Canon EF 70-210mm f/4 – Review
The lens bug is still with me, and the latest acquisition is another golden oldie, the Canon 70-210mm f/4 telephoto. This was one of the first EF fast telephotos, originally introduced in 1987. My copy is from 1987, purchased in like-new condition from KEH.com.
It was my first time buying from KEH and I’m pleased to [...]
Sigma 120-400mm OS – Review
In the spirit of Christmas, I turned some spare funds and gift money into a new lens – and not just any lens, but a brand new telephoto lens aimed specifically at improving the quality of my bird & wildlife photos. Enter the Sigma 120-400mm OS.
Up until now I’ve been working with a Canon 70-300mm [...]
Frederick, again
Once more Frederick the Duck is my subject of the day. I got my hands on a new telephoto lens (review coming soon), and spent yesterday afternoon outside, post-snowstorm, trying it out. Subjects were limited, so one the way home I stopped by Abington to see what Freddy was up to – and of course [...]
Frederick & Lackawanna
Out at sunrise to see the 1-2″ of snow that was forecast, hoping for one of those beautiful mornings where the boughs are powdered in white. Instead, the weatherman failed again and we had a breezy morning with no snow at all. But the sky was clearing and the light was a somewhat unusual blue, [...]
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 – Review
In the world of professional photography, the 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens is one of the kings. No matter if you shoot Canon or Nikon, this is the telephoto lens that most photographers lust after and is the standard against which other telephotos are measured. If you’re not convinced, stop to consider this: Canon [...]
Manual Focus
As I wander around the internet I keep coming across a number of references to manual focus. The frequency is surprising to me, since MF isn’t part of my usual bag of tricks and I can’t think of a single photographer I know personally who makes much use of it. But to hear [...]
Canon 28-135mm IS – Review
The term “kit lens” is used to cover all manner of sins. In some cases, such as the infamous Canon 18-55mm kit lens, the sins are very real – that lens has a reputation for being a real dog. But in other cases, the kit lens can pull a few surprises. Several [...]
Canon EOS 7D – Review, Part 1
The new Canon 7D is finally in my hands, courtesy of J&R Electronics. And I couldn’t be happier. There are a lot of areas I want to review, and as I continue shooting with the camera, I’m sure that I’ll find even more to say. So I’m going to break it all [...]
AF Micro-adjustment
I suspect that many of you won’t be familiar with the term “AF micro-adjustment.” And there’s no reason you should be, unless you’ve used one of Canon’s top series cameras, like the EOS 5D. This is a feature that is just starting to trickle down into the mid-range EOS bodies – the 50D [...]
Review – Canon 70-300mm IS
The gear junkie in me has gone and done it again – a new (well, refurbished) lens arrived on the doorstop on Monday. Unfortunately, due to the demands of the day job, I wasn’t able to really play with it until this weekend. Introducing to my lineup, the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS lens. And here’s [...]