Tag Archives: canon
Canon U.S.A. announces 3 lenses – including a new 24-70!
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
It’s camera product announcement night… Canon announces 3 new lenses including a new Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens! Unfortunately, some had hoped there would be IS included, but sorry, it isn’t. Announcement LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 7, 2012 — Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced two new versions [...]
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Finally! Canon EOS Utility updated to work on OSX Lion
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
Peter (@IamPter on twitter) sent us this good news this evening – Canon has updated the EOS Utility to work on OSX Lion and he also sent us the download link. I was able to download it and install it on my OSX Lion setup on my iMac and it worked like a charm. This [...]
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Rolling shutter comparison test with 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLRs
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Here’s an interesting analysis you might be intrigued by – rolling shutter comparisons across a group of 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLR cameras. I don’t think there’s any major surprise here, but it is an interesting read. Brief Snip via Rolling shutter comparison test | Too Much Imagination. I finally come around to piecing together [...]
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Canon applies for patent on RAW video?
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
This was just posted on twitter by @loricnet and I’m posting it to get the word out quickly – I admit that I don’t understand it yet, but Canon filed for a patent on “RECORDING SUCCESSIVE FRAMES OF RAW SENSOR DATA DEPICTING A MOVING SCENE” – it was filed on July 21, 2010 and the [...]
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X-Circle by LockCircle – New Nikon F-mount option for Canon EF mount cameras
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
X-Circle by LockCircle Details The trend of filming using a HDSLR is unstoppable, and the classic EF-Mount bayonet is becoming very popular in filmmaking field like a serious alternative cinematography camera mount! The EF-Mount has a successful second life in the cinematography field, something that no-one expected when was designed to be the best still-camera [...]
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planet5D poll: which pro dslr is best: Canon EOS-1D X or Nikon D4
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Last week, we posted “Side by side: Nikon D4 Vs. Canon EOS 1D X – which should you buy?” and got some good feedback, but this week, we thought we’d use this as the poll question and made it simple, you can pick one or the other but nothing else. If you’re not happy with [...]
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Top 5 Canon EOS C300 questions with answers from Larry Thorpe
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Last week, we posted a note from the Rule Boston Camera Canon EOS C300 preview thing and we’ve found another update from Chris Portal that gives some additional details about the Canon EOS C300 via questions posed to Larry Thorpe that have some important answers. There are lots of complaints about the Canon EOS C300 [...]
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The first Canon EOS C300 demo in the USA @ Rule Boston
Posted on 06. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Last night, the folks over at Rule Boston Camera hosted the first Canon EOS C300 preview in the USA that I’m aware of and Larry Thorpe (Senior Director, Professional Engineering and Solutions, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon U.S.A.) was there to talk and answer questions. Paul Antico was there and was going to do [...]
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UPDATED: Canon updates EOS utility – but mac OS X Lion support is nowhere to be found
Posted on 24. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Canon released a working version for Lion – read more on our post Many who upgraded to the latest operating system for Apple’s OS X Lion were a bit disappointed to find out the Canon utilities wouldn’t function – and a new version was released last Thursday, but unfortunately, Lion support wasn’t included. On a [...]
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Save $30 off the Okii MC1 USB Mini Controller!
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
We told you earlier about the new Okii MC1 USB mini controller and you can see our demo again down at the bottom of this post – but if you’re interested in buying one, right now, there’s a $30 off coupon! From the HDCamTeam site: We have been notified by Okii Systems that there is [...]
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UPDATE with BTS! Canon vs. Nikon – who will win the battle?
Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Just like the arguments over mac vs. PC, there are no clear winners in the battle between Canon or Nikon – or are there? Watch this movie called “Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon” to see if there’s a winner UPDATE: Just released is the BTS video: Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon Youtube Description Tweet: http://bit.ly/uT0Cgp [...]
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