Gura Gear, a CR favourite, has launched a new bag which is sure to be a hit for professional photographers everywhere. From their release: “We are excited to introduce the newest addiition to the Gura Gear product line, the Uinta adventure backpack system. Named after the majestic Uinta mountain range located right in our backyard of Northern Utah, the Uinta is the ultimate adventure pack ready to haul camera gear and hiking essentials wherever your travels take you. The Uinta is an adventure pack designed to utilize our new modular photo inserts and tripod and hydration system. Small Pro and…
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DxO labs has tested and reviewed the Canon EOS 17-40 f/4L. From their review: “Due to its more glamorous sibling this modest lens is often overlooked though it’s well known for its high-performance by Canon users. As a small, light, highly portable zoom it would make a great choice for travel, landscapes and general-purpose photography.” Our own review by Justin echo’d this feeling. Justin has owned and used this lens from his very first day shooting, and it’s a completely viable alternative to the Canon 16-35 f/2.8 L if you can spare the extra stops of light. You can read…
Magic Lantern has long been a fan favourite to “unleash” the features of Canon cameras we wish they had. Lately this has included pushing what we can get out of the sensor. As reported on Planet 5D: “Tests have been done by ‘Marsu42’ of CanonRumors, which show numbers of up to 15 stops of DR when using this feature combined with the ‘dual_iso’ module that Magic Lantern already includes in their nightly builds.” Marsu42 said: This means that for example on 5d3, iso 800 with ML has more dynamic range than iso 100 with Canon :-> … and at high…
Patents with three popular telephoto lenses with the addition of image stabilization have shown up. It’s long been expected to see IS added to Canons highly regarded 135 f/2.0, I don’t know where a 2.8 will fit into the lineup, and adding stabilization to the 85 and 100 would follow with Canons current practice of sticking IS on all their mid-range glass. Patent Publication No. 2014-10283 Publication date 2014.1.20 Filing date 2012.6.29 Example 1 Focal length f = 85.56mm Fno. 1.86 Angle of view 2ω = 28.4 ° Image height Y = 21.635mm Example 2 Focal length f = 102.06mm…
B&H photo has the Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens for sale for $899 after a $170 instant rebate (compare at $1069.00) Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens cr
B&H photo has the well regarded Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS macro lens for sale for $669 after a $300 rebate (compare at $969.00) Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS macro lens cr
B&H photo has the Canon EOS 6D on sale for $1749 after you add it to the cart (compare at $1899). Canon EOS 6D SLR (body only) cr
Adobe Photoshop CC subscribers received an update when they turned on their computers this morning. Along with the regular list of bug fixes and tweaking of existing features, the Photoshop team added the following new features: 3D Printing integration Linked Smart Objects Perspective Warp The last being the notable addition for photographers. Adobe has a short video on correcting images using the Perspective Warp tool along with all the other new features. Adobe has also extended it’s $9.99 “Photographers” package which gives users Lightroom and Photoshop until February 28th, 2014. Who knows if this will be the last extension like…