The traditional process of auto focus adjustments is a long drawn out procedure that requires quite a bit of accuracy in the alignment and setup of the targets and some skill and guesswork in reading the results. However, there is an alternative method that works just as well but requires a whole lot less prep work. In addition there is now software that automates this process making it virtually painless.
Points in Focus takes a look at the public beta of Lightroom 3. New features include an vastly improved rendering engine, a new import dialog box, real watermarking and much more.
Canon has introduced their latest professional body targeted at photojournalists and sports photographers. The EOS 1D Mark 4, brings image quality improvements, video and new higher ISO support (upto ISO102400) to Canon’s line of digital SLRs.
A free weeks back, I commented that my Canon 100-400 lens broke and that I had sent it out for repair. It’s back, it’s fixed, and this is it’s story.
I’ve been watching the progress of this with some interest since I first saw it announced on DP review. US based Noktor, an new player in the lens market, is releasing their first product a 50mm f/0.95 manual-focus manual-aperature lens in micro 4/3rds mount. With an effective focal length of 100mm on u4/3rds the lens …
Christmas saw the acquisition of a Canon TC-80N3 timer remote, it’s capable of being programmed to produce long exposure and time lapse captures with intervals as short as 1 second. This was my first time running a time lapse and I think I learned a few things from it, but I’ll save that story for …
Lowepro has been in the camera bag business for over 40 years at this point. In that time, they’ve attempted to push the boundaries and produce innovative products. In this case, we’re going to look at their smallest Flipside series backpack.
The idea behind the Flipside bags is, in my opinion, pretty novel. In an attempt …
Canon’s 100-400 maybe isn’t the best-built lens, the push pull design makes the bearings and zoom lock prone to picking up sand or dust from the lens’s body. However, it is one of my favorites. I actually like the push pull zoom for a lens of the range, and my copy is very sharp.
However, for …
