Canon Inc. is a prominent manufacturer of optical equipment, and particularly cameras and lenses. Their main photographic line website is at: www.canon.com/eos-d/
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What differentiates a Canon standard zoom from an ultra-wide angle zoom?
I was checking the Canon website and found that the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens is a "standard" zoom lens, whereas the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM is described as an "ultra-wide" Zoom.
Is there ...
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What is the next step up from the Canon T2i?
I had a Canon T2i that is damaged and so I'm in the market for a new camera. I really enjoyed the T2i and so I am considering getting another one.
From using snapsort.com to compare the T2i with a ...
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What benefit does Hasselblad have vs high-end Canon / Nikon?
When should one switch to Hasselblad vs. Canon 1DX or high-end Nikon ?
Apart from the number of pixels, what do the cameras from that brand bring?
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Why is the 18 - 200 mm lens so expensive compared to equivalent alternatives?
I have been looking at various lenses and I found that that the 18-200 mm lens is pretty expensive (be it Canon or Nikon) when compared to the combination of the lenses 18-55 & 55-200.
Is there ...
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What lenses can I mount on Canon that will give me a different, exotic look for portrait photography?
I was usually working with Canon lenses (the 85mm f/1.2, 8-15mm, 16-35mm), but recently, I've got myself the Zeiss 100mm f/2, and it blew me away. I never thought it possible, but it, while making ...
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Do I have the right lens hood for my Canon 1000D with EF-S 18-55mm kit lens?
I'm starting into the realm of photography and learning about the various additions to cameras that assist in good photos.
I have the Canon EOS 1000d, I believe the Rebel in the US? It came with the ...
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macro lens for artwork with the T2i
This is a follow up to my first query about photographing artwork. There was a consensus that I go with a macro lens: Canon T2i for shooting artwork?
I think I'm finally ready to purchase. I found ...
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Should I buy a adapter ring with or without AF confirm?
I would like to use my grandfather’s Voigtländer Bessamatic lenses (DKL mount) on my Canon EOS 600D.
I looked for adapter rings and basically found two different types: Simple ones without any ...
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What causes this sort of RAW file corruption?
I came home from a recent trip to Gettysburg with almost 1500 photos. Among them were a handful that appear to have been corrupted, as shown below. It was hot during the hikes -- ambient temperature ...
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How do Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 and EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro lenses compare?
I've read over a few of the macro posts on this site, and I'm very new to digital photography, so I have a few questions, and some may be overlapping. I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3, and I want to buy a ...
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How to reverse the canon 18-55 kit lens to use it as macro?
I have been trying to use my 18-55 kit lens as a macro but have no idea how to go about it.
Do I need an adapter to mount the lens reversed on the camera?
Also, is it possible to use canon 50mm f/1.8 ...
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Can using an old flash damage a new DSLR if it never fired?
my daughter found my old flash (20+ years old) and tried it on her canon T3i. It didn't recognize it and it never fired, but she tried the shutter button. Could this have damaged her camera even if it ...
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Any chance you could mount Leica Noctilux (f/.95) on Canon 5d body?
I've read plenty about Leica's f/.95 noctilux lens, and the thing is, that Canon's f/.95 dream lens for whatever reason doesn't even come close.
I'd love to use noctilux one day, but I would hate to ...
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What's the best fish eye lens money can buy for canon full frame body?
I'm looking for a fish eye lens to use with my 5d.
The alternatives I can see are canon 8-15L f/4 and canon 15 f/2.8.
Canon 15mm is a prime and it has a faster aperture, while 8-15 is an L lens.
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What settings should be kept in mind while shooting a jpeg photo in order for it to be edited later on?
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS doesn't support RAW format, so I don't have a choice w.r.t shooting in Jpeg format.
Do we have some special camera settings that we shouldn't touch or should set in some ...
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Is it possible/advisable to skip firmware updates?
I have found out that I am lagging behind 3 firmware updates for my 50D camera (mine is 1.0.6 and current is 1.0.9). I have not found specific recommendations on the Canon website about the ...
