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 [...]

 October, 2008 DPReview posts Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Review

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 [...]

 October, 2008 Continuous Shooting is Not Just for Action

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. [...]

 October, 2008 Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe is back on PBS

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 [...]

 October, 2008 Photokina Wrapup, Late but not Lost