Thursday 28 July 2016

Comparing Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 versus Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 LP Gas Grill, What's the Difference?

The Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 and Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 LP Gas Grills have been redesigned for ease of use, featuring a new front-located control panel and an electronic-crossover ignition system for easy start-up.

The main difference between the Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 and Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 comes down to the amount of burners and size of cooking area each LP gas grill has.   

Weber Spirit E310 with 424 square inch cooking area plus 105 square inch warming, image
Weber Spirit E310 with
424 square inch cooking area
plus 105 square inch warming
The Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 is the larger of the two gas grills with 3 stainless steel burners offering 32,000 BTU-per-hour output, whereas the Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 only has 2 stainless steel burners offering 26,500 BTU-per-hour output.  The burners are spaced to provide heat across the entire cooking surface and the controls for each burner allow for direct or indirect grilling.  You can fine-tune the heat levels with the burner valves’ infinite control settings.

The amount of cooking area available with each Weber LP gas grill differs, with the 46510001 Spirit E310 offering 424 square inch of cooking area with an additional 105 square inch for warming, whereas the 46110001 Spirit E210 offers 360 square inch of cooking area with an additional 90 square inch for warming.  Both grills are spacious enough to cook a 20 lb turkey or roast meats and vegetables at the same time.

Also worth bearing in mind if you’re short of space, is that the Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 (2 burner) has fold-down stainless steel side tables whereas the side tables do NOT fold down on the Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 (3 burner).

Both the Weber Spirit E310 and E210 gas grills are sturdily constructed and feature porcelain-enameled steel shroud that doesn’t fade, peel or rust for long-lasting durability.  The cast-iron cooking grates are also porcelain-enameled, combining the superior heat-retention of cast-iron with the easy clean-up of porcelain-enamel.

Both Weber gas grills also features porcelain-enameled Flavorizer bars that catch drips of cooking juices that then smoke and sizzle to add more flavor to your food.  What doesn’t get vaporized by the Flavorizer bars goes down to the angled grease tray and catch pan.  This grease management system sits beneath the cookbox at a safe distance from the burner tubes to prevent the grease from catching fire.  Clean-up is easy - the grease tray slides out for easy cleaning and the drip pan is disposable and easy to replace.

20 lb LP tank can be placed in enclosed cart
20 lb LP tank can be
placed in enclosed cart
The cookbox itself is made from cast aluminum, built to withstand grilling at any heat temperature.  The design of the cookbox combined with the shroud allows for correct heat circulation for even cooking throughout.  There’s also a center-mounted thermometer on the lid so you can see the temperature at a glance.

Both the Weber Spirit E310 and E210 gas grills utilize a 20 lb LP Liquid Propane tank (not included) which can be placed in the enclosed cart and there’s an easy-to-read fuel gauge so you can always see exactly how much fuel is left.




Let’s take a closer look at the differences and similarities in features and specifications between the Weber 46510001 Spirit E310 and Weber 46110001 Spirit E210 to help you decide on which is the best LP gas grill for you:


Tuesday 26 July 2016

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Fixed Lens, Review

Canon EF-50mm f/1.4L USM Fixed Lens, review, all-round lens for sharp crisp images, Gaussian optics and 2 high refraction lens elements, rapid focusing and full-time manual focusing
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The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Fixed Lens is a great all-round choice of lens for all photographers to have.  50mm lenses closely mimic what the human eye can see and are ideal for general every day photography.

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Fixed Lens produces sharp crisp images, with little flare even when shooting at the maximum aperture.  This is thanks to the lens’ Gaussian optics and 2 high-refraction lens elements which together help to eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference.

The f/1.4 fast speed of the Canon EF 50mm Lens produces natural-looking photos in available light even indoors, something that would be more difficult to achieve with an f/4 lens for example.

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Fixed Lens offers a rapid focusing system and is unique in that it offers extra-small Micro USM (Ultra Sonic Motor) focus adjustment as well as full-time manual focusing.  In addition, this lens offers a close focusing distance of 1.5 ft.

