In other less exciting news, Canon has finally released a 18-200mm zoom lens similar to the Nikkor AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF DX VR. Sadly, they are like three years too late and it looks butt ugly compared to the Nikkor counterpart. At least the Nikon version seems semi-professional, the Canon one looks like their 18-55mm [...]
Say Hello To The New Canon EOS 50D
After months of agonizing wait, hoping that Canon hasn’t lost it’s way, they have now announced a new SLR body: the Canon EOS 50D, the 40D’s replacement. It looks very similar to the Canon EOS 40D except they really went all out this time and made it a camera that *hopefully* will finally start competing [...]
COBA Meeting
The next COBA (Camera Owners of the Bay Area) is on Wednesday, August 13 at Stanford in Cordura Hall 100 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM.
Canon EOS 1D Review
Joe Schmo: Hey that’s a very professional looking camera there! Me: Thank you, yes it is. Joe Schmo: How many megapixels is it? Me: 4. Joe Schmo: Wow 40?! Me: No, 4 megapixels total. Joe Schmo: That doesn’t sound very professional at all. My little point and shoot has 12 megapixels! I think you overpaid [...]
National Geographic 2477 Bag Review
So after finding the perfect shoulder camera/laptop bag, the National Geographic NG-2475, and then having to return it because it couldn’t fit my 15.4″ MacBook Pro, fortunately Bogen (yes, the same company that makes tripods) makes a slightly larger version: the National Geographic NG-2477. The new bag is a few inches wider and is identical [...]
Canon EOS 1Ds versus Canon EOS 5D
Sometimes new(er) isn’t always better. Take for example: Windows XP versus Windows Vista. Our office (and many others) have refused to make the up(down)grade to Windows Vista because of the slow performance, annoying security policies, and it offers nothing that we don’t already get with XP. So how does something that is 6 years old [...]
Canon EOS 1Ds Review
I borrowed my friend’s Canon EOS 1Ds Mark I to try for a little while to see what it was all about. While it is not like it’s newer and better son, the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II, it definitely is no slouch either. Let me repeat, the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark I is still [...]
National Geographic 2475 Bag Review
I’m always on a lookout for new man-purse bags to carry all my stuff in such as my photo gear and laptop. My wife is always complaining that I have too many bags, but why can’t women understand that men need various bags for various occasions?! I’ve tried and owned various types of bags from [...]
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, My New Lens
I finally made the big leap and upgraded to the top-of-the-line Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L with Image Stabilization.
Canon CP-E4, An Inital Review
The Canon CP-E4 battery pack is an essential item for any photographer who needs fast flash recharge and successive flash fires such as wedding or event photography. This battery pack is designed to plug into the Canon 550 EX/580 EX/580 EX II via a proprietary cable. What the battery pack does is decrease your flash [...]
