August 25, 2010 It’s official – about ten minutes ago I got the word from the horses’ mouth directly (a.k.a. Canon), that the new 60D is hot off the presses! Rather than spout all the technical details, (which the rest of the blogosphere will do in short order), here’s the ones I like the most and why:
Tags: 18 MP, 60D, Canon, Commander Mode Flash, HD Video, LCD Vari Angle, ResolutionCanon, Flash, gear, photography, Video May 11, 2010 With the economy being in the belt tightening times, the time for Canon rebates could not have come sooner. They announced them on Sunday, and you have until July 10th to cash in. The full page of rebates is available here, but of specific note are the lens discounts that you can get at reduced ...
Tags: camera, Canon, lens, rebatesCanon, gear, technical April 2, 2010 A friend of mine asked me if I had any recommendations the other day about time lapse…specifically software for post production. It’s a great question and brings up a subject that I am actually quite interested in, although I have no hands-on experience with as of yet. He’s got a Nikon D300, which apparently ...
Tags: Canon, gear, time lapseCanon, hardware, software March 31, 2010 You may recall that a while ago, I decided to start building my ideal perfect “dream camera”! In fact, I devoted 3 blog posts to it, and you’ve patiently waited for the grand finale, so here it is – what rounds out the list for the ultimate dream camera!
Tags: Canon, dream camera, features, gear, photography, price, technicalCanon, Flash, hardware, photography, photography gear, thoughts March 26, 2010 In photography it’s pretty much accepted that you get what you pay for. If you want super fast glass with pristine optics, then expect to pay for it. Alternatively, if you’re on a budget, don’t expect apertures in the 2.8 range do bring the sharpest images. You can also kiss things like Image Stabilization goodbye ...
Tags: 5D, 7D, Canon, Flash, gear, saving moneyCanon, Flash, Flickr, hardware, News, photography, photography gear March 25, 2010 With the last few blog posts being software-related, wanted to take a few moments to let everyone know about some hardware updates that I’ve learned about as well: Drobo – Yup, those proprietary RAID storage containers get firmware updates too – it’s version 1.6.8 for the Dashboard: The Canon 1D Mark IV has a movie ...
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