First impressions matter. My first two impressions when opening the box and pulling out Sigma’s newest lens – the 100-400mm f DG OS HSM Contemporary – were 1) the lens was smaller than I anticipated (not a lot bigger than…
The Carl Zeiss company recently announced another high end prime lens in the Milvus series – the Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 35mm f The Milvus 35mm f is a completely new optical formula and covers one of the the most important…
It is a big day for Canon shooters! The EOS 6D Mark II has been announced along with the tiny APS-C DSLR – the EOS SL2. We’ll start with the EOS 6D Mark II. The original 6D was a major…
It’s a little ironic. Information about Tamron’s newest lens, the ground-breaking, more than 22x zoom range 18-400mm f Di II VC HLD, leaked to the Internet the day BEFORE I signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement to get all the info about…
Lost in the midst of the higher profile ART series announcements was the announcement of a lens that makes a whole lot more sense for many photographers. The Sigma 100-400mm f OS Contemporary helps to fill an important gap –…
In Praise of Excellence Don’t get me wrong; I do love to post-process images. It is that second dimension of modern photography where you can take a good photo and make it great. About four years ago I wrote a…
Putting on a good pair of headphones is a revelation for a music lover. The degree of sonic immersion possible allows music to come alive in a way like nothing short of a very high end audiophile system. The…
This article was originally published in Photo News Canada and is republished here by permission. One of the most daunting things to do as a photographer is to travel with your expensive gear. There have been moments that I carried…