Equipment
A Look Inside the Canon 16-35 f/4 IS This is a Geek Article. Many of you don’t understand the term ‘Geek’ properly, so perhaps this will help. As the graph shows, if you aren’t both intelligent and obsessed with photo gear, you won’t enjoy this article. I’ve tried hard to find whom to credit for […]
Teardowns and Disassembly
A couple of weeks ago I got an email asking if we would be willing to take some lenses, remove the electronics, fix the aperture wide-open, and permanently lock them at infinity focus. It seems the person who needed this done was having trouble finding a legitimate repair shop or service center that was willing […]
Teardowns and Disassembly
The usual warnings apply: Do not try this at home. This post was made by semi-trained, semi-professional repair technicians who sort of know what they’re doing. The following blog post contains graphic images of the inside of a very nice camera. If such things make you squeamish, don’t read further. No cameras were harmed in […]
Teardowns and Disassembly
Every so often I get an email asking me to jump in on some forum argument or other. I rarely do that because of the language barrier. Two of the common languages spoken on forums are CAKWAF (Complete, Absolute Knowledge Without Any Facts) and AFIDAWAB (Any Facts I Don’t Agree With Are Bullstuff). Since I […]
New Items
We know the optical formula for the new version of this lens is the same as the old version. We know it has the ability to be reprogrammed and adjusted with the new Sigma dock and Optimization Pro Software. We know there have been some changes to the mechanics and structure of the lens, but […]
