Last week my eleven year old daughter took some amazing macro shots with an old setup of mine. One image came out so great I wanted to share it with the community. This single image shows exactly why you’d want to buy a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens, and why you wouldn’t. The camera […]
v2.0 Firmware for EOS 7D is a fact
The new Canon EOS 7D firmware 2.0.0 is a fact. I just installed it onto my 7D, which went without issue. Right after upgrading I shot a burst of RAWs, and the camera started to stutter after the 24th RAW. Not bad!! I also managed to find the menu where you can limit the Auto-ISO […]
Migrating between Full-frame and Cropped
I see a LOT of discussion around the subject of full frame versus cropped bodies. Especially the people coming from the 35mm film world that have moved to digital full frame seem to have trouble grasping the concept and implications of using a cropped sensor. In this blog post I’ll try to explain what is […]
A perspective on “flatteringness” of por
There have been a lot of discussions around shooting portraits. Fans of full frame often state that a full frame camera like the Canon 5D series will always produce more flattering portraits than a cropped camera (like the x00D, x0D and 7D) can, and that medium format cameras wil do an even better job at […]
XHD DOF Calculator now online!
Depth of Field (DOF) is often forgotten by a lot people. They just open their apertures to the max whenever they shoot in dark environments. Often, the pictures come out blurred. It may very well be that the DOF was too small in those situations. My own DOF calculator I’m always screaming about Depth Of […]
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