This clip was shot at 2520mm on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, thanks to Magic Lantern

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Did you know the Magic Lantern firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark III delivers a 3x crop factor and that it doesn’t come at the cost of a loss in image quality?

Photographer and filmmaker Luke Miller shot “Sun Moon London” using the EOS 5D Mark III along with a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens, installed Magic Lantern, and finally used a Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. You can easily do the math: 3x crop factor makes the 600mm of the Sigma become 1800mm, plus the 1.4x converter and here are the 2520mm.

Says Luke Miller:

I was always curious just how far this effect could be pushed and then I discovered there was a feature within Magic Lantern that gave a 3x crop factor without any loss of quality […] Suddenly my 600mm became 1800mm and I felt that this could possibly make for something visually interesting.

Yeah, it’s definitely visually interesting. Kudos!

You can follow Miller’s work on Instagram and Vimeo. Below you can see some screenshots from the video.

[via PetaPixel]

Deal: Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Storage Kit (4TB HDD & SanDisk 64GB card) – $1999

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III at a glance:

  • 22.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 5+ Image Processor
  • 3.2″ 1.04m-Dot ClearView II LCD Monitor
  • Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF
  • Native ISO 25600, Extended to ISO 102400
  • 6 fps Shooting in RAW+JPEG

Great Canon EOS 5D Mark III bundle deal at B&H Photo. You get the EOS 5D Mark III bundled with a SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card and a WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive, all for $1,999.

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.

Clearance Sale at B&H: lowest EOS 6D and 5D Mark III prices ever by authorised retailer (EOS 6D $999)

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B&H Photo is having a clearing sale on the Canon EOS 6D Mark and EOS 5D Mark III. These are the lowest prices we have ever seen from authorised Canon retailers, and they will not go lower in the future.

This is what B&H has on offer:

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.

Smartphones account for 50% of photos uploaded to Flickr, Canon EOS 5D Mark III most used DSLR

Flickr Blog published some figures about the device used by its users to snap pictures that get uploaded to the platform.

Smartphones dominate by upload volume, a trend we saw last year and that’s getting stronger:

Smartphones accounted for 50% of the photos uploaded to Flickr, up from 48% in 2016.
DSLR was 33%, up from 25% in 2016, and point and shoot was 12%, down from 21% in 2016.
Mirrorless remained at 4% of total uploads for the third year in a row.

Mirrorless still not playing a significant role on Flickr leaves me a bit puzzled. Where have all those Sony, Olympus and Fuji cams gone?

As for the the brands, we see Apple’s domination (54% of photos), accounting for 9 out of the top 10 devices. The first DSLR that follows in this list is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs), the most used DSLR on Flickr. Canon is also the second most used brand, after Apple and before Nikon. Canon devices make 23% of the top 100 most used devices, Nikon 18%.

[Flickr Blog via Digicame Info]

Canon release firmware update for EOS 6D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS-1D X Mark II

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After the firmware update for the EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R, here are three more firmware updates. No, the EOS 6D Mark II is not getting the fix we were hoping for.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II firmware version 1.1.8 (download) incorporates the following fix:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III firmware version 1.3.5 (download) incorporates the following fix:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II firmware version 1.1.4 (download) incorporates the following improvements and fix:

1. Support has been added for chromatic aberration correction, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and Digital Lens Optimizer when using Digital Photo Professional to process RAW images captured with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 17mm f/4L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
3. Support for Exif 2.31 has been added.

Stay happy and snap pictures. Black Friday/Cyber Monday galore is listed here.

Still Live for Europe: Canon EOS 5D Mark III at €1,899 (for Germany, France, UK, Italy)

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III at a glance:

  • 22.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 5+ Image Processor
  • 3.2″ 1.04m-Dot ClearView II LCD Monitor
  • Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF
  • Native ISO 25600, Extended to ISO 102400
  • 6 fps Shooting in RAW+JPEG
  • 63-Zone Dual Layer Metering Sensor
  • 14-Bit RAW Files and S-RAW Format
  • Magnesium Alloy Body, SD/CF Card Slots

For those based in Germany, UK, France and Italy, Canon has a good deal on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

You get the Canon EOS 5D Mark III as anniversary edition, i.e. with a silver strap, for €1,899 – that’s €200 less than usual in EU. Maybe you do not care about the silver strap, but I guess you do about the discounted price. Click here to check the EOS 5D Mark III price in your country.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III anniversary edition for €1,899 at

Canon France | Canon Deutschland | Canon UK (£ 1,799) | Canon Italia.

=====>>>We are continuously looking for the best deals by reliable and Canon authorised retailersOur select Black Friday 2017 deals are listed here.

Amazon EU and Amazon US Black Friday pages are already up and running and first deals are online. Have a look: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

Refurbished gear at the Canon Store gets 15% off for Black Friday.

B&H Photo has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Adorama has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Canon USA has a Black Friday 2017 page

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

You may also be interested in these Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II and bundle deals.

If you’re hunting deals it’s a good idea to regularly check the page of your interest.