Words and Images: Joshua Holko www.jholko.com Backstory: I have been a full-time professional Nature and wildlife photographer for almost thirty years (www.jholko.com). I have specialised in Polar and sub-polar photography and have made over 100 expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic. I have owned and shot nearly every single 1-series Canon Camera since the original EOS 1n and EOS 1n RS. I resisted the shift to digital for many years (I was in love with transparency film then) and only committed to digital cameras when the original EOS 5D was released. The instant feedback from the histogram made me…
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The Canon USA store has refurbished Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM lenses in stock for $1349 (Reg $1499). As always, refurbished gear from the Canon USA store comes with a full 1-year Canon USA warranty REFURBISHED CANON RF 35MM F/1.4L VCM Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM Overview Designed with high-end cinema video in mind, the Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM Lens is a wide-angle L-series hybrid prime featuring an ultra-fast f/1.4 maximum aperture to suit working in difficult lighting conditions. Its 11-blade iris creates soft, cinematic bokeh, and the lens features minimal focus breathing for easy and smooth focus pulls. The focus…
B&H Photo has the Lexar 512GB Professional CFexpress Type B memory card in their Deal Zone with both an instant rebate and an in-cart coupon. You can grab one of these cards for only $124.99 (Reg $235) today only. Simple add the memory card to your cart to see the fully discounted price. Lexar 512GB Professional CFexpress Type B Lexar 512GB CFexpress Type B Overview Get next generation performance with the 512GB Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series from Lexar, which smoothly captures 8K raw video with ease. It delivers read speeds of up to 1750 MB/s, write speeds…
Laowa has announced two new tilt-shift macro lenses. The 55mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X and 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X. Both are 1:1 macro lenses. Both are capable of a 10 degree tilft and a 12mm shift. Both lenses have a very large image circle, so you can use them on your full-frame RF mount camera or a medium format camera such as the Fujifilm GFX series. Both lenses are priced at $1249 USD and are available now. Press Release Anhui China, Dec 17, 2024 – Venus Optics proudly introduces not one but two incredible Tilt-shift Macro lenses for full-frame cameras: 55mm…
The day was inevitably coming, as we’ve had access to Photoshop and Lightroom for a pretty affordable $10 USD a month for as long as I can remember. This is the plan that includes 20GB of storage and not the 1TB version of the subscription. On January 15, 2025, Adobe will be raising the Photography Plan (20GB) to $14.99 a month, up from $9.99 a month for all new subscribers. Existing monthly subscribers will see the price increase once their current subscription plan next renews. The prepaid price of $119.88/yr will not see a price increase, so if you’d like…
The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is widely believe to be coming in the first quarter of 2025, either ahead of CP+ or shortly after. Yes, there have been times that Canon has made major announcements shortly after trade shows. Perhaps the billion questions about an upcoming product at the booth can eat into available human resources to answer the other questions about the lineup. We know the basic rumored specifications, there have been a couple of different spec lists that originated here as well as on Weibo. Both coming from sources that don’t have impecable records. We have finally…
The Amazon Prime Card cashback bonus has returned on select Canon gear. Amazon will give 10% cashback on any purchase with the Amazon Prime credit card. The 10% cashback stacks with any current Canon USA rebate. You can purchase with confidence from the Canon USA Store on Amazon. The prices shown below are after the 10% cashback on your Prime credit card. RF 24-70 F/2.8L IS RF 28-70 F/2L RF 100-500 L IS RF 15-35 F/2.8L IS RF 14-35 F/4L IS RF 70-200 F/2.8L IS RF 50 F/1.2L RF 100 F/2.8L IS RF 85 F/1.2L DS If you don’t have…
B&H Photo has the SmallRig RC 350D COB Daylight LED Video Monolight in their DealZone $334 (Reg $465) today. You can also get the SmallRig RC 450B COB Bi-Color LED Video Monolight for $595 (Reg $1099), but that deal will last beyond today. If you don’t need the 350D’s big brother, this 5-star reviewed COB light from SmallRig is a fantastic deal. SmallRig RC 350D COB SmallRig R350D COB Daylight LED Video Monolight Overview ortable, with an extremely bright color output, this SmallRig RC 350D COB Daylight LED Video Monolight is suitable for both still and video work. Videographers, vloggers,…
If you need space, ProGrade and B&H Photo have you covered today in their latest flash sale. You can get a 2-pack of 2TB ProGrade Gold CFexpress Type B cards for basically buy one, get one free. These cards are fast enough to handle most of what you may throw at them, and they’re half the price of the CFexpress 4.0 variants. This would be a great duo for the Canon EOS R1. ProGrade Digital 2TB CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold ProGrade Digital 2TB CFexpress Type B Overview Designed for emerging mainstream imaging applications, the 2TB CFexpress 2.0 Type B…
Canon Japan has updated their supply status list, and both the Canon EOS R1 and Canon EOS R5 Mark II have come off the list. Hopefully this means Europeans that are still waiting on EOS R5 Mark II camera bodies will be taken care of very soon. There are now only three lenses on the list, with the biggest delay coming for the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z in white. Canon has placed, what’s become the usual availability warning of up to 6 months for new orders. The white version is currently available at B&H Photo, but they…