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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
3rd Canon EOS 60D Review
The Canon EOS 60D review could not have come at a better time as my friend's wedding was during the weekend! I had previously taken some casual photos of Jeffrey and Austral prior to their wedding day with my other friends and it was a pleasure to take their photos again during the church wedding.
Doing a wedding shoot is always challenging because you have to be alert and be constantly on the move. Most importantly, you have to be quick with your camera settings to adjust to the different lighting and events happening in front of you!
In fact, that is why most wedding photographer will carry two cameras at the same time with two different lenses to ensure that no time is wasted and that each precious moment is captured! I only used the EOS 60D for this shoot and as it was a church wedding, I used my 580EX II flash and decided to switch between my own 17-55mm f2.8 and the 18-200mm f3/5-5.6 lens that came with the EOS 60D.
One of the things that came in handy was the quick control dial on the EOS 60D which allowed me to switch my settings immediately. The back of the church had fluorescent lighting while the front had used tungsten lighting. This made me have to adjust my white balance constantly and quickly to ensure that the colours turned out properly!
The high ISO helped again when I didn't want to use my flash. By using a high ISO and a faster shutter speed, I was able to prevent camera blur caused by shaky hands and motion blur. Trust me, this is useful.
I also took photos from one floor above the church in order to capture different angles and this was when I used the 18-200mm lens. You will see from some of the photos below that I had taken from above and managed to zoom in at 200mm. Something I was never able to do previously because my maximum focal length was 55mm with my other lens.
However, I must add that this was no joke having to balance the camera with the flash from the top and holding the lens steadily because it was quite heavy! In fact, I was praying hard that the camera will not slip from my hands or that would be the end of it!
The EOS 60D also has an iFCL metering system with a 63-zone dual-layer sensor. As a result, it is able to provide better exposure because the focus point location data and colour data are both analysed, whatever the situation.
Using the EOS 60D for a wedding was a pretty interesting test as I really had to experiment with various types of shots and lighting. In short, you definitely need a reliable camera when you're taking photos of a once-in-a-lifetime event!
EOS 60D Microsite:
www.canon-asia.com/eos60d/
EOS 60D Product Page @ canon.com.my:
EOS 60D Body:
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1733-EOS-60D/
EOS 60D (18-55):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1741-EOS-60D-Kit-EF-S18-55/
EOS 60D (18-135):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1742-EOS-60D-Kit-II-EF-S18-135/
EOS 60D (18-200):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1743-EOS-60D-Kit-III-EF-S18-200/
Doing a wedding shoot is always challenging because you have to be alert and be constantly on the move. Most importantly, you have to be quick with your camera settings to adjust to the different lighting and events happening in front of you!
In fact, that is why most wedding photographer will carry two cameras at the same time with two different lenses to ensure that no time is wasted and that each precious moment is captured! I only used the EOS 60D for this shoot and as it was a church wedding, I used my 580EX II flash and decided to switch between my own 17-55mm f2.8 and the 18-200mm f3/5-5.6 lens that came with the EOS 60D.
One of the things that came in handy was the quick control dial on the EOS 60D which allowed me to switch my settings immediately. The back of the church had fluorescent lighting while the front had used tungsten lighting. This made me have to adjust my white balance constantly and quickly to ensure that the colours turned out properly!
The high ISO helped again when I didn't want to use my flash. By using a high ISO and a faster shutter speed, I was able to prevent camera blur caused by shaky hands and motion blur. Trust me, this is useful.
I also took photos from one floor above the church in order to capture different angles and this was when I used the 18-200mm lens. You will see from some of the photos below that I had taken from above and managed to zoom in at 200mm. Something I was never able to do previously because my maximum focal length was 55mm with my other lens.
However, I must add that this was no joke having to balance the camera with the flash from the top and holding the lens steadily because it was quite heavy! In fact, I was praying hard that the camera will not slip from my hands or that would be the end of it!
The EOS 60D also has an iFCL metering system with a 63-zone dual-layer sensor. As a result, it is able to provide better exposure because the focus point location data and colour data are both analysed, whatever the situation.
Using the EOS 60D for a wedding was a pretty interesting test as I really had to experiment with various types of shots and lighting. In short, you definitely need a reliable camera when you're taking photos of a once-in-a-lifetime event!
