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The news is all over the web, Canon has announced a new dSLR just ahead of Photokina 2008. The improvements are not just incremental over the EOS 40D; there are quantum jumps. Resolution goes to a whopping 15.1MP with ISO topping out an unbelievable 12,800*!
The EOS 50D is the first dSLR is the first to [...]

Canon Europe has announced the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Super-Zoom lens. It has an equivalent 35mm focal length of 29-320mm and offers an 11x zoom range.
The EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is designed exclusively for use with EOS cameras with an EF-S lens mount – including the new EOS 50D, EOS 40D, EOS 1000D, EOS [...]

As expected with last month’s announcement of the EOS 1000D from Canon Europe, Canon USA has announced the EOS Rebel XS. The name ‘EOS Rebel XS’ is used in the Canon press release. Once the camera reaches retails stores, the name will change to the more simple ‘Canon Rebel XS’.
Confused with names? The new [...]

A Sigma lens more expensive than the Canon equivalent lens? Not possible, you say. Consider the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens expected to be in retail shops in July. The lens effectively becomes an 80mm medium telephoto lens (35mm equivalent) on digital cameras with APS-C size image sensors.
The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 has a minimum [...]

Canon Europe has announced the latest addition to the EX Speedlite flash unit range - the Speedlite 430EX II. The new flash has a guide number of 43 (m/ISO 100 at 105mm) and includes an built-in wide panel to allow coverage suitable for wide angle lenses to 14mm.
The Speedlite 430EX II replaces the Speedlite [...]