Category: Canon
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Focal length and photo lenses
Tamron rewrote its web site. This was the occasion to move the Lens Comparison Tool but it is still useful to compare a 400mm with a 500mm (or a 35mm with a 50mm). But you can also find a similar tool at Olympus (and it takes into account the specificities of 4/3 sensor format, of…
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Canon EOS 5D Mk II firmware update
Canon has released firmware v1.1.0 for the EOS 5D Mark II. It enables manual control of ISO, aperture and shutter speed while the camera is set to capture video. More information Links to download firmware v1.10 PDF manual about how to use the new features in English/French/Spanish PDF manual about how to use the new…
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Canon fights the recession
The Japanese headquarters of Canon just presented its quarterly financial results and they show profits going down by 88% for the quarter. Obvioulsy, copiers and printers are hit hard by the economic crisss. But despite the grim look of these figures, this is relatively good news (or better than the worse of the worst, maybe).…
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What Canon misses most?
A talk between Canon photography lovers often leads to complaints about some things often missing or unsatisfactory in Canon photo cameras (as in here, in French). If I try to be clear (not trolling my own web site), I would cite the following items: Depth-of-Field test button located on the wrong side Eyecup loosely attached…
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Canon EOS 60D, again
Canon Rumours proposes a feature list for the next mid-range/high-end amateur reflex Canon camera: Canon EOS 60D. It is expected for next Fall only. Sensor upgraded slightly, but still 15.1 MP. 1080p HD video at 30fps. External mic jack. A newer AF system introduced. Continuous shooting at 8fps.
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Canon litterature
The Canon Digital Learning Center has just published couple of interesting articles related to the Canon EOS 500D/ Rebel T1i: What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: HD Movie Mode What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: Creative Auto Mode They could be interesting a lot of people,…
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Canon EOS 500D, from the source
Interview of Mike Owen, Canon Product Manager, taken from PhotoAnswers. He explains ut why this small photo camera, looking a lot like the Canon EOS 450D, is very important. For sure, if you want a good prix-performance for your SLR photo camera, you must check this Canon EOS 500D. BrightCove link
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Canon EOS 500D available
We start to see a few Canon EOS 500D on the shelves of vendors. This is the right time to open the box at 1854. Flickr slideshow
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Canon 60D AF system
According to Canon Rumours, the future Canon EOS 60D will probably be a new autofocus system: Based upon the 1D autofocus, it would be more AF points/zones. Not much more, but it could be significant if Canon is actually creating a new stepping stone for incremental improvements in the mid-range SLR Autofocus system, getting the…