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Canon lense quality

September 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

SLR Gear has a good analytic review set for lenses. Canon is a focus here, but they have Nikon too of course. Unlike many reviews, this one is quite quantitative with good recommendations for what aperture and focal length to use for maximum sharpness:
Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS USM. Image quality 8.61/10. Best results at [...]

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OMG watch what a dSLR can make in a movie

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Home Movies, Photography

Wow, Canon let a guy who doesn’t make movies borrow the new Canon 5D Mark II for a weekend and this is the movie he made. It is truly remarkable how this move to a digital SLR taking HD movies is going to change the world. Now you can take 21MP stills or make the [...]

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Canon Accessories

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

It was a terrible week in Wyoming, I ended up losing my 70-200 lens hood and the 17-55 lens hood as well as the viewfinder rubber piece for the camera. So it is insanely expensive to buy it:

Canon EW83J Lens Hood for Canon 17-55 F/2.8 EF-S IS USM. It is expensive but folks really tink [...]

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