Canon and Sony News for Dec 2005

 Thursday, December 1, 2005

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sorry I'm late with my wishes, but I added two more girls to my family - of the equine variety this time. My wife and I surprised our three young girls with their ultimate dream Christmas present (my wife's too) this year - 2 beautiful Quarter Horses. The kids were a bit too surprised - I was expecting sheer exuberation and screaming, but they were dumbfounded and in a healthy state of disbelief. In fact, my oldest (9.5 years old) spent the next four hours asking repeatedly "Are they really ours?" and "They are not taking them home?" Preparations for the surprise have been keeping me busy, including the construction of a Little House On The Prairie-like "shed" (or so the kids were lead to believe) and an 80' (diameter) round pen brought home and constructed in the dark the night before the surprise. I suppose constructing a stable at Christmas time is appropriate. The "shed" has quickly become a horse shelter and supply shed. I'm not a horse lover, but my girls certainly are. I guess I get 2 new photo subjects out of the deal (and lots of new bills) - expect the new girls to show up on the site sooner or later.

Prices on the Canon EOS 5D and Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens have fallen. You might want to revisit this camera and lens.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Canon has posted new firmware for the Canon EOS 5D (v1.0.3). This update "Fixes the phenomenon of large image files (1.7GB) being created", "Improves the brightness of the LCD monitor", "Fixes an operational abnormality in the AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting" and "Fixes the mistakes in the Swedish-language MENU displays."

Canon has posted new firmware for the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (v1.0.2). This update "Fixes a file-numbering error that occurred during Bulb shooting", "Improves the brightness of the LCD monitor", and "Fixes mistakes in the Russian-language MENU displays."

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Many new sample photos are now online in the following galleries ...

Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR Sample Pictures
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens Sample Pictures
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens Sample Pictures
Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens Sample Pictures
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens Sample Pictures
Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens Sample Pictures

Of note: None of the 24-105mm sample pictures with shutter speeds below 1 second utilized a tripod. And, no tripod was used in any of the 70-300 IS sample pictures. I love Image Stabilization! Enjoy.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

New Amazon.com coupon code CUSTAPPRSAVE is good for 5% off electronics including cameras and lenses (max discount is $100). Use the review links to select your item, add it to your cart and enter the coupon code during checkout.

Thursday, December 8, 2005

If you have not visited Adorama's refurbished Canon cameras, lenses and accessories recently, you might want to take another look. They are currently showing the Canon Speedlite 580ex for $300 and the Canon Speedlite 420ex for $155 as well as a lot of other good items.

Friday, December 2, 2005

Now online ...
Canon Speedlite 430ex Flash Review

Friday, December 2, 2005

B&H is showing the Canon 24-105mm IS L lens in stock at this moment. Adorama is also showing this lens in stock.

While Amazon is not showing this lens in stock, I know that they are shipping some of these. And they are having a sale - only $1,187.45 shipped!

Act fast if you want one!

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Post Date: 12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM ET   Posted By: Bryan
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