Canon

Canon reveals the successor to the Rebel XSi/450d

The new Rebel T1i will be the first consumer camera from Canon with HD video caputring ability.  The only thing that makes you wonder a bit is the pricing: the kit with the 18-55 IS has an estimated retail price of about $900. So far so good, but Canon sets the price for european markets [...]

A new macro lens from Tamron

Today Tamron released a new macro lens for Canon, Nikon with Built-In Motor and Sony.
From the press release:
The SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), covering an equivalent angle of view of 93mm when converted to the 35mm format(*1) and boasting a maximum aperture of F/2.0-one stop faster than the F/2.8 [...]

New firmware for Canon EOS-1D MkIII and EOS-1Ds MkIII

Canon released new firmwares for the EOS-1D MkIII and EOS-1Ds MKIII.
The darkscreen bug has been fixed, as well as some other issues:

Corrects a phenomenon associated with image display during Live View shooting. Corrects a phenomenon in which a displayed image becomes pitch-black if it is zoomed in during Live View shooting.
Improves reliability of USB communication. [...]

Photozone adds new lens tests and a new section

Photozone has added a new lens review. The test of the Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) is another addition to the new full format testing series at photozone. Additionally featuring only the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II the new section is quite empty (for now) but it will be [...]

Canon: New Tilt-Shift lenses

Canon just released two new wide angel Tilt-Shift Lenses:

TS-E 24mm f/3.5L I/li>
TS-E 17mm f/4/li>

It has some new tilt and shift features (from the Press Release):
An innovative feature on both the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and the TS-E 17mm f/4L lenses is Canon’s new TS Revolving System. This feature allows tilting and shifting lens movements to [...]