Canon and Sony News for Mar 2010 (Page 2)

Sold out in a few minutes: B&H has the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV in stock.

Have you seen the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens Travel Mug? Canon Canada was using them for promotional purposes at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Here is a video from one lucky mug owner:

Of course, we all want one. The good news is that these will become available for purchase - at least in Canada (now sold out). (thanks Christian)

Henrys still has them available for preorder. I would skip the extended warranty on this one. (thanks Scott)

I wonder if the Canon Mini Cooper will be available for purchase.

B&H Photo now has the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens in stock!

Sold out: Adorama also has the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens in stock.

Tamron celebrates their 60th anniversary by announcing the Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD Lens (press release).

Notable features of this lens include image stabilization (VC - Vibration Control), ultrasonic focus drive (USD) with full-time manual focusing and a fixed lens size.

The Canon Digital Learning Center has posted many short Canon EOS 7D Tutorial Videos. View them online - or on your 7D's LCD.

The Canon ZoomBrowser EX 6.5.1 Updater is now available for download. (thanks Johnny)

A few Rebel T2i image quality comparisons have been added to the Canon EOS T2i / 550D DSLR Review page.

Canon UK has issued a Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware 2.0.3 Press Release.

B&H Photo has just started accepting orders for the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM Lens.

When B&H accepts preorders for a new item, the new item is typically in route to their warehouse and will be ready to ship in the very near future. And, the number of preorders accepted typically matches the incoming inventory quantity. You order, you get the lens - and soon.

Amazon.com has also just started accepting orders for the new

Lowepro has introduced the Lowepro Toploader Zoom AW (press release) toploading DSLR camera bag series.

Gone: B&H has the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV in stock again.

"This is [snip] to inform you that firmware upgrade 2.0.3 for the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera will be coming in March of 2010. 2.0.3 meets the demands of both professional movie producers and aspiring filmmakers alike by adding 24p video acquisition and changing the 30p video frame rate to 29.97 to comply with TV production standards. In addition, audio capability is enhanced for professional use, adding manual audio level control, and increasing the audio sampling frequency to 48KHz from 44.1KHz.

Attached please find an announcement image [snip] with more details.

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