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Do full frame camera require more power than a crop sensor camera?
I had a Canon 60D and used to get around 800 to 1000 shots on full battery charge. I've now traded my 60D to a 5D Mark II and it looks like it requires a lot more power.
Is this normal for a full ...
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Can't auto-focus at full zoom
I have a Canon 1000d, and the standard lens EF-S 18-55mm. Recently I was out taking photos and I've noticed that if I zoom in fully, the lens can't auto focus. I can still take shots using manual ...
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What do orange AF points mean on a Canon DSLR?
I recently bought a Canon 7D and Ive noticed that occasionally the AF points are orange. What conditions cause this? It seems like it is a warning of some sort.
Usually when the camera focuses on a ...
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best general lens for Canon crop [duplicate]
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What is a good general purpose lens for Canon?
Which lens should someone who enjoys the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 get next?
I have recently purchased a Canon 600D (body ...
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What is the best way to trigger a canon 550 EX speedlite in a studio
I want to try my hand at off camera flash for some indoor portraits. How should I trigger the speedlite (Canon 550ex)? Should I go for wired/wireless? What's the difference between TTL cable an PC ...
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Can i use my old Canon Speedlite 2777T with my new 5D Mark II
Actually it's my dad's lens that he bought many many moons ago to use with his old Canon T70. I dont have a flash but have borrowed his to try out, but he mentioned that some flashes will send too ...
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Soft 24-105L images
I'm getting a huge number of very soft images from my 24-105L using a 40D and I'm wondering if calibration would help. I can't micro adjust on the 40D itself.
I have also yet to get around to setting ...
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How does Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III USM perform for photographing distant objects?
Does anyone have and could share experiences with the use of?
I can buy cheap lens Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III USM for my Canon EOS 550D
What I have found yet is that it hasn't IS and is quite old ...
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What is the smallest option for a flash that can also bounce?
I have a full size Canon flash, which has a flash head that "can be moved up from 0-90°, left from 0-180° and right from 0-90°". This is a necessity for me in a flash to properly bounce the flash on a ...
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How can I import 2 photos from my 7D that have the same filename?
Canon use only 4 digits in the filename (eg: IMG_1234.jpg)
My camera has wrapped around the file numbering so that I now have 2 photos on the memory card with the same name. Picasa fails to import ...
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Mounting a Canon EF lens on a Leica M body?
Is it possible to use existing Canon EF lenses with a Leica body with an M mount?
I've seen various discussions in the Internet on this combination, but usually the other way round (mounting a Leica ...
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Is there any way to stop down the aperture of a Canon PowerShot SD780 IS?
I have a Canon PowerShot SD780 IS point-and-shoot which I use as my carry-around-everywhere camera when I don't want to drag my SLR about. This tiny little camera works great and takes fabulous ...
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Where is the Canon DSLR second-hand sweetspot?
I currently have an EOS 3000V. It was my first SLR and I thought that the romance of film would outweigh the impracticalities.
It's served me well for a couple of years, but I'd really like to step ...
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Wider angle lens for indoor photography?
I'm an amateur photographer and only just picked up my first DSLR (went for a 50D with a basic 18-55mm Canon IS lens) and was considering purchasing a wider angle lens such as the Sigma 28mm f/1.8-22 ...
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How do Canon's pricing tiers work with new models?
When a new model of a particular class of Canon camera comes out, will it be introduced at the same price as the model it replaces, or will it be more costly?
Apple do this with the Macs - they ...
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What's the difference between holding a half-pressed shutter button and pressing the AE lock?
As I have been looking around today the AE lock button is supposed to lock in the focus and exposure settings (aperture and shutter) so that the picture can be recomposed before taken. I also believe ...
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Can Canon Log Gamma be useful for photography?
The newest Canon cameras have a feature called Canon Log Gamma. I specifically became interested in its usefulness for still photography when I read that it captures:
12 stops of dynamic range, ...
