Speedlite 600EX-RT and the ST-E3-RT provide a remote shutter release New in the Speedlite 600EX-RT and the ST-E3-RT is Linked Shot, this lets a photographer trigger the camera shutter release by pressing a button on the flash. In effect the flash becomes the radio trigger for the camera’s shutter. You may think it’s a gimmick but …
The gotcha that got me 🙂 I’m fortunate to have been able to get in to the new EOS 5D Mark III and Speedlite 600EX-RT with ST-E3-RT, but they have caught me out with a little trick of their own. I’m often asked to demonstrate how the workflow with Canon EOS Utility and Digital Photo …
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 …
Just a quick note, as I’m rushing to get out the door and off to a plane to Helsinki. I’m giving some more training for a group of photo specialists in Finland tomorrow. It’s been quiet on the blog while i’ve been preparing, but I have worked out a lot of points about the new …
Heralder 38 – a very clever camera bag The Vanguard Heralder range of camera bags picked up a TIPA award this year, so have obviously caught the attention of many photo magazine reviewers, I thought it would be good to have a look and see if they had all gone mad or been seduced by …
Custom shooting modes C1/C2/C3 Canon introduced the custom shooting modes a while back, but until now they have often been a trap waiting to catch out the photographer on a deadline, with the EOS 5D Mark III this has been changed for the better with the addition of Auto update settings. What are C1/C2/C3? The …