October 21, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 10D, 30D, 350D, 40D, Canon, gear, personal, technical, thoughts, XS, XSi, XTiCanon, gear, hardware October 13, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 40D, Canon, noise, Noise Ninja, photography, PictureCode, processingCanon, education, Flickr, News, photography, Photoshop, potd, software August 31, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 7D, CanonCanon, gear, hardware August 10, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 28-135, blog notes, Canon, hardware review, OnOne GiveawayCanon, competition, Contest, hardware, News, photography, Product Review, software, technical August 3, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 550, 550 EX, Canon, hardware, reviewArticles, Canon, Content, Flash, hardware, Hardware Reviews, Product Review, technical July 27, 2009 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 ...
Tags: 18-55, Canon, hardware review, News, photography, potd, technicalCanon, gear, hardware, Hardware Reviews