Podcast 315 : What’s in the Bag? – Nature and Wildlife
Following on from Episode 309 when we looked at what I take on a portrait shoot, today we’re going to look at what I take on a nature and wildlife shoot. I’m planning on going away for a few days this week, so I figured as I planned my shoot, I’d walk you through what [...]
Podcast 313 : Where to Buy Camera Gear in Tokyo? Map Camera!
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend of mine, Lem Fugitt, while he was at my place for some private consulting on his new camera, and we got onto the subject of where I buy my gear, so I told Lem about Map Camera. It turned out that although Lem has lived in [...]
Podcast 292 : Canon PIXMA MG6120 All-in-One Wireless Printer Review
Today we’re going to take a look at the Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer. This is basically an A4 or Letter paper size printer, with a scanner built into the top, but despite that, it’s a sleek looking machine, with various feature that make it well worth the price tag of under $100 [...]
Podcast 286 : Camera Review – Canon PowerShot S95
About six months ago, I decided that it was time to make my compact digital camera really compact. I traded in my Canon PowerShot G10 for a PowerShot S95. The G10 was a nice camera, but it’s not really all that compact. It certainly isn’t small enough to just stuff in your pocket. Also, although [...]
Podcast 276 : A Chat with Syl Arena
I’m really pleased today to be able to bring you a recording of a chat that I had with photographer Syl Arena this afternoon. Syl is like the Canon version of Joe McNally, and like Joe, his teachings aren’t specific to any one system, so not only will any photographer benefit from reading his new [...]
Podcast 259 : Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6350 Printer Review
My new Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6350 large format printer was delivered on August 13, 2010. The first thing to note with this printer is it’s big! Not huge as far as really large format printers, like the 44″ or 60″ models, but still, with the ability to print 24″ or 610mm wide sheet or roll paper, [...]
Win a 70-200mm Canon Lens Thermos Travel Mug!
I recently bought a 70-200mm Canon Lens Thermos Travel Mug from Canonmugs.com, and was very happy with it. Thanks to the number of you that they saw heading over to their store from this blog, they offered us a free mug, which I’m going to pass on to a lucky winner, selected randomly on May [...]
Canon Mugs!
It felt very strange taking a soapy sponge to my new 24-105mm F4 and 70-200mm F4 lenses this morning! These turned up yesterday from canonmugs.com, after a short wait for stock to arrive. After washing them, I tried the 24-105mm for a cup of coffee with lunch. Although the plastic taste might wear off in [...]
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Custom Function Settings
I’m sometimes asked what custom function settings I select on my Canon EOS 1D Mark IV camera, so I figured I’d share this information so that you can compare my settings with your own. I have also made my custom settings file available below for you to apply to your own camera if you want [...]
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update 2.0.4
After a false start with problems in firmware 2.0.3 that caused the camera to fail to record any audio at all, today, Canon followed up with firmware 2.0.4 that adds manual audio controls to the 5D Mark II. Here’s my 5D2 with the controls displayed. I still don’t see a link to this firmware on [...]
Podcast 234 : Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. This year marked the start of a new event, the Camera and Photo Imaging Show, at the Pacifico Yokohama exhibition hall. I can see from the updated Web site, which is at cpplus.jp, that they had around 41,000 visitors over the four [...]
An Exercise in Magnification with Extension Tubes
Extension tubes are really handy. Because they have no glass elements, they aren’t very heavy, and you can couple two or three together and put them into one pouch, and they are no bigger than a small lens, so they fit in the photographer’s vest without taking up much room. When you put an extension [...]
Podcast 211 : Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM Lens Review
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. I’m not sure if Canon is using this marketing worldwide, but in Japan, they are calling the 7D the Image Monster! On the same day as the 7D release, Canon also released their new EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM and [...]
My New Post Sensor Cleaning Check-List
Last week I took two camera bodies to Canon’s Service Center in Shinjuku, Tokyo, to have the sensors cleaned. Of all the times I’ve had the sensors cleaned by Canon, never once have they changed settings on the camera, so I don’t pay much attention to checking that my settings are still in tact when [...]
