This time of year it’s not unusual to be bombarded with questions about what accessories to get with a new camera. Those can be difficult questions to answer because it depends on what type of camera you got, the brand and what type of photography interests you the most. Fortunately, there are a few things [...]
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Eye-Popping Discount on Canon 5D MK II
Posted by chris on December 15th, 2011
B&H Photo is offering a jaw-dropping deal on the Canon 5D MK II, with a body-only price under $2,000 USD and it comes with a 16 GB CF card. That’s the lowest price I’ve seen on 5D MK II and if you’ve been thinking about getting a full frame DSLR, this is a great opportunity. [...]
The New Breed of Super Zooms
Posted by chris on September 23rd, 2011
Aimed square at parents on the sidelines of their kid’s sports events, featuring zooms that are able to get right in the middle of the action from the relative comfort of the bleachers. The other market for these cameras are weekend bird watchers and others who need light weight cameras with the ability to get [...]
Prime Lenses vs Zoom – What’s all the fuss?
Posted by chris on May 18th, 2011
In the early days of photography, your camera probably had a single fixed focal length lens (FFL). As cameras and optics design improved manufacturers started producing variable focal length lenses, named after their most famous attribute: The ability to zoom in on a subject. Since then photographers have been fighting about which is better. The [...]
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No Comments »Shooting Video with Digital SLRs
Posted by btighe428 on February 23rd, 2011
In the past year there has been quite a change regarding the use of still digital SLR cameras. Talk to any video professional, and they all have their ears very closely tuned monitoring the situation of shooting HD video with digital SLR cameras. Previously, because of the mechanical nature of digital SLRs, it was not [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: 1080p, 5D Mk II, Canon, Depth of Field, digital SLR, HD video, shooting video, video mode No Comments »Canon-mount 35mm Macro Postponed
Posted by admin on December 20th, 2007
Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses Tokina Co., Ltd. had recently announced the release of the Canon Mounted Tokina’s AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm F2.8 lens .The company is now revealing that it will be delayed. The wide angle macro lens was supposed to be available on December 21st this year,but it was pushed back to [...]
Canon EOS-1D Mark III firmware V 1.1.3 Released
Posted by admin on December 4th, 2007
A firmware version 1.1.3 has been released by Canon for its EOS-1D Mark III DSLR . The update is now available on Canon’s website and increases transmission speed when using high-speed SD cards, improves AF-tracking in certain situations and fixes a couple of bugs. This firmware update (Version 1.1.3) incorporates the following improvements and fixes: [...]
Canon Powershot Submerged Under Ice And Snow For Two Years Holds Functional Memory Card
Posted by admin on November 18th, 2007
Bill Collins found his old Canon Powershot that was submerged under ice and snow for two years in a Nova Scotia river. The digital camera retrieved had its body in fairly deplorable shape but the memory card tucked within seemed to be relatively unharmed. Upon testing it out, the employee found some 300 pictures taken [...]
Canon Pulls Out EOS-1D Mark III
Posted by admin on October 31st, 2007
It was recently reported that Canon was planning on fixing the EOS-1D Mark III autofocus issue. It now looks like that mission is well underway because Canon has decided to pull every single EOS-1D Mark IIIl units from the shelves in response to the autofocus issue ruining their professional DSLR. Above is a legitimate letter [...]
Canon Working On EOS-1D Mark III Autofocus Complications
Posted by admin on October 21st, 2007
Canon has announced on Thursday that the autofocus complications that have stained the lauch of Canon’s high-end EOS-1D Mark III camera will soon be resolved. The company revealed that the problem involves a mirror that directs light to the camera’s autofocus subsystem. When a photographer takes a picture, both the main mirror and the sub-mirror [...]
