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- Using the Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens for astrophotography
Nikonrumors (Sunday, 21 January, 2024) - The Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens ($2,496), an astrophotographer’s dream by Dominique Dierick: Intro I have been into astrophotography since 1975 and have probably imaged with hundreds of telescopes and different camera lenses over the years. Camera lens brands included Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Zeiss, Leica, Voigtlander,... - Northrup: Sony a9 III vs Canon R3 Image Quality, Dynamic Range & High ISO
SonyAlphaRumors (Sunday, 21 January, 2024) - In my opinion Tony made a fair assessment. And as we learned from Gerald Undone there seems to be enough flexibility to improve the IQ even further in post production. In the era of pixel peepers we sometimes forget that Image Quality is now super on basically any new camera... - The OM TG-7 is the second best selling compact camera at Yodobashi
43Rumors (Saturday, 20 January, 2024) - Yodobashi shared the best seller list for the compact camera segment based on their sales the last 2 weeks of December: Ricoh GR IIIx OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Canon IXY 650 Sony ZV-1 II Ricoh GR III Leica Q3 Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 Ricoh GR IIIx Urban... - Canon takes 3 out of 5 spots in BCN’s top cameras of 2023
Canonrumors (Saturday, 20 January, 2024) - BCN which aggregates Japan sales information in various tech industries released a report ahead of their 2023 awards showing that Canon placed in spots 3 to 5 in their overall aggregate camera line sales for 2023. I understand this summarizes the cameras independent of whether the camera was sold as... - Best selling compact camera at Yodobashi: Ricoh rules, Leica Q3 is hot and old Sony RX100VII still sells! SonyAlphaRumors (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - Yodobashi shared the best seller list for the compact camera segment based on their sales the last 2 weeks of December: Ricoh GR IIIx OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Canon IXY 650 Sony ZV-1 II Ricoh GR III Leica Q3 Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 Ricoh GR IIIx Urban...
- AstrHori 25mm f/2.8 2X-5X Macro Lens for Mirrorless Cameras Announced
CineD (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - AstrHori 25mm f/2.8 2X-5X Macro lens offers an extended working distance of 37.5-45mm between the front element and the subject. This fully manual full-frame lens will be available for Sony E, FUJIFILM X, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Leica L mount cameras and will cost $249. AstrHori is a Chinese... - Canon EOS R1 Specifications [CR2] Canonrumors (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - There has been recent talk around the web about Canon EOS R1 specifications, and we have been working to verify the information before posting them. It turns out, the specifications are “pretty close to reality” according to a solid source. Earlier this month we posted that the EOS R1 would...
- Sphere, Maker of Big Sky Camera, Announces Partnership With STMicroelectronics CineD (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - Sphere, the unique camera maker responsible for the Big Sky Camera, now teams up with semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics to create the world’s largest image sensor in commercial use. Capturing content for the Las Vegas Sphere’s massive 160,000 sq. ft., 16K x 16K display is no easy task, and this collaboration should...
- Godox launches the V1Pro TTL Li-ion Round Flash Canonrumors (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - Godox has officially launched the V1Pro TTL Round Flash for Canon and other manufacturers. This series of Godox speedlites is a lot more cost effective than the OEM speedlights from Canon that you can't buy anyway. I own the V1 and I have been very happy with flash. I don't...
- Canon Patent Application: Mixed Ultrawides and RF-S 10-20mm F4.0 Canonrumors (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - In this patent application (2024-007656), Canon looks to create small ultra wides for both full frame and crop. One of the designs is curiously either similar or is the RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3. If it is the actual RF-S 10-18, then it also gives us the lowest back focus distance for...
- Canon Patent Application: RF Super Telephotos Canonrumors (Friday, 19 January, 2024) - In this patent application (2024-009238) we have a series of telephoto primes for the RF mount. We know these are specifically for the RF mount because the back focus distance is under 44mm. Also, with a more relaxed back focus distance (greater than 20mm) they should work with Canon's tele-extenders....
- AstrHori to launch RF 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x Macro Lens for $249 Canonrumors (Thursday, 18 January, 2024) - Chinese manufacturer AstrHori is bringing another niche and cool lens to the RF mount, this time in the form of an RF 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x Macro lens. While you can still use the MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1x-5x Macro lens on your RF camera, it's still a much more expensive way...
- Olympus and Canon announced an alliance…in the medical field 43Rumors (Thursday, 18 January, 2024) - Curiosity: Olympus and Canon announced an alliance in the medical field regarding Endoscopic Ultrasound Systems (press text here). As you know Olympus still develops Hugh quality optics for endoscopes. So in a certain sense they still are developing innovative tech in a field that is closely related to Camera Optics....
- Canon Patent Application: Canon RF Super Zooms Canonrumors (Thursday, 18 January, 2024) - Back in the Canon EOS EF days, Canon made several large super zooms, mainly the Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6L, and the Canon EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM. But outside of the consumer Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM, they haven't dipped into that segment of the market too heavily yet. In...
- Canon Patent Application: Cheap ultra-wide prime lenses for FF and APS-C Canonrumors (Thursday, 18 January, 2024) - This is an odd patent application (2024-006604), let's dive into the dirty details. These embodiments are odd for several reasons. The 18mm image height lenses would have to have an extreme amount of image stretching for full frame. The usual image height for full frame lenses is atypically 21.64mm in...
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