Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The new “version III” 1.4x and 2x Canon teleconverters, which were announced back in August, should be available very soon. B&H Photo has them available for pre-order, which is synonymous with “they should be in stock any day now.”
Check availability on their respective product pages below.
Canon has released a firmware update for the Canon 60D. The new firmware version 1.0.8 fixes an overexposure issue when using flash in combination with certain Canon lenses.
You can download the update on Canon’s website.
There’s a new beta version of the Magic Lantern firmware that ups the 5D Mark II‘s bit rate up to a maximum of 76Mbps, although 66Mbps is the best sustainable bit rate in 24p mode. In order to keep the buffer clear at such a high bit rate, you’ll definitely need a fast CF card.
The above Canon commercial from Director Saman Keshavarz features a game of “freeze tag” using Canon cameras. As part of the commercial, they handed out Canon cameras to various people running through the halls, with many of their shots making it into the final cut of the commercial.
The behind the scenes video is embedded below. [Read more…]
The Canon 60D and 7D are up for grabs at $100 off the regular price points though the holidays. Check out the available kits on B&H Photo here.
Canon has announced the availability of a locking mode upgrade for the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D, which will prevent the settings from accidentally being changed. For now, the service upgrade has only been announced for Japan and will cost 10,500 yen (roughly $125 USD).
No word yet on the availability of this service upgrade in the US or other markets.
Is this a feature that you would want? Will you pay for the upgrade if/when it becomes available in your market?
[Canon Japan via Rob Galbraith]
Canon’s OSK-E3 Original Data Security Kit, which is used to prove the authenticity of photos, may have just been rendered useless thanks to a vulnerability discovered by Russian forensic software firm, Elcomsoft. [Read more…]
Canon has announced that it will be delaying the shipment of the recently unveiled 8-15mm, 300mm and 400mm lenses, which were scheduled for release in Dec. 2010 and Jan. 2011) until March 2011.
The new 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, however, is scheduled for release on November 19.
New rebates for the Canon 60D just launched.
For a limited time, you can get up to a $200 instant rebate on the Canon 60D. Basically, the 60D body or 60D with kit lens gives you a $100 rebate. If you also buy a Canon 55-250mm or 70-300mm lens with your 60D, you save $200 instantly.
Full list of deals at B&H Photo here.
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S AF systems. In Part 3 of this series, I looked more in-depth at images captured during basketball games with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by clicking the links below:
In Part 4 below, we will look more in-depth at images captured during a track and field event with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. [Read more…]
