Category: Canon

  • Canon fixes 5D Mk II black dot issue with firmware

    As could be expected was annonced here on YLovePhoto, Canon released a new firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D MkII, in order to fix the unpleasant issue of black dots and vertical banding noise that was discussed around the Internet. Firmware Update Version 1.0.7.

  • Infrared on EOS 450D

    So, you wanted to do some Infrared (IR) photo with your Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi? Just have a look at the IR tests done by Wayne J. Cosshall. By the way, traditionnally, since the Foveon technology of sensors does not use infrared filters, the Sigma dSLR cameras are very good candidates for IR photo.

  • Canon EOS 10D assembly video

    This is quite beautiful: a video sequence made out of the CAD simulation of assembling/disassembling a digital Single Lens reflex camera, the Canon EOS 10D. You thought about opening the guts of your own camera. This is no longer needed. Just let the mechanical parts dazzle you by their dancing motions. Link to YouTube Designed…

  • Canon reacts to black dots

    For a few days already, the launch of the Canon EOS 5D MkII has been troubled by the relatively repeated observation (I say relatively because there are still very few of these cameras available on the market) of an unusual and unpleasant phenomenon: Black dots appearing on the right of every white zones. The origin…

  • DXOmark for the EOS 5D MkII

    I had been showing you about the comparison of dSLR cameras by DXO Labs. They just added the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Pentax K200D cameras to their RAW measurement website.

  • Focal Length Comparison

    Thanks to Tamron, it is possible to easily compare photo lenses of different focal length and their effect on the size of an image. Tamron focal length comparison

  • New camera tests

    As you already know, I list the tests and reviews of recent photo cameras in the database that I use to describe them (in the menu on the left). These last days, this is a deluge of new reviews that we received and listed for: Nikon D3x Canon EOS 5D MkII Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

  • Comparison of 80-200mm zooms

    DPreview has a good comparison of 4 zoom lenses opening at f/2.8 for SLR cameras: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm F2.8 G Sigma 70-200mm 1:2.8 EX DG Apo Macro HSM II Tamron 70-200mm 1:2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro Since they are one of the most coveted segment of the SLR…