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Canon 24-70mm Lens : Finally Upgrading From A Canon 24-105

March 16, 2024

In a few hour’s time, a Canon 24-70mm f2.8L Lens will finally arrive at my door and take over from the Canon EF24-105mm f4L I have been using. After spending many hours wondering if I should or should not make the change I finally took the plunge and purchased a Canon 24-70mm Lens from the London Camera Exchange. This summer I had all but settled on buying one until I spoke…

Canon EF 2x II Extender: More Practice Leads To Better Results

Last week I shared my experiences with using a Canon EF 2x II Extender with a Canon EF300mm F2.8L USM and the issues I faced. This weekend I used the Canon EF 2x II Extender with the 300mm lens though used a Canon EOS 1D Mark II body while shooting a cricket match in Driffield, East Yorkshire. The day before I had been at another game and met another guy who also said he was having issues getting anything out of his Canon EF 2x II Extender. We shared a common problem of ghosting when shooting cricket. Having discovered I could get some sort of image in the P Mode, I used this as a starting... more»

Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM The Lens To Buy

If there is one lens any one with Canon EOS camera should buy it is a one of their 50mm prime lens and the one I use is the Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens. Very small and lightweight the Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens offers great versatility and is something I tend to use when just going for a walk. As with all prime lenses the Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM is fast, with an aperture of 1.4 it can pretty much get a picture in some of the lowest light conditions commonly faced when out shooting pictures.I have had some issues with my lens, not for any apparent reason the focusing ring stopped functioning... more»

Hahnel HRC 280 : Testing Out A Remote Trigger Switch

Having purchased a Hahnel HRC 280 Remote Shutter Release after losing my previous one, a Canon Remote Switch 80N3 so was unable to shoot long exposure pictures at night. Costing just less then £20 the Hahnel HRC 280 Remote Shutter Release is a fraction of the Canon’s own version and does exactly the same job. I really enjoy taking long exposure photos and like to experiment with turning night into day. I prefer to shoot like this on clear nights and over the past few day we have had plenty of them. With it being clear it is cold so everything is pretty much covered... more»

Sports Photography : Shooting Football With A Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM

Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was the lens used for this sports photography shoot featuring Beverley Town Football Club and Sculcoates Amateurs. The Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was mounted to Canon EOS 1D Mark IV with exposure being set manually. For some time, I have been using the Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM lens, mainly for cricket but more recently to shoot amateur and professional sport. Given the size and weight of the Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM I always fix it some sort of support, in this instance, I used a Manfrotto Monopod. So to summarise, the equipment used for this job was; Canon EOS 1D Mark... more»

Prime Lens : Fast Prime Lens On A Budget

As a keen fan of using a prime lens over a telephoto / zoom lens I made a purchase on eBay this week picking up a manual lens for less than £20. What I bought was a 135mm F3.5 Tele Prime Lens that has been converted to fit a Canon DSLR. This is the cheapest lens I have ever bought or own so was not expecting much from it. First things first, the 135mm F3.5 Tele Prime Lens makes life a bit more difficult as you have to focus manually, but for the price, I think it is worth it, if for no other reason than to experiment with. One of the reasons for making the purchase was to use the lens for... more»

Canon 1D Mark III High ISO Sample Pictures Taken Using Sigma 30mm

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Canon EOS 1D Mark III – Worth Every Penny

I have been using a Canon EOS 1D Mark III for about a month now and have s far enjoyed using the camera so much and despite it being an older model from the Canon EOS range it certainly still holds it own. This was an upgrade from a Canon EOS 1D Mark II which for nearly two years was my work horse when covering sporting fixtures like football and rugby either with Sigma 150-500mm or Canon 70-200 attached to the body. The reason I upgraded to Canon EOS 1D Mark III was the desire to get better results in high ISO levels, and so far I have not been disappointed. The camera itself was not too... more»

Canon EF 2x II Extender : Sports Photography, Shooting Cricket

This weekend I have a lot more success shooting cricket with a Canon EF 2x II Extender attached to Canon EF400mm F2.8L USM lens. For a while now I have been really struggling to get any sort of half-decent image with a Canon EF 2x II Extender, especially when trying to use manual exposure. Last weekend, I found a sort of fix where I used P Mode to calculate the required exposure and then just changed the aperture. I documented these findings in the article Canon EF 2x II Extender: More Practice Leads To Better Results. This weekend I mixed things up again. The light was good, so I used a d... more»

Canon EOS 1D Mark II : Equine Shoot At Tickton Hall Stables

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Yongnuo YN 622C E-TTL Wireless Flash Trigger Review

Yongnuo YN 622C is one of the newest products from Yongnuo that allows you to take your Speedlite off the camera while giving the photographer plenty of control through the camera’s menu. Having looked into various systems for off camera flash I settled with the Yongnuo YN 622C as it seemed to offer everything I wanted at a very reasonable price. Out of the box, I hooked up the Yongnuo YN 622C system to a Canon 430 EX II Speedlite and a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and fired off a few shots and everything worked out just fine. The Yongnuo YN 622C worked seamlessly with the Canon menu... more»