Ultrawide Portraits with the Sigma 10-20

This is a hands-on review of the Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6, an affordable ultrawide lens for crop sensor cameras.This lens has been around for a couple of years and has already been reviewed in detail in several websites.  If you would like to know how about its sharpness, distortion, chromatic aberration and so forth, check these reviews:DPReview including their lens comparison tool.Photozone (Canon version here and Nikon version here)Thom HoganInstead,...

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Canon 5D Mark II: First Impressions

That's me, with the 5D Mark II and the 50mm f/1.4 wide openI finally did it, I went crazy and switched to full frame, it has been going through my mind for a long time now, maybe for more than 9 months now, so how do I feel about my first full frame camera? Hit the jump to find out.QUICK HISTORY RECAPI started my real digital photography with the Canon G11 point and shoot, I had some great time with it until I decided that I needed better auto-focusing...

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Power Comparison: Speedlight vs. Strobes

Ever wonder how much more powerful a strobe is compared to a speedlight?  Part of the challenge with such a comparison is that the speedlight covers a somewhat rectangular area, whereas the coverage of a strobe is usually circular, making it tricky to have them cover the same size area at the same distance.I thought it would be fair to compare their power when used with a modifier.  The modifier would mitigate the differences in coverage.  In any case, I believe it's a more practical comparison.In my test, I compared a Nikon SB-800...

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Evolution

Hey everyone.  I haven't posted in a while, partly because I went on vacation but also because I've been reevaluating my photography goals.  As a result of my analysis, I've been doing a bit of retooling.  Gone is my Nikon D300, and a bunch of lighting gear, including my White Lightning X3200 and my Quantum X2 Qflash.  In their stead, I've gotten some interesting equipment:A full-frame DSLR.  Like my co-author MShafik, I've...

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What Not To Do As An Event Photographer

Now here's a real story that happened today during our full day department meeting at one of the hotels.But first, I have a quick confession to make! if you've been following me on twitter, you'll know that I sold my 60D and all of my EF-S lenses, and got myself a 5D Mark II with the 24-105 lens, but that's a story for another time, and that's one of the reasons I have not been posting lately.This post is directed to all event photographers, and...

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Adobe Lightroom 4 released at reduced price

Lightroom 4 is now shipping.  The best new feature: the new price :DI'm a relatively new user of Lightroom (having used it only a year and a half) but I have since found it to be an absolutely essential software.  Without Lightroom, my workflow would be much more tedious and would take perhaps five times longer.  (Intro to Lightroom 3).I downloaded the Lightroom 4 beta, and a lot of people say it's a major upgrade, but in my opinion it's not such a huge upgrade from Lightroom 3.  That said, I found the new controls to be much...

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Where to get the Nikon D700 for $2199

The MSRP of the Nikon D700 has officially been reduced by $500 to $2199 (from $2699). However, the stores that started selling it at the new MSRP have run out: Amazon, J&R, Adorama, B&H, BuyDig, Green Mountain Camera are the ones I'm aware of online.If you're looking for one, here are some options:Best Buy currently has them in stock for $2199 at the time of this writing with free shipping. Link here.  Now out of stockBerger Bros. says they are currently out of stock but expect to receive stock next week. You can call them to be...

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Brand new Nikon D700 available for $2200 ($500 price drop)

Nikonrumors.com recently reported that there would be a $500 pricedrop for the D700 in March. And... it has happened!http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/570162-REG/Nikon_25444_D700_SLR_Digital_Camera.h...

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