How to test your lenses to find their diffraction limit and a new feature in Photographer’s Friend to adjust the diffraction warning guides.
How to Find the Diffraction Limit of Your Lenses (Podcast 735)
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Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Lens Review (Podcast 717)
Canon continues to improve on perfection and the new RF 100-500mm lens is no exception. See how it faired in the field in this comprehensive review.
Canon 24-105mm EF and RF Mount Lenses Compared (Podcast 671)
In this post, I pitch the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 lens against the EF 24-105mm f/4 Mark II lens via the Control Ring Mount Adapter on my EOS R.
Canon’s Wide Aperture 85mm Lenses Compared (Podcast 626)
Today we're going to pitch the old Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM lens against the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens, to see if it's worth trading in the old lens for some shiny new glass, even with one-third of a stop smaller aperture. I also hope that this will give...
Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS II Lens Review (Podcast 548)
My new Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS II lens arrived last week, so I'm interrupting my Iceland travelogues again to bring you a review of this new offering from Canon! I've done a few tests to see how this new offering from Canon compares to my 24-70mm f/2.8L lens in terms...
A Tribute to a Lens – Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L (Podcast 471)
This week we continue with our tribute to a lens series, with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens. Once again, I'm going to share 10 photos made with this lens over the last six years, with some commentary on why I found this glass to be so very special. To give you a...
A Tribute to a Lens – The Canon EF 14mm f2.8L (Podcast 470)
Many, many moons ago, way back in July 2008, I released podcast episode 147 as a tribute to my old 100-400mm lens. I'd just sold the lens and felt compelled to share some images shot with that lens, in honor of its passing. Although I've sold lenses since then, that I...
Canon EF11-24mm f/4L USM Lens Review – Just WOW! (Podcast 465)
Canon have just released the EF11-24mm f/4L USM Lens, and having picked mine up on the day of release, after a few outings around the city here in Tokyo we're going to take a look at this lens and its images today. When I first heard about the rumours that Canon were...
Canon EF 100-400mm Mark II Lens Review (Podcast 463)
Canon recently released a long awaited Mark II version of their legendary 100-400mm lens, that was loved by many until the resolution of our cameras out-grew it. Today we're going to take a look at this new lens, to see if it was worth the wait. As the megapixels of...
Finally! The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens Announced!
Eleven years ago, if you'd asked me which was my favourite lens, without hesitation I would have told you the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens. It was versatile, with a huge zoom range, and light—a very hand-holdable lens. But that was back when cameras had 6...
Podcast 321 : Lens Calibration and Microadjustment with FoCal
Today we're going to take a look at a great new product from Reikan Technology called FoCal. The folks at FoCal were kind enough to provide me with a copy of their product to give it a good test, and I really liked what I saw, so decided to share my findings here...
Podcast 315 : What’s in the Bag? – Nature and Wildlife
Following on from Episode 309 when we looked at what I take on a portrait shoot, today we're going to look at what I take on a nature and wildlife shoot. I'm planning on going away for a few days this week, so I figured as I planned my shoot, I'd walk you through what...