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Q&A: Canon helps usher in the video SLR era

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Cnet has a good story from Stephen Shankland interviewing Chuck Westfall about the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new Rebel T1i/500D.
“Chuck Westfall, technical adviser for Canon’s professional products marketing division and a 26-year veteran at the Japanese company, is in the thick of it. Nikon was the first to market with a single-lens [...]

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Canon announces EOS 500D/Rebel T1i/Kiss 3x

Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.

Welcome to planet5ooD – sister site of planet5D.com – the 5D blog/wiki.
As expected, Canon has announced a new consumer digital SLR (dSLR) in the “Rebel” line, the T1i. Continuing with the naming conventions of previous cameras like the 400D, it has multiple names depending on where you live. In the USA, it is the “Rebel [...]

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