CPB Photography Blog

  • Best Time To buy

    Well, with Christmas approaching, a few people have been asking my advice on whether prices are likely to drop in the next few weeks.  Difficult to say, of course, on a per product basis.  However, as I have a lot of historical price data now, I thought I’d check to see if there were any […]

  • Browser Problems?

    I’ve had a few messages from people saying that my site does not display properly in Internet Explorer 9.  Yesterday I finally got round to installing IE9 here, and the site looks fine to me. Are you having trouble viewing the main CPB site too?  Please let me know if you are.  I’d like to […]

  • New Canon Lenses & Flash

    More new announcements from Canon today: Speedlite 270ex II Flash Speedlite 320ex Flash EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II (new kit lens) They also have a picture of another new lens, the EF 200-400mm f4L IS USM, but it does not have a release […]

  • Canon EOS 600d and EOS 1100D Announced

    Update: Price listings for the Canon EOS 600D can be found here: Canon EOS 600D Body Prices Canon EOS 600D Lens Kit (EF-S 18-55mm IS lens) Prices Canon EOS 600D Lens Kit (EF-S 18-135mm IS lens) Prices And prices for the Canon EOS 1100D are here: EOS 1100D Body Prices EOS 1100D Lens Kit (EF-S 18-55mm […]

  • Product Updates

    I’m at the start of a major product listing update, adding new products across the site including the new Panasonic GF2 and the new(ish) Pentax SLRs. Many new products are being added that don’t have a home on the main navigation on the left.   Until I finish and sort out the nav, you can find […]

  • Nikon D7000

    Nikon have announced the D7000 SLR.  Headline features are: 16.2 Megapixels, 100-6400 ISO expandable up to 25600, 100% viewfinder, 6 frames per second, HD movies, and Twin SD memory card slots. For full details see the Nikon site. Three lens kits are announced: D7000 18-105VR Kit D7000 16-85VR Kit D7000 18-200VR II kit I’ve not […]

  • Canon EOS 60D

    Announced today is the new Canon EOS 60D.  Headline features: 18 Megapixel APS-C sensor, 5.3fps, ISO range 100-6400 extendable to 12800, Full HD video, 9-point AF system and the iFCL metering system from the EOS 7D.   The 60D also has one of those swivelly LCD screens too, I think a first for the EOS range, and […]

  • Nikon D3100 Details

    As widely expected, the Nikon D3100 has been revealed.  Full details of the new SLR can be found on the Nikon site.  Headline features include a 14.2 megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor, high ISO (100-3200) light sensitivity (extendable up to 12800) and full HD (1920 x 1080) movie clips. The D3100 is to be released initially in 6 […]

  • Nikon D3100, D95 rumours, 3D lenses

    I’ve been updating some of the shop listings on my site this mroning, and was surprised to find one shop already listing the Nikon D3100 and D95.  Although the D3100 seems almost a certainty following some leaks, the rumours of the D95 are not so firm.  Obviously I won’t add a live listing until the […]

  • Bowens Studio Flash And More

    No blog for a long time, but I’ve been busy recently adding new things to the site. Several  brand new categories have appeared, notably  Bowens Studio Flash andGiottos Tripods.  I’ve had requests for the Giottos section, and I’m interested in (and would like to buy at some point) the Bowens gear. Fujifilm compact cameras have […]

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