Products and Terminology

The following is my knowledge base and FAQ for Canon products.  I have also added information on other products I use or have an interest in.  I may add links to good reviews of a product and I may also add links to sites offering good prices.

Canon Compact Cameras

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Digital SLR Camera

(Under Review) 

Canon EOS 1D Mark III Digital SLR Camera

The 1D Mark III is compatible with more than 50 EF lenses and a large range of accessories. It features a 3” LCD screen with Live View and a 10.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor (APS-H size, 1.3X lens focal length conversion) featuring EOS integrated sensor cleaning system. The 1D Mark III uses Dual DIG!C III image processors to takes images at up to 10 fps with a burst rate of up to 110 JPEG or 30 RAW images. It has 19 selectable auto focus points with 26 additional “assist points”.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II features a full frame 35mm 21.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with integrated cleaning system and DIG!C 4 Image processor that delivers 3.9 fps continuous shooting in 14-bit colour with an ISO range of 50 to 25600. The 5D Mark II has a high resolution (920,000 dots) 3” LCD and supports Live View stills and movie. Live View stills with Live Face Detection and Live View movie recorded in full 1080P HD. The 5D Mark II uses a 9 point AF and 6 point Assist AF for ultra sharp images. You can select any of the 9 AF points to ensure correct focus point. Images are stored in Jpeg or Raw file formats. I/O includes accessory shoe, HDMI and USB interfaces. Images are stored on compact flash (CF) I & II memory cards. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II uses the LP-E6 Li-Ion battery and the Vertical Grip BG-E6 (uses two LP-E6 batteries). Supports all Canon EF Lenses. I love using this camera.

CANON LENSES

The following canon lenses will have their specifications added soon. These are the lenses I use or have an interest in. 

Canon Zoom Lens

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens

Canon Prime EF Lenses

Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM Lens

Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens

Canon EF 200mm f/2.0 L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens

Canon EF Lens Extenders

Canon EF 1.4x II Extender

Canon EF 2x II Extender

Canon Flash Accessories

Speedlite 270EX Flash

Speedlite 430EX II Flash

Speedlite 580EX II Flash 

Canon Batteries and Chargers

Canon Other Products

Remoe Switch RS-80N3

Remote Switch RS-60E3

Timer Remote Control TC-80N3

OC-E3 Off-Camera shoe Cord

Glossary

USM                     Canon Ultrasonic Auto Focus drive motor. Available in two types, the ring ultrasonic is faster and quieter, but heavier and more expensive than the Micro-motor Ultrasonic focus drive.

FTM                      Full Time Manual focus: Allows you to manual focus while your Canon lens is set to Auto Focus.

EF                        The standard Bayonet style lens mount for Canon EOS cameras.  EF stands for Electro Focus Lens. Typically EF cameras are full frame DSLR cameras or 35mm film cameras.

EF-S                     Canon lens mount created for Canon DSLR cameras using a APS-C sized image sensor with a 1.6x crop. EF-S lenses cannot be mounted onto EF bodies. EF lenses can be mounted onto Canon EF-S camera bodies.

L-series                Canon Luxury lenses, Very good optical performance and solid construction.

DO                        Diffractive Optics camera lens technology is another world first from Canon. In short it is a lens design with reduced size and weight while offering higher image quality than a comparable focal length lens that incorporates conventional glass optical elements. The technology is based on a lens element with an intergrated diffractive grating.

Prime                   Fixed focal length lens.

Macro Lens          Are used for close-up photography. Typically macro lenses have a magnification of 1x or 1:1 to produces live sized image on the camera sensor.

Focal Length        Is the distance between the centre of a lens focused at infinity and the point at which light passing through the lens converges to a single point called the focal point.

AF                        Auto Focus

ISO                       In digital cameras ISO refers to the sensors sensitivity to light. Setting the camera to a higher ISO number makes the image sensor more sensitive to light, while lowering the ISO number makes the image sensor less sensitive to light. There is a rough correlation between ISO numbers used on DSLR cameras and to the ISO rating of film speed or sensitivity to light.

EOS                     Canon’s DSLR cameras are sold with the brand name of EOS. This stands for “electro-optical system”. EOS is also the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn. It is pronounced (ee-oss)

SLR                      Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera uses a mirror that reflects all the light coming through the camera lens up into the viewfinder. When the cameras shutter button is pressed the mirror flips out of the way allowing light to pass through to the cameras film or digital sensor (DSLR). This allows the photographer to see exactly what will be captured.

DSLR                    Digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera uses a mirror that reflects all the light coming through the camera lens up into the viewfinder. When the cameras shutter button is pressed the mirror flips out of the way allowing light to pass through to the cameras film or digital sensor (DSLR). This allows the photographer to see exactly what will be captured.

APS-C                  APS-C size, 1.6x crop factor or lens focal length multiplication factor.

APS-H                  APS-H size, 1.3x crop factor or lens focal length multiplication factor.

DIG!C                   Canon’s advanced image processor used in Canon Digital cameras

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