PhotoFest – Dublin 2012

Categories: Canon News, EOS Network News, Training

Just the other week Brian and I took a little trip over to Dublin to help Canon Ireland out with the PhotoFest 2012 show. This is an event that I have presented at before, though not for a couple of years due to the Icelandic Volcano (I’m not even going to try and type it!) and other commitment, so it was a welcome return to be back over in some familiar surroundings.

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On the road again – EOS Network goes to PhotoFest Dublin

Categories: EOS Network News, Training

It’s time for Brian and I to hit the road again. That’s right, on Saturday we will be boarding a plane and heading over to Ireland for PhotoFest to do some presenting on the  Canon Ireland stand. If you’re in that neck of the woods and thinking of heading over to see us, the seminar schedule is as follows:

11:30 – Improve you EOS Workflow from Capture to Output

12:15 – Introducing the EOS 5D Mark III

13:15 – Improve you EOS Workflow from Capture to Output

14:00 – Lighting with Canon Speedlite

15:00 – Improve you EOS Workflow from Capture to Output

15:45 – PIXMA Pro: Perfect Your Prints

16:45 – Improve you EOS Workflow from Capture to Output

If you’re there, come and say hi – we’ll be the two in the EOS Network polo shirts!

If you’re more Belfast based than Dublin based, then have a look at this link. On Monday I will be in Belfast doing some talks on the EOS 5D Mark III and the new Canon Speedlites. I’ll mainly be looking at the move the HD Video shooting and giving you the low down on how to incorporate it into your business, but there will also be time for Speedlite things as well.

We look forward to seeing you!

And for all you England based folk – keep an eye on the site next week when we’ll have lots of new training dates going live for you to book!

More new products from Canon – the EOS-1D C

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Well, with NAB just around the corner, it’s not a huge surprise to see some new products and development announcements from Canon. However, while the development of the Cinema EOS line with a 4k version of the C300 is to be expected, coming out of left field is the announcement of the EOS-1D C, an EOS body with full 4k video shooting, uncompressed (and clean) HDMI output and 1080p at 50 or 60fps. Essentially taking all the brilliance of the EOS-1D X and enabling 4k video shooting could prove to be a stroke of genius as so many people have been asking for it.

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Firmware update for EOS-1D Mark IV supports new lenses

Categories: Canon News

Canon have quietly pushed a firmware update out for the EOS-1D Mark IV to ensure it works better with the recently announced EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM lenses. Specifically the firmware corrects exposure errors that can happen in certain conditions when using the new lenses which are expected to be available in June. Firmware 1.1.1 is available for download direct from Canon here>>>

Download firmware 1.1.1 for EOS-1D Mark IV

Of course the popular post “Is you camera running the latest firmware?” with all the latest firmware links is now updated too.

 

Better astrophotography with the EOS 60Da

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Canon launches EOS 60Da for astrophotographers

The formula is tried and tested, take a good mid-range camera and optimise it’s low pass filter to make the camera more sensitive to hydrogen-alpha (Hα) wavelengths of light. First done with the EOS 20D to make the EOS 20Da which also had the first implementation of Live View mode in a Canon DSLR, now taking the EOS 60D as the base camera to make the EOS 60Da. Astrophotographers will be pleased.



To make it straightforward to use the camera for long exposures or timelapse photography the EOS 60Da includes the ACK-E6 AC Adapter and also a new Remote Controller Adapter RA-E3. The RA-E3 simplifies connecting the TC-80N3 Timer Controller to the EOS 60Da’s 3.5mm socket since the RA-E3 acts as a converter from the N3 connector on the TC-80N3 to the cameras E3 connector.

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