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...
Is this the week of great new HDSLRs? Nikon and Sony poised to release new cameras
We’ve been keeping our ears to the rails and it looks like things are really going to be hopping in the HDSLR world this week with new HDSLR cameras coming from not only Nikon (as we told you about last week) but Sony seems to be on the brink of not only one, but maybe...
Nikon rep: two DSLRs will be announced by the end of August – next week?
We’re nearing the fall here in the northern hemisphere – a somewhat traditional time for camera announcements and there are big rumors of Nikon releasing something next week! Will Nikon release a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) killer? As with Apple and Canon and Nikon, rumors fly but we don’t really have much good...
Common question: Do I buy a Canon EOS 5D Mark II now or wait?
Time and time again I get the question… Do I buy a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (or a Canon EOS 7D etc.) now or wait for the 5D3? Many rumors (consolidated list below) point to a new set of Canon HDSLRs coming – but when? This is a typical tech dilemma which happens with...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III commercial – beautiful tease, but a fake
This Canon EOS 5D Mark III commercial is a beautiful tease, but also a fake – oh how we want it to be real don’t we? According to the video poster, “of course a fake was a school project…”
No, we don’t have any info on when the 5D3 will really come out…...
Don’t switch to Adobe CS just yet!
With the FCPX debacle, a lot of people jumped ship prematurely based on their emotions instead of sound reasoning. And, as most decision based on emotions, it is a bad choice, here is why: First, the old and trusty FCP7 is still as good as it was two weeks ago. So, if FCP7 was good...
Leica to Announce New Compact System Camera at Photokina 2012
Leica is reportedly working on a compact, large-sensor, interchangeable lens camera that will rival the “EVIL” cameras offered by Olympus/Panasonic (Micro Four Thirds), Sony (NEX), and Samsung (NX). In an interview today with Amateur Photographer, company boss Alfred Schopf stated that consumers “will see something at the next Photokina”, and that the camera will have...
Nikon “Pro” Mirrorless Camera May Have a Paltry 2.6x Crop Factor Sensor
The pro-level mirrorless camera Nikon is rumored to be working on (the “Coolpix Pro”) may unfortunately boast a not-so-pro-sized sensor. The latest news to be sweeping across the Interwebs is that the camera will pack a 2.6x crop factor sensor, smaller than the Micro Four Thirds format sensor or the APS-C sensor found in the...
