It was quite a while since the last time I researched for new lens. Today I have just found out that Canon has recently – back in September 1st 2009 to be precise – released a newcomer into its highly acclaimed premium L series, and surprisingly it is the upgraded version of its very popular [...]

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Canon has just announced the new EOS 7d into its DSLR lineup. Where does it fits in the marketplace is quite clear, it is going to fight Nikon D300 in a head to head competition. The two brands now have compatriots in every equal segment, D3x versus 1Ds Mark III, D700 versus 5D Mark II, [...]

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Learning from my experience, I have made a firm conclusion that for zoom lenses,  f/4 is the most suitable choice for my preference being an amateur enthusiast. The main reason was that their weight fits comfortably for outdoor sessions which I mostly do such as street, travel, and photojournalism. On the other hand, for those [...]

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Canon announcement of EOS 50D replacing its predecessor 40D – which has only introduce less than a year ago – instead of the three-years-in-existence Canon EOS 5D has invited both disappointments and hopes. Disappointments were obvious. Hopes came from beliefs that by introduction of 50D, the long awaited 5D Mark II will carry an even [...]

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After getting disappointed with two cheaper choice of telephoto lenses I finally got something which I am happy with. My first Canon telephoto lens Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM was quite capable to bring amazing pictures when it got the right shooting condition. Its replacement with shorter range but recommended by many happy users [...]

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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is the third lens I resold within the only few months of my Canon days. All of them only stayed in my dry box for few weeks, less than a month. Money I spent on lenses was definitely hard-earned, and therefore reselling which in many cases involve a little [...]

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When I decided to trade My Nikon D200 into Canon EOS 5D, I also reversed the strategy in lenses assortment. With Nikon, I had rather cheap wide-angle lens and top-of-the-line telephoto lens. As my experience shown that most of my professional works falls into wide angle category, I went the opposite way round, I chased [...]

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I have been so amazed with image quality resulted by prime 50mm lenses, making it my favorite lens especially for still life and full-body portraiture. During my days with Nikon I have owned and extensively used almost all 50mm variants the manufacturer has had including MF Nikkor 50mm F/1.2 AI, MF Nikkor 50mm F/1.4AI-S, MF [...]

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Following introduction of the new Nikon D700 I started seeing reviews comparing it to its big brother Nikon D3 and the legendary affordable full frame DSLR from its rival Canon EOS 5D. Lately introduced back in June 2008, the camera which is referred to be a D300 with full frame sensor is now available in [...]

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The large the image sensor the better the result is. Nothing new about it. That is the very reason why in the old film days, medium or large film sized used by Mamiya, Hasselblad, Holga, Rolleiflex, and so forth results superior images compared to standard 35mm DSLRs. Digital is no exception. The best will be [...]

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