Canon 6D has Moire issues over 5D Mark III

Petapixel has an article and video that show the moire issues. Looks like the 6D is great for stills, but not so great for video, especially as an alternative to the 5D Mark III.

My 60D and the 7D already have the moire issue, so it still would be an improvement over them, but it sucks that they didn’t put the downsampling of the 5D Mark III, and instead went back to the cheaper and easier Line skipping which causes the issue to begin with.

New Canon EOS Mark III Firmware will have uncompressed HDMI out!

Planet 5D has the news on this new firmware update, which will skip the terrible h.264 compression we have all gotten used to with DSLR’s and have uncompressed HDMI out. I know it will never happen for my 60D (unless someone reverse engineers it), but this is certainly exciting.

The update also includes upgraded autofocus. It will work better with extension tubes and at a distance, which will be great for sports and nature photographers.

Canon announces the Full frame EOS 6D

CanonRumors, TechHive, and DSL News Shooter, all have articles.
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For about $2100 they are offering the body that is a full frame 20.2 Megapixel Full Frame Sensor and includes both a GPS and WIFI! This is almost a $1000 less than the next full frame sensor.

Doesn’t have the swing out LCD of my 60D though. Nor does it have a headphone jack for audio monitoring, so you really need a separate audio recorder! The WIFI will be amazing though, when you can control it from your iPhone or iPad! HOW COOL IS THAT? Think of remote focus pulling?!??! AWESOME!!!

CanonRumors has links to more coverage of Canon EOS C100

CanonRumors has post to much of the coverage across the web of the new Canon EOS C100.

And there own coverage of the newly announced botton end of it’s Cinema EOS cameras.

It is an exciting camera, but I still think overpriced compared to the DSLR’s it is improving on. If this camera was under $3000 it would be really impressive, but at $8000 it is a bit too expensive.

Canon has announced the C100 Camera for $7999

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Canon has announced the release of the EOS C100 Video Camera with 1920×1080 resolution on a Super 35MM sensor for $7999. Making a more affordable addition to their new cinema camera lineup. It is scheduled to ship in November.

With the 4K C500 shipping for $30,000 in October, the currently shipping 2K C300 for $15999, they now have a much more reasonably priced cousin.

It is 4:2:0 instead of 4:2:2, but is 15% smaller with only a an EF mount and no RAW recording, but does inclue XLR inputs which is great.

Canon is also releasing 2 more EF prime mounts a 14mm t3.1 and a 125mm t2.2 ready for 4K shooting.

Problem with Canon EF 40mm f2.8

Canonrumors is reporting on a problem with the Canon EF 40mm f2.8
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If pressure is applied to the lens barrel while the lens is mounted to the camera (pressure can be applied even while attaching the lens cap or while carrying the camera with the lens attached in a bag), the autofocusing function of the lens may stop working.


It seems they will have a firmware update for the camera in August to fix the problem, but for now just remove the lens and put it back on.

The Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera

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Canon has officially announced the EOS M Mirrorless Camera, and DP Review has an excellent Hands on Review.

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And with an Adapter it can use any EOS EF or EF-S lens with it’s APS-C sized sensor, and includes full video capabilities, though it doesn’t look to have as many controls as their normal DSLRs. Sill for small and fast and compatibility this is awesome. I TOTALLY WANT ONE!

It’s stats stand like this:

  • New EF-M lens mount (optimized for APS-C sensor size)
  • 18MP APS-C ‘Hybrid CMOS’ sensor
  • Continuous autofocus in movie mode with subject tracking
  • 14-bit DIGIC5 processor
  • ISO 100-12800 standard, 25600 expanded
  • 4.3 fps continuous shooting, 3 fps with autofocus tracking
  • 1080p30 video recording, stereo sound (with 25p or 24p options)
  • External microphone socket and adjustable sound recording level
  • 1040k dot 3:2 touch-sensitive ClearView II LCD (capacitative type, multi-touch support)
  • Standard EOS hot-shoe for external flash (no built-in flash)
  • ‘Creative Filters’ image-processing controls, previewed live on-screen

This is an exciting camera, though it sure took Canon a while to get it out (well it comes out in October) as every other manufacturer has one, but the adapter to Canon Lenses makes this so much more versatile! It is $799 with a 22mm, though you will want to spend a little more for EF Lens Adapter!