Canon EOS 7D Mark II Video Review
Faymusmedia on Youtube posted a 44 minutes long video review about Canon's new APS-C flagship, the EOS 7D Mark II. The review is more of the "real-world" sort and not a…
10 Greatly Useful Ebooks About Street Photography (and they are free)
Shot in Dharamsala, India, by the humble editor of this blog ( & Sigma ) Books about photography are expensive, usually. The Huffington Post put together a select list of 10…
CW Reader Contest – Most Liked Photo of the Week
Kelly Carter, taken in the Lawrenceville neighborhood with a 7D, 70-40 lens Round-up of the most liked reader pics of the week. Thank you all for your great pics. How it…
CW Readers Contest – Most Liked Pics Of The Week
Most liked pic of last week: Vikas Talya, Dragon... can see a dragon in the background...did you??? Thanks to all for your great pics. Round-up of the most liked reader pics of the…
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM DxOMarked (and it looks really good!)
DxOMark felt the pulse of Canon's new and affordable , a lens that already got plenty of good reviews (also because of the price tag, less than $300). The EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6…
Canon EOS 70D Developer’s Interview And Shooting Tips
The Canon is the most innovative DSLR Canon made since long. It's the first to feature the game changing Dual Pixel AF (see also the video at bottom), has 7fps,…
Metabones Canon EF to Micro Four Thirds Speed Booster Adapter Announced
Metabones® announced a new Canon EF to MFT Speed Booster adapter with the following features: Increase maximum aperture by 1 stop. Increase MTF. Makes lens 0.71x wider. Build-in electronics to control lens aperture.…
Adobe Lightroom 5.5 Available For Download
Adobe released Lightroom 5.5 (Mac | Win). The update supports the Canon G1 X Mark II, and the following third party lenses for Canon: Sigma 50m F1.4 DG HSM, Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3…
Canon EOS C300 Gets Dual Pixel CMOS Auto-Focus Upgrade
The amazing Dual Pixel CMOS Auto-Focus technology Canon first implemented on the EOS 70D is now available on the Canon EOS C300. Canon press release: Available soon from Canon will…
(Update #3) Are Sony, Olympus and Panasonic Cheating Their Customers (crop factor with ISO & aperture)?
update #3: be sure to read Tony Northrup's comments and answers in the comment section of this post. update #2: I think Tony Northrup is wrong, Have a look here…
Canon Watch On The Road (again)
Hi all! I am currently travelling to India, so thanks for understanding that posts may be a bit chaotic and/or delayed in the next days, or at least until I…
New Canon Ultra Wide Lenses To Be Announced Very Soon (EF-S 10-18mm and EF 16-35mm f/4L IS)
The Canon EF-S 10-22mm (left) and EF 16-35mm (right) Digicame-info (translated) reports that they got word from a trusted source that Canon will announce 2 new ultra wide angle lenses…
Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 To Come For Photokina 2014?
Two hints point in this direction. First, diglloyd posted a notification coming from Zeiss USA, saying: We confirm the Otus 1.4/85 lens and our intention to introduce sometime in the…
A Bit Of Everything
Magic Lantern's Raw Hack Allows Time-Lapser to Capture Moon and Saturn - Creative Planet Network First Impressions: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Version II Art - The Phoblographer First Sigma 50mm f/1.4…
Adobe Camera RAW 8.4 Release Candidate Available For Download
Adobe posted the release candidate for Camera RAW 8.4 to the public, download it here. The new version supports the following Canon gear, or lenses for Canon mount: Canon EOS…
New Tokina AT-X PRO 24–70mm f/2.8 SD (IF) FX Lens Was On Show at CP+
Another competitor is entering the 24-70mm game for full-frame DSLRs. The Tokina AT-X PRO 24–70 mm f/2.8 SD (IF) FX was seen on display at CP+. The lens is rumored to be announced at…
Tamron 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD Review by DxOMark
DxOMark tested the Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens, Tamron latest image-stabilized ultra-zoom. Tamron made a lens that sells for $1069 (Adorama | B&H Photo) and offers a lot of bang for…
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L DxOMarked (and compared to other lenses)
DxOMark tested the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L lens lens. In the conclusion DxOMark writes: Due to its more glamorous sibling this modest lens is often overlooked though it’s well known…
Tamron 150-600mm Shootout (and comparison with other telezooms)
Lensental's Roger Cicala and Aaron Closz felt the pulse of the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD super zoom ($1069, Adorama | B&H Photo), and compared it to the Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di, the Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3…
Best Gear of 2013 (according to dpreview reader poll)
Canon EOS 70D: Photographic authority dpreview posted the results of their annual "best gear" reader poll. Five categories had to be voted: best lens, best DSLR/SLT, best fixed-lens compact camera,…