Canon confirmed the EOS-R5 will have no crop 8K recording and animal eye af!

Press text:

Sydney, AUSTRALIA, 13th March 2020: Canon INC has today released further development specifications for its recently announced Canon EOS R5, the next-generation full-frame interchangeable lens camera in the company’s EOS R System. These additional details come exactly one month since Canon released the development announcement of the EOS R5 and shut down speculation that some of its revolutionary specifications are ‘a fantasy’.

Signalling a new phase of Canon 5-Series imaging and a revolution in the mirrorless full camera category, Canon’s EOS R5 will offer every photographer – not just professionals – access to high-quality imaging, cutting-edge 8K movie recording, new approaches to in-body image stabilisation, and revolutionary subject detection and tracking performance features.

New possibilities for movie performance
Unleashing new possibilities, Canon Inc. confirms the EOS R5’s video capabilities will exceed that of competing cameras on the market¹. With its ability to internally record 8K using the full width of the sensor at up to 30p, the latest Canon EOS R camera is set to redefine mirrorless with its market-leading features. In addition, in all 8K modes the EOS R5 will support Canon’s renowned Dual Pixel CMOS AF.

A beast for subject detection and tracking performance for animals and people
Canon Inc. also confirms the EOS R5 supports advanced animal AF – recognising dogs, cats and birds, relying not only on the eyes of the animal but also the face and body for situations when the eyes are not visible.

Jason McLean, Director – Consumer Imaging & Services, Canon Australia, said: “Our EOS 5-Series was developed fifteen years ago to make full-frame cameras accessible to consumers, not just professional shooters. Today, that purpose remains steadfast as we continue achieving the ‘impossible’ to deliver the hybrid needs of content creators who are demanding uncompromised performance to generate more still and motion visual content than ever before.”

“With its game changing 8K movie capabilities, new approaches to image stabilisation, revolutionary subject detection, and compatibility with Canon’s full suite of EF² and RF lenses, the EOS R5 represents a category revolution as opposed to product evolution in the interchangeable-lens camera market.”

The EOS R5 specifications previously confirmed by Canon include:
• The EOS R5 offers a step-change in performance with an incredible 12fps using the mechanical shutter and the electronic shutter offering 20fps
• The EOS R5 takes Canon’s cutting-edge image stabilisation technology to the next level, by including a newly Canon-developed, in-camera image stabilisation system – which works in combination with the lens stabilisation system
• With content delivery just as important as image and video capture, the EOS R5 supports automatic transfer of image files from the device to the image.canon cloud platform³
• The highly anticipated EOS R5 will feature dual card slots
• Upon launch, the Canon EOS R5 will also be supported by Canon Australia’s 5-year warranty when purchased from an authorised local dealer⁴.

To stay up to date with the latest news and information regarding the EOS R5, register here: www.canon.com.au/preference-and-settings/in-focus.

¹ As of 13th March 2020
² When used with Canon’s EF-Series lens mount
³ Automatic file transferring, available for cameras equipped with the automatic file transfer function, beginning with the currently-in-development EOS R5 (announced on 13 February 2020), requires users to connect the camera to a Wi-Fi access point that has been registered in advance
⁴ For full details on Canon Australia’s 5 year warranty, visit https://www.canon.com.au/support/warranty

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via CanonWatch

via Newsshooter

Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki unveiled the companies future lens strategy. He stated that their priority now is the release of new DC DN lenses:

‘Most new products in the future will be the DN series designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras. The DG DN series for full-size mirrorless, which is frequently requested, will be the core but we believe that we need to expand the DC DN series for APS-C (+ MFT), which is currently popular.‘

The bad news here is that he also stated previously that they do not plan to make lenses for the Fuji X system :(

Denis Shiryaev created these three colorized videos from original Black And White old city movies. He used neural networks that helped him to create colorization for the ambiance. Note that these colors do not represent real historical data. But there is a lot more work done on these videos:

• FPS boosted to 60 frames per second;
• Image resolution boosted up to 4k;
• Resorted video sharpness;
• Colorized

Today Tokina announced the development of five new lenses for mirrorless. Mainly:

1. 35mm f/1.8 Full Frame E-mount
2. 50mm f/1.8 Full Frame E-mount
3. 23mm f/1.4 APS-C lens for Sony E and Fuji X systems
4. 33mm f/1.4 APS-C lens for Sony E and Fuji X systems
5. 56mm f/1.4 APS-C lens for Sony E and Fuji X systems

And somehow I got this feeling those are “just” rebranded Viltrox lenses :)  This because those same lenses have been announced a couple of months ago by Viltrox :)

Dpreview had a long talk with Nikon manager Keji Oishi. And there are two main goals for the Z-system:

• The ultimate goal is to convince DSLR users to move to the Z-mount system
• They also want to expand the FX lineup at both the high-end, and the more affordable level.

So basically DSLR is dead…in the long term :)

The Japanese website Newswitch published a detailed report about the effect of the Coronavirus induced production stop in China. Here is the google translated text:

The effects of the spread of the new coronavirus on digital camera production have begun to appear. The largest company, Canon, will suspend production at its domestic factory that produces digital cameras and related parts for two weeks. Competitors continue to operate the factory, but are wary of the difficulties in supplying parts from China. The hosting events have been canceled and exhibition facilities have been closed temporarily, which may affect sales.

Canon suspended production at its five offices in Oita, Miyazaki and Nagasaki prefectures, which manufacture digital cameras and related components, until February 13. Due to delays in the supply of parts from China, the company will maintain a constant inventory of parts and maintain production efficiency by relocating working days to other dates within the year.

Nikon has digital camera-related production bases in Miyagi and Tochigi prefectures in Japan and Laos, Thailand, and China outside of Japan. New products are being released on the same schedule as announced, but as many logistics have stopped in China, the company is closely watching the effects of the future.

Olympus also operates its Vietnam and domestic affiliates as usual. Fujifilm resumed operation on February 10 at a digital camera assembly plant in Suzhou, China, which had been closed since the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year). Toshihisa Iida, General Manager of Optics and Electronic Imaging Division)

Promotional activities and customer service are also affected. Major companies have decided to temporarily close galleries, showrooms, and repair windows, and to discontinue sponsored events. In particular, exhibiting products may lead to the spread of infection because an unspecified number of visitors will touch them. As the market continues to shrink, it is likely that the industry will have to reduce the number of important opportunities to promote the appeal of digital cameras.

via Digicameinfo