Canon 5D Mark II and 7D gets a hardware upgrade

Canon is offering a hardware upgrade to the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D. This tweaking allows the mode dial to be set in place, which will prvent the accidental changing of settings that can "frustrate photographers". Of course, you will need to bring the DSLR to a local Canon office and ...

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Canon Presents Three Cashback Offers

Recently, Canon UK presented three cashback offers for consumers. If you buy an EOS 7D or 5D Mark II between now and January 31, 2011, then you can receive up to £100 / €120 in savings on selected EF lenses. Next, the second offer involves those purchase an EOS 500D digital SLR camera ...

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Shoot Underwater Pictures with the Waterproof Canon 5D Mark II

If you're heading int some oceanic environment soon and you plan to shoot pictures and videos with your Canon's 5D Mark II then you definitely need this waterproof 5D Mark II version. Sea&Sea has produced a new waterproof case which wraps conveniently around your 5D Mark II DSLR camera. You can go up to 60 ...

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Apple Has Software Support for the Canon 5D Mark II

In case you happen to own an Apple computer and a Canon 5D Mark II then you'll be more than happy to know that the Cupertino-based company has added support for that yet to be perfected camera. The Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.4 supports other two cameras, the PowerShot G10 and the Pentax K2000/K-m. ...

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Canon Recognizes Problems but Doesn’t Fix It Yet

You surely must remember the bugs that new Canon 5D Mark II has brought over. The "Black dot" phenomenon accompanied by vertical banding when shooting in sRAW1 are the two most annoying bugs of this DSLR. I would recommend changing your camera with anything else that works as it should be working. There's no point ...

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Canon Will Fix 5D Mark II’s Black Dots

Remember that awkward and annoying bug people started to spot when using that new Canon 5D Mark II? The Black Dots phenomenon will be addressed by Canon. We have no actual official details yet but it's said that Canon is on top of the situation and it will fix the problem. When will Canon make a ...

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Canon 5D Mark II Has Black Spot Artifacts

Canon's 5D Mark II new DSLR has been reported to malfunction. It seems that the Auto-Focus, white balance and high ISO sensitivity are performing well despite the increased sensor but there are bugs which Canon will have to correct. It has been reported that some pictures are showing black dots or edges on the right side ...

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Canon 5D Mark II Commercial to be Turned Off Today

For all those interested in the Canon 5D Mark II camera, you should look out for its commercial. It was shot by Vincent Laforet. The video itself shot in HD, brought lots of traffic to the official site which made Canon officials decide to pull it off today at midnight. If you want to see ...

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