Canon Update Firmware For EOS-1D Mark IV and Rebel T2i

Canon has announced today that they will be updating the firmware for their EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS Rebel T2i/550D DSLRS. Dubbed version 1.0.8, this new update will bring with it a fix for a bug found in the movie recording mode on both cameras. Additionally, the EOS-1D update will correct a few misspellings found in ...

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Canon 550D hooked to Atari Joystick

Atari Remote Shutter for Canon DSLR cameras from thiagoavancini.com on Vimeo. I thought you might enjoy this video of a Canon 550D/Rebel T2i hooked up to an Atari 2600 joystick. Anyway, you can apparently focus in by pushing up on the joystick, and then the red button snaps a picture. Now why would someone ...

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Special Edition of Canon Rebel T2i has Jackie Chan

I'm not certain why, but Canon is putting out a special edition version of the Rebel T2i with a Jackie Chan theme. This special edition has a "better kit lens, fancier neck strap, a branded photo album, and a leather case". There are 2,010 of these exclusive kits to be made, and I ...

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Something more about the Canon Rebel T2i

Here's something that I found from our friends on Engadget today about the Canon Rebel T2i. It is about the features of this camera that has nothing to do with its 1080p/30fps/18 megapixel shooter. Part of it has to do with the EOS 550D/T2i which is reported to give just as good images ...

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Right now, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i could be "the new king of the cheap DSLRs", and with its terrfic features and $799 price tag (body-only price, $899 with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 image stabilized kit lens), it isn't hard to see why. This 18-megapixel powerhouse has a 9-point autofocus, 63-zone dual-laying metering system, SDHC memory ...

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