Canon – Andrew Macpherson

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5DIII after some weeks

Posted on 2nd August, 201224th May, 2013 by Andrew Macpherson

I must say I'm loving it. The only major pain is how long the after-market 'L' bracket which fits round the BG-E11 took to appear. I noticed that Really Right…

New things on the 5D MkIII

Posted on 31st May, 201210th June, 2012 by Andrew Macpherson

For everyone who is much too busy to put in the time that's going to save time later by reading the manual, I thought I would highlight a few things…

New 5D3 with BG-E11, unboxing and first impressions

Posted on 31st May, 201231st May, 2012 by Andrew Macpherson

Yippee! it's arrived. 36 hours after dispatch, impressive. I'd been holding off waiting for the BG-E11 to become available, as I just can't stand not having the vertical grip. Within…

Rugby from the stands

Posted on 19th February, 201219th February, 2012 by Andrew Macpherson

On Saturday I had a welcome unexpected chance to go to a Harlequins home game, and saw it as a chance to try some of the ideas that I've been…

Another Speedlight replacement

Posted on 22nd October, 201121st May, 2012 by Andrew Macpherson

After the problems with the YN565 I was a little more circumspect when looking for an affordable slave flash, and checked with the vendor that the unit I was considering…

YN565 E-TTL Flash Speedlite fails with Canon ST-E2

Posted on 4th October, 201121st May, 2012 by Andrew Macpherson

At £102, tax paid,this looks like a real bargain, and for some people it may be. The Speedlite works in hotshoe mode perfectly, has no flash master mode, but makes…