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What are some budget flash options for the Canon 1000D?
Could you kindly suggest an external flash for 1000d within 100$ to 150 $.
My main interests are portraits and wedding.
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Is there a Tamron 70-200mm lens which is optically superior to the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS?
In the June 2011's Popular Photography magazine (Canada, hard copy, pg. 90) in an article titled "Star Power", on a one page overview of the Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM, the author (Julia Silber) ...
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How do I get started with off camera flash in the Canon ecosystem?
This is a very basic question, and I have looked through different resources including the Strobist Lighting 101 tutorial and a few books (Scott Kelby, Neil van Niekerk). Some of the limitations I ...
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What are the differences between the Canon extenders?
My wife has a Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens. Price is not that important to me, but I am unsure which of the four extenders I should purchase.
Canon has four extenders that I ...
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Can Canon DPP create HDR images from 3 RAW images?
I have installed the Canon Digital Photo Professional, which came with the T2i\550d.
Can DPP create an HDR Image from 3 RAW Images? If not, is there a good, free software for that?
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Are there any drawbacks to buying a white box item?
My friend just bought Canon T3i body only and he is looking for a lens. We decided Canon's 18-135mm would fit him as all purpose lens as a beginner.
Here is the lens we found... but it says 'White ...
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How can I get overhead shots with a jib?
I'll be needing to get overhead shots of food with a Seven jib and have never rigged my Canon camera in this way before.
The shots needed will be straight overhead--not at an angle or tilt. What ...
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Portrait lens for Canon T1i [duplicate]
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What is a good Canon lens to take portraits?
I have a Canon Rebel T1i camera. I am thinking of buying a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for portraits. Is it the right lens ...
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What is the difference between Al Focus and Al Servo autofocus modes?
Recently I bought a Canon 60D and I am uncertain about when and how to use/activate the Al Focus and Al Servo functions.
I understand the One Shot autofocus function for still subjects. You press ...
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How much has dynamic range improved since the EOS 20D?
I've owned the 20D since 2004 and my main criticism is it's dynamic range compared to print film (which I preferred to slide film because of difficulties shooting dark/light scenes).
Can anyone tell ...
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Why does the IR-Assist beam of Canon Speedlites not get used in AI Servo AF mode?
The IR AF-assist beam on the Canon Speedlites (I have a 430 EX II) doesn't seem to come on when the DSLR (I have the EOS 7D) is in 'AI Servo' AF-mode. It works fine if I'm in one-shot mode (comes on ...
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Will a Canon dSLR retain settings if the battery is removed for an extended period of time?
If I remove the rechargeable BP battery from my Canon EOS 50D for an extended period of time, will the internal lithium battery preserve all of my settings (including custom functions, date/time, ...
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What telephoto lens should I get for Canon 600D sub £500?
I have a Canon 600D (as the title suggests) and I am looking to get a second lens to expand upon the 18-55mm lens that came with my camera. I very much like what I've got at the moment, but I always ...
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My DSLR appears to be corrupting CF cards — get new camera or repair?
I have a Canon Rebel XTi which has been ruining CF cards (when I try to see the pictures it tells me the CF card is corrupted--three different cards which were formatted). Anyway I want to know if I ...
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What does the Auto Lighting Optimizer function do?
I've heard a little bit about the Auto Lighting Optimizer function of Canon cameras. Digital Photography School has a small review of it. Is it a useful feature? Should I just stick with RAW and tweak ...
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Does Picasa for Linux support RAW from a Canon 7D?
I'm running Ubuntu (Lucid) and have installed Google Picasa using the Synaptic Package Manager. The current version of Picasa for Linux is 3.0.0 Build 57.4402.
Currently, it renders my RAW images as ...
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Canon DSLR Lens Correction
In Canon DSLRs there is an option to automatically correct Lens Vignetting and Color Fringing. When enabling this option, would it still be necessary to enable lens correction in LR4/Photoshop? If ...
