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Samyang Unveils Autofocus 14mm and 50mm Lenses

May 5, 2016 By Eric Reagan

Samyang 14mm and 50mm Lenses

While AF lenses have been in the rumor mill for a while now for the company, Samyang has finally announced a pair of new AF lenses for Sony full frame E-mount cameras like the A7 II, A7R II and A7S II.

The new lenses are the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC. The new lenses are compatible with both phase detect and contrast detect sensors found in Sony E-mount cameras.

The new lenses should be available in July 2016. No official word on price yet but they are rumored to be under $600…

Filed Under: Lenses Tagged With: af, autofocus, lens, Samyang, Sony

 

Canon 7D Mark II AF-Setting Guidebook Now Available

September 27, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Canon 7D Mark II Guidebook

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?

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 7D Mark II, af, AF guidebook, autofocus, Canon

Canon EOS M Firmware Upgrade Might Just Make it an Awesome Camera

June 20, 2013 By Eric Reagan

Canon-EOS-M-Black

The Canon EOS M had all the potential in the world to be a market leader; however, Canon utterly failed in producing a competent AF system. Accordingly, the EOS M has been highly criticized for its sluggish performance and sales appear to have been equally sluggish.

While Canon has blamed the poor lens selection for the EOS M’s failure to fly off store shelves, the rest of the photographic community knows that it’s the slow AF system that keeps people from buying in. I love the EF-M 22mm f/2 lens that Canon includes as a kit lens for the EOS M – it’s compact, a great focal length as a walkaround lens and it has a nice, fast aperture. But, again, the AF speed is unacceptable.

When Canon announced the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens earlier this month, the company also revealed that a firmware update would be forthcoming for the EOS M and will improve the system’s AF performance. Now, it appears we have video proof of just what firmware version 2.0.2 for the EOS M will do. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: af, autofocus, Canon, EOS M, firmware, fix, mirrorless

Rumored Firmware Update for Canon 6D to Add Autofocus at f/8

March 12, 2013 By Eric Reagan

Canon 6D

Recent rumors point to the possibility of a firmware update for the full frame Canon 6D. As the junior full frame shooter in Canon’s line-up, the 6D offers a lot of camera for a relatively affordable price point (it’s under $1800 at the moment).

However, there are plenty of things that users looking to move up to full frame are missing – such as the headphone jack found in the 5D Mark III and the ability to autofocus at f/8. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 6d, af, autofocus, Canon, canon rumors, dslr, firmware

Nikon D4 Firmware Update A 1.03 and B 1.02

November 28, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Nikon D4

Nikon has issued a firmware update for the Nikon D4 that increases “focus accuracy when a lens and teleconverter with a combined maximum aperture of f/8 is used.”

You can download the update here on Nikon’s website.

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: af, autofocus, d4, dslr, firmware, focus, Nikon

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Firmware Update Ver. 1.2

July 12, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Olympus OM-D E-M5

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 has received a firmware update to version 1.2.  The new firmware provides the following improvements: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Olympus Tagged With: autofocus, firmware, mirrorless, Olympus, Olympus OM-D E-M5

Nikon Pro DSLR (D4?) Patent Diagrams

September 29, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Nikon D4?

A couple of recent Nikon patent applications show off some new features and diagrams for pro-level DSLRs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: autofocus, dslr, mirror, mirror box, Nikon, Nikon D3s, nikon d4, pro dslr, sub-mirror

Nikon J1 and V1 to Support AF w/ F-Mount Lenses [Rumor]

September 13, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 VR II

The long-rumored Nikon mirrorless camera system appears to be getting an F-mount lens adapter that will communicate AF info to drive the built-in motors in Nikon AF-S and AF-I lenses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: 200-400mm, autofocus, digital camera, mirrorless, Nikon, Nikon J1, nikon rumors, Nikon V1

Lytro Light Field Camera: Shoot Now, Focus Later

June 23, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Lytro plans on introducing a consumer-oriented camera in the near future that allows users to refocus after the fact. Try it out on the photo above and then check out the video below that explains more about the tech and Lytro’s marketing intentions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: autofocus, digital camera, Light Field Camera, Lytro, photography, refocus

Some Older Canon Lenses Have AF Limitations With 7D, 60D, 50D and 40D

February 26, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Canon 7D

Canon UK has indicated on a support page that the Canon 7D, 60D, 50D and 40D have AF problems with certain older Canon EF zoom lenses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 40d, 50d, 60D, 7d, af, autofocus, Canon

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