Shooting handheld with a 1ds mark III and Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG Some months ago I reviewed the Sigma 200-500 f/2.8. In my first review, I did an in-depth studio test, but I hadn't many photos taken in the field. I absolutely wanted to ...

The Canon EOS 500D is virtually identical to its predecessor, the EOS 450D, with the only notable additions being a HDMI connection, speaker and microphone holes and a shiny silver mode dial. The camera's dimensions are exactly the same ( ...

Sigma's new wide-angle lens for APS-C-format camera"s, 10-20mm 1:4-5.6 EX DC HSM,  has been reviewed. " The standout selling points are undoubtedly that 10mm wideangle view and the HSM focusing motor, which when coupled with Sigma's tr ...

Canon has really lost it. It wasn’t so long that I wrote why they have lost it, and it seems that they continue to take hit after hit, not only from the competition, but from their own mistakes as well. It’s one thing to be given a hard time by ...

Wow! Canon really knows how to impress it’s target market. These Samples looks really good, look at the girls portrait white balance is set to auto and yet it produces beautiful colours. They also used a fast prime lens EF50mm f/1.2 U ...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 Announced - 10.1-megapixel high resolution imaging and extended battery life of 390 pictures. (CIPA) - 4x optical zoom (Max 7.1x in 3-megapixel recording using Extra Optical Zoom) F2.8 LUMIX DC VARIO lens. - Au ...

I got myself a universal off camera shoe cord at Calumet that should be compatible with ALL the speedlites. It's a handy tool for shooting off-camera, and a nice balancing effort while holding a 1ds mk II with a 24/70 in the other hand. ETTL s ...

Like the DP1 (which continues in Sigmas's line-up, the DP2's lens has a fixed focal length. However, instead of being wide-angle, it offers a 24.2mm focal length that equates to 41mm in 35mm format. You can't zoom in with this lens - either o ...

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma DP1s compact digital camera featuring a 14 megapixel FOVEON X3® direct image sensor (2,652× 1,768× 3 layers). The new Sigma DP1s is an improved version of the DP1 which was introduced ...

* Added [Operate at AF point “SEL”] on [Custom] menu and it can be selected either [1 Calling Function Preference] or [2 Select AF point Preference]. When selected [2 Select AF point Preference] and AF point switching dial is set at [SEL], s ...

I've had a look at quite a few of the latest super-zoom cameras recently, including the 26x zoom Olympus SP-590UZ (£270), the 24x zoom Nikon Coolpix P90 (£330) and the remarkable 20x zoom, 40fps Casio Exilim EX-FH20 (£350). They're all very ...

Steve McCurry, whose picture of a young Afghan girl captured the hearts of millions of people around the world as she peered hauntingly from the cover of National Geographic Magazine in 1985, offered these words: "The early part of my ca ...

Allowing EOS 5D Mark II owners to achieve even more stunning video results with the camera, the firmware update will include the following manual controls when shooting video: Full aperture selection ISO speed: Auto, 100 – 6400 and H1 Shut ...

High Magnification Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens with a 10x zoom ratio - 10x high zoom ratio ultra telephoto zoom lens - Special Low Dispersion glass elements - Incorporates Sigma’s unique Optical Stabilisation system - Maximum magnificatio ...

If you're willing to pay a premium to be on the cutting edge of digital photography and video, and as long as you don't shoot sports or in dark venues, then you'll likely love the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. But if you're simply attracte ...