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Firmware Friday: Updates for Canon EOS R-series, Sony RX0 II plus more Fuji tweaks for MacOS Catalina


 
 

Firmware Friday enters the final month of the 2010s this week with news of camera updates from two companies -- Canon and Sony -- as well as updated software from Fujifilm. The bulk of the changes made are aimed at fixing bugs, but there are a few new features in the mix as well.

We'll kick things off...

2019 Black Friday & Green Monday camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Most recent updates:
12/5/19 - Rechecked all deals for all manufacturers. Several Fujifilm lens deals, Panasonic G7 14-140mm kit deal, several Pentax camera / lens deals and Sony RX100 VI deal have all improved significantly!
12/2/19 - All deals for all manufacturers rechecked on Cyber Monday. Many better deals...

Firmware Friday frenzy: Canon, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Sigma and Ricoh offer updates aplenty

 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is very likely a record-breaker when it comes to interchangeable-lens cameras. Even without including overseas equivalents, we have 20 DSLR and mirrorless cameras on the list from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic, and 24 once Panasonic's overseas equivalents are added into the mix.

And as...

One more time with feeling: Canon’s EOS 90D DSLR returns for night shooting + video in Field Test Part II

Click here to read our Canon 90D Field Test Part II

 
 

Enthusiast shooters looking for an interchangeable-lens camera from Canon have several new choices, all of which launched earlier this year. Among compact system cameras, the company's full-frame EOS RP and sub-frame EOS M6 Mark II offer a choice of sensor size versus...

Firmware Friday: Updates coming from Canon, DJI and Panasonic; Fuji, Sigma and Sony updates arrive


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup this week is a little unusual in that most of the updates for which we have news aren't actually available just yet, although a few are already here and more will arrive in the coming days. In all, we have news of firmware updates for two cameras and one lens in the past seven...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Canon camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - All Canon deals rechecked. Both Sigma 150-600mm lens deals improved by ~$10.
12/2/19 - All Canon deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. Much better EOS M100 and 5DS R deals added! 80D and 16-35mm f/2.8L III also improved a bit, and SL2 body-only deal returned.
11/29/19 - Added Canon EOS M50, R, RP,...

Firmware Friday: Faster focusing and more for Canon G5X II, Ivy Rec, 400 / 600mm L lenses and camcorders


 
 

After a mammoth article last week, our Firmware Friday roundup this week is a rather more modest affair. In fact, if you're not a Canon shooter you can move along now, because all of this week's news comes from Canon alone. A fair few different product categories are included, however.

First of all, we have news...

Full-frame astrophotography fun: Canon EOS Ra tweaks the EOS R to better capture the heavens


 
 

If you're a fan not just of stargazing, but of recording the heavens for posterity as well, then Canon has some great news for you. (And it was officially revealed, perhaps rather fittingly, in the wee hours of last night.) After a lengthy absence from a digital camera niche that the company originally pioneered,...

Firmware Friday: Software aplenty + firmware too from Blackmagic, Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic and Ricoh


 
 

We thought last week's Firmware Friday roundup was big, but this week it's a whole different ballgame, with a truly spectacular amount to discuss for folks shooting cameras from Blackmagic, Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic and Ricoh. We've referred to really large roundups like this as being "mega" in the past,...

Canon EOS M6 II Field Test Part II: Rounding out our real-world testing with sports, low-light, video + more


Click here to read part two of my Canon M6 Mark II Field Test

 
 

A couple of weeks ago, I published my first field test for the Canon EOS M6 Mark II. (Not already read it? I highly recommend starting there for a discussion of ergonomics and handling, lens selection, customizability and daytime image quality.) And now,...

Firmware Friday: Seven cameras from Blackmagic, Canon, Leica, Ricoh and Sigma get updates

 
 

After a few weeks in a row of smaller roundups, our regular Firmware Friday series returns with a rather larger article this week, bringing news from no less than five manufacturers -- Blackmagic, Canon, Leica, Ricoh and Sigma. In all, seven different cameras have received updates (or the promise of future updates) in...

New lens round-up: The latest lenses from Canon, Venus Optics, Tokina and Tamron

 
 

With the 2019 Photoplus Expo kicking off this week in New York, camera and lens manufacturers alike are busy announcing their latest products. New lenses have been announced from companies including Canon, Venus Optics, Tokina and Tamron. Let's take a look at the latest new product offerings in a quick round-up.

Canon...

Canon announces the faster, more powerful 1D X Mark III flagship DSLR (UPDATED)

UPDATE, Jan. 08, 2020: Canon has officially announced the 1D X Mark III, and we've now published our detailed First Impressions Preview.

Click here to read our Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Preview.

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Surprise, surprise, Canon fans! The latest flagship EOS DSLR is on its way. Given the earlier announcements of both...

Firmware Friday: New features, improvements for Ricoh GR III; Canon hears our pleas for 24p video


 
 

As another weekend arrives, it's time once more for our regular weekly summary of all that's new in the world of camera firmware. And this week, our Firmware Friday roundup brings with it something pretty cool. Not only do we have news of a camera receiving some new features -- which we always like to see -- but...

Firmware Friday: New features for Canon EOS R and RP, Fuji GFX100 and Sony A9, plus a Fuji X-A7 bugfix


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is rather bigger than they've been of late, bringing with it news of some interesting feature-enhancing updates for several mirrorless cameras from Canon, Fujifilm and Sony, as well as a bug fix for another Fuji camera. The models receiving new features span a gamut from the...

Canon SL3 Field Test Part II: A real-world night shoot, plus flash concerns, battery life, 4K video and more!


Click here to read part two of my Canon SL3 Field Test


 
 

Recently, I posted my first field test for the Canon Rebel SL3, an EOS-series camera that, in an increasingly mirrorless world, proves Canon nevertheless still sees demand for DSLRs even at the entry-level end of the market. And now, I've followed up with...

Canon M200 brings 4K video to entry-level EOS M mirrorless


Canon M200 Preview


 
 

From next month, there will be a new entry point to Canon's fledgling EOS M mirrorless camera lineup, and for the first time it will include 4K video. That news comes to us this morning thanks to the launch of the brand-new Canon EOS M200, a followup to 2017's M100. Compared to its...

Firmware Friday: Canon ships security fixes for 7 DSLRs; Fuji X-T3, Panasonic S1H updates too


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup returns once again this week bringing news of rather more updates than in recent weeks. Canon alone has shipped new firmware for seven DSLRs in the past week, and we also have news of mirrorless camera updates from both Fujifilm and Panasonic to discuss.

Let's get right down to...

Firmware Friday: Faster video AF for Canon G7X III; Bug fixes for Leica M10, M10-P and M10-D


 
 

It's another relatively short roundup this week for our regular Firmware Friday series, with just two companies releasing updates for a total of four cameras in the past seven days. This time around it's Canon and Leica we'll be discussing, with one update for the PowerShot G7X Mark III, and one apiece for the...

Canon 90D First Shots: Packing more pixels onto an APS-C sensor… Good idea or bad idea?

Click here to see our Canon 90D First Shots

 
 

While on the outside, the new Canon 90D looks nearly identical to its 80D predecessor, the insides are packing an all-new imaging pipeline centered around a brand-new 32.5-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor. In recent years, most APS-C cameras have topped-out at 24-megapixels, which...