Credit where credit’s due: Canon’s STM lenses focus quickly and silently at incredibly reasonable price points, and their EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM does that while also being exceptionally compact and …
Canon fills out consumer DSLRs with new Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Canon EOS Rebel T6i shows some advancements over previous models but I’m not sure it will be enough to trump the very popular Canon Rebel T3i which is still topping the charts …
Beauty of the Beast: Timelapse/Hyperlapse of Dubai
Modest tools, immodest location and great skill combine for this riveting couple of minutes from Kirill Neiezhmakov, latest in his on-going timelapse/ hyperlapse series on major cities. In this latest …
Flickr: Forget Canon vs. Nikon. Now It’s Canon vs. Apple
And maybe coming soon: Apple vs. Samsung? 2014 stats from photo sharing site Flickr confirm what we already knew: the photo world is changing BIG TIME. Told you so. Top …
James Coulson Shoots Short Documentary Series ‘Other America’ Guerilla-Style with Canon 7D and Zoom H4n
James Coulson’s Other America is a 12-part series of short but pithy movie snapshots made during a road trip across some of the more out-of-the-way parts of the lower 48 states. …
Canon 7D Mark II Review: Game Changer for Events & Sports?
planet5D reader Frank Rohmer gives us his demo/review of the Canon 7D Mk II on YouTube, and he likes it. Frank has been shooting with Canon gear for about five …
Expires 12/9: Canon Rebel SL1 with 18-55 IS STM Lens Kit for $359.99!!
NB: this is a refurbished Canon Rebel SL1 direct from Canon — which is, truly, “good as new.” This is a crazy good price (especially given that this is their latest …
Miniature Photographs That Will Blow Your Mind
Richard Tuschman is an amazing photographer/artist. I ran across this article and thought there are so many good visual ideas that one can draw from his work it was worth …
Magic Lantern Port to Canon 70D: Major Milestone
Plenty of people have been clamoring to have Magic Lantern on their 70Ds. We’re delighted to report that nikfreak of Magic Lantern is on the case. Good news for Canon …
Happy 6th Birthday planet5D! A historical look at the DSLR Video Revolution
planetMitch note: This is great DSLR Video history written by Hugh – I’ll have a post on Monday with more details about the planet5D history… Cue up the opening seconds of Sgt. …