Story & Review: Canon 5D Mark II vs Canon 60D & Canon 6D

 
It's no secret that I switched from my beloved 60D to a 5D Mark II over 8 months ago, it's also no secret that I switched to a 5D Mark III a couple of months ago, in this post I tell you about the whole story, this is not only relevant to Canon users, but to anyone considering the switch from a crop sensor to a full frame. Click through to read the whole story.

Shooting Technique – Part 1 (mshafik)

Self Portrait - Canon 60D, 35mm f/2, 580EX II

I never posted about my shooting or processing techniques, but according to our reader comments, this is a requested post, so here it is, this will be part 1, my own shooting technique, as a Canon user. Now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense to write about this topic, which is one of my favorite reading material, along with post processing and "what's in my camera bag?" posts.

Fayoum Desert Trip - Part 3

Sand Boarding

 
In the previous part, we stopped the story telling at the "Whales Valley", we rested there until the sun's & the sand's heat became bearable for sand boarding, which was our next activity, click through to find out more.

Fayoum Desert Trip - Part 2

The lake from the top

 
In the first part of this series we stopped at having breakfast by the lake side, in this part we climb up to see the full lake and go to the "whales valley" to see some fossils and have a light lunch.

Fayoum Desert Trip - Part 1

Reducing the tires pressure, to conquer the soft sand

 
I went to the desert a few weeks ago on a one day do-it-all trip with some of my old friends, and a lot of new friends that I met for the first time. We went to Al Fayoum, and started our trip from there, it's a known and famous place for tourists, but being Egyptians we don't usually regard our country with a tourist's eye, so this time we decided to go and see what was all the fuss about. Full details after the break.

Abstract Fun

In one of the rare times I put effort and setup a light stand and an umbrella to shoot my girls, I decided to make use of this burst of energy and shoot some artificial flowers that we bought recently to decorate the house. It has an interesting shape and some glittery material applied. Click through to read on.

Shooting Football - 5D MarkII + 200mm f/2.8

Our company has organized a football tournament between the different departments, and I went last week to one of the games to cheer for my colleagues' team and try out my 5D's tracking along with the 200mm f/2.8. I ended up enjoying the game (my colleagues won 5-4), but the photography experience was disasterous. Click to read more.

Canon EF Lenses Chat: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Review

Canon 200mm f/2.8L II - Canon 5D Mark II

Now that I have got myself a full frame camera, I needed new lenses since my EF-S lenses can only be used on APS-C sensors. So what lenses did I choose? And why? Hit the jump to read more.

Canon 5D Mark II - AF Point Area Expansion Issue

Credit: dpreview.com

I went last week to the Egyptian countryside to spend some relaxed time with my family, away from the city and the fast-paced lifestyle. I decided to get to know my newly acquired equipment as well.

I was shooting some daylight portraits with the 5D Mark II and my currently most favorite lens, the Canon 200mm f/2.8 L II USM (expect a review soon), and as I reviewed the pictures on the camera's back LCD, I found that all of my shots were out-of-focus!!! From experience I knew that my 200mm f/2.8 focuses very quickly and accurately, and I took some wickedly sharp portraits with it, so what was the problem? More after the jump.

Canon 5D Mark II: First Impressions

That's me, with the 5D Mark II and the 50mm f/1.4 wide open

I finally did it, I went crazy and switched to full frame, it has been going through my mind for a long time now, maybe for more than 9 months now, so how do I feel about my first full frame camera? Hit the jump to find out.

What Not To Do As An Event Photographer

Now here's a real story that happened today during our full day department meeting at one of the hotels.