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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Canon announced RF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM and RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM Super-Telephoto Lenses



MELVILLE, NY, February 23, 2022 — Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to announce that the Canon RF lens family is growing by two, with the addition of the Canon RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and the RF1200mm F8 L IS USM. Both super-telephoto fixed focal length lenses are quite light for their considerable abilities, and share many of the same features such as Super Spectra Coating (SSC) and Air Sphere Coating (ASC) to help minimize ghosting and flaring, compatibility with both the RF1.4x and RF2x extenders and a customizable electronic focusing ring with manual focus capability during Servo AF.

Additional features shared by both lenses include :

  • Two focus presets, with the ability to instantly switch between memorized focus distances
  • Circular nine-bladed aperture providing photographers with exceptionally beautiful and soft blurred backgrounds and bokeh
  • Renowned Canon L-Series durability and construction with dust and water resistance, plus fluorine coating on the front element for easy cleaning

Canon RF800mm F5.6L IS USM

The RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM weighs in at just 6.9 lbs and features a minimum focusing distance of 8.53ft/2.6 meters — maximum close-up magnification is a superb 0.34x, allowing wildlife image creators to fill the frame with small subjects, such as birds, at its minimum focusing distance. Optical image stabilization is up to 4.5 stops* of shake correction and includes three IS operation modes. When using the RF1.4x or RF2x extenders, users can experience enhanced effective focal lengths of 1,120mm and 1,600mm respectively.

Canon RF1200mm F8 L IS USM

The RF1200mm F8 L IS USM is the most powerful super-telephoto lens in the Canon RF lens line. It weighs in at 7.4 lbs — an outstandingly light figure for a super-tele lens of this type — and features a minimum focusing distance of 14.1ft/4.3m. Optical image stabilization is up to 4.0 stops* of shake correction and, similar to the RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM lens, includes three IS operation modes. When using the RF1.4x or RF2x extenders, users can experience enhanced focal lengths of 1,680mm and 2,400mm, respectively.

Pricing and Availability

The Canon RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and Canon RF1200mm F8 L IS USM are both scheduled to be available in late May 2022 for an estimated retail price of $16,999.00 and $19,999.00, respectively**.

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Canon released firmware for the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 cameras to fix freezing bug



Canon EOS R5 Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix :

Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the button.

Download firmware v1.5.1 for the Canon EOS R5

Canon EOS R6 Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix :

Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the button.

Download firmware v1.5.1 for the Canon EOS R6

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Canon released Firmware V 1.1.1 for EOS R3 mirrorless camera




Canon EOS R3 firmware update version 1.1.1 is available for download. You can read my preliminary EOS R3 camera review here.

Version 1.1.1 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements :

  • Adds the ability to use Smart phone link adapter AD-P1.
  • Adds the ability, when using EOS Utility or Browser Remote for remote shooting with two cards inserted, to set the recording method and select the card to be recorded to.
  • Adds the ability to cancel [Subject Tracking] by pressing the Quick Control and then buttons.
  • Adds Ukrainian as an option to the language of "Browser Remote".
  • Improves operation stability during FTP transfer.
  • Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the button.
  • Fixes an issue, in which the camera cannot be used as an access point if the camera is being used in a region that only support 2.4GHz bandwidth for Wi-Fi connections.