Category: Canon accessories & lenses
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Glass at the Photokina
As we all know, the upcoming Photokina in September is already the center of rumours coming from all parts. I have been trying to give an idea of what could be coming for the major brands in the DSLR market, concentrating mostly on the new bodies to be seen. But there is no end to…
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Photography, so many failures!
photo credit: davidgsteadman When buying a photo camera, we often research in order to decide if this is the best camera, if its features will be goo enough, but will it be robust enough? Will it be useful or necessary to purchase a warranty contract extension? Will it fail very soon? When somebody asks me…
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Remote control with LiveView display
The best of all worlds, the miracle combination. But, most of all, a great little trick of engineering: a radio remote control for your photo camera which communicates with a small gadget fixed in the flash shoe of your SLR camera and transmitting the image right from the SLR direct AV connector. Really smart thingy.…
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Canon EF Lens Technology
The video has just been updated (it was removed by the user for some short time). YouTube link
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Canon updates the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM zoom
Canon has just presented its newest zoom lens. The 70-200mm range is quite important because at f/2.8 it is one of the most coveted high-quality lenses. The new features: Faster AutoFocus algorithms Min focusing distance: 1.2m Wider focusing ring Weather-sealing Magnesium allow barrel for a better reliability at the small cost of only 1490g weight…
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A fish-eye lens at rock-bottom price
When you use an expensive SLR camera you are often tempted to purchase a specialty lens like a ultra-wide angle (fish eye) lens. But, apart from the rare occasions when you really need it, it’s too expensive for you and me. Why not build it yourself? Instructables does the demonstration with a Nikon D90, but…
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How lenses are made?
If you don’t know, you may be interested in this video from Canon. YouTube link
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New Canon lenses
Canon adds to the EOS 7D a set of new lenses that will be attractive to enthusiast, expert and pro photographers: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L IS USM macro, with Hybrid IS system which is claimed to provide up to 2 stops stabilization at…
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Focal length and photo lenses
Tamron rewrote its web site. This was the occasion to move the Lens Comparison Tool but it is still useful to compare a 400mm with a 500mm (or a 35mm with a 50mm). But you can also find a similar tool at Olympus (and it takes into account the specificities of 4/3 sensor format, of…