Canon and Sony News for Dec 2006

 Friday, December 1, 2006

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Updated with new review text and ISO 12233 chart sample crops ...

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens Review

Thursday, December 28, 2006

I added two 100% sample crops to the 50mm f/1.2L Lens review

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Now online ...

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens Review

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Sold Out: B&H has the Lexar 4GB 133x CompactFlash Card for only $43 after rebate. These cards typically sell for at least $165 or more.

 
Canon has released new firmware for three 1-Series bodies ...

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II v1.1.6
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N v1.1.2
Canon EOS-1D Mark II v1.2.6

The new firmware adds support for higher capacity memory cards ...

a) SDHC cards with capacities exceeding 2GB (e.g., 4GB, 8GB) are now supported.
b) The phenomenon wherein the camera cannot correctly detect the capacity of CF cards with capacities exceeding 8GB (e.g., 12GB, 16GB) correctly when they are initialized has been corrected.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

ISO 12233 Resolution Chart sample crops and vignetting results are now online for the ...

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

Here is a link to a comparison between the Canon 50mm f/1.2 and 50mm f/1.4.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Adobe Releases Beta Version of Photoshop CS3

The link is to the press release and includes the proper link to download the beta. This is a huge download - The Mac version 684MB, the Windows version is 338MB.

 
While OOS at B&H as of this morning, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens is now in stock at several other reputable retailers including Amazon.com, 17th Street and J&R.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Sample pictures have been added to the ...

Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens Review

About half of the sample images for this lens are new to the site including many soccer examples. The 600 L makes a great big-field lens for a full frame body. AF performs excellently with the fast action.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Sample pictures have been added to the ...

Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Lens Review

Note the humourous sequence in the second row of pics.

 
John Nack (Adobe) has posted a list of new digital photography guides in PDF format. At least one will likely be of value to you.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Updated with new review text, ISO 12233 chart sample crops and a handful of new sample pictures ...

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review

Friday, December 8, 2006

Update: Sold Out. B&H has the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens in stock. This long awaited lens is now on the shelf!

Thursday, December 7, 2006

New sample pictures have been added the ...

Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Lens Review

 
I needed a place to put some fireworks pictures, thus a new gallery has been added ...

Fireworks Pictures

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

ISO 12233 resolution chart sample crops have been added the ...

Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Lens Review

Please note: The ISO 12233 resolution chart samples for this lens at 28mm are smaller than normal because this lens does not focus closely enough to fill the frame with the chart at this focal length.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

There has been a big price drop on the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens at Amazon.com (Use the Adorama Camera "Add to Cart" button). This great lens is now available at a much better price. Thanks for the alert David!

Monday, December 4, 2006

Sample pictures have been added to the ...

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II Lens Review

 
Chuck Westfall's Dececmber Tech Tips are online at TheDigitalJournalist.

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Post Date: 12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM ET   Posted By: Bryan
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