Wednesday, September 30, 2009
No Canon USA at PMA.
Canon USA has informed me that they will not be participating in the PMA 2010 Trade Show. Canon USA historically has a large display at this annual show and typically makes DSLR-related announcements just prior to the event opening. Canon USA did not provide me any reasons for this change but emphasized that the imaging industry remains the core of their business.
As usual, no information was provided about the timing of new camera, lens and accessory announcements. Canon USA will be at PhotoPlus Expo and at CES.
Sold out: B&H has the new
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens in stock.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
B&H has the new Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens in stock.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Calumet has the new Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens in stock (search for "CA40619").
Notice: Canon lens, flash and accessories price increase coming.
Among other sources of this rumor, Berger Bros (reputable camera retailer) reportedly sent the following email to their customers:
"Effective October 1st, Canon will be implementing a price increase of approximately 10% on many products, including lenses, flashes, and accessories."
If this rumor is true (and it sounds like it is), the time to buy Canon gear is right now. We have come to expect Canon Rebates to become available in October, but what is harder to predict is which lenses and flashes will be included - and how much the rebate will be on them. My guess is that buying now insures you a good deal. Now might be a good time to start your Christmas shopping.
Just announced: Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm f/2.8 ZE Lens (press release)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Preorders closed: B&H is taking preorders for the Canon EOS 7D Body.
B&H (usually) takes preorders only when they know they are about to receive stock of the item.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Think Tank Photo has announced the Airport TakeOff Rolling Camera Backpack (press release)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Quietly discontinued: The Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens
This lens has been removed from Canon USA's website and is now OOS at most retailers.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
New site feature: Lens Specifications and Measurements
This new comparison tool is not completely finished (I'll call it a "Beta" version) and there is some data missing in the database that drives it, but I think you will find it useful now. One of the planned additions is a "Help" page to better explain the specifications.
The way this tool is coded facilitates additional specs and measurements being easily included. Let me know if you have an additional specification(s) or measurement(s) to add (especially if you can enter the values in a spreadsheet I provide). Also, I welcome suggestions, corrections and missing information (I plan to get to some of it) being emailed as well.
Don't miss the Metric/Imperial conversion link. The page should remember your preference on future visits. Measurements and weights are stored in Metric format in the database and converted for Imperial display (just FYI).
So, check it out: Lens Specifications and Measurements
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sold out: J&R has the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens (new) for only $489.98 shipped.
That is over $100 off! Great lens - great deal.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Sold out: Adorama has the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens in stock.
Adobe Camera Raw 5.5 Update:
Windows
| Macintosh
This new version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original one that was installed with Adobe® Photoshop® CS4; Adobe Photoshop Elements 7; and Adobe Premiere® Elements 7 software. Visit the Camera Raw page for a complete list of supported cameras.
Adobe Lightroom 2.5 Update:
Windows
| Macintosh
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 2.5 update includes these enhancements:
Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Nikon D3000 and Olympus E-P1
Includes several corrections for issues introduced by previous Lightroom 2 releases
Monday, September 14, 2009
Just posted: Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lens Review
And good timing: B&H has the
Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Lens in stock.
Act immediately if you want one - they have been lasting about 5 minutes.
B&H also has the still hard-to-get Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens in stock.
Chuck Westfall's September Tech Tips are online at TheDigitalJournalist.
Just announced: Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm f/3.5 ZE Lens (press release).
SanDisk, Transcend and PhotoFast have introduced new memory cards with up to 64GB capacity.
Rob Galbraith
has a nice writeup on the new cards - I'll let him introduce you to them.
Friday, September 11, 2009
A couple of new accessories are coming for the new Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens. Adorama has both available for preorder:
Canon Tripod Mount Ring D
Canon Macrolite Adapter 67
I'm not sure why the Tripod Ring the description says "white". That does not make sense to me - this is a dedicated ring and the lens is black. Hopefully that is just a typo.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sold out fast: B&H has the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Lens in stock. Act immediately if you want one - they have been lasting about 5 minutes.
The Canon Refurbished inventory at
Adorama has been once again refreshed.
About 40 now 60 items have been added this time.
Expect like-new gear at nicely reduced prices.
Act fast - the good stuff doesn't last long.
Do you Twitter?
Canon EOS News and The-Digital-Picture.com updates
are now available on Twitter.
Canon USA has posted:
Canon EOS 7D Brochure (4.61MB PDF)
Canon EOS Fall-Winter 2009 Catalog (8.4MB PDF)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Adorama just started taking preorders for the new Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip (for the EOS 7D).
Probably should grab a couple of spare LP-E6 battery packs while they are available.
Think Tank Photo has launched a
completely redesigned website.
Think Tank Photo's site now looks nearly as good as its products (and works nearly as well).
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Canon EOS 7D Owner's Manual (6.7MB PDF) is now available.
The Canon Digital Learning Center brings us some new Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR information:
EOS 7D First Look Videos
Harnessing the Power of the EOS 7D’s Video System
Canon USA’s ‘Why Do You Love Football’ Photo Challenge
Just announced: Sigma 70-300mm F/4-5.6 DG OS Lens (press release)
Also announced: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC Lens (press release).
The announced Tamron lens is in a Nikon mount, but "Tamron plans to introduce the lens in a Canon mount version shortly after the new Nikon mount version with built-in motor hits the market." Based on the quality-for-the-price ratio of the non-VC Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II Lens, this news lens stands to be a winner - and should close the feature/benefits gap between it and the excellent Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
How about some Canon EOS 7D Eye Candy?
I have the new Canon products loaded onto the site - this allows me to share more new product information with you. The review placeholder pages below are filled with product images, comparison tables and the Canon UK press releases (which complement the USA releases in some respects).
Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Review
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens Review
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens Review
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
J&R just started taking preorders for the 7D and new lenses. This is another great list to be on right now.
Canon EOS 7D Body
Canon EOS 7D Body with 28-135mm IS Lens (great deal)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Onecall just started taking preorders for the 7D and lenses:
Canon EOS 7D Body
Canon EOS 7D Body with 28-135mm IS Lens (great deal)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Prefer Calumet? They are also taking 7D preorders.
And oh yeah - B&H has the still-hard-to-get-9-months-later (why you should preorder)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Body in stock.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Adorama just started taking preorders for the new 7D and lenses:
Canon EOS 7D Body
Canon EOS 7D Body with 28-135mm IS Lens (great deal)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Please note: I highly expect the 7D to be very hard to get for a long time - preorder immediately to get in the front of the line.
Amazon.com is taking preorders for the new 7D and lenses:
Canon EOS 7D (both body and 28-135mm kit)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Again: I highly expect the 7D to be very hard to get for a long time - preorder immediately to get in the front of this line.
Canon just announced the awesome new
Canon EOS 7D
along with three new lenses
(Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens, Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens and
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens).
Enjoy the press releases for now.
It's 2:00 AM and I need some sleep.
I'll post more information and product pictures later today.