Is Canon Ready To Open The RF Mount To Third Parties? Didn’t We Already Know That?
I might have mixed up some things, but...didn't we already knew that Canon would open the RF mount to other manufacturer? Maybe I did and forgot to post about it…
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…
Is Meike Set To Announce The First Third Party RF Mount Lens With Official AF Support?
It seems that Chinese manufacturer Meike is going to release the first RF mount lens with Canon-licensed AF implementation, the Meike AF 85mm F1.4. The is said to get released…
Canon Patent: 15-70mm F2.8-4 IS, 15-70mm F4 IS And 15-85mm F2.8-5.6 IS for APS-C
A new Canon patent application for three lenses for the RF mount and cameras with APS-C imaging sensor. Canon patent application 2022013994 (Japan, published 8/14/2023) discusses optical formulas for three…
Canon Patent For Built-In Tilting Viewfinder
A new Canon Patent application describing a built-in tilting viewfinder which should also tale less space for implementation. Canon patent application 2023104712 (Japan, published 7/28/2023) describes methods and technology for…
Canon Patent: RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM Lens For The EOS R Camera System
And yet another Canon patent application for an RF-mount lens. Canon patent application 2023099390 (Japan, published 7/13/2023) discusses optical formulas for what appears to be an RF 135mm f/1.8L IS…
Canon Patent: RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens
A new Canon patent application was spotted. Canon patent application 2023099388 (Japan, published 7/13/2023) discusses optical formulas for what appears to be an RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM lens for…
Canon Patent: RF 100mm f/1.4, RF 85mm f/1.4 And More Prime Lenses
Here is a new Canon patent, the first of four that have been published today. Canon patent application 2023099386 (Japan, published 7/13/2023) discusses optical formulas for a bunch of fast…
Canon Patent: AF-Motor With Reduced Size And Lower Power Consumption
A new Canon Patent application. Canon patent application 2023096628 (Japan, published 7/7/2023) discusses technology and methods for a autofocus-driving motor with reduced size and lower power consumption. The motor described…
Today Only: Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic (RF & EF) – $125 (reg. $200)
Only for today (7/6/2023) B&H Photo has a $75 discount on the Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic for Canon EF and RF mounts. At a glance: 12mm Fisheye Lens…
The Original Canon EOS R Appears To Have Been Discontinued
It was the first of the EOS R lineup, now its time seems to be done. The original Canon EOS R. At a glance: 30.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor DIGIC 8…
What’s Inside A Canon Lens? Here Is A Full RF 28mm f/2.8 STM Teardown
That's a truly interesting video we are featuring here today. The teardown of the recently released Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. RF 28mm f/2.8 STM at a glance…
Today Only: Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens (EF & RF) – $1199 (reg. $1499)
Only for today (6/15/2023) B&H Photo has a $300 instant discount on the Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens. At a glance: EF Mount Lens, T2.9 to T22…
Canon Patent: 35mm f/1.3 Lens With Very Short Back Focus
A new Canon patent was spotted. Will this lens ever hit the shelves? Unlikely in our opinion. Canon patent application 2023077336 (Japan, published 6/5/23) discusses optical formulas for a 35mm…
Canon Might Soon Announce The Canon EOS R100
We broke the news about a possible Canon EOS R100 time ago. Now it appears the camera might get announced soon. It seems 5chan has become the new source for…
Canon Patent: RF-S 10-14mm F3.5-4 Lens For APS-C
After a long time, here is a new Canon patent application. Canon patent application 2023066202 (Japan, published 5/15/2023) discusses optical formulas for a RF-S 10-14mm F3.5-4 lens, i.e. a lens…
Two EF-M Lenses Discontinued: EF-M 55-200mm F4.5-6.3 IS & 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS
At least in Japan, it seems Canon discontinued the EF-M 55-200mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM and EF-M 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM lenses. This seems to give credit to the "EOS M…
Canon Execs Interview At CP+ 2023 (“we continue to support and intend to continue the M system”)
Soon to be defunct DPReview interviewed a bunch of Canon executives at CP+ 2023. Here is what the had to say. DPReview "met with senior executives from Canon to get…
Today Only: Lensbaby Fixed Body with Creative Bokeh Optic for Canon EF & RF – $99.95 (reg. $199.95)
Only for today (3/22/2023) B&H Photo has a $100 discount on the Lensbaby Fixed Body with Creative Bokeh Optic for Canon EF and RF mounts. At a glance: EF/RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame…
Today Only: Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6Today Only (EF & RF) – $329 (reg. $549)
Only for today B&H Photo has the Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 for EF and RF mounts on sale with a $220 discount, At a glance: EF/RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format Aperture Range:…