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The 1D Mark Huh?

October 21, 2009 11 Comments

You knew it was gonna happen.  A new camera body has hit the market from Canon.  It was only a matter of  time.  The latest?  The Canon 1D Mark IV!  (That’s four in Roman numerals…)  What’s it got going for it?  Lots of features and functions.  Everything is being discussed ad infinitum from Megapixels to ...

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Software Review: Noise Ninja

October 13, 2009 7 Comments

With the October Contest underway where the winner will walk away with a fully licensed copy of Noise Ninja, courtesy of the folks at PictureCode, today is a great day to give everyone an idea of what makes this program one of the industry leaders.  Since I have talked about the presence of noise in ...

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The Rumored 7D is finally announced! Specs and photos!

August 31, 2009 18 Comments

That’s right – Canon has announced the 7D along with a couple other new lenses.  Amazing specs on it are here Here’s a few shots from the Press Room: Lots of specs, but most impressive to me: Spot AF mode reduces the size of a single AF point to focus on small subjects like an ...

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Reviews, Contests, and Blog Notes

August 10, 2009 5 Comments

Lots to cover today on the blog so I am going to get right to it.  First up, I’m trying to maintain the schedule of hardware reviews, so rather than go into detailed analysis, I am just sharing an abbreviated review here today on the Canon 28-135mm lens.  Also up on todays blog, the OnOne ...

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Canon 550EX Review/Eulogy

August 3, 2009 3 Comments

Hardware Review/Eulogy – The Canon 550 EX Ah, how I loved thee, the Canon 550 EX, with your 3 flash modes, ETTL, Manual and Multi mode.  You were especially wonderful because of how well the ETTL worked in conjunction with the Canon bodies.  Your typical standard hotshoe fit every Canon SLR from the first days ...

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Hardware Review: The Canon EF-S 18-55mm

July 27, 2009 8 Comments

After a couple diversion-driven weeks of postings, hardware reviews are back in full swing, and this week the 18-55mm lens from Canon undergoes analysis. Since the lens has already seen a great deal of feedback and reviews in the community, a discussion of the technical features of the lens is somewhat meaningless.  Instead, here are ...

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First Looks…that’s plural!

There’s been a lot of screaming press lately in the camera industry, and in typical fashion I am a...

Sunrise, sunset…Getting the Shot

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Taking Better Portraits

I've done a number of tutorials here on the website, and portraiture has been touched on from time to...

Presentation is Key…

How many times have you had a great photo that you wanted to print, frame, and hang, or export,...

New Cameras: Canon vs Nikon Showdown!

It's finally here - a showdown between Canon and Nikon, right here! I've said in the past that...