The Canon Rebel T2i DSLR was officially announced by Canon today and with that announcement came a bunch of specs for the high end DSLR and both body only and lens bundled pricing.

The T2i includes an 18.7MP CMOS shooter with Full HD 1080p 30fps video capture abilities and an ISO range of 100 to 6400. The unit also features a 63-zone Dual Layer Metering System and comes equipped with Canon DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor.

The T2i also features a 1080p 30fps HD video that’s capable of capturing 720p 60fps footage and auto-focus.

The unit also offers a 3 inch 3:2 aspect ratio LCD with full-screen support for video playback previewing. Throw in SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card support andd you have a capable shooter with a ton of impressive specs.

The T2i will hit U.S. retailers in March 2010 and will feature a body only price of $799.99 or bundled with an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens for $899.99. [SlashGear]

Canon Rebel T2i DSLR Gets Official, Includes Pricing is a post from: The Inquisitr

We’re pretty sure we didn’t see a military grade rating on the Canon EOS Rebel XT, but don’t tell  Calin Leucuta that, rumor has it their phone fell from 3,000 feet and survived in rather decent condition.

Calin was apparently taking pictures from 3,000 feet when his camera mount broke off, sending his XT scrambling to the ground at a terminal velocity of approximately 100mph.

After a 15-20 minute search for the camera, Calin found his Rebel XT and aside from a crack to the body and a bit of what he calls “jerkiness” with the zoom lens, the camera appears to be in fine working condition.

Unfortunately there’s no video to prove the story, just some pictures of the unit after the fall. Although I once saw a DeWitt drill fall from nearly 20 stories and survive without a single problem, so it could have happened, you be the judge. [CanonRumors]

Canon EOS Rebel XT Falls From 3000 Feet, Survives is a post from: The Inquisitr

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV was officially announced today and comes with the type of features we’d expect to see on a $4,999 professional powerhouse.

The camera starts out with a 16.1 megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor, offers an ISO range of 100 to 12,800 native and up to 102,400.  The camera also features 45-point area customizable autofocus, which comes equipped with 39 high-precision cross-type focusing points, dual Digic 4 proocessors and even recording in 1080p HD video.

The Mark IV also offers an available WFT-E2 IAA wireless file transmitter and connects via WiFi 801.11a/b/g and if you choose through an ethernet port connection.

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV will launch sometime in December with a “body-only” price of $4,999. [SlipperyBrick]

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV With HD Video Recording To Debut In December is a post from: The Inquisitr

There’s telephoto lenses, then there’s the Canon 5200mm F14 lens pictured above that has appeared on eBay with a starting price of $55,000.

The lens is one of only three made and was shipped to China where it saw little use, according to the auction details. It takes two people to lift, and can be mounted to a DSLR for some special pictures: the range of the lens is a staggering 18 to 32 miles away (30km to 52kms away), and with a focal length of 5200mm, the lens can obtain one hundred times as large an object image as that of a 50mm lens.

Shipping isn’t included in the auction, so you’ll need to calculate postage on an item roughly the size of a medium refrigerator.

I can just imagine Thomas Hawk trying to explain to a security guard his freedom to take pictures with this attached to his camera

You can follow the auction here.

For the photographer who has everything, a Canon 5200mm F14 lens is a post from: The Inquisitr