Canon and Sony News for Jun 2009

 Monday, June 1, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

ISO 12233 Sample Crops from the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens are online.

Included are results with the Canon EF 1.4x and Canon EF 2.0x Extenders along with 6mm and 12mm shifted results.

This lens looks very impressive so far.

Compared to the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Tilt-Shift Lens, the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens has less distortion (note: top ISO 12233 crop details are therefore smaller), much less CA and sharper corners. Wide open performance is especially improved. Here is a comparison between the two Canon TS-E 24mmm Tilt-Shift Lenses.

The TS-E 24 L II is extremely well built - manual focus is a joy to use on this lens. Very Zeiss-like.

Monday, June 29, 2009

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

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added. This is one of my most-frequently-used lenses.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Gone: B&H has the new Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II USM Lens in stock.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

SanDisk Unveils World’s Fastest 32GB SDHC Card

 
While talking about SanDisk ... The SanDisk Spring 2009 CompactFlash and SDHC Memory Card Rebate program ends on the 27th.

Here are the SanDisk Extreme Memory Cards at B&H.
Here are the SanDisk Extreme Memory Cards at Adorama.

 
Attention Canon EOS 5D Mark II owners: "Magic Lantern" firmware for the 5D Mark II is available for public beta. Use the link to see the video-related features this open platform adds to the 5D II.

 
Adorama is running an "Adobe Lightroom Explosion" sale. While Lightroom is on sale, the bigger deal is the DSLR combo rebate. If you have purchased a DSLR between March 16th and now (June 27th) - Adorama has a $50.00 Lightroom Rebate for you.

 
Adobe Camera Raw 5.4 and Adobe Lightroom 2.4 Update (Windows) / (Macintosh) are now available. Support for Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D is included in these updates. The Lightroom update also "Includes several corrections for issues introduced by previous Lightroom 2 releases."

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Updated: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens Review

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added. This is an impressive zoom lens.

Friday, June 19, 2009

ISO 12233 chart results for the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM Lens have been added to the site. I don't know when I can get the rest of this review completed, but by request, I have these results to share with you.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

 
Amazon.com has the Canon EOS T1i / 500D for $849.95 shipped.

 
New at the Canon Digital Learning Center: Speedlite Tips - Part 3

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added.

Friday, June 12, 2009

B&H has the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens in stock.

 
Tamron celebrates Father's Day with a $50 rebate on the Tamron AF 18-270mm VC Lens. Rebate is valid from June 12, 2009 through June 22, 2009 and as usual, the lens must be purchased from an authorized retailer.

Buy the Tamron AF 18-270mm VC Lens at:

B&H Photo
Adorama
Amazon.com

Here is the Tamron 18-270mm VC Lens Rebate Form.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Updated: Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added.

 
Adorama has the Lowepro Mini Trekker AW All Weather Photo Backpack (Green) on sale for only $79 - that's $100 off.

 
Stuff for sale ... These offers are available within the cUSA. To be fair to everyone, all items will remain for sale until I receive a firm "I'll take it" under agreed-upon conditions. I will accept Paypal if shipping to the verified address. Email me if you are interested in purchasing.

Sold: Canon EOS Rebel XSi / 450D (Black) - $460 shipped
Camera is in excellent condition - I don't see any marks on it. Includes everything that came in the original box.

Gitzo G-1518 Mk2 Carbon Fiber Rapid Column - $79 shipped
I used this in a Gitzo G1548 tripod. In great shape but shows typical slide-marks. The G1518 typically sells for $150 new.

Canon 220EX Speedlite - $75 shipped
Includes case. The manual is missing at the moment.

Canon EW-83H Lens Hood, Lens Pouch and Manual for Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens - $39 shipped
There are a few light marks on the hood, but it is in great shape ($58 new). I don't think the lens pouch has ever been used.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Updated: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM Lens Review

ISO 12233 chart results from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III have been added.

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

Friday, June 5, 2009

Adorama has a couple of good Canon Refurbished (once again the politically correct term) deals:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II - $2,399.00 ($300 savings)
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens - $3,499.95 ($500+ savings)

As always, the other Adorama Canon Refurbished deals can be found here.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Lots of new sample pictures from a wide variety of cameras and lenses are on the site.

In case you didn't notice, many of the recently added sample pictures include relevant tips in the text below the picture.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

B&H now has the Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D body-only kit in stock.

 
Finally: Amazon.com has the Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D body-only kit in stock.

Adorama (taking preorders) expects to have the T1i body very soon.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Just posted: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM Lens Sample Pictures

 
B&H has the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens in stock.

 
Gone: Adorama expects to have the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens in stock soon.

 
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware v1.1.0 is now available.

Firmware Version 1.1.0 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

1. Includes a function to enable the manual exposure setting when shooting movies.

2. Disables the function of the depth-of-field preview button when images are played back or when the menu screen is displayed on the LCD panel.

3. Fixes a phenomenon where the peripheral illumination of images cannot be properly corrected, even if the images were captured with the lens peripheral illumination correction function set to Enable. *Digital Photo Professional software version 3.6.1 or later (for Windows and Macintosh) can be used to automatically correct the peripheral illumination of RAW and JPEG images that were captured in the Peripheral illumination correction setting with cameras that have Firmware Version 1.0.7 or earlier.

4. Fixes the algorithms of the Auto Lighting Optimizer function when Custom Function C.Fn II-3 Highlight tone priority is enabled.

5. Fixes incorrect indications on the Arabic, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian menu screens.

6. Changes the battery information displayed on the camera when using the optional Battery Grip BG-E6.

Canon has published a Canon EOS 5D Mark II Manual Video Exposure Instructions PDF document along with a formal Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware V1.1.0 release PDF document.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Just posted: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens Sample Pictures

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Post Date: 6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ET   Posted By: Bryan
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