review: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS lens
hands-on review: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS lens The specialty of a macro lens is in allowing you much much closer to your subject than a normal optic would .. with the ease of continuous focusing...
View Articlereview: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
review: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM The Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II (vendor), is touted to have improved optical quality, faster auto-focusing, and much better stabilization than the much-loved...
View Articlereview: Canon EOS 5D Mark III – high-ISO noise performance
initial impressions: Canon EOS 5D Mark III – high-ISO noise performance I have to confess something first – whenever an important camera is announced, I have just a cursory interest in the...
View Articlereview: Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT
review: Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Summary: Right off the bat, let me say it – this speedlite, the Canon 600EX-RT (vendor), is going to change the industry. Nothing is going to be the same again. A...
View Articlereview: Canon ST-E3-RT Transmitter and Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite
review: Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter and Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites In my review of the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, I’ve already raved about the ease of use of the new speedlite – thanks to a...
View Articlevideo clip: using the Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites on a photo shoot
behind the scenes video: using the Canon Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites In my review of the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, I raved about the ease of use of the new speedlite by Canon that has built-in radio...
View Articlereview: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II
review: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II It was with great excitement that I received a review copy of the new Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II (vendor) lens. There were several reasons that this highly-anticipated...
View ArticleISO comparison – various Canon and Nikon cameras
ISO comparison – Canon 5D mkII, 5D mk III, Canon 6D, Canon 1Dx, Nikon D4, Nikon D600 I had a number of people ask about more details about the Canon 6D and whether I would recommend the Canon 6D...
View Articlereview: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS
review: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS – Canon redeems itself The title there is quite an exclamation - Canon redeems itself. And you may well wonder what Canon had to redeem itself for. Well, my experience...
View Articlereview: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L fisheye zoom lens
review: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L fisheye zoom (lens review) Venturing out again after posting a few photos shot with the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L fisheye zoom, I tried for a more diverse range of images to...
View ArticleUsing the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode
Using the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode To test the Canon EOS 6D camera (affiliate) and the Canon 24-70mm f4.0L IS lens (affiliate), I met up with Anastasia Z in New York. She had such presence and...
View Articlereview: Canon 50mm lenses – bokeh
review: Canon 50mm lenses – bokeh This photo of a street performer in New York was shot with a 50mm lens. That should be fairly obvious from a quick scrutiny – the perspective (which is not wide, and...
View Articlereview: Best Canon 50mm lenses – lens sharpness
review: Best Canon 50mm lenses – lens sharpness Continuing on from the review of the bokeh of Canon 50mm lenses, let’s have a look at image sharpness. Clearly, there is more to deciding on a lens than...
View ArticleReview: comparison Canon 135mm f/2L vs. Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
Review: comparison Canon 135mm f/2L vs. Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II One lens that has a huge loyal fanbase, is the Canon 135mm f/2L USM lens (B&H / Amazon). It has a wide aperture for a medium...
View Articlereview: Canon 5D mark IV – high-ISO noise
review: Canon 5D mark IV – high-ISO performance The Canon 5D mark IV (B&H) offers a bunch of new features which are exciting: higher resolution than the previous incarnation of the 5D series. It...
View Articlereview: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II
review: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II It was with great excitement that I received a review copy of the new Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II (B&H / Amazon) lens. There were several reasons that this...
View ArticleUsing the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode
Using the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode To test the Canon EOS 6D camera (B&H / Amazon), and the Canon 24-70mm f4.0L IS lens (affiliate), I met up with Anastasia Z in New York. She had such presence...
View ArticleISO comparison – various Canon and Nikon cameras
ISO comparison – various Canon and Nikon cameras I had a number of people ask about more details about the Canon 6D and whether I would recommend the Canon 6D (affiliate), or Canon 5D mark III...
View Articlereview: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS
review: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS With this wide-angle zoom, I felt like Canon redeemed itself. And you may well wonder why I have such a strong opinion about this. Well, my experience with Canon over...
View Articlereview: Canon 50mm lenses – bokeh
review: Canon 50mm lenses – bokeh This photo of a street performer in New York was shot with a 50mm lens. That should be fairly obvious from a quick scrutiny – the perspective (which is not wide, and...
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