Spring is here, and Canon has announced a whole collection of new products: EOS 600D EOS 1100D Speedlite 320EX and Speedlite 270EX II EF500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4x Some new IXUS cameras, PIXMA printers and six new calculators… The number 6 has appeared …
When you first get a new camera it’s so tempting to get out and shoot right away, but I have learnt that it’s better to personalise a camera to my way of shooting as I find that this helps me to learn the new camera faster, and ensures I get what I expect right from …
One of the questions I often get asked is how to make multiple Speedlites communicate reliably outdoors. Canon’s flash system uses pulses of light to transfer commands from the master flash to the slave flashes. The slaves don’t send communication back, but they do flash and pre-flash as requested by the master. Canon’s manuals give …
I have some great news, i’m joining forces with fellow Canon EOS and photo trainer Dave Newton on EOS Network. Together we offer an unrivalled knowledge of all things EOS and pretty much anything Canon and photography too. This is a great opportunity for both of us to work together on several projects under the …
Canon Inc in Japan has posted it’s financial results for 2010 and it’s predictions for 2011. Headlines for the financial world is the near one-fifth rise in profit for 2011, with significant contribution to that from the EOS digital SLR cameras and the IXUS/IXY camera line-ups. Key products in Canon consumer business unit were the …
My friend and fellow photographer Glyn Dewis put a post up on his blog with the same title as this one. It’s a good post and Glyn gets the message across with a solution to the sausage fingers for the Nikon D3 users, but what about the Canon folk? Here’s my approach to solving the …
Over the years I have often found thatI prefer my DSLR cameras with battery grips on them. From the early days with the EOS D30 right up to the modern day, if there was a battery grip for a camera I most likely had it on mine. I like them as they duplicate most of …
If you were one of the fortunate people that received a new camera for Christmas I would like to remind you that the time for playing is over, and that the time for picture taking has now started. As you start to explore the new features and functions, even read the manual, it’s great to …