Canon Direct Store adds more refurbished items to stock (and price drops)

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Good time to check the Canon Direct Store. All refurbished departments have been stocked up and some of the items got a price drop:

Don’t waste time, some of the best deals won’t last for long. It doesn’t happen all too often that the Canon Direct Store has so many items in stock.

Canon Europe extends Cash-Back program to Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R

EOS 5DS R

Thanks Andrea!

As anticipated 2 weeks ago, Canon Europe has a cash-back program for Canon EOS 7D Mark II, EOS M3, and EOS 750D and 760D b bundles. Now also the EOS 5D Mark III and the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R are listed for the program. Cash-back goes up to $300. Please note: not all sites have yet updated their landing page but it should be a matter of a few days.

See terms and conditions in your language and for your country:

Another sign that the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R will start shipping soon :-)

Canon EOS 5DS R review (Shutterbug)

Canon EOS 5DS R
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Shutterbug review a pre-production [shoplink 27766]Canon EOS 5DS R[/shoplink] (with beta firmware). In the conclusion:

What’s missing in this camera?: 4K video and a vari-angle, swing-out (articulated) LCD monitor to give you the feel of a true, 21st century movie-making experience. And, yes, I’d like to see frame rates higher than 5 fps, but remember that we are shooting at the full 50MP resolution. And it would be nice to boost that ISO level another notch—sans interpolation, I might add.

Still, one can’t help but wonder if the 5DS R (along with the 5DS) isn’t an interim camera, as if Canon were saying, if we can put a 50MP sensor inside an existing body, just imagine what we can do if we revamp the chassis and make further tweaks.

Full resolution images available for your pixel-peeping pleasure. Read the review at Shutterbug.

More Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R information after the break.

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II vs EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lenses shootout

EF 50mm f/1.8 STMEF 50mm f/1.8 STM
EF 50mm f/1.8 II (left), EF 50mm f/1.8 STM (right)

Since the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, the successor of the legendary Nifty-Fifty, the [shoplink 173]EF 50mm f/1.8 II[/shoplink], was readily available and in stock, there are more and more reviews coming up.

PetaPixel posted an exhaustive review that’s also a good read if you want to learn about the differences between the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM and its predecessor. A long list of pros for the new [shoplink 29241]EF 50mm f/1.8 STM[/shoplink] in the conclusion:

  • Much improved corner sharpness. Usable, even wide open.
  • Overall improved sharpness when shot wide open.
  • Better controlled chromatic aberrations, although still noticeable.
  • Faster and more accurate auto focus.
  • 7 aperture blades and new aperture blade design lead to nearly rounded bokeh lights, even at narrower apertures.
  • Auto focus more silent.
  • All-time manual focus override after half-pressing shutter.
  • Lower minimum focusing distance: 0.35m instead of 0.45m.
  • Metal mount.
  • Thread for lens hood. Compatible lens hood ES-68 available. Lens hood with release button.
  • Non-plastic feel.
  • Overall better build quality.
  • New lens cap design works better with lens hoods.
  • Broader focus ring.
  • Still very light and is a small lens that can stay in your bag.

The review has a lot of sample shots that can be downloaded in original size. Crops and comparison between the two lenses are also not missing, still it is not a review just for pixel peepers. Want to learn everything about Canon’s new Nifty-Fifty? Head over to PetaPixel for the full review.

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM price check: [shopcountry 29241]

50mm f/1.8