Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon accessories & lenses
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

After waiting a very long time, here comes the official announcement of the new Canon 200-400mm tele zoom with integrated 1.4x focal multiplier. Everything has already been told and written (you’ll find below a list of announcement papers in other blogs), except the price: A whooping 11769 US Dollar! Even a little higher than what [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon accessories & lenses
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Here is one big lens who knows how to make people wait: The all-new, all-innovative super-tele-zoom lens from Canon, the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x. It’s a lens which was pre-announced by Canon more than a year ago (for the first time). Since then, the rumors extended beyond reason. The lens was seen several times [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon accessories & lenses, Nikon accessories & lenses, Sigma accessories & lenses
Thursday, March 28th, 2013

It’s hard to be sure of the details on this new lens from Sigma, since they announced that there is a delay (it will not be available this month – in March 2013). The only useful thing I would like to point to the significant items in the spec list: Dust-proof and splash-proof construction High [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
After the small problem of light leaks on the Canon 5D MkIII, Canon found a way to fix the DSLR cameras that their owners send back for service. This is very simple: a mere black scotch tape stuck under the top hood of the camera. Source: PetaPixel.
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 5D MkII, Canon EOS 5D MkIII, Nikon D3s, Nikon D4, Nikon D700, Nikon D7000, Nikon D800
Thursday, April 26th, 2012

We all know that we would like to see a clear comparison between two significant cameras when we see them. We want to compare them despite their different brands, or we want to compare to older and more expensive and less expensive models. We are not alone. Plenty of people on the web have the [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Canon just produced a perceptible sound with its most recent answer to the discovery of a little problem described as “light leakage” on the Canon EOS 5D MkIII. Of course, the issue is not very large (see my previous comments) but Canon came back to their customers with a technical analysis that made quite a [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
As it had been indicated here in the past, the Canon 5D MkIII has got a little issue with sensitivity to external light when shooting in very low light (at high ISO levels). This is still quite bizarre but Canon officially confirmed the issue (and sort of apologized). Nevertheless, there is now an added surprise [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 5D MkIII, Nikon D800
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
It’s clear that the most recent launches by Canon and Nikon are fighting more or less each other on a market of experts and pros. So, in the recent days, I collected a number of comparisons between the Nikon D800 and the Canon EOS 5D MkIII to help you check this out by yourself: Video [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Canon EOS 60D
Monday, April 9th, 2012

If you are an astronomy photography buff, you certainly know that most current photo cameras include a digital imaging sensor which is very sensitive to Infra-Red light but which is covered with a filter to remove this. As a matter of fact, the IR sensitivity is annoying in most day-to-day photography situations. But astronomers like [...]
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