Ring Lite
Canon's Ring Light, MR-14EX, like the Canon Twin Lite, is built to fit onto the 58 mm front of the 100 mm macro, but you can buy step-down or step-up rings so that the flashes can be mounted on lenses with filter diameters other than 58 mm. Because it can act like a continuous flashtube around the lens, it can produce a beautiful, virtually shadow-free light onto any subject. However, the strobe tube is not a single piece, but rather two semicircular tubes that can be proportioned against each...
Batteries
The XS 1000D takes advantage of ongoing power supply research and uses the new LP-E5 Li-ion battery pack. About the same weight as previous batteries, this new item will give you approximately 20 more exposures per charge than its predecessor while still maintaining a rapid recharge time. This Rebel no longer requires a separate date time battery. Instead, a tiny and inaccessible rechargeable battery inside the body draws a small amount of power from the LP-E5 to sustain itself. Bear in mind...
Tse Mm F Tiltshift
Acting much like a view camera, Tilt Shift lenses correct image distortion and control depth of field by moving the axis of the lens. Canon makes three focal lengths of T S lenses 24 mm, 45 mm, and 90 mm, and although all are manual focus, each will do the same job it's the applications that are different. The 24 mm, for example, is extremely useful for architectural photographers, as the keystoning effect one typically sees when rooms or buildings are photographed can be controlled, with...
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