Australian Open, Day 5
A couple of gadget notes today. First, I shot with the Canon 1D Mark IV all day. For the most part it was overcast, so the light was fairly flat. And it performed pretty much flawlessly. Autofocus was fast and dead on for most frames. The percentage of keepers was much, much, MUCH higher than [...]
Canon Photomarathon Asia 2009
Last year I griped about Canon’s copyright grab for their otherwise cool photomarathon. They said, The organisers reserve the right to use any submitted photograph for any purposes without compensation to the photographer. Which was totally ridiculous and in my opinion completely negated any possible corporate goodwill intended in the event. So, this year’s edition [...]
Canon 5DmkII, same price in HCMC as NYC?!?
I’ll likely be purchasing a new 5DmkII sometime this year, and since I’m in North America for a few months, I thought it would likely be best to do it now while I can take advantage of stock and pricing in New York. But I thought first I’d ask a few friends in Vietnam what [...]
Canon Photo Marathon Vietnam 2008
Canon is hosting its annual Photo Marathon, next weekend in Hanoi, and the following weekend in Saigon. It looks like a fun event, and a great way to jumpstart a little creativity and meet other shooters around town at the same time. Here’s the skinny: Hanoi: 11 Oct 2008 Ho Chi Minh City: 18 Oct [...]
Olympics Postmortem
The Olympics have come and gone in a flash. I was in Beijing for almost a month, and it really seems like a matter of a few days. Well, time flies when you’re having fun and getting very little sleep. It was an incredible experience in many ways. First of all, my team at epa [...]