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Digital Lens Optimiser (DLO) improves picture quality The latest version of Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software v.3.11.26 includes Digital Lens Optimiser (DLO) on the lens tab in the tools panel. DLO goes much further than the peripheral illumination aka vignetting, chromatic aberration, colour blur and distortion settings found in the Lens tab of DPP. DLO …

Canon scores six TIPA 2012 awards In the annual awards from the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Canon has picked up awards for the EOS-1D X, EOS 5D Mark III, PowerShot G1 X, EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Fisheye, EOS C300 and the PIXMA MG8250. TIPA is comprised of 29 member magazines from nine European countries …

EOS-1D C – the EOS camera that captures 4K movies Canon announced the introduction of the new EOS-1D C, a digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera targeting the motion picture, television and high-resolution production industries. Delivering outstanding video quality, advanced low light performance and film-like dynamic range, the compact and lightweight EOS-1D C supports in-camera 4K …

Spring appears to be with us and Canon UK wants to encourage you to go out and spend on new kit with their EURO 2012 Cash Back promotion that runs from now until 5th of June 2012. You need to get any claims in by 31st July 2012. I think there’s a couple of mistakes …

At the Focus on Imaging show yesterday I got a chance to have a quick look at the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens (bit of a mouthful of a name). To be honest I expected it to be much heavier than it turned out to be, and also much larger. Hard …

Canon have posted two press releases confirming when the EOS-1D X camera, the EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lenses will go on sale. This may be a response to intenet rumour that suggested the EOS-1D X was delayed until May. EOS-1D X ships end of April 2012 …

Just the other week Canon launched three new lenses; EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 24m f/2.8 IS USM and EF 28,mm f/2.8 IS USM. Not having used any of them I got to wonder if i’d actually buy any of them for my photography and would I need to given my current set of …

Canon has launched three new EF lenses that will please wide-angle users and working professional photographers. EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM The standard lens for many professionals has long been the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, this new model takes from the old and starts the 25th year of EOS with completely redesigned optics to provide …

I’m so happy to have received a couple of advance copies of a new book that I worked on over the summer. Better Images with Canon Lenses and Flash has been jointly written by Jukka Kolari, Peter Forsgård and me and was created to help photographers understand which lenses, flashes they might want to add …

This Sunday the 9th of October  i’ll be presenting at the Wilkinson Cameras Digital Splash event in Leyland, Lancashire. I’m going to be talking about Canon EF lenses and Canon lens technology in such a way that you understand which are the most appropriate lenses for you and your camera bag. Book your place on …