SLR cameras have long been a staple of photography, dating back to the days of film. Short for Single Lens Reflex, the SLR gets its moniker from a spring loaded mirror behind the lens which reflects the view from the lens back up to the user. When the shutter button on an SLR is pressed, […]
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Canon’s 5D Unlocked To Record RAW Video
Anyone who has even dabbled in professional photography can tell you the benefits of shooting RAW. Sure, the files take up significantly more space, but the ability to access all the untouched data and dynamic range before it gets crushed into a JPEG is priceless. Sometimes, having that access can save an otherwise ruined picture. […]
Magic Lantern Finally Comes To The Canon 7D
Canon’s iconic EOS 7D offers a lot that other DSLRs from Canon don’t, such as a weatherproof body, some of the fastest autofocus in the industry, and full HD monitoring while recording video to name a few. One thing other cameras from Canon have that the 7D doesn’t is support for Magic Lantern. But all that […]
Reach For The Sky With The New Canon 60Da
If you think the just recently announced Canon 60Da looks exactly like the 60D from over a year ago, that’s because its the same camera in just about every way. What that little “a” in the name gets you, however, is a special new astrophotography mode. People who take pictures of the stars and heavens […]
Canon’s Flagship DSLR Shifts Gears, Confuses Masses
The Canon EOS 5D has quite the reputation in the world of digital cameras. The original model brought us the first full-frame DSLR in a standard body, and the updated Mark II brought us video recording and helped fuel the DSLR video revolution back in 2008. It should therefore come as no surprise that fans of […]