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    How old are you, and do you support or reject the idea of a RETRO AE-1 body

    With the talk of a RETRO Canon camera body, I think about those who are for this or opposed to the idea and what age bracket they might fall into. One side of me says that the people interested in an AE-1 Retro-style camera might skew to the older crowd that used an AE-1. Another thought is...
  2. Canon Rumors

    Canon will announce the PowerShot V1 in the Near Future

    We have been told that Canon is going to introduce another PowerShot V series camera. Back in May of 2023, Canon introduced the PowerShot V10, a new form factor vlogging & streaming camera. Read the Full Article
  3. Richard CN

    Canon Patent Application: Power Zoom Ultra Wide Angle Lenses

    In this patent application (2025-011796) we have several embodiments of ultra wide angle lenses that would be power zoom capable. They are all inner focus lenses as well. It could be that Canon is thinking about making, yet again, another ultra-wide angle, and this time with more of a video...
  4. Canon Rumors

    Canon Inc. Places in Top-10 in U.S. Patent Rankings for 41st Straight Year, Ranks First for U.S. patents granted among Japanese companies for 20th Con

    In 2024, Canon ranked ninth in the number of patents registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), placing it in the world’s top 10 for 41 consecutive years, according to IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, a US-based patent research firm. Read the Full Press Release
  5. Canon Rumors

    Canon launches "Live Switcher Mobile" iOS app for one-person multi-angle livestreaming with single touch camera switching

    With the increase in video content on social media, there has been a growing demand for livestreaming video content, such as cooking, gaming, and product reviews in which content creators can simultaneously communicate with the viewers. Read the full Press Release
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    Canon Purchase history and frequency

    I was noting the recent post of availability of R5 II bodies at major US outlets and was thinking about how long it has been since I made a major purchase. For me, it seems Canon is in a major lull of products (bodies or lenses) that appeal to my use cases. I shoot primarily landscape with...
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    UK Canon Price drops

    I've been watching the price of the RF 100-500 over the last few months and noticed a sudden price drop at most of the big UK retailers yesterday. These don't seem to be Canon rebate drops, but a separate voucher at checkout - in the case of the RF 100-500, £500 which gets it much closer to the...
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    RF 85 F1.2 & RF 24-70 F2.8 Autofocus Noise - This Can't Be Normal...

    Hi, I recently purchased a R6MKII and a RF 24-70 F2.8 and RF 85 F1.2 lens. I think they're fantastic photography tools. However, when using them for video, I'm very surprised at how insanely loud the autofocus is. I tested the autofocus noise of both lenses with the built in mic of the...
  9. Simonb100

    Can 5d2 shutter cable be wireless?

    Hi I (still) use Canon 5Dmk2's. I have a device that will automatically trigger the shutter via the shutter release cable. The problem is... 1. I cant find a shutter release cable long enough (at least 2m's ideally 5m long) 2. I cant work out how to make this connection wireless, which would be...
  10. Scenes

    R5C Bug in New firmware 1.0.4.1 June 2023

    PSA: Bug in new R5C firmware for photography shooters. Found by =AZUxlwYP41qcDPq2ojnD0qP9tC6M84pRckziODGqCvZbYFK8h7hxa6lBCw6MOrUvgVHI-bgHwNz1VLT_9O2IbNzGk9f0RkNMWSj9ETQZJNe5xX1BQ8ouSPhpLU4zc6MsJPxpW-rnP8yN9q4hqLGLbuuwVnPmtypxi6kxV1afP-0BYN2ZDeEyidXdQNxaHxG_JdQ&__tn__=-]K-R']Vitali Beliak...
  11. dolina

    What Canon-branded RF lenses do you want to see in 2023?

    According to this Canon rumour the CEO of Canon JP promised to release 8 new lenses annually for the next 4 years. If this is true what are the top 8 RF lenses do you want to see by this time next year?
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    R7 Autofocus

    Is there any news on if the canon. R7 will have the Animal Eye AF that the R5/R6 have?
  13. dolina

    How many EF/RF mount lenses do you own?

    There are over 100 million EOS bodies and over 140 million EF lenses This comes out as for every 1 EOS body there are 1.4 1st party lenses. Assuming 3rd party are 0.6 then it comes out as 1 body per 2 lenses on average. I would hazard a guess that about 80% of EOS body buyers buy the kits with...
  14. cayenne

    Future Canon Camera Viewfinders: Rangefinder or Centered (DSLR) style?

    I've been noticing a trend looking at other brand cameras coming out lately, in that since going mirrorless, many are coming out with the more rangefinder style view finders on the side of the camera, and eliminating the "hump" in the middle of the camera....and reducing the footprint of the...
  15. hovland

    Angelbird Announces CFexpress with high MINIMUM sustained write speed

    I observed that Angelbird has released some new interesting CFexpress cards, ref https://www.techpowerup.com/271643/angelbird-announces-cfexpress-2-0-type-b-media-cards AV PRO CFexpress cards, promise a minimum sustained speed of 1000 MB/s (256gb 550 MB/s) ( for the entire capacity of the card...
  16. cayenne

    Poll: Any chance Canon would release a Monochrome R Camera? Would you buy one?

    I've been watching some YouTube and reading up on the Leica M10 Monochrom camera released not terrible long back. I've been shooting and converting a lot of digital to B&W as a way to give myself new challenges, and I have several MF film cameras that I shoot B&W (Hassy 501CM, Yashica Mat-124...
  17. FrenchFry

    Dear Canon... R5 and R6 Firmware Upgrade and Feature Requests

    Greetings CanonRumors members and Canon enthusiasts, After the exciting announcement of the R5 and R6 last week, we learned a lot about the new features that will be available in these cameras. Canon has indicated that they are listening to user feedback, and will hopefully be making firmware...
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    Canon EOS R5 price :)

    I read this some hours before in the web: An Australian website lists the EOS R5 around 10.500 Australian Dollars! :eek:o_O https://www.camera-warehouse.com.au/canon-eos-r5 I hope this is FAKE NEWS! The pricing of the 5DIV was high enough. Another 50% rise would be really to much. IMO the 8K...
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    Multipurpose prime for low light photography?

    I’ve been considering buying a lens for low light photography and shallow dept of field. Budget is around 600. I’m going to use it mainly to photograph my family but I’m also hoping for lens that could give me some artistic options in nature photography. I also do some videography but that's not...
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    A study of New Yorkers and their Airpods

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