Canon Says It Will Take 6 Months To Deliver The RF 100-300mm F2.8L IS Lens
Here is the usual Canon disclaimer, always showing up after a product announcement. It will take no less than six month to ship the RF 100-300mm F2.8L IS USM lens…
Canon Patent: Quad Pixel Phase Detection Auto-Focus
Here is a new and definitely interesting Canon patent application: Quad Pixel Phase Detection AF. It's not the first patent for this technology. Canon patent application 2023166867 (Japan, published 11/22/2023)…
Do You Care About A RF 400mm f/4 DO IS That Might Be Announced In 2024?
I do not. It's just another educated speculation about what mighty and secretive Canon might do in the future. Rumor has it that Canon is set to announce an RF…
Canon Patent: TS-R 180mm F3.5 And TS-R 100mm F2.8 Lenses
There must be a tilt-shift lens for the RF mount on Canon's release radar, given all these pertinent patents we are seeing. I am pretty sure that soon the clickbaiters…
Save $200 On These Canon EOS R6 Mark II Kits
You cam save $200 on the following Canon EOS R6 Mark II kits on sale at B&H Photo: Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body - $2,299 Canon EOS R6 Mark II…
Canon Patent: On Camera Display Of Tilt-shift Information
Here is a new Canon patent, and it is another one referring to tilt-shift lenses. Canon patent application 2023160385 (japan, published 11/2/2023) discusses methods and technology to display tilt-shift lens…
Canon Announced Three New RF Lenses, Pre-orders Are Live
And here they are. Rumored since a while, now announced. RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM ($329) RF 24-105mm F2.8 L IS USM Z ($2,999) RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM ($1,899)…
It Seems Canon Is Researching If A Retro Camera Would Make Any Sense
Is Canon doing a market research to see if a retro design camera would be a good idea? It looks like. It's not the first time that a Canon camera…
Canon Patent: Camera Built-in Fan Stops When Removing Lens
A rather interesting Canon patent application, but we doubt it will go into production soon. Canon patent application 2023157248 (Japan, published 10/26/2023) discusses technology and methods to implement a heat…
Today Only: Save 40% On The Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic (Canon RF & EF)
Only today (10/24/2023) you can save 40% on the Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic. Get the Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic on sale at $119.95 (reg. $195.95): Lensbaby…
Canon Patent: Keep High-precision Autofocus During Tilt-shift Operations
Here is a new Canon patent application, another one that deals with tilt-shift lenses. The Canon patent application, published on October 18, 2023, discusses methods and technology to make sure…
Canon Patent: RF 70mm F2, RF 70mm F2.8, RF 75mm F2.4, and RF 85mm F2.8
A new Canon patent application for relatively fast prime lenses. Canon patent application 2023149130 (Japan, published 10/12/2023) discusses optical formulas for prime lenses for the RF mount: RF 70mm F2…
Canon Patent: Wide-angle Fixed Lens For 1″ Imaging Sensor (PowerShot?)
A new Canon patent for a wide-angle single focus lens for a camera with an 1 inch imaging sensor. A new PowerShot camera? Canon patent application 2023-140823 (Japan, published 10/5/2023)…
Canon Patent: Electric Tilt-shift Lens Operation (take #2)
Here is another Canon patent for electric tilt-shift lens operation. The other one was published last week. Canon patent application 2023-140195A (Japan, published 10/4/2023) discusses technology and methods for a…
Canon Patent: Electric Tilt-shift Lens Operation
This is a rather interesting Canon patent application, and it might well go into production one day. Canon patent application 2023135457 (japan, published 9/28/2023) discusses technology and methods to implement…
Canon Patent: 200-1000mm F5.6-11 IS And 200-800mm F5.6-8 IS Lenses
Here is a new Canon patent application: two super telephoto zooms for the RF mount. Canon patent application 2023135180 (Japan, published 9/28/2023) discusses optical formulas for two super telephoto zoom…
Canon Set To Release Two RF 35mm f/1.2L Lenses?
A new Canon rumor surfaced from the interweb of wet photography desires. Two 35mm f/1.2L lenses? Why not! One of them might be a "DS" version, like Canon did with…
Canon EOS R50 Review (bang for bucks, lacks native lenses)
Here is a Canon EOS R50 review. The EOS R50 is one of the more affordable cameras in the EOS R lineup, and comes with an APS-C imaging sensor. At…
Canon Patent: 200-800mm F5.6-9, 100-600mm F5.6-9 And 20-150mm F4-8
A new Canon patent was spotted. Zoom lenses for full frame mirrorless cameras, i.e. the EOS R system. Canon patent application 2023125584 (Japan, published 9/7/2023) discusses optical formulas for three…
Are These The Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications?
A set of alleged Canon EOS R5 Mark II specifications surface on the interweb of rumor sites. Coming from a source with no known reliability record, these are the suggested…