I have been photographing weddings for over 15 years now. I shot my first weddings with an EOS 40D. Then I upgraded to a 5D Mark II, and then a 5D Mark III.Over the years, a number of my peers switched to mirrorless systems, opting for Olympus, or more recently Sony. I resisted. Partially it was because my then current cameras were working fine, partially because of the lessened durability of mirrorless bodies (regarding resistance to the elements, etc.), and partially because I didn't want to dump my investment in Canon glass and switch to a different system.It's 100% fair to say that Canon really dragged their feet when it came to taking the mirrorless camera format seriously. But then they released the R series, and while promising cameras, they weren't quite there yet, in my opinion, for the demands of wedding photography.That all changed with the release of the R5/R6. I don't feel like I'm exaggerating when I say that Canon produced class-leading cameras with this line. Is/was the reigning mirrorless champ, Sony, still better at a few things? Sure, but the R5/R6 are also objectively better than any Sony camera in some other areas.Suddenly Canon was in the game and looking to win it.I bought an R6 in February of 2022. I debated briefly between the R5 and R6, but ultimately 45mp is overkill for weddings and I wasn't keen on the more expensive memory card. While I initially had my concerns about "only" 20mp in the R6, in practical use, I haven't found it to be an issue.Shooting with the R6 was like a revelation after coming from the 5D Mark III. Don't get me wrong, I still absolutely love my 5Ds, but the R6 just steps out of your way while you're shooting. Want to compose in camera? No worries. You have, for all practical purposes, 100% coverage of the autofocus. Want to manually adjust all of your settings on the fly? No problem. With three customizable dials, you can put aperture, shutter speed and ISO at your fingertips. You can also enable real time exposure simulation, so you're spending less time chimping the back of your screen. Want to shoot in low light? We got you. I've gone as high as 12,800 ISO and gotten fully usable, deliverable images from the R6.Is the camera perfect? Nope. Not even close. Absolutely no camera will ever be perfect. For example, while the autofocus is great, I've found that it seems a tad less accurate with vertical shooting than horizontal when using some of my lenses (lenses that I had no problems getting sharp vertical shots on my 5D Mark III). It's pretty hungry for batteries (although you can disable a lot of unnecessary settings that like to chew up battery life). While weather "resistant" (whatever that means), it's not as weather protected as either of my 5Ds.Even so, for it's few shortcomings, I loved the R6 so much that I really didn't want to use my 5D Mark III as my second / backup camera anymore, and I purchased a second R6 in July of 2022.Now that the prices is dropping due to the release of the R6 Mark II, I think this camera is even more of a bargain. While some of the features of the Mark II sound nice, I feel like this original R6 will still be a powerhouse camera for any still photographer (videographer might want to consider the Mark II, however). And I don't see any reason why some of the new autofocus detection features of the Mark II couldn't be ported over to this camera with a firmware upgrade.Canon may have taken their sweet time getting seriously into the mirrorless market, but now that they are here, the market is theirs to dominate.

This is a good manual flash. I picked up five of these. They all work well with my Canon 6D, works with Phottix Strato II radio triggers, great for added flash. If you put these in Mode S1 they can be triggered by another flash going off. Kind of comes in handy that way. I had 4 of these hooked to radio triggers and one just on a stand with no radio receiver, put it in s1 mode and it still triggered. So you can still have this pretty far from your camera as long as it is close to another remote flash, if it see's the flash it goes off. It also has a PC input, so you could have have one on a hot shoe radio receiver and if your radio receiver has a PC Flash out run a wire over to it and fire two off one radio receiver if you didn't want to rely on the S1 flash trigger. So there are a few options for getting it to fire off camera.It has a handy test flash button. This flash is the same size and basic shape as my Canon 580 EX II but does not have the Canon extra features; like no ETTL; no hi-speed sync, no first curtain and second curtain. It's just a basic manual single pin flash that works on camera or of, can be triggered from other flashes like Canon 580 EX II on your camera, just set the flash to S1, 3 modes; Manual S1 and S2.MANUAL MODE is just a basic hot shoe mount triggered flash, or PC line triggered flash.S1 MODE the flash will trigger when it sees another flash go off.S2 MODE the flash will trigger on the second flash it see's, this is in case you want it to ignore your cameras pre-flash.Manual Flash is great and some photographers prefer working with manual flash because they don't like how ETTL could put out more flash power than they want, they prefer to fine tune their light for their photos. If you work with these for a while you'll quickly get the hang of setting your power levels for even shadowless shots.I give this flash a big thumbs up. Good value and a good build quality. I know other pro photographers using them.They come with a plastic stand similar to the one that comes with the Canon 580 EX II, plus their stand has a standard Metz screw hole that will allow you to easily attach it to a stand if needed. It takes 4 AA batteries just like the Canon 580 EX II. Very easy push buttons that feel like they have a solid build and easy to read LED indicators for power level setting and mode and when flash has cycled and is recharged ready to go again.Great for photographers just getting started into photography on a budget or pros. You can't beat the price. Granted they are not Canon 600EX-RTs, but you can buy 5 of these for under $200, the trade off is they are only manual flashes.

