Robert’s Photography Blog

Traveling with a camera, even a point and shoot, always carries the risk of theft. This great photo of an uglified Canon PowerShot A95 has made the rounds on some of the more popular social websites.

After have a camera stolen in Brazil, Jimmie P Rodgers noticed that a Canon PowerShot A95 resembles a film camera. The hand-grip is cylindrical and looks like a film compartment. As the Jimmie points out, “all digital cameras are worth money, but none of the film cameras are unless it’s an SLR”. A bit of tape, a sharpie marker, remove anything shiny, and voila! You got one ugly, undesirable camera!

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Canon Instant Rebates are back with a nice choice of lenses, cameras, and flashes. Given the current financial situation, Canon USA is offering bigger discounts than we have seen in previous years. The only restriction, as usual, is that you must purchase from an authorized Canon retailer.

You can save up to $500 on select Canon EF and EF-S lenses, up to $300 when you purchase a select EOS Digital SLR and lens, and up to $70 on select Canon Speedlites and accessories.

The rebates are applicable for purchases made between May 3, 2009 and July 11, 2009.

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Redrock Micro has announced the DSLR 2.0 line cinema accessories for video DSLR cameras, including the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Nikon D90 and Panasonic Lumix HG1. The DSLR 2.0 product line build on Redrock’s original DSLR Cinema Bundles already in use today and addresses an emerging trend towards an ultra-portable shooting style.

Video-capable dSLRs are not stable enough nor provide the features for cinema-style production. Redrock’s previous dSLR Cinema Bundles (launched in 2008) provide the weight, form factor, and features (such as mattebox, follow focus, and support cage) that transform dSLRs into viable cinema production rigs. However, there was no handheld option.

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First available in early 2008, Sigma’s monster 200-500mm F2.8 lens has since earned the respect of sports and wildlife photographers worldwide. The lens covers widely used focal lengths from 200mm to 500mm and has a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range. (Click on the photo for a larger view.)

A 72mm filter can be inserted at the rear of the lens, and a circular polarizing filter can be used in situ thanks to an ingenious internal rotation mechanism. There is a dedicated Li-ion battery (BP-21) built in the lens barrel used to power the zooming and AF operation. Focusing distances and focal lengths can be viewed on the built-in LCD panel. Super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting and provides high image quality at extremely large apertures.

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