Sharing photos, reviews and tips for photographers
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-50mm-f1-2-l-lens-review.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 50mm f/1.2 L Lens Review” }); I borrowed my wife’s Canon 50mm f/1.2 L lens today….and figured I’d do a review of this stunning lens. This thing is built like a tank but isn’t too heave…and it produces some excellent photographs. Before I continue…I am NOT the target [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-400mm-5-6-l-lens-review.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 400mm 5.6 L Lens Review” }); I’ve previously written up a short review of this lens (see my post titled “Canon 400mm 5.6 L USM- Mini review“) but wanted to follow it up with another, more in-depth review. Although I recently fell in love with the Canon 500mm [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-500mm-f4-0-l-is-usm-lens-review.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM Review – An amazing lens” }); What can I say about the Canon 500mm lens? I love this lens! I can’t really add much more to the great reviews that already exists on this lens. There are tons of good reviews on the [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fborrowlenses-com-great-service-excellent-people.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Borrowlenses.com – Great service, excellent people” }); Looking to rent camera gear online? Borrowlenses.com is a great service…and they’ve got great people too. A few weeks ago, Borrowlenses tweeted about a 60% coupon for their big lenses. I’ve been watching their specials looking for an opportunity to rent the [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fvideo-capture-with-canon-7d-muscovy-ducks.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Video capture with Canon 7D – Muscovy Ducks” }); Not exactly the most exciting subjects, but I decided to take a few minutes of video with my Canon 7D while birdwatching in Dallas. I saw these Muscovy Ducks preening and thought they’d be ideal candidates for some video. Muscovy [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-7d-product-review.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 7D DSLR – Product Review” }); I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and write a review of my Canon 7D (Check prices at B&H, Adorama and Amazon). It’s a quick review….I love this camera! My main focus is birds, wildlife and landscapes and this camera is [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fkodak-announces-new-cameras-focused-on-sharing-photographs.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Kodak announces new cameras focused on sharing photographs” }); I just read a post over on Photography Bay titled “Kodak Cameras focus on Sharing” that got me to thinking. Kodak announced three new cameras at CES 2010: the Kodak Slice Touchscreen camera ($349.95), Kodak Easyshare M580 ($199.95) and Kodak [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2F1657.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon announces EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II ” }); Just saw the announcement on Rob Galbraith’s announcement of the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens. Looks like a great new lens. Some highlights of the new lens: Redesign of internal elements minimum focusing distance to 3.9 [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fdpreview-hands-on-review-of-samsung-nx10.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “DPReview hands on review of Samsung NX10″ }); DPreview.com has a great hands-on review of the newly announced Samsung NX10 DSLR. There’s been a lot of rumors about this camera over the past 6 months with the number of rumors and semi-announcements growing in December 2009. See Gizmodo, Engadget [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Foutdoor-photo-gear-reviews-canon-1200mm-5-6-l-lens.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Outdoor Photo Gear Reviews Canon 1200mm 5.6 L Lens” }); Outdoor Photo Gear reviewed the huge Canon EF 1200mm 5.6 L Supertelephoto Lens ($120,000 at B&H!) I can’t embed the video here due to restrictions by Outdoor Photo Gear but you can watch it on Vimeo here or jump [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fsamsung-announces-nx-10.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Samsung Announces NX 10″ }); SAMSUNG UNVEILS THE NEXT GENERATION OF CAMERA – THE NX10 URL: http://www.samsungusanews.com/2010/01/samsung-launches-the-nx10/ Eidgefield Park, NJ (January 4, 2010) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the Samsung NX10 – an innovative digital camera that provides [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fonline-lens-and-camera-rental.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Online Lens and Camera Rental” }); Have you ever wished you had ‘that lens’ or ‘that camera’ but you don’t quite have the cash (or don’t want to lay out that much cash) for a new lens, camera or other piece of photography equipment? Well…have you ever thought about [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-1d-mark-iv-seems-to-be-available.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 1D Mark IV seems to be available” }); Looks like the canon 1D Mark IV is becoming available in many stores and photographers receiving them as early as Dec 31. Looking forward to seeing what people are able to do with this new camera. Check out your favorite [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fwonderful-video-recorded-with-canon-5d-mkii-and-canon-7d.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Wonderful video recorded with Canon 5D MKII and Canon 7D” }); I saw another wonderful video from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. This one, titled Skywalker Ranch, is an amazing experience and really shows off the creativity of the photographer / videographer as well as the capabilities of the Canon [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fnikon-d3s-test-video-awesome-video.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Nikon D3s HD Video Sample – Great video!” }); I ran across a video posted Vincent Munier showing a test of the new Nikon D3s (Check for availability and Pricing at B&H) camera. The video is a wonderful testimonial to the capabilities of the camera but an even better [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-1d-mark-iv-review-and-availability.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 1D Mark IV Review and Availability” }); According to the Canon Rumors site, the Canon 1D MK IV is supposedly available starting tomorrow! While we wait, check out this great review from Brad Mangin on using the Canon 1D Mark IV while shooting an NFL football game. One [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-7d-video-samples.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 7D Video Samples” }); I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some use this excellent camera to capture some video. In addition to being a great still camera (see some Sample Canon 7D [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-7d-bird-photos-samples.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 7D Bird Photos – Samples” }); I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some photos. I love this camera! The Canon 7D gives users some excellent options with great still photos and excellent [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2Fcanon-7d-and-5d-mark-ii-tutorials.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Canon 7D and 5D Mark II Tutorials” }); Ran across a nice playlist on YouTube called “Canon 7D and 5D Mark II Videos and Tutorials” that contains some excellent videos to show you how to setup your Canon 7D and/or Canon 5D MKII camera to shoot excellent HD video. [...]
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fphotographyminute.com%2F5d-mark-ii-video-by-philip-bloom-greenpeace.htm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “5D Mark II Video by Philip Bloom – Greenpeace” }); I found this video on Philip Bloom’s Vimeo and fell in love with the imagery. While the video does an amazing job showing the video capabilities of the Canon 5D Mark II, it does an even better job showing [...]
