JulyJul 3 Friday 09

It’s again time to get drunk and watch explosions in the sky as we honor our country’s independence…. and with with this always comes tons of questions from friends and readers on tips for shooting fireworks. We’ve written about it before, so we aren’t gonna …
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JuneJun 23 Tuesday 09
Okay, this is seriously awesome. If (like me) you are lucky enough to have a Canon 5D Mark II, there’s now some “special” new firmware available. It’s open source, licensed under the GPL, and currently adds a variety of features to the video shooting mode …
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JuneJun 22 Monday 09

A few months ago, in what I would call an act of impulsiveness, I picked up a Leica D-Lux4. I was looking for the much less expensive Panasonic DMC-LX3 – which on the inside is the same as the Leica from lens to sensor to LCD… but what it didn’t have was clean …
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JuneJun 21 Sunday 09

So, I know it’s been a while, and I’m not gonna sit here and give you all some blogger sob story about why we’ve let CameraPorn sit and fester with no new content for months. The bottom line is, we got frikkin lazy. What’s important now is that we’re back at …
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SeptemberSep 18 Thursday 08
Amazon has the Mark II available for preorder at the MSRP of $2699. Get it while its hot! I would guess that upon launch these puppies are gonna be hard to come buy.
www.amazon.com%2FCanon-EOS-5D-Mark-II%2Fdp%2FB001G5ZTLS%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dphoto%26qid%3D1221687124%26sr%3D1-18&tag=camer0a-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II
SeptemberSep 17 Wednesday 08
Amazon has the Mark II available for preorder at the MSRP of $2699. Get it while its hot! I would guess that upon launch these puppies are gonna be hard to come buy.
Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II
UPDATE: Amazon now has the 5D Mark II available for pre-order. www.amazon.com%2FCanon-EOS-5D-Mark-II%2Fdp%2FB001G5ZTLS%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dphoto%26qid%3D1221687124%26sr%3D1-18&tag=camer0a-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II from this link and help support cameraporn
Just took a quick glance at the Canon teaser site I mentioned the other day, and was pleasantly surprised to see they have …
SeptemberSep 16 Wednesday 08
UPDATE: Amazon now has the 5D Mark II available for pre-order. Pre-Order your Canon 5D Mark II from this link and help support cameraporn
Just took a quick glance at the Canon teaser site I mentioned the other day, and was pleasantly surprised to see they have …

Via PhotographyBay, Carl Zeiss has just announced that they have begun manufacturing a pair of manual focus Canon EF mount lenses called the ZE series. First available, a 50mm f/1.4, will be released on September 29th, and coming later this year an 85mm f/1.4,
I've …
SeptemberSep 15 Wednesday 08
Via PhotographyBay, Carl Zeiss has just announced that they have begun manufacturing a pair of manual focus Canon EF mount lenses called the ZE series. First available, a 50mm f/1.4, will be released on September 29th, and coming later this year an 85mm f/1.4,
I’ve …
SeptemberSep 12 Friday 08
Photo via flickr by: Little02 (cc)
I know this is off-topic from what I usually post, but any Kanye acting silly stories are always a good laugh. Via CNN, apparently Kanye West was a bit cranky at the LA airport this morning and reportedly broke a "commercial …
SeptemberSep 11 Wednesday 08
Photo via flickr by: Little02 (cc)
I know this is off-topic from what I usually post, but any Kanye acting silly stories are always a good laugh. Via CNN, apparently Kanye West was a bit cranky at the LA airport this morning and reportedly broke a “commercial …
SeptemberSep 6 Saturday 08
Canon 5D MKII rumors were lit on fire late this week with the launch of a teaser campaign by Canon, teasing what we all must assume is the release of the newest 5D. The image included here comes from Canon's UK site. They have also launched a sparse teaser site titled …
Canon 5D MKII rumors were lit on fire late this week with the launch of a teaser campaign by Canon, teasing what we all must assume is the release of the newest 5D. The image included here comes from Canon’s UK site. They have also launched a sparse teaser site titled …
AugustAug 30 Saturday 08
Just in from PhotographyBay via CanonRumors:
D-D-D-Digic IV? HD Video …
AugustAug 29 Wednesday 08
Just in from PhotographyBay via CanonRumors:
21.1 MP 1.0x
DIGIC IV
ISO 100-6400 L:50 & H:12800
5 FPS
3.2″ High Resolution Screen (LCD)
19 point AF
HDMI Out
Liveview
HD Movie Mode
Viewfinder: 100% Coverage
Full weather sealing
EF Lenses only
D-D-D-Digic IV? HD Video …
AugustAug 26 Tuesday 08
Canon officially announced the release of the Canon 50D, the successor to the wildly popular 40D. I've been following the rumors closely on Photography Bay and it seems their rumored specs are correct and are as follows:
Canon officially announced the release of the Canon 50D, the successor to the wildly popular 40D. I’ve been following the rumors closely on Photography Bay and it seems their rumored specs are correct and are as follows:
15.1 megapixel CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 image …
JulyJul 16 Wednesday 08
Came across this list over at Smashing Magazine, and its HUGE. 70 different links for retouching portraits including skin, eyes and lots more. Even some stuff to make your subjects fatter, skinnier and younger! If you're looking to learn how to retouch a portrait, …
Via Strobist, Phoenix Photographer Blair Bunting shares his lighting techniques to make a subject "The scariest person imaginable." And amazingly, 95% of this is achieved completely in-camera with just basic retouching. Check it out!
Note: Image Copyright Blair …