TheDigitalPicture.com has added a new section on their website where you can see and compare vignetting from Canon lenses on a full frame body.

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There’s also been a rumor that Canon is considering introducing yet another line of lenses that are aimed to be placed above the L series lens. The new series will meet the resolving demand of the upcoming generation of sensors which will have even higher resolution.

There has been rumor floating around the net lately about the new Canon EOS 3D. One of our readers send us this picture and write that the camera would have 45 AF points with eye control and it’d be filling the gap between the full frame 5D (US$3300) and 1Ds series (US$7150).

Related Links

- Canon EOS 7D Rumor (September 2008)
- Canon EOS 5D Replacement (September 2008)
- Canon DSLR Camera Rumors for 2007
- Eye Controlled Focus article at Canon website
- Canon EOS-3 Features and Specifications

The latest rumor that has been floating around in french website forum “Chasseur d’Images” is that Nikon will release the new Nikon D3H this year with specifications:

Sensor: New generation LBCAST sensor with 10 megapixel
Format: DX
New algorithm of management and treatment of the noise (revolutionary)
Speed: 8,5 or 10 frames per second
Buffer of 50 JPEG or 40 RAW (NEF)
LCD monitor: 3″ with 320,000 pixels
Sensitivity: ISO 100 t o 1600 with extension to 3200 and more than 6400
Shutter Speed 30 seconds to 1/8000
Memory - Compact flash and SD
Data Transfer: USB 2.0 (high speed) and Wt-3 Wireless
Price: Approximately $3800 dollars
Announce: September 2006

Here’s a picture of the camera that I really think is fake.

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Canon EOS 3D is rumored to have 45AF points with eye controlled focus which offers instant, intuitive AF in almost any situation by linking eye movement with the multiple AF points.

RELATED LINKS

- Eye Controlled Focus article at Canon website
- Canon EOS-3 Features and Specifications

Below is the size comparison between Nikon D2x, the ‘coming soon’ Nikon D200, Nikon D70 and Nikon D50

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SAMPLE IMAGES WITH FLARE

- Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-105mm, 1/30s f/5.0 @ 24.0mm by Lesman99
- Canon 1Ds2, Canon EF 24-105mm @24mm no filter used by Kylee
- Canon EF 24-105mm sample images with flare posted at a Japaneese Forum
- Canon EF 24-105mmsample images with flare shot at a music concert by Tschaal
- Canon 20D, Canon EF 24-105mm @24mm by Peter Mandelson
- Canon 5D, Canon EF 24-105mm @24mm by Leah which only happened at f/4

There is a rumor floating around the photography forums since yesterday regarding Canon is stopping all production of 24-105 L lens due to some problems with the lens.

The rumor started from these 2 Japaneese forum websites:

- http://www.eos-d-slr.net/digi_bbs/wforum.cgi?list=tree&no=27388&mode=allread
- http://kakaku.com/bbs/Main.asp?SortID=4504973&ViewRule=1&CookieNon=1

You can try to read them using Babel Fish Translation here

LAST UPDATE: (21.10.05)

One of Nikonnian members had a conversation with a lens technician at Canon about supposed flair issues with the new 24 - 105 lens, and here’s what the technician said:

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The first Sony digital camera with touchscreen is added to its Cyber-Shot range. This curvy little charmer is only 22.7mm thin with 8.1 Megapixel resolution, which will enable you to shoot and print jumbo A2-sized pictures without any loss of quality.

Its most attractive feature is the 3.0 inch touchscreen LCD with a Free Spot AutoFocus function that lets you focus on any subject with a precise tap of the touchscreen using the stylus.

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Well, there have been some speculations on how Nikon D200 will look like..and here’s another one that was sent to us by one of our visitors

The latest rumor about Nikon 200 is that this camera may be in store just before Christmas 2005. According to a Norwegian photography site (fotografi.no), the general manager of Nikon in Stockholm, Gösta Tyrefors, suggested that we need to wait for a while but the camera might be under your Christmas tree December 2005.

..” På spørsmål om Nikon vil lansere noe nytt speilreflekskamera som svar på Canon 5D, svarer direktør Gösta Tyrefors i Nikon Nordic AB i Stockholm at vi nok må vente litt. Men dere kan kikke under juletreet når den tid kommer, føyer han til…” Source: fotografi.no

Related article: Nikon D200 Rumors