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The awesome Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Lens in stock.
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Smoke filling the air was troublesome overall, but this scenario illustrated making the most of a unique situation. The decreased air clarity meant that contrast decreased rapidly with distance, creating distinct layers of mountains.
I love a tight portrait of a beautiful animal, but it is often more challenging to include that animal in a beautiful landscape. Environmental wildlife images require the photographer to think like a landscape photographer – and a portrait photographer.
My favorite Canon lenses for environmental wildlife photography are the RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Lens and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens.
Sony camera owners should consider the FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens for this purpose.
While the FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens is a great wildlife lens and has a long end advantage, I sometimes find 200mm to not be wide enough for this type of imagery.
That said, this range would have worked great for this photo.
A larger version of this image is available on Flickr.
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Here is a list of steps for photographing the milky way.
- You need to be able to see the milky way, and it is not always visible. Find that schedule. The Photographer's Ephemeris and similar apps are useful for this. Mid-late summer is ideal.
- You need a dark sky. Dark as in no city lights, even in the distance, is most important, and no moon or a small moon is also helpful. Plan for the dark sky location and moon schedule.
- You need a clear sky. Heavy cloud cover is a milky way photography show-stopper.
- A camera is required. Most modern interchangeable lens cameras will work fine, but with equivalent lenses, the full-frame models have an advantage.
- The camera requires a lens, and lens selection is critical. The lens needs a wide aperture to create a bright enough image in an exposure short enough that star trails do not appear within the acceptable ISO range of the camera. Think f/2.8 as a minimum, and f/1.4 is awesome. A wide-angle focal length is needed to get enough of the milky way in the frame. While 35mm can work, go with 28mm and wider (full-frame equivalent). Stars are pin-sharp and you want a lens that renders them pin-sharp fully into the corners at the wide-open aperture. That lens does not exist, but some lenses are considerably better than others for this purpose.
- Mount the camera and lens on a solid tripod and head.
- While the milky way looks great without any other supporting environment, an attractive foreground can make such an image stand out, as illustrated in this image.
- Focus the camera. If the moon or another very distant light is visible, autofocus on it, and then switch to MF. Otherwise, or alternatively, use manual focus (pick a bright star and fully zoom in to focus manually).
- Set the camera to manual exposure, and remember that your LCD is going to appear very bright in the dark.
- Use a wide-open aperture.
- Set the shutter speed. Basically, use the longest possible shutter speed that does not create offensive star trails. Consider starting at 20 seconds for a 24mm lens on a medium resolution imaging sensor. Higher resolution imaging sensors more readily show star trails and require shorter exposures for equivalent pixel-level results. Review the shot until the ideal duration is established.
- Set the ISO. Too high is the setting most often needed. At f/2.8, ISO 12800 is probably needed. At f/1.4, try ISO 3200 or 6400.
- Set the drive mode to 2-second self-timer.
- Frame the scene as well as possible (it will be very dark), capture an image, adjust the camera, and repeat that process until perfection is achieved.
- When the composition is just right, cue the meteorite to streak through an ideal area of the composition. Want a meteorite in the frame? The odds for any given frame to have a meteorite in it is low, but selecting a date within a known annual meteor shower, such as the Leonids, greatly increases the odds. After establishing the perfect shot, set the camera's drive mode to high speed, plug in a remote release with a locking button, lock the remote's shutter release down, and walk away. Tending a second camera setup is a good use of this time. If available, a bowl of ice cream is also entertaining. Come back to adjust the composition for the milky way's movement across the sky (I know, the earth is what moves).
Amazingly, and out of the norm for me, was seeing a meteorite streak by while the shutter was OPEN, without using the continuous drive mode technique. While I welcome meteorites, I do not fancy satellites. They get removed (this is easy with Photoshop's healing brush and clone tools).
As mentioned, the earth rotates, causing the milky way to move across the sky like everything else up there. On this evening, I followed the heart of the milky way around Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park until Hallett Peak was a foundational element in the composition. Despite the 4:30 AM alarm, it was well after midnight before exhaustion overcame excitement.
What is my favorite milky way lens?
Currently, the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Lens holds that title for me.
The 24mm focal length fills a significant portion of the frame with the heart of the milky way.
The f/1.4 aperture is extremely wide, permitting lower ISO settings for less noise.
This lens's image quality at f/1.4 is excellent.
The size is compact enough that I can take it along as a lens dedicated to this purpose.
A larger version of this image is available on Flickr.
