Tag Archives: Canon

Love them. Love them not. Love them.

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Michael Willems

Large corporations, especially Japanese ones, can be hard to deal with. Customer Service tends not to be top of mind – dealing with these companies can be a little like dealing with the government. They have only a vague understanding … Continue reading →

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Quality

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Michael Willems

I was amused to see Leica announce recently that they would not be issuing any micro four-thirds lenses. In a recent Popsci blog, Leica’s VP marketing is quoted as saying: “One reason why we’ve decided not to move into Micro … Continue reading →

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Canon updates

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Michael Willems

Canon has released several updates: new firmware for the Canon EOS 7D, version 1.2.2 (download it from here), and new firmware for the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV., version 1.0.8 (download it from here). I recommend that when able, you … Continue reading →

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Engineers… sigh.

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Michael Willems

An old one: Q: What does an engineer use for birth control? A: His personality. I am constantly amazed when I see how engineers fail to communicate. They assume that ordinary people know or understand things that the engineers take … Continue reading →

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Choices…

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Michael Willems

A fellow photographer friend and blog reader asks: Have you any thoughts about the Leica D-LUX 4 in comparison to the Canon G11 Which would be the better buy? Thanks I do have thoughts, yes. And of course am happy … Continue reading →

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Vision

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Michael Willems

I have pointed out before that camera makers have no vision. There is irony in that. One example of this lack of vision is their software. Because I am shooting kids with Santa tomorrow, I am looking for a good … Continue reading →

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How I rate photos in Lightroom

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Michael Willems

It occurs to me that it may be helpful to share my “rating”-workflow in Lightroom. I go through the following sequence: Import everything as 2 stars Go to grid view and step through them, and reject any that are technically … Continue reading →

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Nifty Fifty

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Michael Willems

One lens that should be in everyone’s kit bag, however cheap your camera or however little you want to spend on equipment, is the 50mm lens. A lens they used to call the “nifty fifty”. I have mentioned this lens … Continue reading →

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Annie

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Michael Willems

This photo of Annie Leibovitz, the world’s prime celebrity photographer, hosted here, makes me curious: I note the following. She shoots Canon. A 1Ds Mark III, I think. But for some reason, has taped over the “Canon” logo on her … Continue reading →

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Know your A:B C

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Michael Willems

If you use Canon’s excellent multi-flash E-TTL II, you can get great results with simple speedlites like the 430EX. But you have to know how the system works. There are a few gotchas – like the sensitivity of the E-TTL … Continue reading →

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