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Canon PIXMA pro9500 and pro9000 Mark II upgrades imminent?

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Feb 10th 2009 No Comments

canon new pixma mark ii A press release consists of number of printers and upgrades to company’s professional series Pixma inkjet printer was reported at Canon’s Hk site. The new PIXMA pro9500 and Pro9000 dubbed “Mark II”, are assuming successors to the long overdue Mark I series, especially the latter.

Technicality, we don’t see any major improvements from the spec sheet. Both units are getting the same 10 colors Lucia pigment ink plus a 3-Ink monochrome system and 8 colors dye ink the 9500 and 9000 respectively. If anything new, they are now supported CS4.

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New Canon G10’s firmware ver 1.0.2.0 cures magenta cast

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Feb 10th 2009 No Comments

Canon has released firmware update for its G10 digital camera. Version 1.0.2.0 corrects occurrence of magenta cast in Raw-file captures under certain settings, which affects only cameras with a specific range of serial number.

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Canon 5D mirror design flaw calls for immediate repair

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Feb 3rd 2009 No Comments

Canon USA has sent out emails to notify the original 5D users, citing a weak design in main mirror attachment could cause the mirror to come loose. A service notice regarding the mirror issue was posted today at 5D’s support site. A repair to reinforce the strength of mirror attachment is imminent, and will be provided to 5D owner, free of charge.

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Store Leak hints Canon Mark III N coming to PMA 2009

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Jan 28th 2009 No Comments

A recent German store catalog has slipped though a photography community forum and the screen shot of it indicated an EOS-1D Mark III N listed in the store inventory system. There weren’t any technical details to support the claim but a price tag of 4,250 Euros ($5,637) with the associated model. Could it be true? Will we see this overdue Mark III N in the upcoming PMA 2009 this March?

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Canon Q4 profits dive 81% as camera demand slumps

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 28th 2009 No Comments

canon logo Take a big step back, because Canon’s profits are seriously tumbling. The firm – the world’s largest digital camera manufacturer -reported a huge 81-percent fall in Q4 2008 profits, blaming low demand for both cameras and office equipment, together with the increasing strength of the yen.

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Canon basic PowerShot A480 shown up in Europe

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Jan 15th 2009 No Comments

Canon has announced an affordable entry-level PowerShot with the introduction of a 10 megapixel A480 digital compact camera. Replacing previous model from their popular PowerShot A470, the successor is much compact and its layouts are more user-friendly, makes it more suitable for novices.

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Canon 5D Mark II black dots firmware hands-on : problem fixed

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Jan 14th 2009 No Comments

While attending CES 2009 at one of the Unveiled Pre-Show event, I had a small chat with Canon’s tech guru Chuck Westfall regarding the 5D Mark II black dot issues. He remained mum about the problem and technicality, and said to wait a month for the fixes. To my surprise, I returned to hotel just to find out Canon has released the new firmware version 1.0.7 to mitigate the strange spots phenomenon. Afraid of a brick, I decided to stay put on the update until the show is finished.

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Canon reveals five new VIXIA HD camcoders for CES 2009

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 No Comments

Canon really outdid themselves today. In preparation for CES 2009, the camera maker revealed that there were going to completely revamp their VIXIA HD camcorder line. These new cameras start the year off with a bang, that’s for sure!

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“Big Two” continue to stomp Digital SLR market in Japan

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Dec 31st 2008 2 Comments

BCN Japan took stock of the 20 best-seller DSLR in Japanese market for the year of 2008. According to the data, which accounted for 93.3% overall DSLR sale in that region; the “Big Two” held its spots, continue to dominate the cutthroat DSLR market despite threaten by the new Four-Third Standard from Olympus and Panasonic, as well as the increasingly popular Sony Alpha.

20 best seller list after the cut
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5D Mark II price drop? Not so, Best Buy offers an Instant Discount

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 22nd 2008 2 Comments

You know it’s hot when the device are selling at Ebay for as much as 20-percent more than its asking value. If you’ve just discovered the 5D Mark II Digital SLR with one-of-its-kind full HD 1080P video feature, and you got to have it for the Christmas; try calling around local Best Buy electronic chain stores, or using the their online tool to check for store availability.

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Most online and B&M camera stores are shut off with pages-long waiting list on the 5D sequel, two of my shooting buddies actually turned to Best Buy and got theirs last weekend. To sweeten the deal, Best Buy is running a five percent discount on the 5D mark II right now; no debate scheme, no cut-out coupon but an instant discount of $135 worth. Good enough to counter the sale tax at some States, yes?