Jonathan Ocab, Shooter: Cameras and Firearms
The 50mm prime lens is a very popular prime lens in dSLR photography because the focal length is very all-purpose, the maximum aperture is generally large, and the prices can be quite inexpensive. Canon has kept a few different 50mm … Read More
Canon released a lens firmware update (v 1.2.0) for the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM to address widespread issues of the lens AF locking up in cases where the lens barrel is depressed. Firmware Version 1.2.0 addresses the following phenomenon. 1. … Read More
A week or two ago, I was messing around with my Zoom H1 field recorder and decided to capture some video+audio of the stepping motor (STM) in the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. The audio is captured using … Read More
My friend Mike Quan sent an amusing photo to me after a group shoot event we were at a couple weekends ago in Downtown Los Angeles. I was messing around with the new Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on the Canon … Read More
In early June Canon announced a pair of new EF lenses with a new Stepping Motor (STM) technology. This STM technology allows lenses to smoothly and quietly autofocus which will be beneficial for the Canon T4i (also announced at the same … Read More