Pre PMA announcements...

DoctorIt · February 15, 2005

I can't believe no one posted about this yet!!!

wow: Canon 20Da
(and if you can read japanese: here)

and double wow: Sigma 35mm f/1.4, this is going to be a sweet lens!

and many other prePMA announcments on dpreview! Scroll down and start drooling.

BBones · February 15, 2005

Thinking the 20Da is going to be a waste, at least for me

DoctorIt wrote:

I can't believe no one posted about this yet!!!

wow: Canon 20Da
(and if you can read japanese: here)

and double wow: Sigma 35mm f/1.4, this is going to be a sweet lens!

and many other prePMA announcments on dpreview! Scroll down and start drooling.

DoctorIt · February 15, 2005

BBones wrote:

Thinking the 20Da is going to be a waste, at least for me

Look beyond the obvious grasshopper! Obviously a mainly IR/astrophotog body is out of the realm for most daily use, but think about the technology Canon is releasing to the public for the first time! A focusable LCD on a DSLR! I think this is just a hint of revolutionary things to come from Canon. As a matter of fact, my good friend and die hard Nikon shooter decided to make the switch last night when he read all these new pre-releases. If you read in depth, it looks like a lot of the new sigma glass will be Canon only as well. They too seem to be making a big push. I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot more Sigma glass among us soon.

And who doesn't want a real standard (45mm effective) f/1.4 lens!?!?

fish · February 15, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

If you read in depth, it looks like a lot of the new sigma glass will be Canon only as well. They too seem to be making a big push. I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot more Sigma glass among us soon.

are we reading the same page?

This lens also features Sigma's HSM (HyperSonic Motor) and will be available with Canon, Sigma and Nikon lens mounts.

Oh, and btw, it's a 30/1.4 not 35/1.4.

patch29 · February 15, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

I can't believe no one posted about this yet!!!

We did not want to tempt you.

patch29 · February 15, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

As a matter of fact, my good friend and die hard Nikon shooter decided to make the switch last night when he read all these new pre-releases.

I was a die hard Nikonian and made the big switch back in November 2002 and I have not looked back yet. I hope Nikon will deliver with the D2x and keep Canon on its toes.

philspace · February 15, 2005

Thanks, you really know how to destroy a budget, I am seriously jonesing over that lens, looks cool. :twitch

DoctorIt · February 15, 2005

fish wrote:

are we reading the same page?

This lens also features Sigma's HSM (HyperSonic Motor) and will be available with Canon, Sigma and Nikon lens mounts.

Oh, and btw, it's a 30/1.4 not 35/1.4.

Sorry mr. stickler, I was reading fast and was excited. I realize the error of this as Canon already makes a 34/1.4. Please forgive me.

And about the mount thing, my Nikon friend (who was so excited that he's going to switch) started rambling something to me last night about mounts blah blah blah not for f-mount. I kinda had to tune out as I didn't have time to chat with him... V-day = hanging out with Mrs.it w/o computer!

Andy · February 15, 2005

i'm thinking about it

will wait and see more specs. like if it meters properly in i.r.

and, what's the cut filter?

patch29 · February 15, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

Sorry mr. stickler, I was reading fast and was excited. I realize the error of this as Canon already makes a 34/1.4. Please forgive me.

That's 35/1.4.

DoctorIt · February 15, 2005

patch29 wrote:

That's 35/1.4.

dkapp · February 15, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

Your having all kinds of problems with that lens today!

DoctorIt · February 15, 2005

dkapp wrote:

Your having all kinds of problems with that lens today!

is it a sign???

Nikolai · February 15, 2005

Cut filter

andy wrote:

i'm thinking about it

will wait and see more specs. like if it meters properly in i.r. and, what's the cut filter?

I think the cut filter is similar to what you got from maxmax for your 828. Fits description 100%.

wmsnyder · February 15, 2005

Canon 20 Infrared
I heard Canon may not even release this camera in the US. Has anyone heard more on this?

fish · February 15, 2005

patch29 wrote:

That's 35/1.4.

:poke

ian408 · February 15, 2005

andy wrote:

i'm thinking about it

will wait and see more specs. like if it meters properly in i.r. and, what's the cut filter?

I think they mean that if you want to use it normally, you'll need to screw
a filter onto the lens that was the equiv of what they took out.

What I am curious to know is why they are releasing this in Japan only?

Ian

pathfinder · February 15, 2005

ian408 wrote:

I think they mean that if you want to use it normally, you'll need to screw
a filter onto the lens that was the equiv of what they took out.

What I am curious to know is why they are releasing this in Japan only?

Ian

The 20Da won't stay in Japan only, even if it is only for sale in Japan. Entrepreneurs will buy them and resell them in the rest of the, world would be my guess.

I think this is a VERY interesting development from Canon - I suspect it means someone at Canon has had their ear to the ground and has taken note of the conversion of the 300Ds to IR. And has recognized that there are markets beside the typical photography fans - eg: astronomy and other scientific uses of the 20Da also.

patch29 · February 16, 2005

New from Nikon, D2Hs info at dpreview.

blackwaterstudio · February 17, 2005

The new canon Digitall Rebel XT

http://www.pma-show.com/review/canon/001_EOS_digital_rebel_xt.html

luckyrwe · February 17, 2005

So now the LOW end Canon has 8MP? C'mon Nikon, giddy'ap!!!!

JohnR · February 17, 2005

But their low-end and the 20D are the same in MP. Weird.

patch29 · February 17, 2005

JohnR wrote:

But their low-end and the 20D are the same in MP. Weird.

I am not sure they will upgrade the 20D at this point, but they could. Photokina is this fall where a lot of big announcements happen too, perhaps they will hold it until then. I think I will be on board with a Rebel XT for hiking, biking and backing up with.

wxwax · February 17, 2005

JohnR wrote:

But their low-end and the 20D are the same in MP. Weird.

Which, I think, gives the lie to thinking about camera quality purely in terms of megapixels. I reckon my old 1D, at 4mp, is still a better camera in many ways.

DoctorIt · February 17, 2005

jdsphotography wrote:

The new canon Digitall Rebel XT

http://www.pma-show.com/review/canon/001_EOS_digital_rebel_xt.html

Why do they keep making their bodies look uglier and uglier with the battery grips? The 10D looked great, nice and integrated. Since then, it looks like a big barnacle. Blech :puke1

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