which a positive lens group precedes in a twice [ quantity ] as many zoom lens as this.

When such a zoom lens is miniaturized, each group refractive power arrangement needs to design, while the tendency which becomes strong is shown, refracting power is shared about the lens group composition and attention is further paid also for glass arrangement.

Well, a zoom lens going from 15-105mm, and with a starting f/1.8 sound cool. The f/6 at the telephoto end less. Lets hope this Canon patent will go to market for the EOS M.

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Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Inkjet Photo Printer deal – $69 (reg. $369)

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Canon PIXMA PRO-100 at a glance:

  • 4800 x 2400 dpi
  • Print 8 x 10″ in 51 Seconds
  • Wi-Fi, Ethernet, AirPrint, PictBridge
  • Print Sizes up to 13 x 19″
  • 8 Ink Cartridges Including 3 Monochrome
  • CD, DVD, Blu-ray Printing
  • Print Studio Pro for Photoshop, DPP

Adorama has the Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Inkjet Photo Printer on sale at $69. Compare at $369. You get $250 mail-in rebate (instructions), and $50 instant discount at checkout by using coupon code HBWPPI99.

The same deal is available also at B&H Photo. You start from $399, get a $250 mail-in rebate (instructions), and finally a $70 discount at checkout with coupon code BHWPPI18. A a pack of Canon Photo Paper Pro Luster is included.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama, and refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store.

Canon announces entry acceptance schedule for New Cosmos of Photography 2018 

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Canon press release:

Canon announces entry acceptance schedule for New Cosmos of Photography 2018 

TOKYO, February 28, 2018—Canon Inc. announced today that the company will begin accepting entries for its New Cosmos of Photography 2018 (41st edition) photo competition on April 18. To promote the competition as a global photo contest, experts from outside Japan have also once again been invited to judge this year’s competition.

Entries for New Cosmos of Photography 2018 will be accepted between April 18 and June 6, 2018, while the Excellence Award Selection Committee is to meet in July to choose seven Excellence Award winners and fourteen Honorable Mention Award winners. Later, in November, the Grand Prize selection committee is scheduled to meet to select one Grand Prize winner from among the seven Excellence Award-winning entries.

The Grand Prize winner of this year’s competition will receive not only JPY 1 million in prize money and a Canon product, but as an added bonus will be granted the right to hold a solo exhibit at the exhibition of winning entries for next year’s New Cosmos of Photography. Additionally, to encourage the continued pursuit of their creative activities, 2018 Excellence Award and Honorable Mention Award winners will each receive prize money and the right to display their works at this year’s exhibition of winning entries.

The New Cosmos of Photography is Canon’s cultural support project to discover, nurture, and support new photographers who pursue new possibilities in creative photographic expression. Launched in 1991, this year marks the 28th iteration of the annual contest, which, since its 25th iteration in 2015, has expanded to accept digital submissions (stills and video). What’s more, promoting the competition as a global photo contest that elevates photographers and videographers playing an active role in the current art scene, this year’s seven judges will include the Artistic Director of the Dutch photo and video exhibition Unseen, Emilia van Lynden, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) Curator Emerita of Photography Sandra Philips.

The New Cosmos of Photography encourages the creation of original works that push the boundaries of photography’s potential and systematically assists and nurtures award winners through exhibitions and published collections of their winning works as well as through publicity on the New Cosmos of Photography website. To date, the New Cosmos of Photography contest has accepted 27,406 entries from both individuals and groups, and has turned out a great number of outstanding photographers who are enjoying widespread success around the world. As a result, the contest has come to be regarded today as a gateway to success for new photographers.

For additional information about this year’s New Cosmos of Photography competition, visit the New Cosmos of Photography homepage (click here).