A Bit of Everything (Canon News)

Above: How To Edit RAW Digital Photos From The CANON EOS 80D In Adobe Lightroom CC: Tips For Photo Editing – FroKnowsPhoto

Today’s Gold Box deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay and Adorama

Using the Canon Camera Connect app – Amateur Photographer

This is How a Camera Adds 10 Pounds – PetaPixel

Surf Photography with the EOS-1DX Mark II – Canon DLC

Truly, madly, deeply: shooting in 4K underwater with the EOS-1D C – Canon Professional Network

Flagships compared: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II versus Nikon D5 – DPReview

7 Valuable Survival Tips For Filming in Dangerous Environments – Cinema 5D

41 reasons why you shouldn’t date a photographer – Photography Talk

Exposure settings: Digital noise – Canon Professional Network

NHK begins test broadcasting 8K TV over its satellite channels – News Shooter

Why patience is crucial for street photography – DIY Photography

Below: 5 Reasons Why You Need a 70-200mm Lens – DigitalRev TV

Below: Their BIGGEST Mistakes: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Panasonic & Olympus – Tony & Chelsea Northrup

Save big on Canon EOS M3 kits with Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1 (starting at $469)

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At a glance:

  • 24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 6 Image Processor
  • 3.0″ 1,040k-Dot Touchscreen Tilting LCD
  • Full HD 1080p Video at 24/25/30 fps
  • Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
  • Hybrid CMOS AF System with 49 AF Points
  • ISO 100-12800, Expandable to 25600
  • Hot Shoe and Built-In Flash
  • 3.5mm Stereo Mic Input
  • Full Manual Control

B&H Photo has a cool deal on the Canon EOS M3 with electronic viewfinder EVC-DC1. First, the EOS M3 comes with a $200 instant discount and is on sale at $479. But it gets better. How to add the EVF-DC1: click “build bundle” on the right side, go to “optical and electronic viewfinders”, add the EVF-DC1, and the price for the kit goes down to $469. You get the electronic viewfinder practically free.

Click here to access the deal. The same trick works also with EOS M3 kits with lenses.

Reminder: We give away 5 copies of David Busch’s Canon EOS 80D Guide (last day to enter giveaway)

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Update: Congrats to Mihai, Anthony, Louis, Mary and Max! These are the winners of our EOS 80D book giveaway. You’l soon be contacted by Rocky Nook.

I am happy for a new giveaway together with the folks at Rocky Nook. We are giving away 2 print copies and 3 ebooks of David Busch’s Canon EOS 80D Guide to Digital SLR Photography.

All you have to do is following Rocky Nook and/or Canon Watch on Twitter and Facebook. The more you follow the more probability you have to win the book. You can enter the giveaway both for the print edition and the ebook edition of the book (just switch from one to the other by clicking the small arrow between the title and the follow options):

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The giveaway is open to all countries, and is over tomorrow!

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Samyang announce 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS lens for mirrorless systems

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Samyang (Rokinon, Bowers etc) announced a new, super fast lens, the Samyang 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS. The Samyang 35mm F1.2 is a lens for mirrorless camera systems, hence it will come with a mount for Canon’s [shoplink 29518]EOS M[/shoplink] system (and for Fuji X , Sony E and MFT mounts).

There are two models of this lens:

35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS (full specs)

  • Bright F1.2 aperture
  • Aspherical Lens
  • Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
  • Compact and Light
  • Circular aperture with 9 blades
  • Smooth Focus Ring

35mm T1.3 AS UMC CS (full specs).

  • Bright T1.3 aperture
  • Aspherical Lens
  • Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
  • Designed as Cine lens – Follow Focus Gear Rings and Declicked Aperture
  • Compact and Light
  • Circular aperture with 9 blades
  • Smooth Focus Ring

Samyang 35mm F1.2

Samyang 35mm F1.2

Samyang 35mm F1.2
Samyang 35mm F1.2

A Bit of Everything (Canon News)

Above: Canon Quick Tip – White Balance Shift Bracket

Today’s Gold Box deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay and Adorama

Sixty Years of Canon in the Americas – Canon USA

Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD review – Amateur Photographer

Zeiss Milvus 85mm f1.4: Impressions of shooting with a really great lens – De.Light Photo

900 kilograms of tenderness (shooting walruses ) – Canon Europe

Canon EOS 80D Camera Review – Popular Photography

Canon EOS 80D review – PC Magazine

This is Getty Images’ Canon Arsenal at the Rio Olympics – PetaPixel

Adobe Lightroom for Apple TV announced – Lightroom Journal

Canon PowerShot SX720 HS review – Camera Labs

How I’m learning to avoid editing photos on my computer – The Phoblographer

JPEG or RAW?

8 Reasons Why You Should Shoot in JPEG – PetaPixel

8 Reasons Why “PetaPixel” Thinks You Should Shoot In JPEG: My Response – Fro Knows Photo

Below: Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 lens Kickstarter campaign started – Kickstarter

Below: Canon Quick Tips – Nail Critical Focus

Below: Canon Quick Tips – Better Bounce Flash

What to expect to be announced by Canon before Photokina 2016 (EOS 5D Mark IV and more)

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It’s not just about the EOS 5D Mark IV. We are getting closer to the most important Canon announcement of the year so I thought it would be a good idea to sum up what we can expect Canon to announce. I give different ratings. The most likely date for EOS 5D Mark IV and other announcements is August 25 or August 26.

Announcements set for the end of August:

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (all rumors). Likely the most anticipated DSLR of the year and still no reliable specs. Will it have 24MP or 28MP? First EOS 5D Mark IV product page already showed up – [CW5]

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS Mark II. Said to be the new kit lens for the EOS 5D Mark IV. Still no specifications. Product page showed up on the Internet – [CW5]

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III. This lens too will be announced soon. A product page showed up. No specs – [CW5]

Canon W-E1 WiFi adapter. This has just leaked a few days ago. Canon will enter the market with their own WiFi adapter for SD card slots – [CW5]

Announcements that are less likely:

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM. Not sure what to think about this. There have been rumors about a replacement for the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS but I always thought the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS was the lens that replaced the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS – [CW3]

A prosumer Canon EOS M body. This is becoming the white unicorn. No reliable information, just speculation and a lot of wishful thinking. Let’s give it a [CW3]

New EF-M lenses for the EOS M system. There are patents, and rumors. We also have reason to believe that Canon started to take their EOS M system seriously. There will be more EF-M lenses, I am just not sure if we will see those lenses in 2016 – [CW3]

It’s barely 3 weeks until the day we expect Canon to make their announcements. Stay tuned, we will soon know some specifications.