EOS 60D Microsite:
www.canon-asia.com/eos60d/
EOS 60D Product Page @ canon.com.my:
EOS 60D Body:
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1733-EOS-60D/
EOS 60D (18-55):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1741-EOS-60D-Kit-EF-S18-55/
EOS 60D (18-135):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1742-EOS-60D-Kit-II-EF-S18-135/
EOS 60D (18-200):
http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1743-EOS-60D-Kit-III-EF-S18-200/
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
2nd Canon EOS60D Review
I was really keen to experiment with the Canon EOS60D again and so I decided to call up Regina and Eric who gamely agreed to be my guinea pigs! Eric even called up his friend Chin Hooi to bring his bike and so I was able to have some interesting biker shots! Isn't it wonderful to have such sporting friends who are willing to be victims?? *flashes wide smile*
Since I had no time to do a day shoot, I decided a night shoot would be best. I've also always wanted to experiment with street-light shooting and I thought a good venue would be in the neighbourhood! With the nice yellow lighting from the street lamps, it provided a great place for me to take some night shots.
My favourite photography subject will always be first and foremost, people. In normal instances, I would use my 50mm f1.8 lens for portraits but I decided to give the 18-200mm lens that came with this model a try.
In fact, I only used this zoom lens throughout the entire shoot which was quite a nice change, knowing that I didnt have to keep changing lens because I could change the focal length anytime I wanted!
It was also the perfect time for me to test the high ISO setting that the Canon EOS60D offered and it worked beautifully. Believe it or not, these pictures below were taken with the 18-200mm lens at ISO6400. I decided to stretch it to the extreme and the noise is barely visible in the pictures. You can even increase the ISO via the ISO expansion to *gasp* 12,800.
And of course, I gave the articulating LCD a spin throughout the shoot as well for different angles.
The next thing I wanted to try was the integrated speedlite transmitter and this was pretty fun and easy. I used the EOS60D to remotely control my 580 EXII flash which was set as a slave with both the camera and flash in the same channels. Eric helped me to hold the flash from different distances to have various effects.
As you can see from the first picture below, the shadow is quite strong for a more moody look while the second picture has more light on Regina's face.
I really had a fun time during this second shoot and I must thank Regina, Eric and Chin Hooi for being such great models! I was also continuously laughing throughout the shoot because they had to pull off these poses while wheeling their bikes up and down! I'll end this post with a shot of Regina leaping in the air that describes my sentiment on this review, "wheeee!"
Since I had no time to do a day shoot, I decided a night shoot would be best. I've also always wanted to experiment with street-light shooting and I thought a good venue would be in the neighbourhood! With the nice yellow lighting from the street lamps, it provided a great place for me to take some night shots.
My favourite photography subject will always be first and foremost, people. In normal instances, I would use my 50mm f1.8 lens for portraits but I decided to give the 18-200mm lens that came with this model a try.
In fact, I only used this zoom lens throughout the entire shoot which was quite a nice change, knowing that I didnt have to keep changing lens because I could change the focal length anytime I wanted!
It was also the perfect time for me to test the high ISO setting that the Canon EOS60D offered and it worked beautifully. Believe it or not, these pictures below were taken with the 18-200mm lens at ISO6400. I decided to stretch it to the extreme and the noise is barely visible in the pictures. You can even increase the ISO via the ISO expansion to *gasp* 12,800.
I was still able to take some nice shots despite the high ISO i used.
Playing around with different angles as seen in the photos below for that different edge.
I also decided to play around with the white balance setting to cool things off. This gave the photos a blue tinge instead of the glowing yellow lights from the street lamps.
The next thing I wanted to try was the integrated speedlite transmitter and this was pretty fun and easy. I used the EOS60D to remotely control my 580 EXII flash which was set as a slave with both the camera and flash in the same channels. Eric helped me to hold the flash from different distances to have various effects.
As you can see from the first picture below, the shadow is quite strong for a more moody look while the second picture has more light on Regina's face.
I really had a fun time during this second shoot and I must thank Regina, Eric and Chin Hooi for being such great models! I was also continuously laughing throughout the shoot because they had to pull off these poses while wheeling their bikes up and down! I'll end this post with a shot of Regina leaping in the air that describes my sentiment on this review, "wheeee!"
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