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Canon commemorates 50 years since their first SLR Camera
Canon USA issued a press release yesterday stating that: 2009 is a milestone year for Canon, commemorating the passing of 50 years since they sold their first single-lens reflex camera. Canon’s history with 35mm single-lens reflex cameras began in May 1959, when Canon Inc. launched the Canonflex (see photo below). Thereafter, the Company continued to [...]
Photojojo Spy Lens for SLRs
Photojojo’s Spy Lens is designed to solve the ‘Heisenberg Uncertainly Principal’ of photography. That is, the moment you point your camera at someone – the shot is no longer ‘candid’. The Spy Lens fits on the end of your SLR’s zoom lens via the filter threads. It has a cut-out on the side and a [...]
Canon EOS 50D – Evolution or Revolution?
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 [...]
Canon Europe announces EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Zoom Lens
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 [...]
Canon USA Announces EOS Rebel XS Digital SLR
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 [...]