Let’s take a look at the features in detail that the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Fixed Lens has to offer:


Saturday 23 July 2016

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Fixed Lens, Review

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens, review, produces beautiful bokeh, ideal for portraits & natural images
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The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens is designed to produce beautiful background blur (bokeh) and is ideal for portraits and natural images or indeed any subject that requires a moderate-power telephoto.

The Canon EF 85mm lens itself is lightweight and responsive.  It produces clear sharp images at all apertures, even in low light situations.  This powerful lens offers a 1/3-stop speed advantage over the Canon 100mm f/2 USM lens.

Canon’s USM (ultra sonic motor) coupled with the wide f/1.8 aperture of the Canon EF 85mm lens allows for fast, accurate and quiet focusing.  As the front lens group does not rotate with this type of lens, any special effect filters are not affected.

Being a standard telephoto lens, the Canon EF 85mm lens offers a natural angle of view and perspective.  The beautiful background blur (bokeh) it creates makes it an excellent lens for portrait photography and other types of photography that necessitate a natural depth of field.

Let’s take a look at the features and specifications in detail that the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens has to offer:


Thursday 21 July 2016

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon EOS Cameras, Reviewed

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, review, Diffractive Optics, compact lens, reduce length and weight of lens, boosted image quality, image stabilizer
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Thanks to its DO technology, the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens is a convenient ultra-compact size, yet is far better quality than Canon’s standard EF or EF-S lenses.

DO stands for Diffractive Optics and this new 3-layer DO lens is incorporated into the Canon EF 7-300mm f.4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens to:

·         Reduce the overall length and weight of the lens.
·         Increase the refractive power of each lens element.
·         Reduce the space between the elements.
·         Adjust for chromatic aberrations.
·         Boost image quality.

As a result of the DO elements, when compared with lenses of similar specifications, the Canon EF 7-0300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens is:

·         Approx. 26% shorter in length than other comparable lenses – measuring around 3.9” long (just under 10 cm).
·         Approx. 36% lighter – weighing around 25.4 ounces (720g).

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens offers super-fast and silent autofocus with its rear-focusing ring-type USM (ultrasonic motor), and has the option of full-time manual override.  The lens incorporates Canon’s Image Stabilizer to reduce blur/camera shake, giving the equivalent effect of a shutter speed 3 stops faster.  The shape and coatings of the lens are optimized to suppress ghosting and flaring for stunning high-quality images.

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens can focus down to a close distance of just 4.6 ft (1.4m) without rotating the front element.  The lens features a new Zoom Lock button that keeps the lens safe and secure, locking the lens when not in use or at its widest angle.

Let’s take a look at the features and specifications in detail that the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens has to offer:


Tuesday 19 July 2016

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, Review

Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, review, ideal for photographing wildlife & sports
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Capture subjects up close with the fast Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens.  This powerful telephoto zoom lens is ideal for shooting outdoors, wildlife, and sports, bringing the action closer to you.  Or additionally, this lens is great for portrait photography, creating a beautiful bokeh effect.

The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom is part of Canon’s L-series range which incorporates the finest optics to provide high performance and stunning images.

The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens offers fast and accurate focusing with its rear-focusing ultrasonic motor (USM), while the floating mechanism system ensures high quality pictures throughout all focal lengths.

This lens features Canon’s 2-mode Image Stabilizer to help capture far-away fast action without camera shake/blur.  Flourite and Super UD-glass elements help to suppress chromatic aberration, ghosting and flaring.

The zoom system on the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens is the Linear extension type, while the lens itself is constructed with 17 elements in 14 groups.

For even more reach, the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens is also compatible with the following extenders:  1.4x II and 2x II.

