Archive for Canon

Software updates for Canon 40D vis a vis Adobe

September 14, 2007 No Comments

Adobe has released raw converter updates for both Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom to incorporate more bodies and their algorithms, the 40D being one of the most noticeable (for me) among them.  For anyone using these software programs, the downloads are available at the Adobe website: Photoshop: Windows Download Mac Download Lightroom: Windows Download Mac Download  ...

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Top Five Reasons I am getting the Canon 40D

August 28, 2007 No Comments

It wouldn’t be a year in photography without at least one of the Big Boys of photography world (those boys being Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax) announcing some new piece of equipment that sets everyone off, racing to give their money away so they can have the “latest and greatest” that money can buy. As ...

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Size doesn’t always matter…

August 25, 2007 No Comments

As I bide my time for the Canon EOS 40D to come to a B&H store near me (online), I have been slowly find flaws with my current body – the Canon EOS 350D (a.k.a. the XT).  When invited to a high school football game last night, one of my Canon camera buddies lent me ...

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Canon’s Competition…

August 23, 2007 No Comments

Although this is primarily a venue for discussing Canon gear, since it is also about photography news, in the interests of full disclosure, it only seems fair to at least acknowledge the competition.  Apparently, Nikon has responded to the Canon release with their own new DSLR cameras.  Whereas Canon has the 1Ds Mark III and ...

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The First “Official” Post – 40D and 1DsMark III

August 22, 2007 No Comments

As my first “official” post, I should probably give a nod to the recent release of the latest EOS gear from Canon.  This was a much anticipated release of the new EOS 40D and 1Ds Mark III bodies.  The hype that led to these news releases was palpable.  Various photo communities and technical repositories have ...

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