Now online ...
Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG OS Lens Sample Pictures
I added a couple of pictures to many other Canon lens sample galleries including the 10-22mm, 15mm Fisheye, 24 L, 100-400 L, 135L, 180L, 300 f/4 L, 400 f/5.6L and 600L.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Now online ...
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Sample Pictures
I picked my favorites and they happen to be only 16mm shots - I'll be posting more.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
B&H has the Canon Speedlite 580EX II available for preorder. When B&H takes preorders for a new item, the product is usually not far away.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Adorama has a large list of "Refurbished By Canon" Lenses and Cameras in stock.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Canon-Europe has replaced their CPS (Canon Professional Services) site with the new Canon Professional Network site.
Another chance to get on the top of a Canon EOS-1D Mark III preorder list -
J&R has the
Canon EOS-1D Mark III available for preorder.
The site is saying "This item will be released on June 20, 2007", but I expect the first orders to be filled before this.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Amazon.com has the Canon EOS-1D Mark III available for preorder. The site is saying "This item will be released on June 20, 2007", but I expect the first orders to be filled before this.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Now you can download the entire Canon Lens Work III book. This download is comprised of 11 .PDF files totaling 32MB. From this same Canon-Europe landing page, link to other Canon works including "Flash Work".
Canon has released EOS 400D/Rebel XTi Firmware v1.0.5.
"This firmware update (Version 1.0.5) incorporates the following fixes and improvement.:
1. Fixes the printing of lens names when using PictBridge.
2. [Redeye 1] can now be selected when connecting with specific printers.
3. Improves the reliability of communication with the Speedlite 380EX."
No word yet on a Canon USA 2007 Spring Rebate, but Canon Canada's Spring Rebate Form is now available. Canon Europe's 2007 Spring Rebate has been available.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Now online ...
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review
Adorama has the
Canon EOS-1D Mark III available for preorder.
Their site is saying "May" for delivery.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The new Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens is now in stock at Amazon.com and J&R.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Chuck Westfall's April Tech Tips are online at DigitalJournalist.org.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
ISO 12233 resolution chart sample crops and vignetting results have been added to the ...
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review
This is a tough test for a lens this wide - contrast is hurt by lights reflecting from the sides of the target, but it provides good comparison data. There is a noticeable improvement in barrel distortion at the wide end - you will see that the top crop image details appear smaller in size compared the original 16-35 L. Sharpness is also improved at the wide end - especially in the corners - but not at the long end. I expected vignetting to be more-improved.
Canon has updated their Picture Style Special Site.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Now online ...
Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG OS Lens Review
Monday, April 2, 2007
Canon has posted new versions of the following software:
Canon RAW Codec 1.0 for Windows Vista
ZoomBrowser EX 5.8b Updater for Windows
ImageBrowser 5.8b Updater for Mac OS X
Digital Photo Professional 3.0 Updater for Windows
Digital Photo Professional 3.0 Updater for Mac OS X
EOS Utility 2.0 Updater for Windows
EOS Utility 2.0 Updater for Mac OS X
PhotoStitch 3.1.19 Updater for Windows
To get these, browse to the Canon Downloader Library and select your camera model. The select the option for "Drivers / Software".
Do you know what "EOS" stands for? "Electro Optical System".
Canon tells you this and more in the updated Canon EOS World special web site.