AGENDA NEWS
CanonDSLR goes Raw
AF system. For stills, it shoots at 16fps with the mechanical shutter or in Live View up to 20fps with the mechanical or electronic shutter. It will use twin CFexpress cards. It records 4K movies at 60p with 10-bit Canon Log internal recording, as well Raw for both movie and stills. There are no details of price or availability yet. canon.com
Canon has moved its flagship DSLR into cinema camera territory by revealing its forthcoming EOS- 1D X Mark III, which will be the first DSLR to record Raw video internally. It will also have 4K 4:2:2 10-bit video. The camera uses a new optional wireless file transmitter – the WFT-E9 – which is also compatible with Canon’s recently launched Cinema EOS C500 Mark II cinema camera, for easier network set-up to streamline workflow. The EOS-1D X Mark III has a new autofocus algorithm to improve stability and tracking with both optical viewfinder and Live View movie shooting. When using the optical viewfinder, the EOS-1D X Mark III makes use of a new autofocus sensor offering 28x the resolution in the centre of the sensor than the one in the EOS-1D X Mark II. In Live View, there are 525 AF areas using the Dual Pixel CMOS
RODE’S SHOTGUN SUCCESSOR
Aussie mic giant Rode has revealed the latest in its line of popular NTG shotgun microphones, the NTG5. It has a totally new body compared to its predecessors, with circular acoustic ports replacing the long slots found in other mics. The £449/$499 NTG5 comes in a complete location recording kit, with the newWS10 windshield, separate foamwindshield, redesigned pistol grip, bag and everything else you might need to take it into the field right out of the box. It’s designed to be ideal for boom use, as it’s very light at 76g/0.17lb and short at just 203mm/8in. It offers a highly directional supercardioid polar pattern and smooth off-axis response. rode.com
MORE LENSES FOR RF SERIES
The RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USMweighs 1070g/2.36lb and is 146mm/5.75in in length at its shortest – around 28% lighter and 27% shorter than the existing EF mount model. It is also the first Canon lens to support an electronic floating focus control that drives the two lens groups individually with Dual Nano USMmotors. It is also designed to have reduced focus breathing for video shooting. Canon also revealed a Bluetooth tripod grip and DM-E100 stereo mic aimed at vloggers who use compact cameras like the Canon G7X Mark III. Both cost £99/$129 each and should be on sale in December.
Two new lenses for Canon’s EOS R series – the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS - will soon be in the shops, making the mirrorless system far more useable for professionals. The £2699/$2699 RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM is the world's shortest and lightest full-frame lens of its type, while the £3249/$2999 RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS is based on the existing 85mm lens, but is designed to give a soft bokeh look that is ideal for portraits. This does cut down on the light transfer when wide open, giving the shallow depth-of-field of an f/1.2 lens, but the light of only an f/2 lens or slower.
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