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Need a Sacramento Photographer?

Matt McGuire — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:19:40 +0000

Do you need a Sacramento area Photographer? Send me an email at matt@mattmcguire.com to talk about your needs. My busiest sports season is coming up so my time slots fill up quickly.

Also remember I do almost any type of event photography not just sports so let me know what you have planned and I will make sure your event is covered. I cover Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, and Amador Counties. Most destinations are covered without a trip charge.

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Canon 7D Image Quality

Matt McGuire — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:44:29 +0000

I have seen a couple people complain about the new Canon 7D image quality, but only a couple. Most of the time I see people who love it. Over at Canon Field Review they have some awesome photos showing the quality this camera is capable of.

Canon scored very well is customer service

Matt McGuire — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:08:18 +0000

Canon were far and away one of the favorite brands in a PC World survey, earning high marks across the board on measurements of both reliability and service. Canon dominated the field in printers and cameras.

You really cannot go wrong with any of the top brands. Nikon, Pentax, and Sony all have quality products. If you search the web for opinion you will find people argue intensely over the brand they like. Don’t take too much of the bicker to heart. Read the reviews, but just know there are fanboys out there that will swear their brand is better than the other guys.

If you ask me what I would I would say Canon. I have been a big fan for years they have always made products I have been very happy with. Now I just need to save for the new Canon 7D.

Canon SLRs get new wireless transmitters

Matt McGuire — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:03:26 +0000

Certain Canon DSLRs can not take advantage of a brand new wireless setup. Among other things you can now shoot with unto 10 linked camera simultaneously. The wireless file transmitter devices, which mount to the SLR camera bodies, are the WFT-E2 II A, available this quarter for the EOS-1D Mark IV; the WFT-E4 II A, available now for the EOS 5D Mark II; and the WFT-E5A, available now for the EOS 7D.

One new feature is called Camera Linking, which lets up to 10 cameras take the same shot, which can be useful for capturing the same moment from different perspectives.

One new feature available only on the WFT-E5A for the EOS 7D is support for the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology that can be used to display photos on compatible TVs or photo frames, Canon said.

The initial cost of these devices is $700. A little bit out my price range. Once I own a 7D this would be a cool addon.

The new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Matt McGuire — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:20:27 +0000

Yesterday Canon released news of a new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens. This is the newest model of the lens I have been saving for. It looks like they made some nice improvements.

This news lens has reduced the minimum focusing distance to 3.9 feet. The new lens incorporats a fluorite element and a fifth UD element. The result is a better image quality with improved contrast and resolution.

DPReview.com has a good pre-release review of of the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens.

There is no price associated with the news lens yet and the release date is scheduled for April 2010. This looks like it is going to be a winner. If the price is not out of line with the current version of this lens it will still be my next lens purchase.

Canon 7D Weather Sealing

Matt McGuire — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:51:50 +0000

The Canon 7D is once nice piece of camera gear. I don’t own this fine camera, yet, but I still enjoy living vicariously through those that do. One of the features of the Canon 7D is the enhance weather sealing. I know I am very careful with my current Canon 30D. I never let sand get on it. I never let more that a mist of water hit the camera. Professional photographers out in the field cannot always be that careful.

Photographer Ole Jorgen Liodden recently brought his EOS 7D to the Antarctica for an assignment. The camera held up remarkably well.

This trip was almost the same 3.5 week photo expedition to Antartctica as last year, where I had a 50D and Canon HF10 HD video camera for testing. On that trip I destroyed the video camera on my first day at South Georgia, and the 50D camera had a one day “hangover” after a wet landing. After a few days I put the 50D away because it was not suited to those conditions. 3-4 photographers with Canon 30Ds and 40Ds broke their cameras during last year’s expedition. NB: My workhorse, the 1DS Mark III worked flawlessly, even after 2 “baths” in cold sea water. After these experiences, I wasn’t sure if the 7D and 5D Mark II would survive for the duration of the expedition this year.

The 7D performed as I had hoped, surpassing 10,000 exposures without a problem. I must admit that the 5D Mark II surprised me as well with its build quality. The 1DS Mark III camera is the most rugged and best weather sealed, but the 7D and 5D Mark II (without battery grip) performed 100% in my opinion.

It’s nice to know when I can finally afford the 7D I can abuse it. Though I don’t plan on heading to Antarctica any time soon.