My best Canon EOS links (so far)
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Just as with about anything in today's world, the Internet is a great place to learn more about the products and technologies that are in your mind. Well, this applies to photography and my new Canon EOS 5D digital SLR as well.
As I've now got this beast for about three months, I decided to share all those places on the 'net I've found useful. Of course, as with all information, it ought to be taken with a grain of salt, but if you get your information from respectable sources, it usually is OK.
DPreview.com, probably the best site when it comes to product reviews and (professional) discussion forums.
- Main page
- The Canon EOS-1D/1Ds/5D forum (this is where I hang out the most).
- The Canon SLR Lens Talk Forum (EF lenses).
Other review sites for Canon EOS gear:
- The-Digital-Picture.com: especially useful for the lens reviews.
- Fred Miranda's (FM) reviews, lots of other stuff + forums as well.
- Canon EOS Beginners' FAQ from the NK Guy. Great stuff.
- Did you lose your manual, or want to educate yourself in products you don't (yet) own? Try the EOS Documentation Project.
- The Luminous Landscape. If you like shooting landscapes, then f/8 and be there!
Three sites from Canon:
- The Canon EOS System, a redirect page to Canon USA.
- Canon BeBit, hosted by Canon Japan. Useful reading, firmware updates, sample images and more.
- Canon Camera Museum, your virtual tour to cameras and lenses from the past. Oh, those were the days!
Some stock photography sites:
- iStockphoto, cheap stuff (not necessarily bad though).
- Getty Images, some like it, some don't.
- Photos.com, royalty-free photos.
- Plugi, the Finnish stock photography site.
Okay, that was a lot links! But just to educate my European readers (and have a record for myself), I'm linking to two German web pages that allow you to compare pricing just about anything related to computers, electronics and photography. It is often said that these thing are cheapest in Germany, and so here you go. Of course, some knowledge of the German language is needed.
Enjoy!