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This database deals with technical specifications of Canon EOS system original (genuine Canon), dedicated third party and
adaptable third party and vintage equipment including analog and digital slr camera bodies, video cameras, autofocus lenses as well as
manual focus lenses, flash guns, ring flashes and radio triggers and last but not least camera body accessories like wireless lan
file transmitters, battery grips, remote switches, eyecups and other view finder enhancements, laser matte (focusing) screens,
batteries, battery chargers and ac kits, lens accessories like tripod mount rings, tele converters, close-up lenses,
extension tubes, screw-on and drop-in filters and hard cases for lenses.
The following list might serve as an index of covered companies, brands and topics:
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SLR camera bodies are made by Canon (Canon EOS film and digital), Kodak (Kodak EOS•DCS / DCS) and Hartblei (Hartblei Cam).
Surveillance and video cameras with EF mount or corresponding adapters are available from Allied Vision Technologies, Avigilon, Lumenera and again Canon (Canon XL via adapter). Softhard also presented some Currera XL models with Canon EF mount at Vision Expo 2009, which did not make it into mass production though. Two very special military grade cameras are offered by Desert Star Systems for deep water operations down to 6000m. Lately Sinar also announced an adapter to use Canon EOS bodies with their View Camera system.
Beside Canon EF lenses AF lenses are available from Angenieux, Carl Zeiss, Cosina, Exakta, JVC, Kodak Gear, Magnicon, Phoenix,
Promaster, Quantaray, Samyang, Sigma, Soligor, Tamron, Tokina, Vitacon, Vivitar and Voigtländer. Especially for the high end
entusiasts the Conurus conversions of Contax N AF lenses to fully dedicated EF mount lenses (still AF capable) might be of interest, too. See Other Lenses page for all brands mentioned above without a link. See here for tele converters, mostly achromatic macro lenses and extension tubes and for some equipment upgrading lenses to something else.
Manual lenses with EF mount are available from Arax / Arsat, B.I.G., Beloma, Bower, Carl Zeiss, CoastalOpt, Elicar, Falcon, Hartblei,
Lensbaby, Loreo, LZOS (Lytkarino Zavod Optitcheskogo Stekla = Optical Glass Factory), Monochrom, Opteka, Photex, Polar,
ProOptik (Adorama), Rokinon, Samyang, Schneider-Kreuznach, Sunex, Walimex and Zörk (PC Super Angulon conversions). Again, see Other Lenses page for all brands mentioned above without a link.
As very special lens accessories the Electrophysics nightvision equipment is to be mentioned. A word about astro conversions of Canon cameras can be found here, as well as an overview for available underwater camera housings. Also, don't miss the Fun page.
Flash guns and ring flashes for macro work are available from Canon (Speedlites, Macrolite, Macro Ring Lite and Twin Lite).
Better known third party manufacturers are Metz (Mecablitz), Promaster, Quantum (QFlashes), Sigma, Sunpak, Nissin and Tumax.
Still, not all of their E-TTL models are always compatible with every E-TTL camera body (only exceptions here in general are Metz
and to some degree Quantum (Quantum QFlashes don't offer true E-TTL but Quantum's own Q-TTL, thus no compatibility
issues)). But on the other hand compatibility issues with Sigma, Sunpak and Nissin flashes are widely documented. There are
afaik no incompatibilities documented for Promaster and Tumax flashes so far.
Using the rest of the third party flash brands is often accompanied by trial and error in compatibility issues, as soon as E-TTL gets
involved. These brands include Bilora, Bower, Brilliant, Cullmann, Dörr, Emoblitz, Fomei, Marumi, Opteka, Phoenix, Quantaray, RPS,
Soligor, suntax, Targus, Vivitar, YongNuo and Zeikos (there is an extra page for their macro ring flashes).
Finally, the main content of the database also includes various kinds of both "modern" and vintage adaptable lenses.
To name all the brands would not make much sense here. As the most important ones I consider Vivitar (Series 1), Kiron,
Pentax / Asahi, Olympus, Nikon, KMZ (Zenitar), Zeiss, Century Precision Optics, Kilfitt, Novoflex, Yashica and Tamron's Adaptall system.
There are many more, just have a look at the lists for adaptable fisheye, ultrawide, wide, standard, long focus and mirror lenses,
macro, tilt / shift and other special application lenses (UV, IR, soft focus, pinholes etc.).
Another of the more recent additions is a very selective overview about camera bags and cases (Lowepro Stealth Reporter, B&W outdoor.cases), rechargeable batteries and rechargers (Sanyo Eneloops and RS700 / IPC-1L / BC700 types of rechargers). Of more and more growing interest also is the database about available online product documentation. There is an index of useful addresses as well as an index of available documentation. A simple links list to manufacturers homepages can be found as well.
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