Canon and Sony News for May 2016 (Page 5)
B&H has a shipment of Canon EOS-1D X DSLRs in its warehouse and is in the early stages of shipping preorders. Because of the long hiatus, preorders may take a few days to ship.
Note that the free 64GB CFast 2.0 memory card and reader deal ($300.00 value) was scheduled to end once the camera came into stock. B&H has yet to change the camera's stock status, so there's still time to take advantage of the great bundle deal.
Update: Adorama has the 1D X II Premium Kit (with free memory card) listed as in stock.
As we originally reported on Friday, Canon's CarePAK Plus program is returning today. Unfortunately, the EOS 80D that we speculated might be covered in the new program did not make the eligibility list. The new program runs from May 1, 2016 through July 30, 2016. See below for full details.
From Canon USA:
Canon CarePAK Plus Special Free Promotion Turns ‘Whoops’ Into Whoopie!
Accidents happen all the time. One minute you’re embracing your creativity and capturing amazing photos and the next minute you’re staring down at what’s left of your Canon camera after its been dropped off a cliff, smashed by an overeager toddler, knocked off the picnic table and into the pool, or had an extra-large latte (no whip) spilled all over its LCD screen. Talk about a creativity buzz kill.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. wants you focused on taking great photos, not on worrying how much it will cost to get your camera repaired. Beginning May 1, 2016 and running through July 30, 2016, Canon U.S.A. is offering a complimentary CarePAK Plus Protection Plan good for a 13-month period from time of purchase, when you purchase an eligible camera or lens product at a Canon Authorized Dealer.
With Canon CarePAK Plus Protection your camera is repaired by Canon factory trained technicians using only Genuine Canon Parts. No third parties. No confusion—just the promise of protection from accidental damages, for a 13-month period— absolutely free. Any camera repaired under this promotion will receive priority service, free return shipping and support direct from Canon. And once the 13-month period is completed, Canon camera and lens owners have the opportunity to purchase an extended CarePAK Plus Plan.
Eligible Canon DSLR camera bodies include the EOS-1D X Mark II, EOS-1D X, EOS 5DS, EOS 5DS R, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, and EOS 7D Mark II. Eligible lenses include the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, EF 50mm f/1.2L USM, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM, EF 70-20mm f/2.8L IS II USM, and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM. All eligible product(s) must be registered on the Canon website, www.usa.canon.com/protection within 30 days of purchase date to take advantage of this special promotion.
Accidents do happen— but with Canon CarePAK Plus Protection life can go right on being picture-perfect.
Learn more about this promotion at usa.canon.com/carepak-plus.
Zeiss has posted a teaser image via Facebook which seems to indicate the announcement of three new lenses next week.
Hmm....looks intriguing, doesn't it? [Sean]
Image quality results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added to the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Macro F017 Lens page.
This is a sharp lens. Results from other camera models are coming soon. Here are some macro lens comparisons you may find interesting:
Tamron 90mm VC compared to Canon 100mm L IS Lens
Tamron 90mm VC compared to Canon 100mm non-L Lens
Tamron 90mm VC compared to Sigma 105mm OS Lens
Tamron 90mm VC compared to previous version Tamron 90mm VC Lens
Tamron 90mm VC compared to Tokina 100mm Lens
Tamron 90mm VC compared to Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2 Lens
B&H has the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Macro F017 Lens in stock.
From B&H:
The second year edition bringing you inspiration, technique, and equipment for imaging of travel, wildlife, landscape and adventure photography brought to you by B&H and Lindblad Expeditions.
OPTIC 2016 is four days of presentations, events, live demonstrations, portfolio reviews, gallery exhibitions, cocktail parties, sunset cruises and a Central Park photo expedition along with a giant two day long trade show. Please see each day for a complete schedule of the many activities that OPTIC offers that you can choose from, to customize your experience. The main stage on day one and day two will be live streamed. All lectures will be available to view at a later time, so you can relive OPTIC and not miss a single exciting presentation!
All OPTIC trade show and lectures are open and free to the public, however we request each attendee register to attend either in-person, or for the Livestream (you will receive an email notification with the link at the start of the Livestream).
Click here to see the full 4-day schedule.
Keynote Speaker: Michael Kenna
Other Speakers:
| Sven-Olaf Lindblad | Gabriel Biderman |
| Robert Rodriquez Jr | Matt Hill |
| Brenda Tharp | Chris Nicholson |
| Jay Dickman | David Brommer |
| Krista Rossow | Lance Keimig |
| Katrin Eismann | Roman Kurywczak |
| Erika Larsen | Kevin Gilbert |
| Flip Nicklin | Ira Block |
| Ralph Lee Hopkins | Omar Z Robles |
| Vincent Versace | Clay Taylor |
| Charles Chessler | John Paul Caponigro |
| Ron Magil | Steve Simon |
| Sara Cedar Miller | Stephen Mallon |
From the Profoto YouTube Channel:
Sometimes the ambient light is just perfect. But usually it’s not. It’s too bright. It’s too dark. It’s the middle of the day when you want a glowing sunset.
That's why we use flash. With flash you’re in full control. If it’s too bright you use it to overpower the sun. If it’s too dark you light up your subject. If it’s the wrong time of day you add an orange color gel and create your own sunset.
The trick is to make it look natural. People shouldn’t be able to notice the flash light. They should pay attention to the image, not the technique behind it.
In this video, commercial photographer Adam Angelides shows you how. He uses color gels to recreate warm sunlight. He uses a large and deep umbrella as fill light. He uses High Speed Sync to control the ambient light. He uses gels to create a flare. All this in under five minutes.
B&H carries the following products:
Note: For a limited time, the Profoto B1 comes with a free Profoto OCF Beauty Dish and Speedring.
According to the Egami Blog, Canon has filed a patent for a CN-E 30-160mm f/2.8 LS lens designed for Super 35 sensors.
Description of the patent literature
- Patent Publication No. 2016-57387
- Published 2016.4.21
- Filing date 2014.9.8
- Zoom ratio 5.00
- Focal length 32.00 100.00 160.00
- F-number 2.70 2.70 3.00
- Half angle of view (degrees) 24.82 8.42 5.28
- Image height 14.80
- Overall length of the lens 271.71
- BF 45.83
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