Bought for my Canon G1X II because someone reviewed it and said it would fit. It does not even come close to fitting. I'll keep this for my pre-ordered Sony RX100 III instead. The G1XII was too bulky for me anyways so I'll get rid of that once I have my RX100III.The case does seem nicely constructed and well padded. Definitely high quality and nice for the price!

It is my second joby 1K kit. Works well with Canon G7x Mark II.

Perfect with an adapter for my Canon SX40. Thanks!

its very good quality but my canon g7x mark ii is just fit it I can take any extra buttery because I am scared to damage my lens it's too tight. anyway its very nice bag.

When I read the news of Canon releasing a new Mark II version of this lens the first thought that came to my mind was why? Has Canon lost its mind? Why would you mess around with a lens that has become a staple of nearly every professional Canon user in the world? Since this lens was released in September of 2001 it has earned a reputation as being one of the most rugged and sharpest lenses of its kind. Professional photographer and photo equipment reviewer Ken Rockwell, for example, borrowed this lens from a friend to test who had dropped it off an elephant to the cobblestones nine feet below while shooting in India. Even with that event in its history Ken gave it a stunningly positive review! Many of the most famous photos taken in the last nine years were taken with this lens, including many of the photos that appear in Canon's own sales brochures. In the lens life cycle, if such a thing exists, this lens is hardly an old timer at nine years old. With its proven powerful robust image stabilizer, legendarily sharpness, and tank-like build, one cannot help wonder what the motivation for fixing something that's not broke is. I think the real motivation was keeping "pace" with Nikon and raising prices.Canon is seen more and more as falling behind its nemesis Nikon. With the recent release of Nikon's VR II vibration reduction which supposedly can work up to four stops, Canon had to fire back with a "new" version of the image stabilizer on its own lenses. Thus IS II was born. Needless to say, the new Nikon 70-200 lens retails for over (...) on Amazon as opposed to this "old" Canon lens which sells for about (...). It's expected that new Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II will retail for at least (...) if not more. Is the new lens really worth (...) more than the old lens still being sold? I own this "old" model now for about six months and the only way I can see improvement is if somehow Canon could recreate this same lens, ruggedness and all, at half the weight. Now that would be something worth paying (...) or more for! In reality, the new model will actually weigh 20 grams more than the "old" model. So much for progress!I have shot indoor and outdoor shots both hand held and with my Bogen automatic mono-pod with this lens. In both cases the results have been nothing short of amazing. Clear sharp images almost every time with magnificent color and superb brokeh (blur quality). The image stabilization is first rate and runs hard and strong. Don't be fooled into saving money buying the other versions of this lens. If you ever expect to be free from using a flash and get great results in reasonable natural lighting, this is the lens to buy. If you can't afford to buy this lens then save up for it. If you compromise you may be sorry later.I believe that any changes Canon has made to the new lens will largely be undetectable by professional and amateur photographers alike. The only exception to this is the added weight, increased price, and the very slight ability of the new model to focus closer (about 8"). It's also hard to see how the current powerful image stabilization could be made much better. At some point it all becomes a matter of subject movement and no stabilization system can deal with that other than using higher shutter speeds. That said, the more important question to ask is whether Canon produced a "better" lens at all? Currently we have no test reviews to look at and it is entirely possible that the new lens may actually under perform this "old model". We just don't know at the moment. For my money I would grab this "old" model while you can. Not only is there hardly any risk, but in all likely-hood the after market value of this lens may soon rise.MY UPDATED COMMENTS: Despite some new positive reviews on the new lens, I still doubt that most will notice much of a difference between the new and the old lenses unless they really blow up the image. The old lens produced images that graced some of the top publications worldwide for the last 10 years with nothing but praise. Canon has effectively fooled you all to push though a huge price increase never before seen for an upgrade of the same type lens. It seems the consumer is once again the victim and they don't even realize it!

This HyperX Cloud Alpha S is a significant replacement/upgrade for my 3yrs old Cloud II. Sturdy structure, braided cords, enough big size earcups, and a good weight just fit my needs in long term usage. This fingerprint magnet doesn't have any fancy RGB lights. It's a perfect headphone itself, inherits a good reputation of the previous version of Cloud. The 50mm driver gives me a flawless sound from lows to hi, and with the help of the thick earpads, mechanical bass adjustments, and the 7.1 surround take me to the spacious, dramatic sound stage. This is what I expect from a gaming headset, and I get as a gamer.