Canon has launched the EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM a successor to the favoured lens of many Canon photojournalists The new EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM is the first lens to include Canon’s a Blue Spectrum Refractive optics (BR optics). BR Optics uses an engineered organic optical material that is part of a compound glass …
When I got the call that I had one of the spots for Canon Professional Services fashion photography day I accepted straight away. CPS days are always good fun and for me it would be a chance to meet not only the great Canon UK CPS team, but also Canon Explorer Joerg Kyas who I’ve …
It’s EISA awards time, and this year Canon’s latest cameras and lenses have picked up three EISA awards. The amazing 50MP EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R twins were awarded the title of European Professional DSLR Camera 2015-2016. The EOS 7D Mark II was awarded the title European Prosumer DSLR Camera 2015-2016 and the EF 11-24mm f/4L USM …
Manfrotto 290 collection A completely renewed range of tripods, kits and monopods, the new 290 range keeps the heritage of the previous 290 family, whilst upgrading to a new premium style with innovative functions. Aimed at passionate hobbyists, the new collection is the perfect starting point for photographers who are developing their skills and gaining …
Canon USA creates a lot of content for their youtube channel and this series of four videos introduces the basics of filmmaking and puts it across in a humorous way featuring Ryan Connolly. Ryan Connolly is the guy behind the Film Riot and Film State channels, and he guides you through the filmmaking basics of camera selection, pre-production …
Flying in the Finnish forests I’ve got a selection of pictures from the WRC Rally Finland shakedown test at Ruuhimäki. Rather than a lot of words I’ve gone long on pictures… enjoy. The cars could make up to three passes through the shakedown stage, hence the unique opportunity to get several shots from different positions …
This weekend was the Finnish round of the World Rally Championship aka The Finnish Grand Prix. I travelled north to go and see some of the spectacular action and amazing driving of the world’s best. On Thursday I got up early… 04:15am in Finland is 02:15 in the UK. With my host and Better Images …
Canon has broken the ISO four million mark with the boxy looking ME20F-SH camera that captures full colour in almost total darkness. Designed to capture FullHD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution at up to 59.94 progressive frames / second, it will be of interest to all kinds of applications needing remote video monitoring in extremely …