Month: February 2011

The Ultimate Wildlife Lens – Canon 200-400 F4 L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4×

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The full press release for the Canon 200-400 first announcement can be found here.  I wanted to touch on a few further thoughts about what is an incredible lens.  For years Canon shooters complained about the old school style of the Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L IS.  With it’s push pull design many people found that it sucked in dust and there were also large variations in the quality of them.  Sometimes you could get a great copy, and if you didn’t mind dealing with the odd zoom design you could make some great images with it.  Many wildlife photographers used

Canon T3i Vs. T3 (600D Vs.1100D) Which one is for you ?

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It’s not very often that Canon announces multiple SLR cameras on the same day, and even rarer that the two place next to each other in the product lineup.  Canon just announced (FEB 2011) the new T3i and T3 DSLRS, also called the 600D and 1100D depending on whether you are in N.America  or Europe.  For the rest of the article I will refer to them using the N.American nomenclature of T3i and T3 but the European models are just the same! The consumer DSLR market has become incredibly competitive over the last few years especially with Sony flexing their

New Canon 200-400 f4 zoom lens!!!

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Canon has today announced the development of a new 200-400mm f4 lens which will feature a built in 1.4 extender.  This is the lens of my dreams and one that Canon shooters have been waiting for for a very long time.  The build in 1.4 teleconverter is a huge feature that has never been seen before !  For a long time Nikon shooter has been using their 200-400mm f4 for sports and wildlife whilst Canon shooter have only really had the 100-400mm f4-5.6 L IS with it’s antiquated push pull zoom design.  People have speculated for a while that Canon

Canon Launches EOS 1100D / T3 DSLR

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As well as the new Canon 600D /T3i , Canon have also release the new Canon 1100D / T3 which sits a little lower in the product lineup but still features a ton of awesome features. Main Features: Press Release London, UK, 7th February 2011 – Canon today unveils the new EOS 1100D – the Digital SLR (DSLR) for consumers who want to take the first step on their journey to outstanding still images and HD video. Featuring many technologies developed for more advanced models, and functions which make it even easier to capture fantastic images straight out of the

Canon Launches the 600D / T3i Digital SLR

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Canon has today launched a new consumer SLR called the 600D (t3i) which sits directly below the 60D in their product lineup.  The specs of the camera are an incremental step up from the old 550D but a few ergonomic changes have been made and the vari-angle swiveling LCD that we saw on the 60D has also made an appearance.  It’s getting pretty crazy the sort of features that are trickling down from the high end cameras to the consumer level.  I fully expect this to be a fantastic camera that will meet and exceed many peoples photographic needs.  The