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SanDisk announces higher capacity Extreme III cards
A PMA2006 press release from Sandisk. Digital photographers can now capture their photos on 8 GB Compact Flash cards.
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Canon sponsor of London Fashion Week
Pioneering British designer, Robert Cary-Williams, employed his trademark experimental design skills to create bespoke couture garments - titled "Canon LoveFashion Collection" - using Canon technology at each step of his creative process, from image capture through to the printing of materials.
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Vincent Laforet / In Tight in Torino
Apple Pro/Photo website published an article on a professional photojurnalist that uses hi-tech workflow to get the Olympic shots to Times as quick as possible. Besides being an interesting read by itself, you can also check out all the EOS gear involved in the process...
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Brief Q&A on Canon 30D
A short interview with Chuck Westfall, Canon USA's Director of Media and Customer Relationship, about the new EOS 30D and its "only 8 MP" sensor.
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Canon EF 85 mm F1.2 L II lens (Mark II)
Canon has today announced the 'Mark II' version of its (monster) professional EF 85 mm F1.2 L II lens. This new version includes improvements to auto focus speed and communication of distance information for use with the E-TTL II flash metering algorithm. Sample photos here.
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Canon EF-S 17 - 55 mm F2.8 IS lens
Canon has today announced an interesting new constant aperture 'digital' (EF-S) lens. The new EF-S 17 - 55 mm F2.8 IS is designed specifically for the dimensions of a 'cropped sensor' (1.6x crop) and hence can be made smaller than a 35 mm equivelant lens. It features a maximum aperture of F2.8 throughout the zoom range which means it's a faster alternative to other EF-S lenses.
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Canon unveils successor to the EOS 20D
Rob Galbraith writes about the Canon EOS 30D and presents some promo photos of the camera, clearly sporting the EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM II. Is this the faster focusing revised model?
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EOS 5D viewfinder dust problems
DPreview.com forums are attracting an increasing number of complaints on the EOS 5D's viewfinder dust. The dirt seems to crawl where you can't reach it (it is not on the focusing screen!), effectively giving owners a hard time. It is most probably a design flaw and now it's all eyes out on Canon's pending reaction / official statement.
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