Canon has just announced an updated, improved version of it’s high-quality EF 24-70mm f/2.8L standard zoom, called the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM. (To understand what all the notions mean, please see my Canon Lens Notations post.) Some would call this the full frame standard zoom, though as an EF lens it can also be [...]
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Canon is running more Instant Savings Rebates on the EOS 60D, body only or with a variety of different lenses or lens combinations. There are also rebates on several desirable lenses – including great wide angle, telephoto, and macro lenses, the nifty 50, and even tilt-shift lenses. Plus Speedlite flashes. It’s a great time to [...]
Just in time for summer vacations, safaris, and baseball there are new instant save rebates for some of the Canon telephoto zoom lenses. You don’t need to do anything for the rebate or send anything in, it is an instant savings built into the sale price. EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS EF [...]
You have probably noticed that Canon lens descriptions have numerous notations, and may be wondering what some of those letters and numbers mean. For example EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is the full name of the kit lens that you may have purchased with the camera. A lens with a somewhat similar focal length, but which [...]
Tags: Canon, EF, EF-S, lens, notation, telephoto, wide, zoom
It’s finally here! Well, not here yet, but it’s been announced: the Nikon (Nikkor) AF-S 50mm f/1.8 G lens – the nifty fifty WITH an autofocusing motor built into the lens! This means, unlike the previous version of the Nikon 50mm f/1.8, you can use it with the D5100, D3100, and older versions of those [...]
In some of my posts, such as the one about the Best Lenses for Travel and Humanitarian Photography, I venture to suggest a good single lens for travel. My recommendations have typically been the Canon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 or the more expensive Canon 24-105 f/4L. Both offer a useful focal length range for travel, image stabilization, [...]
Tags: 70-300mm, Canon, diffractive optics, DO, lens, Photography, Travel
Word on the street is that there is going to be a 5% price increase for many Canon lenses and Speedlites starting February 1, 2011. Here is one list showing potential increases ranging from 1% to 11%. (I always find it a bit silly and obsessive when photographers take photos of their own gear but, [...]
I suppose I should join the photo blogger holiday tradition of putting together a holiday and Christmas gift guide for photographers or those who are shopping for the photographer in their life! If you plan to purchase any of these items through Amazon.com, I you can use the product links I set up throughout this [...]
Tags: camera, digital, dSLR, gift, guide, holiday, idea, lens, macro, photo, presents
This weekend I followed my own advice, and rented a lens to try out before deciding whether or not to buy it. As I suggest in my post Why You Shouldn’t Buy the Kit Lens, if you are considering purchasing an expensive lens or want to compare a couple similar lenses to decide which one [...]
Tags: 24-105mm, 24-70mm, aperture, bokeh, Canon, depth of field, f/2.8. f/4, lens, lenses, maximum
This post is the second in an occasional series in which I describe the making of a photograph, from both a technical and artistic standpoint. I’ll go through the camera settings and why they were chosen, as well as the thought processes going through my head regarding composition and the creation of the image. These [...]
Tags: photo, Photography, process
I responded to a comment on one of my posts, and my response ended up being the size of a blog post, so I’m just going to turn it into one! Please note that the title of this post should actually, technically be “Fixed Maximum Aperture vs. Variable Maximum Aperture,” as I will explain in [...]
Tags: aperture, Canon, constant aperture, EF, EF vs. EF-S, EF-S, fixed, fixed aperture, fixed maximum aperture, lens, lense, maximum, maximum aperture, USM, variable, variable aperture, versus
When I began my work in travel, culture, and humanitarian photography I spent a great deal of time scouring websites, reading forums, checking reviews, making lists, and agonizing before I finally settled on which lenses were best for my needs and my work. So hopefully all my effort can help you save some time and [...]
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