I received a great question from a fellow professional photographer about his EOS 5D Mark III. It seemed to be failing to write some of the RAW files when it was set to record RAW to the CF card and JPEG to the SD card. Redundancy and backup while you shoot Like a number of …
Comparing images side-by-side Quite often you need to judge two pictures side-by-side to determine which is the best one. With the EOS 5D Mark III you can do this right on the camera LCD screen. There’s a button dedicated to the task too, the “Creative Photo | Comparative Playback | Direct Print” button does the …
Tethered shooting and remote control Using the inexpensive DSLR Controller app for Android devices lets your Android phone or tablet remotely control your EOS camera and do tethered shooting. Once you purchase the app then all you need is a simple and readily available USB on-the-go (OTG) adapter. DSLR Controller app for Android Some time …
My gear guide My recent off-camera flash workshops in Oxford have highlighted the need to help photographers find out great solutions for securing their expensive Speedlites to light stands. Over the years I have tries many kinds of adapters so I have produced an Off-Camera Flash Gear Guide where you can see the kit I am …
Lastolite is at The Photography Show in Birmingham that opened it’s doors this weekend. Lastolite has some awesome new products including three new items in the Joe McNally Signature Collection. If there’ good enough for Joe then every other photographer thinking about light should definitely take a look. The incredible Lastolite Urban Backgrounds have also …
Firmware update for EOS-1D X now available EOS-1D X has a new firmware update available, taking the camera from version 1.2.4 and earlier to 2.0.3. Canon says that firmware version 2.0.3 incorporates the following functional improvements and fixes:- Full details on the Canon website… Download EOS-1D X latest firmware update
Cinema EOS C100 & C300 Cinema EOS C100 EOS C100, Firmware Version 1.0.2.1.00 includes the following additional functions and modifications Ability to move the magnification viewing area around the LCD using the MAGN Function. ISO up to 80,000 has been added. A Key Lock menu setting has been added which now makes it possible to …
EOS 7D enjoys another firmware update Canon’s venerable EOS 7D has another firmware update free for customers to download. Firmware 2.0.5 addresses a specific issue relating to the combination of the EOS 7D camera and the WFT-E5 Wireless File Transmitter. Like most firmware updates it is a good idea to keep your cameras up to …