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Canon 7D Mark II Review

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The Canon 7D Mark II is going to sit on the APS-C throne for Canon over next few years. It has been a hot topic of discussion since it was first announced and initial impressions of the camera have been very positive.

I have used the camera for a couple of months and have been very impressed with most aspects of the camera. While there is no one feature that is a “Wow!” factor when you look at the Canon 7D Mark II’s spec sheet, all of the little things start to add up for a solid-performing camera born from the pedigree of the original Canon 7D. [Read more…]

Mastering the Olympus OM-D E-M1 – New Book

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Mastering-the-Olympus-OM-D-E-M1 BookMastering the Olympus OM-D E-M1 is a new book from photographer and full-time author Darrell Young, who has written many similar books for various cameras over the years.

“Darrell Young’s Mastering the Olympus OM-D E-M1 explores the features and capabilities of Olympus’ newest camera in a way that far surpasses the user’s manual….

This guide is designed to help readers navigate through the camera’s features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a user-friendly manner, with suggestions for setup according to various shooting styles.”

Mastering the Olympus OM-D E-M1 retails for $39.95; however, it is currently available for $28.03 on Amazon.com.

Additionally, a Kindle version of the book is available for $17.59 here on Amazon.com.

10 Things Canon Shooters Hate About Canon

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10-Things-Canon-Shooters-Hate-About-Canon Canon has a massive presence in the digital imaging world, which means there are a ton of Canon shooters out there. Obviously, Canon is doing a lot of things right. Otherwise, the company would not be the market leader.

That doesn’t mean, however, that everyone who shoots with a Canon camera is completely happy with the experience. So, in recognition of all the forum rants and massive comment threads about things wrong with Canon, I give you 10 things that Canon shooters hate about Canon: [Read more…]

How to Shoot and Edit a Hyperlapse with Your DSLR

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In this video from Cal Thomson, he shows you how to create a hyperlaspe using a DSLR and tripod. The hyperlapse effect was recently made popular as an application from Instagram. The mobile Hyperlapse app takes care of the image stabilization automatically.

In order to stabilize a hyperlapse you have created from your DSLR, however, you have to perform stabilization in post production using tools like warp stabilizer in After Effects, which Thomson covers in the above video.

Sony FS7 Cinema Camera Review from TheCameraStoreTV

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TheCameraStoreTV now has the Sony FS7 cinema camera review videos published on its YouTube channel. You can see part 1 embedded above and part 2 below.

In part 2, they dig more into the SLOG2 and SLOG3 options and how well those handle color correction and grading. Additionally, they talk about the new Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4G OSS cinema lens and how it works with the Sony FS7. All in all, it looks like the FS7 is everything that it is cracked up to be. [Read more…]