What to expect from Canon on June 5th?

By admin | Published: June 1, 2024


What to expect from Canon on June 5th, according to the Ordinary Filmmaker:

  • The most likely scenario for June 5th is to see a new Canon Cinema EOS C70 Mark II camera
  • The Canon EOS R5 Mark II announcement is rumored for July.
  • The Canon EOS R1 is also rumored to be announced in July.
  • No possibility of a new EOS R5C Mark II camera being announced.

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Canon Will Launch a New Cinema EOS Camera on June 5th at 3PM EST

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 31, 2024


Canon announced that it will launch a new Cinema EOS Camera on June 5th at 3 PM EST on its YouTube channel.

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Canon released firmware update version 1.2.0 for the PowerShot V10 vlogging camera

By admin | Published: May 31, 2024

 
     
Canon released firmware update version 1.2.0 for the PowerShot V10 vlogging camera with the following enhancement:

  • Performance of image stabilization has been enhanced

Additional information. is available here. The firmware update will be released in late June.

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DPR: Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki Interview – Innovation Can Mean Many Things

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 29, 2024


Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki sat down for an interview with DPR which you can read in full here or find a summary of below:

  • All manufacturers have to be innovative, but customers might benefit more from lightweight bodies with greater portability or some other spec.
  • Last year wasn’t bad for the camera market and it might have been the bottom of the market because the market has been growing since.
  • Photographers are still switching from DSLR to mirrorless, but once the switch is complete the market could fall again
  • Cameras and lenses going up in price could lead to the camera market further contracting.
  • Sigma is still trying to keep its prices down
  • Young people primarily take photos with smartphones and the high prices might turn them off.
  • Cameras are gaining impressive technical capabilities that photographers may not need or want.
  • More user-friendly features might make cameras more attractive
  • Innovative lenses like the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 were designed to meet customers’ needs by matching Canon/Nikon lenses that customers wanted in a more compact lens by using one SLD and three FLD elements.
  • Sigma is often the first to use lens elements thanks to its advanced manufacturing, but once they do something new others quickly copy them.
  • Sigma still polishes lenses and they have a very high yield rate of about 90%
  • Companies hesitate to innovate using new glass elements because they can’t predict the yield rates
  • Companies watch what Sigma does and if Sigma can successfully use a new glass element then others will try to copy Sigma’s success
  • Pushing the limits of glass is in Sigma’s corporate culture and it can be seen from telephoto lenses to astrophotography lenses
  • It’s Sigma’s mission to develop niche products to continue advancing photography as a whole
  • Most lenses are better than photographers need, but astrophotographers are never satisfied because star images are the most challenging subjects, especially on the edge of the frame where you can see a variety of aberrations
  • Kazuto Yamaki is personally interested in creating great lenses for astrophotography
  • Full-frame and APS-C shooters are similar, but APS-C shooters tend to live in cities and carry all their gear around in a bag.
  • There are no aperture rings coming for APS-C lenses anytime soon
  • Sigma will be competitive in the Full Frame and APS-C space

Sigma lenses can be found at Amazon and B&H Photo

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Sigma Price Increases Announced Overseas

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 28, 2024


Sigma announced price increases to multiple lenses overseas.

Thank you for your patronage of Sigma products.

Starting Wednesday, May 29, 2024, we will be revising the shipping prices of some of our mirrorless camera lenses.

We have decided to implement this revision in light of the recent external environment, which has led to rising raw material costs, manufacturing and logistics costs, etc.

Scheduled date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Please see below for a list of eligible products.

Thank you kindly look forward for your understanding.

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Canon 14-20mm f/2 and 14-24mm f/2.8 Patents Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 26, 2024


Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Patents were found for Canon 14-20mm f/2 and Canon 14-24mm f/2.8 lenses. These lenses will fit well with Canon’s current RF lineup of lenses.

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  • [Publication number] P2024071267
  • [Release date] 2024-05-24
  • [Name of invention] Zoom lens, and imaging device and imaging system having the same
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 000001007
    [Name or company name] Canon Inc.
  • A zoom lens that is compact yet has high optical performance and a short close-up focus distance is provided.
  • [Background Art]
    [0002]
    Wide-angle zoom lenses, which have a wide angle of view, are suitable for landscape photography and other purposes that take advantage of the wide angle of view. However, while wide-angle zoom lenses are relatively easy to use for close-up photography compared to telephoto lenses, they have the characteristic that the maximum shooting magnification is low due to their wide angle of view. In the case of large-aperture wide-angle zoom lenses, the lens diameter and overall length tend to be large, and if the focus movement is increased to shorten the closest distance, the lens becomes even larger, and the optical performance at infinity, which is important for landscape photography, tends to deteriorate.
  • [0003]
    A typical wide-angle zoom lens is a so-called retrofocus type consisting of a negative front group and a positive rear group, and employs a floating method in which multiple lens groups are moved during focusing in order to achieve high optical performance from infinity to close distances.
  • [0004]
    Patent document 1 discloses a zoom lens consisting of a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a negative third lens group, and a positive fourth lens group arranged in this order from the object side. In the zoom lens described in Patent document 1, the second lens group and the third lens group are moved toward the image side during focusing, thereby improving the optical performance from infinity to close distances.
  • [0006]
    However, in order to further improve the magnification of the zoom lens described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to increase the amount of movement of the focus lens group and strengthen the refractive power of the focus lens group, which increases the overall lens length and is likely to cause problems such as a decrease in imaging performance near infinity.
  • The present
    invention provides a zoom lens that is compact, has high optical performance, and has a short close-up distance.

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