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A Sigma lens more expensive than the Canon equivalent lens? Not possible, you say. Consider the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens expected to be in retail shops in July. The lens effectively becomes an 80mm medium telephoto lens (35mm equivalent) on digital cameras with APS-C size image sensors.
The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 has a minimum [...]

Canon Europe has announced the latest addition to the EX Speedlite flash unit range – the Speedlite 430EX II. The new flash has a guide number of 43 (m/ISO 100 at 105mm) and includes an built-in wide panel to allow coverage suitable for wide angle lenses to 14mm.
The Speedlite 430EX II replaces the Speedlite [...]

Phototrade (now in beta) is the latest service to help photographers share and monetize their work. They made a big splash at BlogWorld held earlier this month. Right now you can only upload photos from your hard drive. However, Flickr integration is coming soon so you can choose photos to offer for sale from existing [...]

The 11th issue of PBase magazine has just been released. Anna Pagnacco from Italy is the featured PBase photographer of the month along with a host of other articles on Photoshop actions, composition, travel to Russia and Nambia, and more.
If you are not familiar with PBase magazine, it was launched in April 2005 by [...]

 
Yip Cheong Fun’s superb photos in this month’s Asian Geographic magazine look more like duotones than black and white photos. Is it possible to reproduce that rich, historic look using images from a dSLR?
Yes, of course! Robert achieved a similar look and feel using images from Myanmar taken a few year ago with a Canon [...]