Canon

    Why the godfather of sports photography switched from Olympus to Canon. In 1976

    Aug 27, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    In the past couple of years, we’ve heard of many photographers switching from DSLR to mirrorless. Some of them have gone the other way around,…

    The original Canon 5D goes up against the 5D Mark IV in this street portrait comparison

    Aug 10, 2018 John Aldred

    I was just talking yesterday about how interesting it is to see the progression of digital cameras. Well, here we have another. This time a…

    Five reasons why the 35mm lens can be perfect for travel photography

    Aug 6, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When you’re taking travel photos, you might want to carry as little gear as possible. It’s great to grab just your camera and one lens…

    New Canon SX740 HS point & shoot offers 4K video and 40x optical zoom

    Jul 31, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, we knew it wouldn’t be long before 4K started to trickle down to lower end cameras. It’s been around in phones for years already….

    The Tamron 70-210mm f/4 goes up against the new Canon 70-200mm f/4 IS II and Nikon 70-200mm f/4 VR

    Jul 16, 2018 John Aldred

    The Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC lens has had a lot of hype. Leaked in February, announced a day later, and subsequently reviews on its…

    Canon releases firmware update to stop your 6D Mark II freezing and crashing

    Jul 16, 2018 John Aldred

    Canon 6D Mark II users can come in out of the cold. Canon has released a firmware update which now prevents the freezing issues that…

    Reverse engineering how Canon flashes communicate

    Jul 7, 2018 John Aldred

    This is an incredibly geeky topic, but it’s a subject I find absolutely fascinating. It involves how flashes communicate with the camera and reverse engineering the…

    85mm lenses aren’t just for portraits as this foggy landscape challenge shows

    Jul 6, 2018 John Aldred

    When we think of shooting landscapes, typically it’s with pretty wide lenses. Most landscape photographers I know rarely shoot with anything that isn’t at least…

    The basics of tilt-shift lenses and how you can use them in your photography

    Jul 5, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    A tilt-shift lens is most likely not the first one you’ll buy after the kit lens. But, a specialized lens like this can be a…

    The Canon 85mm f/1.2 vs f/1.4 vs f/1.8 showdown shows there’s no clear winner

    Jul 2, 2018 John Aldred

    One of the most popular portrait focal lengths out there is 85mm. Most of us have one in our bag, or at least a zoom…