The rivalry between camera makers has raged for decades and the competitive nature of the camera industry means this has resulted in spectacular advances in consumer cameras. As our little contribution to keeping the rivalry heated, we decided to ask Light Stalking readers what make of camera they shot on. Image by Derek K Miller […]
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Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in optics, imaging and other industrial and electronic equipment. It is well known for its cameras, lenses and printers.
Canon’s precision optical instruments laboratory in Japan date back to 1933. During its early years, it did not have facilities to manufacture its own optical glasses for its lenses and so its early cameras used lenses that incorporated Nikkor lenses.
Canon introduced its nigh end SLRs and FD lenses in 1971 and their first inkjet printer in 1985. Currently canon has a huge range of digital cameras, lenses, the best inkjet printers and many other electronic equipment.
A lot of fuss is always made about what type of camera photographers prefer shooting on. While some regard the question as an affront (you wouldn’t ask a painter what brushes they use!) , others like to be at the forefront of camera technology for whatever reason. While Nikon and Canon are indisputable leaders in […]
Travel and photography go hand in hand. Who doesn’t dream of taking incredible shots to wow your friends and colleagues with when you return from some exotic destination? Unfortunately, there are a few down sides to travel photography that you probably need to be aware of before you go, especially when it comes to traveling […]
This is a guest post by New Zealand landscape photographer, Chris Gin. Some of you might recognise images from Chris’ Flickr stream that we have used in our collections before. I’ve been into landscape photography for a couple of years now. It’s a fantastic hobby and hugely rewarding, but also has a bit of a […]
As photographers we love accessories, it’s just the nature of the beast. One of the accessories that can often be hard to choose is the right camera bag. Perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions about camera bags is there isn’t just one perfect bag, but rather a perfect bag for any particular situation. In this […]
Once upon a time the camera body of an SLR system would last you several decades, and then some. Technology made advancements, but for the most part you won’t see any groundbreaking advancements from the late 60’s to early 80’s when the autofocus system came out, at which point camera bodies started a fast track […]
