The problem with planning landscape photography expeditions is that invariably it comes down to the weather. It’s become a truism that four trips out of five yield only disappointment for many photographers. If only there were some more reliable method of predicting weather phenomena that didn’t involve geeking out on obscurely formatted meteorological data –…
I’ve never really bothered much with the in camera picture styles on my Canon cameras, after all I shoot in RAW so it makes no difference, right? The picture style settings on Canon cameras applies parameters affecting Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation and Color Tone to the jpeg displayed on the back of the camera, and to…
This review of the Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS was performed in mostly real life conditions with the addition of some studio work to measure the lens sharpness at various focal lengths and apertures. Video Gear Acquisition Syndrome There is a pattern called the Gartner Hype Cycle that I first encountered in the IT industry…
I found myself in possession of two, (three if you count the IR converted Canon 550D) cameras boasting APS-C sensors. This has happened more by accident than design and it got me thinking. Contrary to the flow of popular opinion, has the APS-C Sensor got a future? What are the Most Common Sensor Formats? The…
