Unless you are very lucky, you have probably noticed that not all your lenses focus perfectly every time. Some might focus a little bit in front of the subject, others a bit behind it. These issues appear mostly when using a long and wide aperture lens such as the 50mm 1.8 (or 1.4) where the depth of field is less than 1cm.…
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NSFW: Montreal Mode and Design Festival: Lingerie show
Sorry for this NSFW (Not Safe For Work) post, but I think it is worth it! Last night, I was at the final event of the Montreal Design and Fashion week in Montreal. Of course, I totally forgot about the event until it was too late to secure a press pass so I had to shoot from the crowd.…
Read More »Zacuto releases a super portable rig
Zacuto announced a very minimal rig system today: the DSLR Gorilla kits. The idea is simple: staying as light and compact as possible. This is, of course, in direct reaction to the line of light weight rig from Red Rock Micro.…
Read More »Updating Canon 5D Mark II firmware right now…
It is out! I am downloading/installing as I am typing this… Get the firmware here. Review of the DSLR remote iPhone app coming after update. I think it is a good justification for a small delay! :-)…
Read More »The impact of the Canon 5D firmware update: ISO control
If shutter speed has been neglected in all the talks about manual control, what to say about the ISO? Would it not have been in the firmware change log, I doubt many people would have cried. At least for the first few days.…
Read More »iPhone DSLR Remote for your 5DMrkII available now!
We talked about it a few days ago and now On one software just announced that DSLR Remote is now available for purchase on the iTune store. It is available in two format: lite (2$) or pro (10$ now, 20$ regular price).…
Read More »The impact of the Canon 5D firmware update: Shutter speed control
While people keep talking about the creative freedom given by the manual control over aperture, no one is talking about the shutter speed. The only time you hear people talking about it is in the context of the 24fps fiasco, wishing have a 1/48 sec shutter duration.…
Read More »The impact of the Canon 5D firmware update
Now that everyone is aware of the incoming firmware upgrade, I think it is time to talk about its impacts on the way we have been working with it so far. You might be surprised by this but there is more to this update than being able to isolate your girlfriend from the background the next time you film her on the beach… I am going to cover these changes over the next few days, one aspect at the time, starting now.…
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