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Canon Rebel T2i DSLR might debut some time next week

While it’s not confirmed yet, rumors are spreading that Canon  might announce a new digital SLR model, the EOS Rebel T2i, as soon as next week.

A follow-up to the Canon Rebel T1i, Canon Rumors is reporting (based on an unknown source) that the T2i will apparently have an improved LCD screen with higher resolution, a new battery and a customizable FPS setting for video recording. There might even be a new shape for the latest model in the traditional Rebel series. How rebellious.

However, no one seems convinced on the new SLR coming with an articulating screen.

(Credit: ZDNet.com)

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Canon celebrates production of 50 million EF lenses

The FINANCIAL — Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. announced on January 29 the achievement of a new EF lens-manufacturing milestone with the production of the company’s 50-millionth lens, an EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM.

Production of interchangeable EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (autofocus) single-lens reflex cameras began in 1987 at the company’s Utsunomiya Plant, and has since expanded to a total of four production facilities including Canon Inc., Taiwan; Canon Opto (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; and Oita Canon Inc. in Japan. EF lenses reached the 10-million-unit milestone after approximately eight and a half years in production, followed by the 40-million-unit mark in April of 2008. Owing to the popularity of the EOS Digital series, production then increased 10 million units to reach the current 50-million-unit milestone in December 2009 after a mere one year and eight months.

Read more at finchannel.com

Canon Earnings Outlook Lift Japan Stocks

Japan stock indexes gained 1.6% as Canon reported better-than-forecasted fourth quarter results.
The camera maker said net profit rose five-fold in the December quarter to 61.56 billion yen from 11.62 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.
Canon projects that its net profit to increase 52% to 200 billion on an 8% sales increase to 3.45 trillion yen.

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Canon issues EOS-1D Mark IV firmware update

Canon has posted a firmware update for its latest professional DSLR, the EOS-1D Mark IV. Firmware version 1.0.6 enhances autofocus tracking performance of the camera in specific circumstances. The firmware is available for immediate download from Canon’s website.

Go to firmware download page

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Tokina AT-X 116 11-16mm f/2.8 the first alpha mount lens

Tokina has launched its first lens in Sony’s Alpha mount. The AT-X 116 Pro DX 11-16 mm f/2.8 lens will be available in Japan from from February 24th, 2010 at an approximate retail price of ¥94,500 (around US $1046 / RM3560). This announcement means Tokina becomes the last of the big three third-party lens makers to support the Sony format.

Press release (Japanese)

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First Nikon centre opens its doors in Malaysia

The largest Nikon centre in Malaysia as well as in South-East Asia opened at Berjaya Times Square, Jalan Imbi, Bukit Bintang in January 2010.

The centre, which spans 2,700sq ft, is a one-stop venue for amateurs and professionals alike to get up close and experience the latest Nikon cameras and accessories.

Read news release at The Star press

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The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of new SIGMA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM.

The SIGMA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM incorporates Sigma’s original anti-shake compensation function, with a 13.8 times zoom ratio. As opposed to having an anti-shake function in the camera body, this lens’s Hybrid Optical Stabilizer provides not only an anti-shake function for the camera body, but also compensates for image shaking in the view finder as the Optical Stabilizer is built in to the lens. Incorporating four Special Low Dispersion glass elements and three aspherical lens elements provides excellent image quality throughout the entire zoom range. This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7 inches) at all focal lengths and a maximum magnification of 1: 3.4 reproduction ratio, making it ideal for close-up photography. An inner focusing system eliminates front lens rotation, making it suitable for use with circular polarizing filters and the supplied petal-type hood. Incorporating super multi-layer coating reduce the ghost in the backlight photography.

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We are very excited to inform you that you may now filter the sample photos accordingly by the camera model. It took us few hours of intensive development and testing before releasing it live.

It’s a pretty straight forward filtration mechanism that would help you to find photos you need better.

Generally, at this stage, this filtration feature would only return photos that have EXIF’s data containing the camera maker and model. Photos without EXIF data would be skipped.

Of course, during the initial launch, only recent Canon and Nikon camera models can be selected from the drop down list but we are working day and night trying to bring all models into the list. At the same time, we would need to migrate all items from the old mylensdb project into the database (Complete list) too.

We hope that we are now thriving in the correct direction bringing good to the masses!

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While overall dimensions are confined to the absolute minimum, the new SP AF70-200mm F/2.8 zoom lens is packed with features that allow stress-free photography: a versatile MFD of just 37.4″ over the entire zoom range; best-in-class maximum macro magnification ratio of 1:3.1 at f=200mm; and an advantageous internal focusing (IF) system. The new tele-zoom lens covers a desirable focal length range of 70mm medium telephoto to 200mm telephoto when mounted on full-size format SLR cameras and a focal length range from 109mm to 310mm* ultra telephoto when mounted on a DSLR camera with an APS-C sized imager.

*Tamron uses an approx. of 1.55X

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Popularity: 27% [?]

The most compact and lightest in the history of fast zoom lenses. Thanks to the revolutionary downsizing “XR” technology employed by Tamron in the development of high-power zoom lenses such as the 28-200mm and 28-300mm, the dramatic compactness that makes this lens the world’s smallest and lightest is achieved. Its compactness makes it look and feel like an ordinary standard zoom lens, yet the versatility that a fast constant maximum aperture offers will definitely reshape your photographic horizons.

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Reviews

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Lens Review by The-Digital-Picture.com

No lens is perfect, but the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di Lens delivers a lot for its price. The Tamron 28-75 would be a good general purpose zoom lens choice for 1.5x/1.6x FOVCF Digital SLR body owners unable to afford (or don’t want the size/weight of) the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens.
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Popularity: 11% [?]