ISO 6400
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Firmware update for SIGMA Global Vision lenses in Canon EF mount
We would like to announce that a new firmware update is now available for SIGMA Global Vision lens in Canon EF mount listed below.
For customers who own the SIGMA USB DOCK UD-11 and applicable products listed below, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro.
[Applicable product]
- SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount
[Benefits of the update]
- It has optimized exposure during viewfinder shooting when used in combination with Canon EOS 90D and EOS-1D X Mark III.
- It has fixed a rarely-occurring communication problem during Live View shooting when mounted on the EOS-1D X Mark III.
[Applicable product]
- SIGMA 24-35mm F2 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount
[Benefits of the update]
- It has optimized exposure during viewfinder shooting when used in combination with Canon EOS 90D and EOS-1D X Mark III.
- It has fixed a rarely-occurring communication problem during Live View shooting when mounted on the EOS-1D X Mark III.
- It has reduced the operating sound of the lens diaphragm blades when attached with the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E and used for shooting movies.
- It has reduced the operating sound of the lens diaphragm blades when used for shooting movies on Canon cameras. *
*The degree of improvement differs depending on the camera used.
[Applicable product]
- SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount
[Benefits of the update]
- It has optimized exposure during viewfinder shooting when used in combination with Canon EOS 90D and EOS-1D X Mark III.
- It has reduced the operating sound of the lens diaphragm blades when attached with the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E and used for shooting movies.
- It has reduced the operating sound of the lens diaphragm blades when used for shooting movies on Canon cameras. *
*The degree of improvement differs depending on the camera used.
[Applicable product]
- SIGMA 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art in Canon EF mount
[Benefits of the update]
- It has optimized exposure during viewfinder shooting when used in combination with Canon EOS 90D.
[Applicable product]
- SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports in Canon EF mount
- SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount
[Benefits of the update]
- It has optimized exposure during viewfinder shooting when used in combination with Canon EOS 90D and EOS-1D X Mark III.
[How to update]
Connect the lens to a computer via the SIGMA USB DOCK UD-11 (sold separately), then open SIGMA Optimization Pro*. If the lens firmware isn’t the latest version, the following message will appear: ‘The latest lens firmware is available’. Click ‘Yes’ to update.
* Before updating lens firmware using the SIGMA USB DOCK UD-11, please ensure you update SIGMA Optimization Pro to the latest version.
SIGMA Optimization Pro download page: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/sigma-optimization-pro/
Firmware update for SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary in Sony E-mount
[Benefits of the update]
To update the firmware, please refer to the following link: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/firmware/
* After the update is complete, be sure to remove the battery pack of the camera and reinsert it.
Firmware update for the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E
[Benefits of the update]
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.01
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 24-35mm F2 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.01
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.03
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.1.03
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.02
- It makes the converter compatible with the SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art in Canon EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.02
[How to update]
Connect the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 to a computer with the included USB cable, then open SIGMA Optimization Pro*. If there is a newer firmware version available than the one currently installed on your converter, you will see the message ‘There is the latest firmware for the converter’. Click ‘Yes’ to update.
Before attaching the updated SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 to the camera body, please remove the battery pack from the camera then reinsert.
*Please be sure to update SIGMA Optimization Pro to the latest version when updating the MC-11 firmware.
Often, the key to wildlife photography is predicting where the animal is headed, selecting a photogenic environment along that path, and being in that place with a ready camera. Though highly simplified, that plan sometimes works, as in this case. Getting non-obstructed moose images meant finding the next opening on the moose's route.
The Canon EOS R5 and Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Lens
were a perfect handheld combination for this run-and-gun pursuit.
A larger version of this image is available on Flickr.
ISO 2500
8192 x 5464px
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Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF sales date announcement
Nov 20, 2020
Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF lens.
Sales will commence on December 11, 2020.
Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF is designed to fit Full Frame DSLR cameras and supports Nikon F and Canon EF mounts. With its wide angle properties this lens is a perfect gear for shooting landscapes, street snap, architecture and time-lapse. Constant f/4 aperture, robust design while maintaining a reasonable size and weight provide a new option for professional photographers who are especially active in travel.
Highlighted Features
- Compact lightweight and robust design - perfect for landscape, architecture, street snap and travel photography.
- Precise AF actuated by combination of Tokina GMR sensor and SD-M (Silent Drive-Module).
- Low vignetting, extremely low distortion and good sharpness throughout the image.
- Moisture protection.
- One-Touch Focus Clutch system.
B&H carries Tokina lenses.
Roadmap (November 2020 update)
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