Testing the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Update 1.2.1 with a 500mm f/4 and 2X Teleconverter
The recent EOS 5D Mark III Firmware upgrade 1.2.1 enables the center AF point to autofocus when the combination of a lens and a teleconverter’s maximum aperature is f/8. This means the 5D Mark III will now autofocus at only…
7 Useful Canon 6d Blogs
It’s been 5 months since Canon released the Canon 6D , their new “more affordable” full frame DSLR. The Canon 6d is Canon’s lightest and smallest full frame DSLR. The 6d is also the first Canon DSLR to have built…
Canon 6d Photographers, Don’t Forget to Turn Off the GPS
It is well known that the GPS feature on the Canon 6d will drain the battery quicker than when the GPS is not in used. What is not so widely known is that the GPS will drain your battery even…
The New Wi-Fi feature on the Canon 6d
Canon’s new full frame camera, the Canon 6d comes with a Wi-Fi feature. This new feature allows wireless connectivity to smartphones, tablets, wireless printers, TVs through media players, other Canon Wi-Fi equipped cameras, and personal computers using Canon’ EOS Utility.…
Canon 6d, Hands On First Impressions
I received my Canon 6D shipment the night before leaving for a trip to photograph Bald Eagles in Iowa. Although I didn’t use the Canon 6d to photograph the eagles. I did use the Canon 6d to photograph sunrises and…
Travel Light for Photography – Canon 5D Mark III Dual Card Slots
Normally when I travel for photography, I bring along my laptop and a small external hard drive to back up my photos. I also don’t reuse my CF cards so that I have redundant copies of my photos until I…
Nature Photographers – Should you Buy a Canon 6D?
This is the third part of my series on the recently announced Canon 6D. The first two series covered. A specification comparison of the Canon 6D, 5D Mark III, and 7D A discussion on the fit of the Canon 6D…
Is the Canon 6D a fit for Travel Photographers?
Canon just announced their new mid-level full frame camera this week – the Canon EOS 6D . I started wondering about what this new entry meant to the travel photography community. After conducting some research on the 6D and its…
Canon 6D Specification Comparison
To research the new Canon 6D mid-range full frame DSLR, I put together this comparison chart to evaluate the features of the Canon 6D, Canon 5D Mark III, and the Canon 7D. I thought this Canon DSLR comparison chart would…
Canon 7d – Cannot Communicate to Battery Error Fix
Two days prior to a photography trip to Yellowstone while charging and checking my batteries, I received the error “Cannot Communicate to Battery” while inserted a freshly charged battery in my Canon 7d. The camera still appeared to have power. However, the…
