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Canon USA and B&H are offering some special instant rebates and promotions on some DSLR cameras and lenses. Check them: Canon EOS 60D body only & Kits Canon EOS T3i/600D body only & Kits Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III AF Lens Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens Good […]

The new Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM AF Lens (full frame lens) for Canon and Nikon is available for pre-order at B&H. This is a very handy zoom lens which provides f/2.8 constant aperture through all focal lengths. A very nice and flexible addition to those who shoot in the 100-300mm range […]

Since the beginning we have been following and supporting all possible campaigns requesting improvements for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and other Canon HDSLR cameras. So we contacted Chuck Westfall at Canon USA on this regard (read below). On April 21 James Drake posted a VERY interesting article: How YOU can change the Canon […]

More than two years ago, we started the “5D Mark II Team” blog with the purpose of helping and supporting all possible campaigns to encourage all Canon users to request improvements for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II via firmware update (especially “full manual control”, and later “standard 24/25/30p modes”). We even posted, long ago, […]

UPDATE: May 10, 2011 – Tim Kang from TSK Pictures has posted a preset file for Adobe Premiere CS5: As those of you that shoot DSLR video with Canon cameras may know, Technicolor (the big name movie post-production facility) released a new Canon picture style to aid in post production toning. You can download their […]

In 2010, Elcomsoft, a software development company with headquarters in Russia, claimed to find a vulnerability in Canon Original Data Security System. Check their press release: Canon Original Data Security System Vulnerability. But today Elcomsoft has also claimed to find a vulnerability in Nikon authentication system: Nikon Image Authentication System Vulnerability It is hard to underestimate […]

Canon has finally and officially released firmware update 1.2.5 for EOS 7D. Check our previous articles for a weird history of forth and back moves! FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS As previously posted one week ago in this article, these are the fixes and changes incorporated in this update: (more…)

UPDATE: April 24, 2011 – Download still available – As mentioned in our previous article, Canon UK removed the links to the new firmware version 1.2.5 for EOS 7D. But we realized that in fact the files are still on the server. So, if you really need the update and don’t want to wait until […]

Today Canon UK has removed firmware version 1.2.5 for the EOS 7D from their website. Yesterday we wrote an article about this new release available for download. Pretty weird it was only available at Canon UK. But even more strange that it was removed less than 1 day after we posted about it! As we mentioned […]

** REBATES AVAILABLE **  Canon EOS 7D Body & Kits – Click here to view options. UPDATE #2: April 26, 2011 – Firmware version 1.2.5 for EOS 7D was published and “officially” released again. Check this article to know more. UPDATE #1: April 20, 2011 – Firmware version 1.2.5 for EOS 7D was removed from […]

NAB Show 2011 has ended few days ago, and we couldn’t let it go without sharing some comments and thoughts. One of the most relevant considerations for the convergence trend and the HDSLR market is to remind that NAB was mainly (and mostly) aimed to broadcasting equipment. In fact NAB means “National Association of Broadcasters”, […]

Canon has recently released a firmware update for the EOS 60D DSLR camera. Before proceeding to update your camera, carefully follow all instructions given by Canon. Update it with a fully charged battery (Canon brand) and do NOT touch anything during the process. Below we post the information provided by Canon and the download link. […]

MAGIC LANTERN AJ 5.0 Our friends at Planet5D have recently posted the announcement of a new version of Magic Lantern. This version includes many improvements, along with a great and enhanced user interface (menu). Just check the video and you’ll see what we mean. Here is a brief list of improvements: 1) AJ MENU: * […]

INSTANT REBATES ENDING SOON – Promotion ends March 19, 2011. For those who still don’t know, there is an “Instant Rebate” and “Double Instant Rebate” promotion available for Canon DSLR cameras and lenses ending soon. This may be a good time for making your purchases. It works as always: you simply buy one or more […]