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Canon See Impossible Parody is Perfect

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Canon See Impossible Parody Close

Canon is constantly criticized for playing it safe in their product development and marketing. As I noted when the See Impossible teaser was posted, it contained some very bold statements:

The message is uncharacteristically bold for Canon announcements. Sure, there is some puffery in the standard Canon press releases and Canon generally thinks its crap doesn’t stink, but this is a few steps above all that.

And then came the big reveal, which turned out to be a marketing message. The comments went downhill from there. So… [Read more…]

Peter Read Miller: Sports Photography is About the Gear

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Ok, that title is a bit of a generalization of his statement; however, in this video from Kelby Media, Peter Read Miller says that the number one shortcoming of people coming to his workshops looking to improve their sports photography is their gear.

While the video has a little bit of an infomercial feel with regard to the Canon 7D Mark II, I can’t really fault any of his comments about gear and sports photography. You can fake a lot of other types of photography with cheaper gear; however, fast glass, fast AF, low light performance and high frame rates all provide an advantage in sports photography – and that costs money.

I’ve got high hopes for the 7D Mark II and everything that I’ve seen thus far backs those hopes up. I’m looking forward to seeing the camera in person and putting it through its paces.

[via ScottKelby.com]

Sigma 24-105mm, 18-200mm and 30mm Lens Firmware Updates

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Sigma 24-105mm f4 DG OS HSM 3

Sigma has released firmware updates that adds autofocus support at any aperture when used with the Canon EOS C100 to the following three lenses:

You can download the firmware updates for these three lenses here on Sigma’s website.

Canon 7D Mark II Official Sample Photos and Videos

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7D Mark II Official Sample Photos

Canon has posted official sample photos and videos for the new 7D Mark II.

The full resolution photos are available to download; however, the video files are limited to 960 x 540 and look terrible when full-screened. That said, I continue to be impressed with the image quality that I have seen from the 7D Mark II sample images thus far.

Check them all out here on Canon’s website.