Canon USA sent out a short press release a few days which confirms a delay in the introduction of the new 500mm F4 L IS II, the 600mm F5 L IS II and the 200-400 F4 L IS.
For me this is personally disappointing as I have one of the 500s on order and was really looking forward to playing with it soon!
No indication is given for the reason of the delay and no new time frame is given for these lenses which we have known about for a year or so now.
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It’s that time of year again ! Last week we had the Canon rebates announced and now Nikon have answered with their versions!
The original GF1 was launched several years ago back in the very beginnings of Micro Four Thirds and it quickly gained a dedicated following from more advanced users with its small size and manual features. Much to many people’s dismay, the theoretical successors (GF2 and GF3) became more and more consumer focused and lost key features like controls dials in favor of full touchscreen interfaces. Today Panasonic are finally addressing the diversion and beginning a new line with the GX name. The GX1 takes all the major advancements that we’ve seen in the GH and GF series over the last couple of years and combines it with the things that everyone loved about the original GF1. Designed to match the new, higher quality Lumix X lenses, it looks to me to be the most interesting camera that Panasonic have ever unveiled.
Amazon will be taking pre-orders soon here.
I did a post similar to this on the recently announced EOS 1DX which people seemed to enjoy so here we are again with another one. This time I was able to have a short conversation with Erik Allin from Canon today , who works out of their Hollywood branch and was a technical specialist in the research of the C300. The chat turned up a couple of new interesting pieces of information that I’ve added here.
I’ve totally lost track about when we first heard the name Scarlet. Either way it doesn’t really matter because what we heard about back then has long gone. Red do not stand still and the specs and price of the Scarlet have evolved continually over the last few years around the launch of the spectacular Epic camera. Today we finally get to see what they have settled on.
HOLLYWOOD, California, November 3, 2011/TOKYO, November 4, 2011 – Canon Inc. today announced that the company is developing a new-concept EOS-series digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. Incorporating an enhanced version of the video-capture capability offered in the current EOS-series lineup, the new camera will be ideally suited for cinematographic and other digital high-resolution production applications. The model will be equipped with a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and, enabling the recording of 4K video (at a frame rate of 24P, with Motion-JPEG compression), will make possible the type of exceptional image quality and sublime imaging expression to be expected from the next generation of “EOS Movies.”
The announcement coincides with the launch of the Cinema EOS System, marking Canon’s full-fledged entry into the digital high-resolution production industry. The new professional digital cinematography system spans the lens, digital cinema camera and digital SLR camera product categories.
Further details regarding the new EOS digital SLR camera currently under development, including the product name, specifications and scheduled launch date, have yet to be decided.
Alongside the launch of the new EOS C 300 video camera, Canon have also addressed peoples concerns with using regular EF lenses on these cameras for shooting video professionally. EF lenses were not designed with manual focus in mind and they can prove tricky to use when critical focus is necessary.
Those problems have now been addressed though with this new lineup which features a true cine style of long focus throw and detailed lens markings with distances as well as a manual aperture. All resolve to 4K:
Ever since the somewhat accidental success of the Canon 5dMKII in the film making industry we’ve been waiting for Canon to incorporate their large sensor video capabilities into a camera that was designed from the ground up with this purpose in mind. Many video capable DSLRs have come and gone since the 5dMKII launch but almost without exception they still had the same drawbacks of it’s predecessor when it came to more professional production. Highly compressed footage, no XLR inputs for pro audio gear and no HD-SDI for pro monitoring gear. In the mean time Canon’s competitors have released cameras like the Sony FS-100 and the Sony F3 and RED continue to have great success with their new EPIC camera. Following the recent announcement that Panavision have stopped manufacturing their film cameras we can now truly say that the age of digital cinema is here. A fitting time then for Canon to finally unveil what they have surely been working on since Vincent Laforet first showed the world Reverie, shot with the 5dMKII. What is the target market going to be for this camera ? What price will it be and does it spell the end to movie making with DSLRs ? Read on to find out….
Today Think Tank Photo has revealed a completely new re-design of their extremely popular, dare I say industry standard, Modular lineup. I have previously reviewed the Modular Skin Set and found it to be fantastic for sports and event work so I’m excited to see the improvements they have made.
With this update Think Tank are releasing the Modular Rotation System and Modular Rotation System Skin™ Components. These are the same two systems that we had previously but with updated pouches across the board. The Skin system as I mentioned lacks the padding of the regular Modular System which makes it great for indoor work such as weddings and also great for packing if you have to fly with your gear. It all packs down very flat and doesn’t weigh much at all. If you need a little more protection then the Modular system is going to be best for you.
As always you guys can take advantage of reading my site when you spend more than $50 on the Think Tank store by clicking through any one of the links below you will be given a chance to choose a free bag/gift at the checkout ! There’s some great freebies to be had.
Think Tanks have just informed me that these new products are shipping NOW!!
You will still be able to take advantage of the special FREE gift from Think Tank that you get when you spend more than $50 because you are readers of my website>
Lets take a look at the new versions and the new and noteworthy features that have been introduced ……..
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