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DXO is well respected for their lens analysis tools and their excellent DXO Optics post-processing software. So I was quite interested when I started getting seed emails saying the DXO was going to change the face of photography. Was it some new amazing software? A new way to process RAW images? A new way to correct for lens issues? Umm. No. It's a camera that you stick to your smartphone...
Read MoreThe good folks at Macphun have updated their killer Black and White plugin and standalone editing app called Tonality Pro.
Read MoreWhen I think wide angle, I don't think 35mm or 28mm. Heck I don't even think 20mm anymore, for me wide angle is something more. I find that my 16-35/2.8 L spends a lot of time on the 1Dx. My favourite wide angle for the last couple of years has been the 14/2.8 L from Canon. It's ridiculously sharp, has near infinite depth of field and has very low distortion. Who could want more? Well as of right now, I do.
Read MoreFollowing the recent review of the Nikon 1 V3, the good folks at Nikon have sent along their newest 1 series camera, the J5.
Read MoreOne of the fastest growth areas for mirror less cameras has been in video. In fact many videographers who started out on traditional (read Canon) DSLRs have switched to mirrorless cameras from Sony and Lumix. They understand that even at 4K resolution, you don't leverage full frame sensors or even what a good crop sensor pushes out so they take advantage of smaller size and great glass for richer video.
Read MoreAdobe this week released Creative Cloud 2015. The release means new versions of everything in Creative Cloud 2014 including bug fixes and new features. If you are a Creative Cloud, or Creative Cloud Photographer's Bundle subscriber you get it as part of your subscription. The real question is what's in it that you just have to have?
Read MoreYou've been in this situation. You are out shooting and the longest lens you have with you, just doesn't have quite enough reach. You can make the shot, but you will be cropping in a lot in post and you know that doing so is going to cost you image fidelity. But, buying a super telephoto just isn't going to happen. You don't have a business case, or even the funds for something really long, and you wouldn't use it all the time anyway. Is there an option? Yes, the option known as a teleconverter. In this video, I explain how teleconverters work, where they make sense, when you cannot use one and both the upsides and downsides of these wonderful tools.
Read MoreI spent the day at Jungle Cat World near Bowmanville today. It's a small private zoo at Taunton Road and Highway 115/35 in Clarington County Ontario. There are those who are opposed to zoos, but seeing what these folks do, without government funding or "help" to preserve and help endangered species persevere makes me disagree.
Read MoreWhen Lightroom CC/6 debuted, one of the most talked about features was the Merge to HDR. It's pretty cool to be sure, but there were a number of sites that made statements that it was just like the 32 Bit Merge to HDR in Photoshop.
Read MoreThere are many things to consider when choosing a wide angle lens. Focal length, lens speed, field of view, prime or zoom. In this video I try to help you make choices that will serve your needs well.
Read MoreAs I mentioned on my Google Plus page, Nikon agreed to let me evaluate their top of the line DSLR the D4s. The unit arrived today with a Nikkor 24-70/2.8G ED lens, same as they sent me with the D750. For the detailed review, read on....
Read MoreAs more photographers look to leverage the power of video in the delivery of content and services, we start to encounter areas of challenge that we might face when it comes to working with manual focus, particularly on lenses designed to be used with autofocus systems. There are tools out there that are designed to help resolve those problems, this Aputure unit may be one of them.
Read MoreThere are times when it appears that the lens you have just won't do the job you need done. In this video, I look at scenarios where a super telephoto makes sense, and what one gets when you jump into the field of the "big guns"
Read MoreThese days, many videographers are one person shops, meaning you are the talent, the camera operator, the director, the producer, the editor and the person who has to clean up at the end of the day. If you are working under time constraints or if your camera is in a difficult to get to location (say up high on a jib), you can end up with a lot of useless footage of you going back and forth to start and stop filming, or even for adjusting focus. Canon has elegantly addressed this. Let's see how.
Read MoreI admit that I cannot see the point of having ambient and flash exposure compensation settings tied together. Yet, as I have discovered, they are tied together by default on some Nikon cameras.
Read MoreThere are lots of choices in zoom lenses. There is also a lot of misinformation and confusion that makes a purchase decision more difficult. In this video, I try to make things simpler by touching on the points that will matter and breaking zoom lens selection into three major categories, the all-around zoom, the wide angle zoom and the telephoto zoom. Enjoy!
Read MoreAs regular readers know, I get frustrated by manufacturer intransigence be it in the form of ridiculously high prices for connection cables (PocketWizard) to leaving out basic functionality (Canon). Fortunately, photographers have a helpful resource in Lon and Bonnie at FlashZebra.com
Read MoreMany photographers using wide focal length ranging zooms have been experiencing sharpness issues. In this video, I try to address the problem and offer a simple solution.
Read MorePhotographers who push their boundaries particularly in the realm of flash are always looking for ways to enhance their work. I have recently been approached a fair bit about the value of second or rear curtain sync and the difficulty of getting it working with Canon cameras.
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