Canon 200-400 Review
Over on Shutter Muse I have posted an in-depth review of the Canon 200-400 f4 L IS. Is this the worlds best wildlife photography lens as many predicted? Find out what $12,000 can get you here……
Month: October 2013
Backup Routine Revisited
I’ve just had another drive failure here in the office and this always causes me to stop and think about my backup routine. I haven’t lost any data in the incident but I like reviewing things every now and again and reminding you guys how important this stuff is. The drive that failed was my primary boot drive for my 27″ iMac. In fact it was a $600 SSD which in theory should last much longer than a regular spinning disk drive. In reality it lasted less than a year before catastrophic instantaneous failure. Never trust a drive. SSD …
fotoQuote and fotoBiz Review
I’m excited to share with you this review that I just did about fotoQuote and fotoBiz. These are some incredibly useful programs to help you run your photography business and fotoQuote helps you to answer the age old question, “how much should I charge?”. I’ve been using fotoQuote for much of my career and I’ve just been introduced to the fotoBiz tool as well. Check out my fotoQuote review here on ProPhoto Coalition.
$4000 Carl Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Launched
Carl Zeiss have finally launched the much talked about 55mm f/1.4 lens previously described by them as ‘no compromise’. It marks the beginning of a new lines of lenses for them, to be called Otus, and it comes in a Canon or Nikon mount for the hefty price tag of $4000. I’ve had my hands on one of these lenses in New York last year and even though that was a very pre-production model the results appeared impressive. Moreover, the build quality was like nothing I have ever seen on a DSLR lens, it certainly felt more like a cine
GoPro Launches New Hero 3+ Black and Silver
GoPro has launched an update to their awesome Hero 3 Black and Silver cameras today and there’s some interesting updates across the board. Before we delve into the differences, take a look at the video below and have your mind blown! Order the GoPro Hero 3+ What’s New? This is more of a bump than a jump, and those looking for a proper 4k mode will be disapointed as we still just get 15fps in 4k BUT there are some nice tweaks that are worth looking at and certainly if you’re still using a Hero 2 then this would be
Canon’s Autumn Rebate Program Brings Big Savings
We’re now getting into what is typically the best time of year to buy new gear. The major announcements are out of the way and with summer officially at an end, it’s time to start thinking about the Thanksgiving and the holiday season. This always brings around great savings from the major manufacturers and Canon has just launched their program. B&H as usual has a great interactive page that allows you to easily visualize the savings you can make.