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Saving Money: Third Party EF-M Lens Adapters
Today’s Post by Joe Farace I’ve written about how much I like Canon’s EOS M6 Mark II on both on this blog and in my Shutterbug review. It’s a great camera but there’s not many good lenses available for it. Sigma has helped big time by offering three fast f/1.4 lenses...
Shooting Portraits During the Holidays
Even when shot wide open, the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* for Canon EOS cameras with EF mount provides high-quality capture that only improves as the lens is stopped down.
Stocking Stuffers: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Sigma’s 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens for Canon’s M-series of cameras is a fast, versatile prime delivering a 48mm equivalent field-of-view, otherwise known as normal or having a “nifty fifty” vibe. Weighing in at just 9.35 oz, it's a...
Stocking Stuffers: Third Party Camera Accessories
Today's Post by Joe Farace If you Ifread this blog regularly, you know that I like using battery grips for their convenient vertical grip and shutter release. When I reviewed Canon’s EOS 80D, I noticed that it not only uses the same Canon BG-E14 battery grip ($149) as...
Stocking Stuffers: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 EF-M Lens
Today's Post by Joe Farace In my post about Sigma’s three new Canon EF-M lenses I said, “Look forward to updates and I plan to give each lens a thorough workout.” I’m starting this series of reviews with the 16mm f/1.4 DC DN ($449) because at 3.63-inches long and...
Here’s Why LED Lighting is Popular These Days
Continuous light sources are popular with new and aspiring pros because they let you see in real time the lighting effects that they produce. LED-based studio lights do all that without creating lots of heat, especially when compared to some other continuous light sources, like tungsten and quartz.