Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD Review
Update: the following shops have the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD in stock and ready to ship (world-wide availability check at the end of the post): B&H ($1,299, click…
Rumor: Two new Canon Cameras in June? (T4i/650D & mirrorless)
The rumors I reported about in the last weeks are getting more consistent. A few days ago CanonWatch broke the news about a possible announcement at the end of May…
Samyang Lenses for Canon In Stock at B&H
B&H has four Samyang lenses with Canon mount in stock and ready to ship. These are mechanical things: no AF nor camera controlled aperture, but very good build quality at…
Rumor: Canon entry-level full-frame camera for Photokina?
It's rumor time in the Canon galaxy! After the information about an upcoming mirror-less system by Canon, now another one of my sources notified me that Canon will announce an…
Photography and Travel – A personal experience and some tips
This is a post I wanted to write since long. Traveling and photography: perfectly complementary. Let me start with some personal experience. Last year I was abroad for three months,…
Canon published wireless file transmitter guides
The Canon Digital Learning Center published the setup guides for its WFTs (wireless file transmitter, the PDF-guides are at the end of the article). All aspect of a WFT setup…
Speedlite 600EX-RT Mini Review by S. Bourne
Scott Bourne posted a mini review about Canon's flagship Speedlite, the 600EX-RT. Synthetic and concise, the review discusses its features, also compared to previous versions of Canon's Speedlites. Quoting: The…
Adobe Camera Raw 6.7 and DNG Converter 6.7 released
Both available for download. The following Canon cameras are supported in this release: Canon , Canon , Canon , Canon PowerShot S100V. To download the software check the following links:…
Northern Lights pictured using a 5D Mark II
This is a beautiful time-lapse video showing northern lights (Aurora Borealis) made using a . There is a lot of discussion going on about gear, about new gear, and there…
Canon Rumors Round-Up (T4i/650D, new AF, entry level FF, 7D Mark II)
canonrumors once more is saying that the Rebel T4i/EOS 650D will be announced by Canon very soon. Nothing new on the specs front, but a new auto-focus system is named. Could…
PowerShot D20 Digital Camera in stock at B&H – Limited Quantity
The water and shock-proof PowerShot D20 (with GPS!) is in stock at B&H at limited quantity for $349 (click here). Core specs: 12.1Mp High-Sensitivity CMOS Sensor 3.0" Pure Color System LCD…
Powershot G1 X DxO-Mark Scores and Lens Test
DxO Labs just published the measures for Canon's , and the little cam scores good, very good. DxO Labs' interpretation of the scores: You have a reflex-quality sensor in camera…
Another exploded Nikon D800
Canon may have problems with the light-leaking issue of the , but Nikon has also some problems to deal with. Nikon's new full-frame flagship, the D800, is reported to "explode".…
Scott Bourne and the 5D Mark III
This is the most hilarious review about Nikon's D800 I've ever read. Scott Bourne reviews it, and while doing the review he praises the . Funny. Needless to say: he…
To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade, part 1: 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II
VS It's a month and a half that the has been announced, and a lot of people is questioning if they should upgrade from their actual cameras. In this post…
New DPP (3.11.26) ready for download – UPDATE
A new release of Canon's DPP (ver. 3.11.26) is available for download. Hopefully this release will solve the problems with EOS 5D RAW files. You have first to select your…
Canon’s LeakGate: Canon JP announcement
After Canon USA publishing a quality issue announcement regarding the light-leaking issue of the 5D Mark III, now also Canon Japan has reacted (Google translated) to the problem. They say…
Another Canon Quality Issue Announcement (DPP)
Canon released another quality issue announcement. The issue regards problems the DPP software has with RAW files. A new version of DPP will be released mid-April. The press announcement: EOS…
Canon announces 1D C, C500 and new EF Cinema Lenses
There has been a batch of announcements by Canon in the last hours. The EOS-1D C ('C' for Cinema). Looks like the 1D X, but different specs: Video recording at…
Taming the beast: a tutorial for Canon’s AF system
We know that while being an advanced (possibly the most advanced available) and powerful Auto-Focus system, the AF sported on the and can be confusing and overwhelming. Even Ken Rockwell…