According to a recent article on PetaPixel, Godox is set to release three new compact and affordable flashes.
While I haven’t tested these new flashes yet, I’ll admit I’ve fallen into the trap of buying compact flashes in the past. Although they’re better than having no flash at all, their limited features and performance often leave much to be desired. To put it politely, the results have been far from impressive.
Last Saturday I went to the Dade's Battle Event. This is a year re-enactment of this battle that happened in 1835 where the United State Army was ambushed and defeated by approximately 180 Seminole and Black Seminole warriors as they marched from Fort Brooke on Tampa Bay to reinforce Fort King in Ocala.
The whole album can be checked at Flickr. Here are few pictures from the event.
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I recently came across an article on Digital Camera World that raises an excellent point about camera design.
I wholeheartedly agree. Current Canon cameras lack the classic design elements that once made the brand so iconic. Personally, if I had to choose between the design of my Canon 5D Mark III and my Canon R6 Mark I, I’d pick the 5D every single time—with just one modification: adding an articulated display.
It feels like Canon has leveraged the touchscreen capabilities of the R series displays to replace many of the buttons and design features that were integral to its older DSLRs. Is this a step forward? Maybe. But one thing is clear: it doesn’t quite replicate the professional, tactile experience of the classic DSLR design.
This is a very common question, how do you set up your camera auto focus? I use what is called Dual Back Button Focus, which basically is a method where you configure or assign auto focus functions to two of your back buttons in your camera. In my case, I use the AF/ON for Eye Focus and tracking and the * button for Single Point AF. You can find a very detailed explanation of how to set this up (with the difference that he uses the * for Eye Focus and tracking) in this video.
The end of the year vacation ended and I'm happy with the pictures that I took during this time. This Pileated Woodpecker pictures is an example of this.
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Canon's New Cameras include new features in both hardware and software and we all expect to perform better than previous generations but that's not always the case, at least in some areas or features such as Dynamic Range. Dynamic Range refers to the range of light intensities that a camera sensor or film can capture, from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights. It's a measure of a system's ability to distinguish between the brightest and darkest parts of a scene while still retaining detail in both areas.
According to tests results posted recently at PhotonsToPhotos the Dynamic Range of the Canon R1 at ISO between 100 to 1600 is lower than the results obtained in the Canon R3 and slightly lower than in R6, R6 Mark II, R8 and even the R5 and R5 Mark II.
Starting from 1600 the Dynamic Range Performance is similar than the one seen in the R3 and the other above mentioned cameras.
Why Dynamic Range Performance is so important?
It’s somewhat disappointing to see this, as the Canon R1 is expected to be Canon’s flagship camera for sports photography. For this purpose, excelling in low-light scenarios, such as those common in indoor sports, is crucial. While the differences in dynamic range aren't massive, the disappointment stems from the high expectations set for this new camera.
While visiting a local park by the sea to look for gulls and other marine birds, I stumbled upon something unexpected: an old man playing an electric piano!
Naturally, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to capture some photos of him.
