Category Archives: Photo and Video
Finally! my 7D on-camera flash finally gave in
On-camera flash on my 7D had intermittent problems, now the problem is permanent. This is a good news for me, getting even with the Canon service center; in the past rejected with a smile implying a con, failed to reproduce the problem on the spot, surely you’ve experienced this embracing feeling, I would have my satisfaction now, rejecting the [...]
Rancilio Audrey Group Head
Today I disassembled my Audrey with the intent to install pre-infusion mod and to clean the group head. I did not install the mod though. I realized that my mental picture of the mod is not matching what I found in the machine.
I am looking for a place to attach the water shock absorber. [...]
Well, Canon did not take my camera
Canon service center did not take my camera for repair. They told me that there is nothing wrong with it. I could not reproduce the problem on the spot. I guess I have to wait until the problem develops more.
I mentioned that I am toying with the idea moving to Nikon, and they answered: “It [...]
No, it does not work
The Canon 7D repair saga continues. It was not fixed first time! It goes back to the shop today. My camera still has the flash miss-fire problem. Isn’t is wired? Dear Canon, do it right this time, please. Or else… I was about to switch to Nikon, but then 7D came out and I decided [...]
Playing with Olympus E-520
Olympus E-520 is a really neat little dSLR. It is all plastic, but does not feel flimsy. In addition, Olympus has great menu structure. It is easy to navigate, contrary to the most of the reviews that I have read. It does have highlight clipping problem, but it is still manageable. I would readily carry [...]
The search is over
Why bother with a prosumer P&S camera if you can get an Olympus E-520 dSLR for $329 refurbished at B&H? I decided to go with a two lens kit that a managed to buy for 400 dollars. You cannot buy a used Canon G10 for that amount of money. Olympus offers so much [...]
Curious thing about Canon 7D Service
Canon covers up problem with the Canon 7D camera. I came to this conclusion based on the repair report that I received with camera returned from a warranty repair. I bought the camera just before the New Year. On January 2nd it started to malfunction. I was shooting using this setup
Canon 7D Wireless Setup
It flashed [...]
Obsessed by off-camera flash
Cameras that made to the short list are Canon G11, SX10 IS, Panasonic Lumix G1, and Olympus Pen EP1.
Sony does not produce P&S with external flash anymore. It seems that the last model was DSW-828. Sony was kicking everybody’s behind with that camera back in the days. They announced it in August of 2003. The [...]
Non-dSLR Cameras with External Flash
I am looking for a go-around camera for my daughter. I am going to use this camera too. My list of requirements for the camera
compact, smaller than dSLR
good image qualitiy
external flash with higher than 250 sync speed
reasonably priced
It is not easy to find a relatively small camera that would produce reasonable good quality pictures, good [...]
Learning the ropes on the Canon 7D
Silent shooting mode has to be set to “disable” if you want to synchronize an external flash with a 7D (as well as 5D MK2 apparently). It is a documented, but fairly obscure feature.
Live view gives interesting advantage for manual lenses. At 10x magnification it is possible to achieve very nice focus without having to [...]