Canon EOS 5D Mark III or Canon EOS 7D mk II prototype discovered? UPDATED
UPDATE: We have an update with a photo that is more clear plus a poll to say what you think it might be Daniel Freytag alerted me to this blog post with Canon prototype bodies and lenses and canonrumors.com has covered it… but there are these snaps from what is reportedly a Canon employee testing...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III rumor roundup – eye focus? March? GPS? Megapixel race?
Well, with all the rumor postings in the last week, I guess it is time to do a roundup of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III rumors… Summary of possibilites: GPS to be included? Sticking to 21 mp? March Announcement? Eye controlled focusing system? Links Here are the links to the rumors summarized below: EOS...
Samsung’s Idea of “Retro”: A Silver-Colored Top Plate
Fujifilm and Olympus have been hard at work lately bringing the beauty of film cameras to the world of digital. Perhaps sensing a new trend, Samsung wants in: the company is planning to release a “retro” mirrorless camera of its own. Sadly, it’s effort pales in comparison to what the other manufacturers are doing. Rather...
Rumored Specs for the Upcoming Retro-Styled Olympus OM-D
Some spec rumors for the Olympus OM-D camera that we wrote about yesterday are starting to emerge. The retro-styled, weather-sealed magnesium body will reportedly resemble classic OM series film SLR cameras, and will be available in both black and silver. Rather than have a pentaprism like an actual SLR, the 16MP camera will feature a...
Fujifilm May Be In The Hunt for Olympus
Olympus’ stock price has been recovering quite nicely after an internal probe found no evidence of yakuza involvement (though they did slam upper management as “rotten”). However, rumors of possible takeover attempts persist. An article published by Bloomberg today reported that Fujifilm may be in the hunt for the beleaguered company: Fujifilm, which makes equipment...
Rumors heating up – could the next EOS be a 1D Mark 5 not a 1Ds4 or 5D3?
canonrumors.com just posted this CR2 rumor post: “Next EOS not a 1Ds4 or 5D3…. could be a 1D Mark 5?” What I do know The next EOS camera will NOT be a 5D Mark III. The next EOS camera will probably not be a 1Ds Mark IV. Probably is the key word here, it could...
Rumors abound – is the 5D3 coming soon? plus canonrumors live on planet5D Oct 3rd
Things are heating up in the camera world as the weather cools off in the northern hemisphere – and with Canon’s announcement of something major coming November 3rd, as well as another potential release on Oct 26 (see below), plus the recent patent finding for an aperture ring (again see more below), we thought it...
Upcoming Canon EF Lenses May Include Aperture Rings
Based on a recently published patent filing, Canon appears to be working on putting aperture rings on EF-mount lenses to allow the aperture to be smoothly controlled during video recording. The patent, filed by the company back in March and published late last week, talks of a “diaphragm driving unit” and shows a third ring...
Canon Rumors suggests no new DSLRs this year
canonrumors.com posted on Sunday but we thought you’d want to know – we’re all dying to know what is coming from Canon and Nikon and others and some rumors have said we’d see a new Canon DSLR before the end of the year, yet CR is suggesting (see below) that there won’t be anything this...
Samsung May be Working on a Retro X100 Competitor Called the R1
With the success of the Fujifilm X100, camera companies are starting to realize that consumers love both the design of old school cameras and the ease of shooting digital. Samsung may be looking to join the retro party — the latest rumor to hit the Internet is that Samsung is planning a X100-style camera called...
This Photo May Have Been Taken with the Upcoming iPhone 5
What you see here may be the first leaked photograph shot with the upcoming iPhone 5. The EXIF data claims it was shot with the iPhone 4, but other EXIF details indicate otherwise. Although the leaked image was cropped, the original size of the image was 3264×2448 (roughly 8MP), the rumored resolution found on the...
canonrumors.com reports Canon EOS 5D Mark III due in October 2011
In this brief report, canonrumors is reporting they’ve heard the Canon EOS 5D Mark III may be announced as early as October – yes, this year. As with all rumors, we have to take this with a grain of salt… but we thought you should know of the rumor. the canonrumors report on the Canon...
