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If your Like us & your a Fujifilm X lover, then the date you'll probably want to remember is the 15th January 2016...!!! Its not concrete but apparently on this date, rumour has it that Fujifilm will be announcing the long awaited Fujifilm X-Pro 2...!!! Even some of the rumoured specifications for the X-Pro 2 - 24MP APS-C X-Trans Sensor, faster Processing Engine, smaller than its predecessor, all sounds incredibly exciting.
Rumour has it we can expect a NEW lens from Canon before this years out, which will include their new 'Blue Spectrum Refractive Optical Element'. According to Canon, this new BR element sets a new level in Chromatic Aberration Correction for outstanding image quality. This new BR element is due to debut in the Canon EF 35mm f1.4L II USM (Due OCT'15).
"TOKYO, August 27, 2015—Canon Inc. today announced that it
has developed a new Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) optical element for use in
camera lenses that corrects for chromatic aberrations at an exceptionally high
level to make possible superior imaging performance.
The new Canon-developed BR optical element offers
characteristics that significantly refract blue light, which lies within the
short-wavelength range, to achieve impressive levels of chromatic aberration
correction for outstanding imaging performance. The BR optical element,
sandwiched between two glass lens elements to create a BR lens, will make its
debut in the new EF35mm f/1.4L II USM wide-angle fixed-focal-length lens, which
is scheduled to go on sale in October 2015.
Natural light, or white light, comprises a spectrum of
wavelengths, or colors, each of which realizes a unique refractive index when
passing through a lens. As all colors do not converge on the same point, this
disparity causes chromatic aberrations, or color fringing, to occur in an
image".
Canon's Composite Lens employing the BR optical element
Canon develops optical elements by reviewing organic optical
materials, beginning with the design of molecular structures, with the aim of
achieving optimal chromatic aberration correction that suppresses color
fringing. With the successful development of the BR optical element, which
offers unique light-dispersion characteristics that significantly refract blue
light—a wavelength that, until now, had proven particularly difficult to
converge to a specific focal point—Canon is able to develop lenses that make
possible outstanding imaging performance by correcting for chromatic
aberrations at an exceptionally high level.
CANON RUMOURS BLOG have suggested that this NEW lens is likely to be the replacement for the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II, which we can clearly understand. Ever since the release of the Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, the Tamron has proven itself to be both superior in image quality & value to its Canon & Nikon counterpart. TheCameraStoreTV did a comparison of the 2 lenses in this YouTube video
You can purchase this Tamron Lens via our websiteCHAS NORMAN.COM
In our last post, we briefly discussed the upcoming Canon Powershot G5X & Canon Powershot G9X. Now these two NEW cameras are ready for Pre-Orders & Canon have released promotional videos on youtube- Enjoy..!!!
A list of Specifications & Images have recently been leaked of the upcoming Canon Powershot G5X & Powershot G9X. The Premium Compact market is massively growing worldwide as photographers & enthusiasts are demanding DSLR quality in their pocket. These 2 new models show that Canon are really putting in an interest in this area of the market, but are they just playing catch-up?
Pictured: Canon Powershot G5X
Canon Powershot G5X:
1 inches 20.2 MP back-illuminated Sensor
Equivalent 24-100mm f/1.8-2.8 Lens
Size: 112 mm x 76 mm x 44 mm
LCD Monitor & what appears to be a Digital Viewfinder
Pictured: Canon Powershot G9X
Canon Powershot G9X:
1 inches 20.2 MP back-illuminated Sensor
Equivalent 28-85mm f/2.0-4.9 Lens
Size: 98 mm x 58 mm x 31 mm
3 inch (1.04 million dot) LCD Monitor
Although we cannot judge the performance of the upcoming Canon Powershot G5X, it doesn't seem to have the style of the Olympus Stylus 1s or Fujifilm X30 (both fantastic picture takers), which in our experience is a big factor in choosing these high performance compacts. For those looking to buy a very small premium compact its not as small as the ever-popular Sony Cybershot RX100 mk 3 & mk 4, which brings us to the Canon Powershot G9X. The G9X looks very compact (looks very similar to the FujiFilm XF1), but in comparison to the Sony's, its appears lacking in specifications. For example, the Sony Cybershot RX100 mk 3 also has a 20MP 1 inch sensor, Equivalent 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 Zeiss Lens & a digital viewfinder.
