Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
There was a lot of hype and speculation built up for the Canon “See Impossible” teaser. After the site went live, however, it turns out that it is just a marketing fluff site that highlights Canon’s new branding and marketing plan for the foreseeable future. [Read more…]
Here’s a great video from Scott Kelby with an in-depth look at the 7D Mark II with plenty of high ISO samples up to ISO 16,000. Again, the 7D Mark II continues to impress with these early looks at the image quality, AF and noise performance.
[via ScottKelby.com]
Ok, that title is a bit of a generalization of his statement; however, in this video from Kelby Media, Peter Read Miller says that the number one shortcoming of people coming to his workshops looking to improve their sports photography is their gear.
While the video has a little bit of an infomercial feel with regard to the Canon 7D Mark II, I can’t really fault any of his comments about gear and sports photography. You can fake a lot of other types of photography with cheaper gear; however, fast glass, fast AF, low light performance and high frame rates all provide an advantage in sports photography – and that costs money.
I’ve got high hopes for the 7D Mark II and everything that I’ve seen thus far backs those hopes up. I’m looking forward to seeing the camera in person and putting it through its paces.
[via ScottKelby.com]
Canon has launched a teaser website that contains a very bold, albeit cryptic, message and a countdown clock set to expire on Tuesday, October 7 at 9AM ET. [Read more…]
Canon has posted official sample photos and videos for the new 7D Mark II.
The full resolution photos are available to download; however, the video files are limited to 960 x 540 and look terrible when full-screened. That said, I continue to be impressed with the image quality that I have seen from the 7D Mark II sample images thus far.
Check them all out here on Canon’s website.
New rumors suggest that the Canon Rebel line will be switching to an EVF in place of the optical viewfinder. Additionally, the camera is rumored to feature the 20MP APS-C sensor found in the Canon 70D and the DIGIC 6 processor with an announcement date in 2015 Q2. [Read more…]
In an interview with Cnet at Photokina 2014, Canon confirmed what we’ve been hearing for a long time in the rumor mill – that it is working on a replacement for the long in tooth EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens. [Read more…]
Recently, Canon announced (again) that it is developing a photo storage device called the Cross Media Station. The details are slim – only stating that it will use NFC technology to store photo and video files from Canon cameras and those files will be viewable on a TV.
It is stated to have networking capabilities as well, but again, details are slim.
In fact, details were more prominent when Canon announced its Cross Media Station in 2010 at the Canon Expo in Paris, which was virtually the same concept.
I have so many more questions than I do answers about this device. If the implementation of the device is anything like the product Canon has been working on since 2010, it probably needs to die.
People want to connect with their cameras to smartphones, not televisions . . . and that smartphone connectivity still needs to be polished instead of creating a TV box to manage (using a clunky remote) the vast quantity of photos and videos we shoot.
Nothing in Canon’s press release, which you can read below, gives me confidence that this will be a product that I would want to own. [Read more…]
An image of a Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens surfaced on kakaku.com earlier this month. Shortly after the image was posted, it was removed. [Read more…]
Canon USA has released a new guidebook for setting up the AF system on the new Canon 7D Mark II. The guidebook is 50 pages long and goes into great depth of nothing but the 7D Mark II’s impressive AF system. After looking through the guidebook, it makes the 7D Mark II look even more like a professional camera.
You can download the guidebook here on Canon USA’s website. What most impresses you about the new AF system in the 7D Mark II?