Let’s take a look at the features and specifications in detail that the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens has to offer:


Saturday 16 July 2016

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Review

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens, review, for serious amateur and professional photographers, great depth of field and sharp focus, high-precision aspherical lens elements, great bokeh, auto and manual focus
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The edge-to-edge quality of this Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM ultra wide angle zoom lens is designed to meet even the strictest needs of both serious amateurs and professional photographers.

Great depth of field and sharp focus is a valued feature of this lens.

The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens features 3 different high-precision aspherical lens elements (ground, replica and GMo) for improved image quality.

The circular aperture produces wonderful bokeh at the wider aperture range, i.e. natural background blurring with a sharp foreground image.

Fast and quiet auto-focusing with manual override is contributed to the Canon EF 16035mm f/2.8L lens’ internal focusing system with its Ultra-sonic Motor and AF algorithms.




Let’s take a closer look at the features and specifications in detail of the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens to help you decide if it’s the right lens for you:


Wednesday 13 July 2016

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Review

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens, equivalent to 35mm format camera of 24-136mm
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The Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens is a great all round lens, offering a wide angle to telephoto range, which produces impressive quality and incorporates Canon’s Image Stabilization technology.

Great for everyday photography, this lens is also popularly used for travel and portraits.

The Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens is specifically designed for EOS EF-S camera bodies (APS-C).

The Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens offers a great wide-angle to telephoto range which is equivalent in the 35mm format cameras to 24-136mm.

The in-built Image Stabilizer allows the photographer to shoot using lower shutter speeds (up to 4 f/stops) than would otherwise be possible without it. Automatic panning is a feature of this lens, along with automatic tripod detection, making this a great lens to have for movie-makers.

The accurate Ultrasonic Motor provides fast and quiet auto-focusing. The USM allows the user to override the autofocus to manually fine-tune focusing.

The Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens uses 3 high-precision aspherical lenses, along with 1 UD element, to help minimise aberrations, while the Super Spectra Coating helps to minimise ghosting and flare to produce sharp images and accurate colours.

Bokeh - attractive background blur/sharp foreground is easily produced with this lens.




Let’s take a look at the features and specifications of the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD to help you decide if it’s the right wide angle zoom lens for you:


Monday 11 July 2016

Different Types of Camera Lenses Explained

50mm Lens explained
50mm Lens
A 50mm lens is the most popular lens that normally comes with an SLR or DSLR camera.   A 50mm lens is very versatile and mimics very closely what the human eye can see.   It produces excellent quality photos and is one of the best lenses to have for general day-to-day use as it’s not too big or heavy to have attached to your camera.  While this fixed focal length lens is great for normal every day use, there are a number of different camera lenses which are best suited for more specific photographic purposes.

Many photographers like to have a selection of lenses in their camera bag to cover a variety of situations, such as bringing subjects closer to the frame or capturing a wider-angled scene.  There are a great variety of lenses to choose from, some with fixed focal lengths and some with varying focal lengths to give you more versatility in one lens.

Let’s take a look at the main different types of camera lenses and what purposes or situations they are likely to be used for:


Types of Camera Lenses Explained


TELEPHOTO LENS

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A telephoto camera lens will bring the subject of your picture close up, so it’s great for shooting pictures of things that are further away than you would like or for subjects that you are unable to get close enough to.  These camera lenses are popular for capturing sporting events.  Typical telephoto lenses range between 70mm and 300mm.


WIDE ANGLE LENS

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As the name suggests, a wide angle camera lens enables the photographer to capture a wider expanse of the scene and are great for landscape photography.  Typical focal lengths for a wide angle lens range between 24mm and 35 mm.


Thursday 7 July 2016

Top Most Popular Camera Filters Explained

Camera Filters, top most popular camera filters explained
Camera Filters
Using camera filters can be a great way to enhance your photos or create special effects.  Whether you want to create a more natural looking photo with true colors, enhance contrast, remove haze, eliminate reflections, reduce purple fringing, soften images, or add creative effects such as sepia images, mirror images and more, there’s a filter for virtually anything you can think of!

