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Deals and Sales

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Price Drops to $1799

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B&H has the Canon 5D Mark II body on sale for $1799 right now. If you have been holding out for a full frame body, this seems like a great opportunity. While the newer Canon EOS 5D Mark III offers some improved features that can make a difference to some photographers, for others the 5DII can perform essentially equally well. For example, those photographing subjects like landscape or architecture and so on will find that the 5DII produces image quality that essentially equals that of the 5DIII, and that they likely won’t miss the newer features. (I considered upgrading from my 5DII, but I decided that the 5DIII – as fine as it is – won’t provide compelling advantages for my photography.)

It is also worth noting that this makes the price of the 5DII barely more than 50% of that of the 5DIII!

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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Deals and Sales, Equipment

Canon ‘Instant Rebate’ on Lenses and Speedlites Expires Very Soon

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I’m reposting this information about this Canon Instant Rebate promotion today since a) this offer includes good prices on a lot of great Canon lenses and other equipment and b) it expires in less than 48 hours – this Saturday!

Instant Rebate on Canon Lenses and Speedlites – Up to $300
(Expires September 29, 2012)

Canon is offering another “Instant Rebate” promotion through September 29, 2012, this time on a large selection of lenses and Speedlites. Included are a wide range of lenses (zooms, primes, L, non-L, EFS, wide to telephoto, macro, tilt/shift), tele-extenders (1.4x and 2x), and electronic flashes including the most recent introductions. The following list includes links that you can use to purchase from site-sponsor B&H Photo. (Your purchases through these links are appreciated as they benefit this blog – thanks!)

Telephoto Zooms
Wide and Ultra-Wide Zooms
EFS Lenses (for cropped sensor only – includes ultra-wide, normal zoom, macro)
Macro Lenses
Tilt/Shift Lenses
Teleconverters
Speedlite/Flash
Deals and Sales

Deals Page Updates – 9/6/12

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I have updated the ‘Deals’ page on the blog with some new products and deals including:

  • A “ridiculous” price of $298 on a Canon G12 camera and a Pixma printer after a rebate.
  • A new promotion on Canon DSLRs and lenses, including bodies and camera/lens bundles
  • A very low price on the previous version 3 of Adobe Lightroom
  • The introduction of the new Fuji X-E1 mirrorless camera system.

Take a look!

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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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Text, photographs, and other media are © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (or others when indicated) and are not in the public domain and may not be used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

Commentary, Equipment, Technique

Thoughts About the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Lens

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(This is another post based on something I wrote elsewhere as a response to a question about this lens – I’m re-sharing it here with minor editing.)

I’ve used the Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lens  a lot – for things as varied as handheld shooting of bicycle races and tripod-based landscape photography. Over time I’ve developed a few thoughts about the performance of this lens and some of the comments that I frequently hear and read about it.

First, especially from my tripod-based work, I have found that the lens is capable of very good performance in terms of image quality – e.g. “resolution.” This is true at all focal lengths, but more so perhaps at some than at others. To give one example, I also own the f/4 IS 70-200mm lens. At one point I tended to always switch to the shorter lens when shooting in the range up to 200mm, concerned about a potential sharpness hit with the 100-400. Over time I figured out that while the 70-200 is probably a very tiny bit sharper here, in most cases the difference in many kinds of shooting is insignificant and invisible in real-world output – and in many cases where I would have switched lenses I now leave the 100-400 on the camera. Continue reading Thoughts About the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Lens →