These things usually only come up for order when they know they will be shipping fairly soon so this is a good indication that the new MKIII Extenders (teleconverters) will be hitting stores soon. Originally slated for a December release it seems this may slip to January. B&H has them up for order now Canon Extender EF 1.4X III Canon Extender EF 2X III I wrote about these when they were announced earlier in the year at Photokina.
The Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 L IS was announced in September 2010 and made it to stores at the beginning of November. There already exists two 70-300s in the Canon lineup but neither of them have ever been showered with praise. The previous 70-300 f4.5-5.6 DO IS lens was incredibly small due to its difractive optics design, but image quality suffered and it never sold in large numbers. The 70-300 f4-5.6 IS (non-L) is a more budget oriented lens (approx. $550) and again never really turned any heads. I heard a lot of people cry “Oh my god a variable aperture …
The Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 L IS was due to be launched at the end of October but has slipped slightly. We are seeing the first sign that it is coming soon as all the major retailers have started to take orders for it. Be the first to get in line because this is going to be a BIG seller and number will no doubt be short to begin with. The lens retails for $1599.
Canon has announced today that three of its highly anticipated new lenses have been delayed until March 2011. The 300mm f2.8 L IS II , the 400mm f2.8 L IS II and the 8-15mm f4 L fisheye zoom. The lenses have been delayed due to changes in the manufacturing process. I’m personally most disappointed with the fisheye zoom as I plan to purchase that lens immediately and arriving in March it will miss most of my winter work where it would have been very useful.
The Photokina consumer show happens once every two years and you can always count on plenty of new products to be displayed. Here is a list of some of the things that were announced or on display this year which will be updated throughout the week with new products as they hit the show floor. If you are catching this on a feed reader you should click though to make sure you are seeing the most up to date version. CLICK THROUGH FOR THE FULL NEWS LISTING Nikon Nikon made their official announcements last week which I have already detailed. …
We have know the specs of this camera for quite some time after technology website CNET accidentally leaked them during the launch of some other Canon products. Today Canon have finally made it official. Due to their ability to shoot RAW images, lots of pro photogs carry the G series cameras around when they need something a little smaller for everyday use. The new G12 keeps the same form factor of the G11, but adds HD video recording at 720p. Last week Nikon launched the similarly equipped P7000 point and shoot camera which looks set to be the G12’s main …
Browsing some websites and forums this morning I noticed a lot of discussion about the new Canon 60D and how it compares with the 7D. I can understand this, at first glance it might seem like the 60D has made the 7D somewhat obsolete but that really is not the case. A closer look at the specs reveals a camera that more carefully fits into the “advanced amateur” category than previous XXD line cameras because of course the 7D did not exist when the 50D was released. The camera that is best for you will depend partly on your budget …
Today is a pretty huge day for Canon shooters with the announcement of the new 60D and 4 new lenses as well as new teleconverters and information on even more lenses to come in the future! I have posted detailed information and my thoughts on all these announcements but as there were so many I am doing a summary here for those who just want to bare minimum info. If you want to read the full posts then scroll down or click the links! Whew! Big day and also new traffic record for my website so thanks to all those …
Canon has also announced that they will be making updates to the current 500mm and 600 mm lens designs following in the footsteps of the new 300mm and 400mm announced today. Little more information was given except that they will be available next year, and on display at Photokina in October. For me the really big news in these updates is the weight reduction. All the “big whites” already produce incredible images so it would be hard to improve on them in that respect. The 28% reduction in weight of the 400mm 2.8 though is an amazing achievement. If they …
On top of all the other exciting things they released today, Canon has also been busy working on new updates to the big white lenses. This time round the 300mm f2.8 and 400mm f2.8 have seen the update, but we are told that the 500mm and 600mm are also being worked on. Given the already stunning image quality from these lenses I doubt we will see much improvement in that area but regardless, the lenses have received the full array of Canon’s coating technology and the addition of 4-stop IS. On top of this Canon have also worked to get …
Today Canon has upgraded their ever popular XXD line, replacing the 50D with the 60D. The specs indicate that this is a little more of an upgrade than the previous ones in this particular lineup so this is a big announcement for Canon. First off here are the important specs, with particularly interesting ones in bold: ( NB the 60d is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com here) So what are we seeing here then ? Well video was obviously going to be added as that is the norm these days. All the frame rates of the 7d are there …
On top of the 60d announcement and the other lens updates Canon has today introduced a second brand new L lens to their lineup alongside the 8-15 f4 L. There exists a non-L 70-300 and also a 70-300 DO lens but this is the first L version of the lens. The non-L lens was a good seller but the DO version was not due to a high price for the diffractive technology and also poor sharpness. The new lens features Canon’s latest 4-stop image stabilization as well as The lens has also been designed to come in at a price …