Deal: Canon EOS 6D Mark II at $1399 (reg. $1699, refurbished from Canon Store)

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EOS 6D Mark II at a glance:

  • 26.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 7 Image Processor
  • 45-Point All-Cross Type AF System
  • Full HD Video at 60 fps; Electronic IS
  • 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF
  • Native ISO 40000, Expanded to ISO 102400
  • 6.5 fps Shooting; Time-Lapse & HDR Movie
  • Built-In GPS, Bluetooth, & Wi-Fi w/ NFC
  • Dust and Water Resistant; SD Card Slot

The Canon Direct Store has refurbished EOS 6D Mark II DSLRs in stock at $1,399.20. Compare at $1,699 new. This is an excellent price for the 6D2. Refurbished gear from the Canon Store comes with regular 1 year Canon USA warranty, and in all these years we never had heard about complains.

The listings of refurbishes gear at the Canon Store is the place where the best deals hide. At the time of writing stocks look good.

Our select deals are listed here. Please note that as good as all deals have an expiration. We try to always date them precisely also in the text but we may miss some hits.

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 (check the refurbished listings at Canon Store whenever you have time for it, the best deals hide there).

Amazon US Holiday Season Deals    –    B&H Photo Holiday Season deals    –    Adorama Holiday SeasonDeals    –    Canon Store Holiday Deals

Amazon EU and Amazon US holiday deals pages are up and running: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for the holidays are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for for the holidays are listed here.

Deal: Hdrsoft Photomatix Pro 6.0 (Download) – $49 (reg. $99, today only, Mac & Win)

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Hdrsoft Photomatix Pro 6.0 at a glance:

  • High Dynamic Range Image Processing
  • Automatic Bracketed Exposure Compositing
  • Tone Balancer HDR Rendering
  • Interactive Brush Tool, Blending Modes
  • Straightening and Perspective Controls
  • Preset and Customizable Output Styles
  • Batch Processing of HDR Images
  • HDR Output from a Single Raw File
  • Standalone App, Plug-In for Lightroom
  • For Mac and Windows Operating Systems

B&H Photo has Hdrsoft Photomatix Pro 6.0 software (download version) on sale at $49. Compare at $99. Today only.

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 (check the refurbished listings at Canon Store whenever you have time for it, the best deals hide there).

Amazon US Holiday Season Deals    –    B&H Photo Holiday Season deals    –    Adorama Holiday SeasonDeals    –    Canon Store Holiday Deals

Amazon EU and Amazon US holiday deals pages are up and running: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for the holidays are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for for the holidays are listed here.

Shooting the Aurora Borealis with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and 6D Mark II (and pushing ISO to the limits)

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Astronomy and night sky photographer Phil Hart made two beautiful clips of the Aurora Borealis in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The results are beautiful and have a touch of magic.

To shot both Aurora Borealis clips, Phil Hart used a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (price & specs) and an EOS 6D Mark II (price & specs) and fast Sigma ART lenses. With the EOS 5D Mark IV he  captured 1080p video at the camera’s maximum 32000 ISO setting. 4K video on the EOS 5D Mark IV didn’t work out well for Phil: the combination of the 1.7x crop factor and significant reduction in maximum allowable ISO speed were the bottlenecks. He used the EOS 6D Mark II to shoot 4K time-lapse video.

First, have a look at the mesmerising clips below.

Phil Hart tells the story of both clips on his site, with many details on his workflow.

[via PetaPixel]

Canon patent shows a better way to review multiple shots

canon patentHere is a Canon patent (United States Patent 9843731) which might show how you may review multiple shots on your Canon camera in the future.

Multiple shots are sequences of photos produced by continuous shooting or bracketed shooting. Usually, sequence of pictures obtained by such “shooting instructions” (that’s patent language) are reviewed in a sequential form (although with some variations). Canon want’s to offer a better experience.

According to the patent literature, there a two ways photos can be displayed for review:

(a) sequentially displaying each image of the generated set of images in a single image display form on a display unit, wherein in the single image display form each image of the generated set of images is switched from one to another, and then, (b) displaying the generated set of images in a multi-image display form, wherein in the multi-image display form each image of the generated set of images are displayed on a same screen of the display unit without displaying any live view image and any image shot in response to any shooting instruction other than the single shooting instruction, wherein each image of the generated set of images displayed in the single image display form is displayed in a larger size on the display unit than each image of the generated set of images displayed in the multi-image display form.

If I got it right, and having a look to the patent illustrations, this means that you’ll see a bunch of photo on your camera display, that you can navigate this photo set though a touch sensitive interface, and the magnify any photo from the set. Have a look at the images below.

Any idea/suggestion/correction is welcome.

Macphun Aurora HDR and Luminar 2018 holiday savings (and additional discount for Canon Watch readers)

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Starting today until December 31, 2017, Macphun is offering a great deal on both Luminar 2018 and Aurora HDR 2018. In addition to these holidays discounts, Canon Watch readers get an additional $10 discount with code WATCH. Macphun Aurora HDR has been awarded Mac App of the Year 2017, and both offers come with bonus items.

LUMINAR 2018 DEAL

Get Luminar 2018 here

  • Current users of Luminar may upgrade at the special holiday price of $49 ($39 with coupon code “WATCH“)
  • New users get Luminar 2018 for $69 ($59 with coupon code “WATCH“)
  • A collection of bonus items is included with every purchase of Luminar 2018:
    • The Shootkit ebook
    • Preset pack: 20 Festive Texture Presets
    • 500+ Sky overlays for Sky replacement
    • Video tutorial “How to replace Sky in Luminar”
    • Capture: Adventures in Photography” ebook by Simon & Lisa Thomas, the world’s foremost adventure motorcyclists

AURORA HDR 2018 DEAL

Get Aurora HDR 2018 here.

  • Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade at the special holiday price of $39 ($29 with coupon code “WATCH“)
  • New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 for $79 ($69 with coupon code “WATCH“)
  • A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase:
    • Deep Dive video tutorial from Trey Ratcliff
    • “How to create realistic HDR images” Ebook
    • 2 Preset Packs – 40 presets! Preset Pack 1 – Winter Vibes. Preset Pack 2 – Wonderland

CamRanger Wireless Transmitter deal – $199 (reg. $299.99, today only)

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CamRanger Wireless Transmitter at a glance:

  • Control DSLR Remotely via iOS Device
  • Photo/ Video Capture, Live View, HDR
  • Intervalometer, Bulb, Focus Stacking
  • Control Shutter Speed, Aperture, WB, ISO
  • Metering, Drive/Shooting Mode, and More
  • Creates Ad Hoc Wi-Fi Network
  • Effective Range: 150′
  • Works with iOS 4.3, Android 3.2 or Later
  • Mac and Windows Compatible
  • USB Charging & Ethernet Cables Included

B&H Photo has the CamRanger Wireless Transmitter (for select Canon DSLRs) on sale at $199.99. Compare at $299.99. Today only, free shipping. For the list of compatible Canon cameras see here.

Amazon US Holiday Season Deals    –    B&H Photo Holiday Season deals    –    Adorama Holiday SeasonDeals    –    Canon Store Holiday Deals

Amazon EU and Amazon US holiday deals pages are up and running: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for the holidays are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for for the holidays are listed here.