Finally! An Affordable Tripod Collar for the Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 L IS Zoom Lens
I recently bought a generic, third-party tripod collar for the Canon 70-300 mm f4-5.6 L IS zoom lens.
Interview with Chuck Westfall about the Canon 1D x
My friend Doug Brown interviews Canon’s Chuck Westfall about the new Canon 1D x pro DSLR camera body.
Canon 70-300 mm L IS Zoom Lens — The Review
I had a chance recently to use Canon’s new 70 to 300 mm L IS zoom lens here in Costa Rica. Read my review to see lots of sample images and to read my thoughts on this intriguing new lens.
The Best Canon Lens You Don’t Own (but can for the low low price of $125!)
Greg Basco of Deep Green Photography reviews the Canon EF 50 mm f1.8 II lens.
The New 2x in the field, plus selective noise reduction and sharpening tips
A field report with impressions of the new Canon Series III 2x Teleconverter from a couple of days of bird photography in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Ultimate Canon v. Nikon durability test
A couple of hilarious videos here. Modern DSLRs can really take some punishment!
The New Canon Teleconverters, Image Quality Comparison
Check out some IQ comparisons between the series II and III Canon TCs. Are the new ones better?
Inside look at the new Canon super teles and TCs
Canon’s Chuck Westfall, always a great source of information for Canon shooters, has written an interesting inside look at the new Canon super telephotos and the new teleconverters. Check it out here. Cheers, Greg About the author: Like all photographers, Greg Basco loves the gear. He’s seen and shot with lots of different equipment, both [...]
The Nikon D3s gets an award
Just another dagger in the heart for the Canon rainforest photographer, the Nikon D3s body just won a Popular Science award as one of the best new tech items of 2010. You’ll notice that I laud this camera in the Rainforest Photography Gear Guide on this site. I had the chance to use it in [...]
Hummingbird photo gear questions
The other day, photographer Francesca Albini from Mexico wrote to me with a few questions about gear for multiple-flash hummingbird photography. Francesca graciously agreed to let me post and answer her query here on the blog so that other readers might benefit from the answers as well. Below (in quotes) is Francesca’s original message to [...]
New Canon Gear Announced
Well, Canon has announced some new photo gear of interest to nature photographers (and others too, of course!). The big DSLR announcement is the Canon EOS 60D, the replacement to the Canon EOS 50D. It now has HD video, an articulating LCD screen (could be interesting for Live View when doing low or awkward angle [...]
Canon 7D Setup and Menu Videos, courtesy of B & H Photo Video
The Canon 7D, judging from the high number of visits to the great 7D setup guide for birds in flight that my friend Doug Brown wrote for this blog a while back, has been hugely successful in terms of sales. I personally do not own the camera but I have had the chance to use [...]
Sensor Cleaning — How To Video Link
Sensor cleaning is looked upon with dread by many photographers. Check out this video from lensrentals.com to see that it’s not all that hard…
Setting Up Your New Canon 7D by Guest Contributor Doug Brown
The 7D is Canon’s latest and greatest prosumer camera body; it has generated a lot of interest, heated discussion, and plenty of confusion on the internet forums. I’ve shot the 7D extensively and thought I’d share some of my initial impressions and usage settings with you. I’ll start with the body’s construction. It feels quite [...]
