DP Review, seems to be my favorite source for camera news at the moment, and they seem to be the first in the field with a review of Canon’s new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. The short of it, the lens compares favorably to other similar lenses in some respects and not so favorably in …
Cool Camera Tricks: Continuous Shooting, Not Just for Action.
Continuous release mode is often thought only to be useful when shooting dynamic subjects that are in motion. The burst of frames in rapid succession gives the photographer a better opportunity to catch the exact moment they are trying for. But there is another, often forgotten or maybe unthought-of, use. Often the sharpest images, in …
Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe is back on PBS
After what seems like more than a 6 month absence, Travels to the Edge is back on PBS. I just saw my first new episode was recorded, Hokkaido and Honsu Japan. From the little I saw before I decided to watch it later, it looks like more awesome photography. Find your local airing schedule here. …
Photokina Wrapup, Late but not Lost
Photokina wrapped up last week, and I have been trying to following along on the news as best I can. The big news to me was that there wasn’t an awful lot of news, outside of the cameras and lenses I’ve posted about previously. There were a lot of rumors about a new 70-200 VR …