February 2005: Canon EOS News! ... And What's New on The-Digital-Picture.com!
There is likely to be a shortage of this new, in-demand, affordable Digital SLR for some time.
Order now if you want one soon.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Lots of
big news from Canon today including the announcement
of a new Digital SLR - the
Canon EOS
350D Digital Rebel XT SLR Camera.
Generally speaking, the
Digital Rebel 350D is to the
Canon 20D what the
Digital Rebel
300D is to the
Canon 10D.
And generally speaking some more, the
Digital Rebel 350D is to the
Digital Rebel
300D what the
Canon 20D is to the
Canon 10D.
The 350D appears to be a healthy upgrade from the 300D.
The
Press
Release
is long but I highlighted some of what I considered important points.
Many of us are anxious to hear
new Canon lens announcements.
Well, Canon has introduced one, but I doubt there will be a lot of people excited over
the new
Canon
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens.
It should be a nice lens, but is not much different in price the already excellent
Canon EF 100mm
f/2.8 USM Macro Lens -
and only works on an EF-S capable digital SLR body.
I haven't seen a formal announcement of the Canon EF-S 18-55 II, but one is pictured on the new
Digital Rebel 350D.
Any changes made may be minor - and not worthy of a press release.
Canon has also announced (in the same PR as the EF-S 60mm) the
Canon
Long-Distance Infrared Wireless Remote Controller LC-5.
The
Canon PowerShot
SD500 and SD400 Digital Cameras were announced today.
The press release has the details.
Various other Canon products were introduced including digital video cameras and printers.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
I have posted some new
sample pictures for the
Photogenic Eclipse 60"
Umbrella -
pics that hopefully do a little more justice to its capabilities than my previous samples.
More about these shots ...
The main light was provided by a
Canon 580EX
Flash fired into a
Photogenic Eclipse 60"
Umbrella.
The background light was from a
Canon 550EX
Flash.
Both flashes were triggered by a
Canon ST-E2
Transmitter.
The background is a very large piece of white muslin fabric.
The background flash is not large/powerful enough to make the entire background completely white -
Adobe Photoshop to the rescue.
The
Epson Stylus
Photo R1800 Printer
has been introduced. This is likely to be one of the top photo printers when it becomes available in March.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Happy Valentines Day!
The
Canon EOS 20Da Digital SLR
has been introduced in Japan.
Still in stock! The elusive
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
is
in stock
HERE and
HERE!
Friday, February 11, 2005
At this moment, the elusive
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
is
in stock
HERE and
HERE!
Act fast if you want one!
Some mini reviews now online ...
D-Link 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub
Review
Kenko Extension Tube Set
Review
Lowepro SlipLock
Pouch 60 AW Review
Maxtor 200GB Hard Drive
Review
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
I have posted my
Canon EF 400mm
f/2.8 L IS USM Lens review.
Not all lenses are fun to evaluate, but this one is a blast to use.
Image quality is exceptional.
I will post a few sample pictures eventually.
Some additional reviews now online (some
great stuff here) ...
Wimberley Gimbal
Tripod Head Review
Maxtor 300GB
External Hard Drive Review
Lexar
CompactFlash PC CardBus Adapter Review
Pelican 1620 Hard Case
Review
Wimberley P50 Lens Plate
Review
I purchased another Canon 100-400mm L lens at the end of the last rebate period.
The focal length range was too irresistible.
I added a size comparison picture to the
Canon
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens Review.
I added a size comparison picture to the
Lowepro Toploader Reviews.
I added a Canon date code example picture to the
Canon Lens Aging page.
Monday, February 7, 2005
The
Canon Rebate saga continues ...
I received the dreaded white post card for a
Canon 580EX
Flash rebate.
They claimed that I did not submit a copy of the warranty card.
I definitely sent it the first time -
and I resubmitted a copy of the copy I kept from my first submission.
On a more positive note ... I want to
thank all of you that have emailed corrections,
clarifications and suggestions for the site (no matter how small).
I appreciate them!
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Canon has been named
'America's Choice'
for Digital Cameras in 2004.
Adobe Camera Raw 2.4
has been released for Photoshop CS.
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Canon has introduced their second new digital camera of the year, the
Canon PowerShot A520 Digital
Camera.
It is the successor to the successful Canon PowerShot A85 and features 4 megapixel resolution
and a 4x zoom in a 13% smaller/10% lighter body.
Once again, SD and MMC media are used in this model.
The A520 is rated for the same number of shots (300) as the A85
while using half the number of AA batterries (2).
Also included in this announcement is the new
Canon HF-DC1 High Power Wireless
Slave Flash.-
compatible with almost all PowerShot digital cameras.
You may have noticed the new review section -
Computer Hardware
& Software Reviews.
Most of the reviews are not completed at this point,
I will add specific product links from this page as they are finished.
In the mean time, you can see some of my setup.
In other big news (for me personally), the highly acclaimed
Canon EF 400mm
f/2.8 L IS USM Lens
is on its way to me on the Brown Truck. I will post a review when I can get to it.
You will find various other odds and ends (such as the
Pelican 1620 Hard Case) listed on the site as well. Again, I will post links here as the
reviews are finished.
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