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Birding Canon EF lens Micro 4/3 Olympus camera I thought about long ago to check a Micro 4/3 body with a Canon prime lens for more reach and smaller size for mostly birding purposes. I would even title this article as the ‘cheapest lightest quality kit for birding’ Panasonic or Olympus are the choices regarding […]

Canon 50mm 1.8 stm review The Canon 50mm 1.8 stm is a nice upgrade to the older Canon 50mm 1.8 II lens, which was an interesting piece of equipment (Nifty fifty). Unlike its solid built predecessor it was a filmsy plastic wonder, with nice optical qualities, but cheapo focus motor. The new lens is upgraded […]

Canon RF 800mm f11 release date review specs compared pricing As a birder this thing is quite interesting (long focal length, more affordable than super duper telephoto lenses), as a photographer f/11 what is it ? In photographic terms, everything below f4 is a dark tunnel, all of us heard / read this before. I […]

Canon powershot zoom What is it ? It is a small pocketable mononcular which can shoot superzoom stills and video. For example can shoot a goal of the football or soccer match or the distant bird or animal. (If you skilled enough to do this, not an easy task to capture a moment like this) […]

Nikon d850 release date review specs (Nikon d850 release date 2017 september, 3300 USD, 45 Mpix, 4K UHD video at 30fps, HD video at 120 fps) The new Nikon d850 is soon coming, with a 45 Mp sensor, 4K UHD video at 30 fps, for 3300 USD. [do_widget Text] Nikon D850 order link at BH […]

Upupa epops The Upupa epops or Hoopoe is a small bird which is common in Hungary between March and September. The bird spends the winter in Africa. The bird likes open areas, agricultural farms, typically can be found walking on dirt roads looking after insects. This is a widely spread bird in many places throughout […]

New Sigma Art lenses coming New Sigma Art lenses coming. At this time we can expect 4 new lenses, some of them are unique in the market. Nowadays Sigma really rocking, with lenses like the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art , or the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art series lenses. Not to speak […]

Canon 77d release date Canon 77d release date is expected in April 2017. At the moment it looks like a 200 USD cheaper 80d, if the sensor is the same. It looks has anything Canon has to offer, apart from 4K or other gimmicks. The new Canon dslr camera coming between the Canon 80d and […]

Canon M6 release date The new Canon mirrorless will have a 24,2 megapixel CMOS sensor. The camera is little smaller and lighter than the predecessor (the EOS M5), but unfortunately has smaller screen, and has no viewfinder. It is cheaper though than the Canon EOS M5. It will have newer processor (DIGIC 7), has faster […]

Sigma 85mm 1.4 Art release date price specs Seems the long awaited Sigma 85mm 1.4 Art portrait lens is finally coming. This lens was expected when the Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 Art lens was released. This kins of a lens is a workhorse for the professional portrait photographer. For 1200 USD it is not really cheap, […]

Nikon d5600 release date The Nikon d5500 was quite a successful camera for Nikon, got good reviews, and was the first Nikon with a Touchscreen (if I remember well). The new Nikon d5600 wants to continue this camera line with more connectivity and creativity. The new camera has the good old 24,2 MP resolution CMOS […]

Monitor cleaning spray I sit in front of the computer for years, and if I wanted to clean it (with a wet cloth normally), usually I was not really successful. I don’t know how but got this monitor cleaning spray (see above). It does the job perfectly. I can recommend it wholeheartedly. Just makes the […]