Canon 5D Mark II – Firmware update
Så er der endelig kommet noget info omkring den nye firmware til Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Desværre er selve firmwaren ikke ude endnu, men Canon har løftet sløret for hvad den vil indeholde.
Heldigvis har Canon virkelig taget sig sammen og der er tale om en stor opdatering der virkelig tilføjer en masse nyt. Det [...]
Canon video contest
Tilbage da Canon udkom med deres 5D Mark II lavede en gut ved navn Vincent Laforet en video filmet udelukkende med dette kamera.
Han blev hurtigt verdens kendt for den super flotte video og der er ingen tvivl om at han har åbnet film verdenen for mange og vist hvad der er muligt med den nye [...]
Light Tutorial: Blue Glass
Well well time for another little light tutorial/setup post. This is from a recent trip to a closed down shopping area. They had these folding glass front windows. I extended them a bit an stuck a model in between. The result is this shot.
The setup looked like this..
I also remembered to do a setup shot [...]
Light Tutorial: Motorcycle Fashion
Well well time for another little tutorial/guide on light setups. I did this shot on a night out with local photography club. One of the members brought a motorcycle to the parking lot. The light in the background is the standard in the parking lot and I liked the lines so I used them in [...]
Light Tutorial: Summer Sun
Hello out there it’s time for yet another photo recipe. I have got some feedback that you really like these small post where I include the light setup. I hope you like this one ass well. I would love some more feedback on these so I can make them even better.
Again we are looking at [...]
Canon EOS 7D ??
Rumours are flying around like crazy at the moment. A lot of people are talking about a new Canon camera supposedly the 7D following up on the huge success the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.
In my mind this is a bit early for Canon to stop production of the 5D Mark II. This can mean [...]
Light Tutorial: Red Dress
If you stop by here regularly you might have seen my Photo Recipe posts. It’s time for a new one and this time with a female subject. If you want to have a look at the previous ones you can find them here: BMX and In the Air.
This shot was done on the same night [...]
Nikon News
Well it looks like Nikon opens the big ball for the release of new equipment we usually see here in august. They have now released two new cameras being a D3000 entry dslr and a slight upgrade from D300 to D300s.
There are no huge news in any of this. The D3000 is more or less [...]
Light Tutorial: In the Air
Next up on my photo recipe post is “In the Air”. This shot like “Urban BMX” was shot on a night out with the local photography club. This however was not done with studio lightning but only two small speedlites.
And the light diagram.
No fancy lightning on this one. It was done with one Canon Speedlite [...]
Light Tutorial: BMX
Thought I would start up a new category here on the page called “Photo Recipe” or just PR for short. This will be a category where I upload a picture and share with you what I did when the shot was taken. I will try to include a light diagram whenever its posible
The [...]
Don’t forget to update your 5D Mark II
Today Canon has released it’s firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, taking it to version 1.1.0
This version adds the manual control over the video function that I wrote about yesterday.
But Canon has put in a few more things in this release, take a look at the list below.
Includes a function to enable [...]
5D Mark II manuel video
Big news VERY big news. Canon has announced that they will release a firmware upgrade for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 2 June 2009. The big thing is that as the headline says it will ad manuel video controls to the camera.
The firmware update will add the following:
Full control over aperture
Control over iso: 100-6400 [...]
Canon 500D (t1i) sample images
Yesterday I wrote about the new Canon EOS 500D / T1i and today I am back with a bit more on this. The first sample images are starting to show around the web.
Hands on preview by Dpreview with sample images
Rob Galbraith also had this camera for some testing. A very nice little article that also [...]
5D Mark II (7D) video playback
Some of all us people on a pc might have some problems with the raw video form the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. This i due to quicktime not really supporting hardware on PC’s.
However you can download a small free program called vlc that with a small settings change will playback the video just fine. [...]
5D Mark II – Video DOF Trick
Some of you out there have already received their new 5D Mark II others are still Waiting. I have been playing a bit with the video mode. The quality is VERY nice but the level of control is not as good as I had hoped. We can only hope that Canon in the future will [...]
Lightroom update 2.2
Adobe has released an update to their Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. This takes the version to 2.2
but it is no big update with loads of new functions. It adds support for the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon PowerShot G10 and Panasonic DMC-LX3.
The camera profiles are no out of the free beta stage and has [...]
5D Mark II
Finally Canon has started shipping this new baby. I got mine Thursday this week, since then I have not had much time to play with it. But let me say this already now. If you have ordered one you have something to look forward to.
This is in no doubt going to be a work horse [...]
Christmas for the Photographer
Christmas is closing in and the problem we all have when we get to this time of year is what to put on the wish list. I have found something that I like and some things that I would not mind finding under the tree.
Joe McNally – Moment it Clicks
This book is just brilliant. It’s [...]
CS4 – Camera Raw Update
Adobe has put up a new update for their Camera Raw plug-in to Photoshop. the update is only available for Adobe Photoshop CS4.
New/upgraded features
Camera profiles included and updated
Output sharpening
Targeted Adjustment tool, used to do on image adjustments
Snapshot function used to save all settings in a single reference for future use.
The update adds support for [...]
5D Mark II – Sampels – video & pictures
Loads of people out there including me is waiting with great anticipation for the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II. This camera with its high 21mp resolution, full HD video recording and a relative low price could prove to be a very big seller for Canon. This camera will appeal to both the people in [...]
5D Mark II – More on Video
Loads of people are in these days talking about the incorporation of video on the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Is it good or bad? Is it a still camera or a video camera? Is it a gimmick or useful? Is the quality good enough or will it lag?
Not many people does really have [...]
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
The wait is now over. Loads of people have been waiting for this camera for far to long but now Canon reveals the beast. And I must say it is kind of a beast with some very nice specifications especially considering the price.
Specifications:
New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)
New [...]
Hardware
Since loads of people contact me with questions about my equipment I desided to make this page that lists my stuff.
Photography equipment
Camera
Canon EOS 1Ds mark III
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lenses
Canon EF 17-40L F4
Canon EF 16-35L F2.8 II
Canon EF 24-70L F2.8
Canon EF 70-200L F2.8 IS
Canon EF 85L F1.2
Canon EF 35L F1.4
Canon EF 100mm Macro
Canon EF 1.4x [...]