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B&H Update: Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, and Apple (12/16/12)

Today’s update from site-affiliate B&H Photo includes lens and camera products from Nikon, large discounts on four Canon L lenses and one non-L prime, a lens and a camera from Fujifilm, and an Apple iMac. Additional offers are listed on the Deals Page at this blog.

Nikon – a 70-200mm telephoto zoom, A D600 bundle at over $800 off, and a discount on D800 DSLR bodies.

Canon – Significant discounts on four L lenses and the inexpensive 50mm f/1.8 II

Fujifilm – new lens for the Fujifilm X-Pro-1 rangefinder style camera, discount on the XF1

Apple – new iMac model

Notes: Some items must be added to the cart at the B&H web site in order for you to see the lower prices. It is still possible to order as of this date and receive the items in time for holiday gift-giving. Information came from B&H, so please follow links to B&H to verify prices and other information listed here.

Special Price on the Canon EFS 55-250 Telephoto Zoom at B&H

I just heard from site-sponsor B&H Photo that there is currently a substantial price reduction on the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens that amounts to about 40% off, if my estimate is correct. The lens normally sells for $255, but right now it is available for only $149. New owners of Canon cropped sensor DSLRs who want to expand their long lens shooting beyond what they can do with the EFS 18-55 IS kit lens, will find that this lens can extend their range considerably. If you have been thinking about this lens, this is a really great price!

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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In Praise of the Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS

(Note: Though Canon no longer sells this lens, it is still around and may be a useful lens for photographers using DSLRs.)

Sometimes it seems like the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS lens doesn’t get the respect it deserves. It probably doesn’t help that it is often described as a “kit lens” because Canon bundles it with some of their full frame DSLRs. Having a maximum aperture of only f/4, it lacks the f/2.8 aperture found on some of  the other Canon L zooms. It uses a “telescoping” zoom design that extends the front element when the focal length changes, and some mistakenly associate this design with lower quality lenses. It certainly doesn’t have the panache of the high-end, large-aperture primes, with their big  f/1.4 or f/1.2 maximum apertures, nor of the big and impressive f/2.8 L zooms, nor the exotic and equally expensive tilt/shift lenses——nor does it have their correspondingly large selling price. Continue reading In Praise of the Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS

Updated Lens Reviews: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L, 24-105mm f/4 L IS, 70-200mm f/4 L IS

I’ve been posting to this blog in one form or another for over a half-dozen years now. One side effect of this is that certain articles that made sense when posted years ago end up looking pretty dated today! I found several of those while doing some maintenance on the site today. A couple mentioned my then-current 8MP cropped sensor camera and so forth – gear I haven’t used for years.

With that in mind, I have updated the following posts:

All three are lenses that are core elements of my own kit. (They are also included in the current Canon ‘Instant Rebate” promotion that runs for about another week!)

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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