Knowing which filter to use for the right conditions can be confusing. 

Let’s take a look at the top most popular camera filters and the effects that can be achieved with them to enhance your photos:


Polarizing Filters
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We all know that light bounces and reflects off things.  In this respect, when light hits something, it reflects back the color of the object it has hit.  It will then hit another object in the color it’s reflected.  These light waves hit your camera from all directions, giving your subjects un-true colors.

A polarizing filter added to your camera will only allow light to pass in one direction and is effective for:

·         Removing haze.
·         Eliminating reflections from water or glass.
·         Reducing glare.
·         Enhancing color saturation and contrast.

Ever wondered how those deep blue skies on the picture postcards have been achieved?  A polarizing camera filter will help you to get those great colors in your pictures too.


Monday 4 July 2016

Differences Between Full-frame and APS-C Format DSLR Cameras Explained

There are two different format types of DSLR cameras or Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras, referred to as either:

·         Full-frame
·         APS-C

The  Full-frame or APS-C format on  DSLR refers to the type of sensor that is incorporated into the camera, i.e. the type of light-sensitive electronic device that records the image.

A full-frame DSLR has the same size frame of a 35mm film negative frame, whereas an APS-C DSLR sees a smaller angle of view but with a longer reach.



Both types of DSLRs have their advantages and disadvantages.  Let’s take a look at how these different DSLR formats work and how they affect the results you get:


Friday 1 July 2016

Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera Handycam Camcorder, Review

Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera Handycam Camcorder, review, 1" CMOS sensor with Exmor R CMOS image sensor, BIONZ X processor, fast recording speeds & double light sensitivity & reduced noise
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Capture stunning videos in 4K Ultra HD with the Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera Handycam Camcorder which fits in the palm of your hand!

With a resolution that’s 4x clearer than HD, you’ll be amazed at the vibrant and realistic images this incredible high resolution offers.

The Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera features the world’s first 1” CMOS sensor with Exmor R CMOS image sensor technology which not only doubles the light sensitivity but also combines with Sony’s Column A/D Conversion to half the noise - ideal for shooting in low light situations such as indoor or outdoor night scenes.

Sony FDR-AX100/B, rear view controls with OLED Tru-finder EVF
Sony FDR-AX100/B,
rear view controls with
OLED Tru-finder EVF
The Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Camcorder employs the same fast image processor as used in Sony’s professional video cameras – the BIONZ X Processor which enables high speed recording 120fps.

The Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K incorporates 3 versatile shooting modes:  XAVC S, AVCHD and MP4 codecs.  The XAVC S format uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 for video compression and linear PCM for audio compression, while saving files in a MP4 wrapper to allow for extensive recording times.  AVCHD format is ideal for quality video for HDTV and Blu-ray disc burning, while MP4 HD is perfect for sharing over the internet at up to 28Mbps.

Sony FDR-AX100/B's extra-fine (921K) LCD 3.5" screen
Sony FDR-AX100/B's extra-fine
(921K) LCD 3.5" screen
The Sony Handycam FDR-AX100/B 4K Camcorder features a newly developed Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* 29mm wide-angle lens with 12x optical zoom and 24x clear image zoom.

Additional features of the Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Camcorder include a high-contrast 0.39” OLED EVF for eye-level framing, a large 3.5” extra-fine LCD (921K) screen for bright vivid images even outdoors,  an Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilizer with Intelligent Active Mode for correcting camera shake, 14MP resolution video and 20MP still image capture, simple One-touch Sharing and One-touch Remote connectivity to smartphones and tablets with WiFi and NFC (near-field communication)
Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera Handycam Camcorder, side view
Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera,
side view, 4K/30p video capture

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There’s so much more to this incredible Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera.  Let’s take a look at the features in detail that this impressive 4K camcorder has to offer: