5D Mk II? The camera sites have been buzzing about this possible 5D replacement all day…
I guess we’ll see at Photokina.

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I recently reacquired my 50mm f/1.4 lens. I wanted it for a portrait shoot coming up tomorrow, but I also wanted it back in my bag, because I love the shallow DOF it provides.
I simply wrote “I love shallow DOF” on a page in my Moleskine, and when I focus on the [...]

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This is by no means scientific, but it’s something I’ve noticed again and again during these Olympic games, primarily during the swimming events.
Check out this photo from a guy in Beijing.
Now, contrast it to this one from the Athens games four years ago.
It used to be that all you would see at the major sporting [...]

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A friend passed on this amusing little gallery by world-class photojournalist Vincent Laforet. It highlights what he took to cover the Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as how he packed it.
Just for fun, I looked up the prices for some of this stuff, if you were to buy it new on [...]

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Almost three years ago, Canon released the first full-frame digital SLR in a standard-sized body. The EOS 5D took the world by storm and soon became one of, if not the, most popular cameras among professionals and serious amateurs alike.
Last month, Nikon released the new D700, which, on paper, just looks incredible. [...]

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I’d like to introduce you all to Sally. Sally is my 17-40mm wide-angle lens. She is, formally, a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L. But, she goes by Sally.
The technical bits: the “17-40mm” refers to the focal length, “f/4″ refers to the maximum aperture, and “L” stands for “Luxury.” This is [...]

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For those of you who don’t care a lick about the technical side of photography, go ahead and click somewhere else. Here is my shallow (as opposed to “In-Depth”) review of the newest piece of equipment in my bag.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM (fancy terminology that really means nothing more than [...]

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For Christmas, Sara bought me an amazing little gift. This is one product to keep in mind if you are ever looking to spend $50 or less on your favorite photographer.
The UPstrap SLR-Kevlar is a camera strap. “But, Greg,” you may say, “my camera came with a camera strap! Why spend $42.00 [...]

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