New Canon Powershot Cameras and Lenses Submitted For Certification

Canon is planning to announce a couple of Powershot and Mirrorless cameras, plus 2 EF lenses soon. The Japanese photography blog has discovered Canon has submitted the gear below for certification authorities in Japan.

As reported earlier, the Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS is the most anticipated 'L' lens for this year.

PC2276 (EOS M20)

• Mirror-less camera
• Made in Japan
• SKU: 2209C002AA, 2209C012AA, 2209C022AA, 2209C032AA, 2210C002AA, 2210C012AA, 2210C022AA, 2210C032AA, 2211C002AA, 2211C012AA, 2211C022AA, 2211C032AA
• Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed

PC 2335 (New G Series PowerShot or SX70 HS)

• Digital camera
• Made in Japan
• SKU: 2208C001AA
• Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed

Interchangeable lens 1 (EF 85mm f/1.4L IS)

• SKU: 2271C005AA
• Made in Japan (Utsunomiya Factory)

Interchangeable lens 2 (The EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM)

• SKU: 2273C005AA, 2274C005AA, 2275C005AA
• Apparently the lens comes in three slightly different variants
• Made in Malaysia

Strobe (Apparently a brand new flash)

• SKU: 2398C003AA
• Made in Japan (Oita)

Canon Patent - 60-800mm f/4-5.6 Cinema Lens

Canon filed a new patent for a Cinema lens with the effective focal length of 60-800mm f/4-5.6. The Super Zoom lens may be released in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Patent Publication No. 2016-173529

• Published 2016.9.29
• Filing date 2015.3.18
• Example
• Zoom ratio 13.33
• Focal length 60.00 300.00 800.00
• F-number 4.00 4.00 5.60
• Half angle of view (degrees) 14.53 2.97 1.11
• The total lens length 465.36 465.36 465.36
• BF 55.10 55.10 55.10

Canon Patent - EF and EF-M 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6 STM Lens

A new Canon patent for the EF-M 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO lens has been discovered. This design can fit both EF-M and EF-S mounts. In addition, recent Canon patents for EF-M cameras include EF-M 9-18mm f/3.5-4.5 STM and EF-M 16-80mm f/2.6 lens.

Patent Publication No. 2016-57444 (Google Translated)

• Published 2016.4.21
• Filing date 2014.9.9

Example 1

• Zoom ratio 5.59
• Focal length 51.77 135.00 289.53
• F-number 4.65 5.05 5.85
• Half angle of view (degrees) 14.78 5.78 2.70
• Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66
• The total lens length 126.05 169.37 184.15
• BF 35.50 35.50 35.50

Example 2

• Zoom ratio 5.90
• Focal length 49.13 135.00 290.00
• F-number 4.65 4.95 5.85
• Half angle of view (degrees) 15.54 5.78 2.70
• Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66
• The total lens length 108.00 152.12 168.00
• BF 15.69 15.69 15.69

Canon May Announce EOS-M Camera and EF-M Lens at CP+ Show

There is a chance Canon may announce a prosumer EOS-M camera and a few EF-M lens during the 2016 CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in February in Japan. There is no secret Canon is not leading the mirrorless camera race at this time. They have concluded the mirrorless camera space is an area Canon will devote more resources to in 2016.

In addition, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera may make an appearance at the CP+ Show as well but I suspect the long awaited camera may be introduced at a stand alone event. Keep checking back. More to come . . . . .