Canon’s new 300mm and 400mm F2.8 L IS II lenses now shipping to dealers.

October 12, 2023August 25, 2011 by Dan Carr

Canon have announced today that the brand new Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II and Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II are now shipping to dealers ! I expect these to be very popular, the 400mm in particular so if you’ve been waiting for one I’d urge yo to place an order pretty quickly! Initial reports of the 400mm performance have been glowing, particularly with regards to the performance with the new MKIII extenders (incidentally I will be posting my review of these this coming Monday). As I noted a few weeks back, the new cases for the 400mm lens …

Sony’s New NEX-7 Packs 24MP Sensor Into Tiny Mirrorless Body

October 20, 2023August 23, 2011 by Dan Carr

The mirror less camera market is a fierce battlefield this year with a seemingly endless stream of new products from Panasonic, Sony and Olympus. This kind of rivalry is only a good thing for consumers though as the top players fight for the spotlight with new features and impressive price points. Today Sony unveiled a new top of the line NEX-7 camera ( as well as an NEX-5N) that packs a staggering 24 MP APS-C sensor in an incredibly small package. Not only does this make it the largest sensor in the mirror less field, but also the largest APS-C …

Sony Launches New A77 Camera

October 12, 2023August 23, 2011 by Dan Carr

As I mentioned in a previous posts this has been Sony’s worst kept secret. In fact there have been so many leaks about it that I have a hard time believing it to be anything other than intentional on Sony’s part. Regardless it’s a very interesting camera and Sony have every right to create some buzz and fanfare! Lets take a look at the major specs: Video function and OLED Viewfinder The A77 will be the first DSLR to feature 1080p video at a full 60p for beautiful slow motion footage. Current cameras like the Canon 7d or Nikon D3100 …

Sony’s Worst Kept Secret – The A77

October 12, 2023August 9, 2011 by Dan Carr

Sony revealed the shell of a prototype camera at CES 2011 back in January so it’s never been a secret that something interesting is on its way. In recent weeks though we’ve seen a steady leak of information and even pictures of Sony’s next flagship camera and it appears to boast a very interesting selection of features. The A77 will be announced on August 24th (alongside an A65) and continue to use the pellicle mirror technology that we saw in the A55 and it has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Lets take a look at the major specs: …

Think Tank Modular and Skin SALE

July 28, 2025August 2, 2011 by Dan Carr

I’m not sure I can ever remember Think Tank having a SALE before so this warranted a quick post. Especially since I’ve just reviewed one of the things they have put on sale. Just last week I reviewed the Skin set from Think Tank and having used it on a couple of assignments now I can say that I’m totally sold on it. I would recommend it over the regular modular set BUT both the Skin and the modular set are on sale for this limited time offer. 20% off AND receive a FREE gift when you check out. Think …

Canon 5dMKII used for action sequences in Captain America movie.

October 12, 2023August 1, 2011 by Dan Carr

I just received this press release from Canon and I thought it was pretty interesting. It seems that we can now add Captain America : The First Avenger, to the list of Hollywood feature films to use the Canon 5dMKII in their production. The small size of the camera makes it ideal for POV shots and sequences like car chases. The 5dMKII is a few years old now but it seems that nobody has eclipsed it’s video performance yet. Full info after the break. Full release: LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 1, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging, …

Will we see a Canon 1dMKV in the near future ? Getty photographer drops a clue….?

October 12, 2023July 31, 2011 by Dan Carr

Getty images sport’s photographers are amongst the best in the world and it’s a known fact that Canon and Nikon seek their opinions on various aspects of new products and often lend them new equipment for testing prior to the official launch. I follow a number of Getty’s top shooters on Twitter and an interesting conversation popped up today between a few of them. Richard Heathcote has been lent one of Canon’s new 400mm f2.8 MKII lenses to try out. Check out his photo of it below which reveals a new style hard case and new style of lens cap …

Canon’s New 8-15mm F4 L Fisheye Hitting Stores Now

October 12, 2023July 27, 2011 by Dan Carr

The long awaited Fisheye zoom lens from Canon is finally finding it’s way onto store shelves this week in several places. I have written about this lens before and provided some of the first samples of it last month. I hope to have one in my hands within the next few days myself and I will be doing a thorough review at that time. This is a lens that will be fantastic for my line of work so it’s exciting to know it’s finally coming. Some stores do have long waiting lists for this one so if you fancy picking …

Photographers Guide to Google +

July 30, 2025July 18, 2011 by Dan Carr

Google + is the new hot ticket in town for fans and user of social media. I was hesitant about it to begin with and wasn’t sure I really wanted anything more the Twitter and Facebook but the reponse to G+ has been overwhelmingly positive during the initial roll out. In fact it took me many months to gather as many followers on Twitter and Facebook as I have on G+ in just a week. What’s interesting to me is that it isn’t all the same followers. I never publicized my G+ account on twitter at all so people are …

Canon Increases Prices On Lenses That Aren’t Even Available Yet

October 11, 2023July 15, 2011 by Dan Carr

Somewhat disappointing to report today that Canon has indicated the recommended list prices of all these lenses are to be increased to the following new prices. All the lenses apart from the 800mm are not even out yet. The price of these new Canon super tele lenses is HUGELY increased over the price of the old MKI versions so they’d better be incredible pieces of glass! Whilst this probably indicates we are getting closer to a release date, I was told today that as of yesterday at least, Canon Canada still has absolutely no timeline for the Canon 8-15mm lens. …

Samson Launches New Zoom H2N Audio Recorder

October 20, 2023July 13, 2011 by Dan Carr

Samson’s audio products have cropped up a few times on my site and for good reason, they represent good value for money. I reviewed the Zoom H1 recently and found the sound quality to be very good but the $99 price tag left the build quality a little to be desired. The Zoom H4N has been mentioned several times as well and has become a somewhat ubiquitous accessory for DSLR budget film making with it’s 4 channel control. Samson have today updated their H2 model to a new H2N which looks to be a great middle lineup addition. Priced at …

NIkon launches wallet friendly 40mm Macro Lens

July 28, 2025July 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

Nikon just launched a new lens in the DX lineup, the AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G. Destined for a price tag of only $279.99 and coming to the US in August. Full release MELVILLE, N.Y. (July 12, 2011) – Nikon Inc. today introduced the new lightweight and versatile AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens to provide Nikon DX-format shooters macro capabilities at an affordable price point. Ideal for intimate details or general portraiture, the new AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens has a minimum focusing distance of just 0.53 feet (6.4 inches) to allow users to capture …