Friday, April 20, 2012

Post-NAB HDSLR Wrap Up

Dan Carr | 04/20- 07:15 PM

All the HDSLR news you need to know about from NAB 2012

The National Association of Broadcasters show has just wrapped up in Las Vegas and I was down there for a few days to check out some of the new gear.  I’ll be covering some products in more detail in the near future but we’ll start off with a wrap up of some of the coolest new HDSLR gear coming to market this spring and summer.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Comparing System Costs for Nikon D4 and Canon 1DX

Mike Curtis | 03/07- 03:23 PM

How much does it cost to kit up these monsters?

OK, so I wrote up this article comparing prices of kitting out a Nikon D800 vs a Canon 5D Mark III, and decided I wanted to keep going, so here’s the same thing for the Nikon D4 vs the Canon 1DX.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Nikon D800 vs Canon 5D Mark III - System Cost Reality Check

Mike Curtis | 03/07- 01:20 PM

How much does it cost to put together a shootable package with these?

At first glance, the Canon 5D Mark III costs $500 more than the Nikon D800 - $3500 vs $3000. Canon costs more, case closed. Not so fast…what about what it takes to make a shootable package? Lenses, grips, batteries, chargers, GPS, etc. don’t all cost the same…

Monday, February 06, 2012

Canon Launches Three New Lenses

Dan Carr | 02/06- 11:48 PM

New 24-70 L II and first wide angle primes with IS

The long awaited replacement to the Canon 24-70 f2.8 L workhorse has finally been unveiled alongside two unique new prime lenses.  The new Canon 24-70 f2.8 L II is 10mm shorter than it’s predecessor as well as 150g lighter which will make a lot of people happy until they hear the suggested price of $2300!  Canon also launched two new primes which are the first wide angle primes in the world to feature Image Stabilization.  A 24mm f2.8 IS and a 28mm f2.8 IS.  Both lenses appear to be very compact and will likely offer usable low shutter speeds which previously were only possible with a much larger aperture wide angle lens like a 24mm f1.4, but for half the size and half the cost.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fuji Launches New X-Pro 1 And 3 Lenses

Dan Carr | 01/10- 12:45 AM

Fuji’s first foray into the interchangeable lens, large sensor market

Fuji has launched their brand new camera system with a new camera, the X-Pro 1 and three fast primes lenses.  The camera follows on from the ever popular X100 with a classic retro styling and is outfitted with a 16MP APS-C sized sensor.  Initially three lenses will be available (18mm f2 , 35mm f1.4 , 60mm f2 Macro) but Fuji has already spoken of two more lenses to come this year and several zooms next year.  It’s only January but this already looks like it could be the hottest camera of the year though it has a $1700 body only price tag that puts it squarely in the pro market.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Canon Cinema EOS Lens Prototypes

Dan Carr | 12/16- 09:36 PM

In-development EF Mount Cine Lenses

Shortly after the launch of the Canon C300 I interviewed one of Canon’s technical staff about the camera.  At the time he mentioned to me that on top of the announced 3 EOS Cine prime lenses there were also two more in development.  One wider and one longer.  I now have a photo of these two prototype lenses, see below.  It’s rare that unannounced lenses are shown so I thought it worth a mention.  No focal length is known at the moment, if I had to guess I would say 100mm or 135mm and 18mm are quite likely, and just like the other three these will be EF Mount.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Holiday Gift Guide for Photographers 2011

Tony Donaldson | 11/23- 06:59 AM

Find the perfect gift for the photographer in your life for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever you celebrate.

If you have a photographer in your life, you may have a tough time finding the perfect gift for him or her for the holidays. Never fear, we have a useful list to help in your search and help them enjoy photography and take it to the next level.

Thursday, November 03, 2011

Canon Launches A New Range Of EF Mount Cinema Lenses

Dan Carr | 11/03- 08:24 PM

New cine lenses to work with all Canon mount cameras.

Alongside the launch of the new EOS C300 Canon have also unveiled a new set of EF mount cine lenses designed to compliment the new camera and also existing DSLRs.  The two new PL mount cine zooms that we saw at NAB earlier in the year will now be available with an EF mount and joined by a trio of shiny new EF Cine primes in a 24mm, 50mm and 85mm.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Calibrating Your Lenses With Spyder LensCal From Datacolor

Dan Carr | 09/23- 06:03 AM

AF micro adjust to improve image sharpness

Not all cameras and lenses equal.  To get the absolute best performance out of your combination requires some fine tuning with the lens micro adjust feature that can be found on higher end DSLRs.  The Spyder LensCal from Datacolor is one way to simplify this process.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Nikon Finally Joins The Mirrorless Camera Party

Dan Carr | 09/20- 09:51 PM

Are They Too Late ?

Nikon has announced the new 1 Mount system of mirrorless cameras and a dedicated new line of 1 Nikkor lenses to take the fight to Panasonic, Sony and Olympus in the ever growing EVIL market space.

Monday, September 05, 2011

Comparing Canon’s MKII and MKIII Extenders

Dan Carr | 09/05- 06:24 AM

How does the new compare to the old ?

In the Fall of 2010 Canon announced the introduction of new MKIII extenders to replace the previous MKII versions.  Super Spectra coatings were introduced to help reduce ghosting and flare as well as fluorine coating to make water spots and finer prints easier to remove.  I’ve always fond the MKII extenders to be extremely useful when used in the right circumstances so I was eager to try out the MKIII versions to see if there was an improvement.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Canon 8-15mm F4 L Fisheye Review

Dan Carr | 08/15- 04:49 AM

Canon’s first ever fisheye zoom lens !

The Canon EF 8-15 F4 L fisheye lens is one highly anticipated piece of glass !  First announced back in Autumn 2010 this is not a replacement of any existing lens, but an all new design with unique potential.  Offering full frame fisheye on all crops of Canon’s cameras and even circular fisheye on a full frame camera.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS Review

Dan Carr | 06/01- 04:05 PM

Revisiting an old classic that’s soon to become a bargain.

Canon will launch a new version of this awesome 500mm super telephoto lens later in the year but it doesn’t mean the old version isn’t still an amazing piece of glass.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Canon Updates Availability of New EF Lenses

Dan Carr | 05/25- 11:09 PM

Fisheye zoom and super teles are coming this year.

Canon had previously announced updates to their whole super telephoto line as well as the addition of an 8-15 zoom to the EF lineup.  Due to the problems in Japan, release dates slipped but now we have confirmation from Canon USA on the new delivery schedule.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Telephoto Lenses are Everyone’s Darling!

Sara Frances | 04/21- 01:18 PM

Telephoto lensing at a glance. Here’s how to take full advantage of their capabilities.

Telephotos shouldn’t be just the province of sports, wildlife and spot news photographers. Using a tele lens on a tripod to compress distance and pull in the background shore of the lake makes this environmental portrait at dusk a winner. Flash was straight on with the Ultimate Light Box modifying attachment.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Packing…method or madness?

Matt Brandon | 04/19- 01:46 PM

A look at my bags and what is inside them and how I organize.

I’ve had a lot of people comment on the use of Packing Pro, the iPhone app that I gave away last week. Many people couldn’t believe that I would be capable of getting all the items on the list in my bags and under the allotted weight limit. While I can guarantee you everything got in the bags. I can’t guarantee to you it is under weight. In fact, my carry-on is probably twice the weight it’s supposed to be.

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