Keith Cooper’s Photography blog

Photography, cameras, lenses, printing, technology, reviews, articles and news

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Selected news and product announcements, along with the latest articles and reviews from Keith Cooper.

Keith’s book about using tilt/shift lenses is now available. If not in the UK check for import issues and maybe try an on-line bookshop. Keith has no connection with sales of the book.

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• Camera and printer rumours
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• Colour Management
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Latest photo news posts

More news posts further down the page…

• Announcement: Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Tilt-shift 0.5X Macro LensVenus Lens has announced a new tilt/shift lens. Laowa 35mm TS f/2.8 tilt shift 0.5x macro. Designed for mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z, L, Sony E also Fuji G & Hasselblad XCD
• Calibrite Profiler 3 announcedCalibrite Profiler 3 announced. Calibrite announces the release of printer profiling for PROFILER software. Printer/monitor/scanner calibration
• Datacolor LightColor Meter announcedNew Datacolor LightColor Meter - light & colour measurement announced. Multi-functional device that measures both light and colour temperature for any light source
• EIZO CG2400S monitor announcedNew EIZO CG2400S monitor announced, The 24 inch monitor has internal calibration, a monitor hood and supports HDR Editing
• Announcement: Laowa 55mm & 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-shift 1X Macro LensesVenus Lens has announced two new tilt/shift lenses. The Laowa 55mm and 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro Lenses give 10º of tilt and 12mm of shift E/Z/RF/L/G mounts

–More News– further down the page

Videos by Keith. Reviews, info and tutorials

These are videos embedded in articles/reviews.

For a full index of all videos on YouTube, there is a categorised index page here

Index: All of Keith’s YT videos

• Video: Brightin Star 9mm f/5.6 reviewVideo review and tutorial: Brightin Star 9mm f/5.6 full frame manual lens mirrorless ultra wide full frame lens. How to shoot with super wide angle
• Video: Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 reviewVideo: Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 manual focus ultra wide lens for mirrorless full frame cameras. Available in E/RF/Z/L mounts. Tested on an EOS R5. It's cheap, but is it a bargain?
• Review: New Laowa 17mm tilt shift lens f/4 [MF and FF]Venus Lens has announced a new tilt/shift lens. Laowa 35mm TS f/2.8 tilt shift 0.5x macro. Designed for mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z, L, Sony E also Fuji G & Hasselblad XCD
• Video: Neewer panel light NL-660 portable LED light kitVideo: Neewer LED panel light NL-660 Adjustable lighting panel. Battery or mains power, 3200K~5600K dual light kit with lighting stands and cases for each lighting panel
• Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift reviewVideo review:Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift review: 100MP medium format GFX100S and mirrorless full frame. Economic tilt/shift lens but are there issues limiting its use?
• Video: Laowa 8-15mm fisheyeVideo review: Looking at how I use fisheye lenses and Medium format: 100MP medium format GFX100S and Laowa 8-15mm fisheye. How to use a zoom fisheye lens and how it works on the 102MP medium format Fujifilm GFX100S
• Review: Sirui C60X LED lightLighting review and video: Sirui C60X portable LED lamp 2500K-6500K Wireless control via Bluetooth. Internal Lithium battery USB-C charging

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Keith’s photography videos index. We’re hoping to add lots more short videos accompanying our longer articles and reviews, as well as interviews and other features.

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• Printer Test ImagesCollection of printer test images - colour and monochrome (black and white). Test photos for printer and monitor checking.
• Keith Cooper printer profilesKeith Cooper printer profiles. How to find Keith's professional quality printer profiles. ICC profiles made for our printer reviews. All available for a small Kofi donation. List of papers profiled for different printers
• Using old adapted lenses on a modern DSLR/mirrorless cameraLens adapters allow you to use old lenses on a modern DSLR or mirrorless camera. Many old lenses work very well if you can live without autofocus. Performance varies, but it's possible to learn lot of use for the rest of your photography
• Epson ET-8550 printer reviewFull review of the Epson ET-8550 EcoTank printer. The 13"/A3+ six ink printer includes both pigment and dye based black inks which are filled from 70ml bottles of ink.
• Canon PRO-310 printer reviewDetailed Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 printer review. Keith tests the PRO-310 pigment ink printer with a range of glossy and fine-art media, including panoramic prints up to 1800mm long
• Review: The unique Laowa 12-24 shift zoom lens f/5.6 APS-CNew lens: Laowa 12-24 shift lens. 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens Designed for mirrorless Sony E / Nikon Z / Canon RF / L Mount / Fuji X / EF-M
• Why I never recommend best productsWhy we never recommend best products. Keith Cooper explains why his reviews and articles don't ever contain any 'best buy' recommendations or test scores, and why you should be wary of reviews that do.
• Canon PRO-1100 printer reviewDetailed review of the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 17" pigment ink printer. 11 inks and a colour optimiser coat. Tested for colour and B&W printing on a range of media types. Paper sixes up to A2, with borderless print options. Successor to the Canon PRO-1000
• Epson FF-680W print scannerEpson FF-680W print scanner, Bulk print scanner up to A4/letter. Scans prints on both sides and can record details on the rear of prints. Fast scanning at 300/600/1200dpi. USB and wireless connectivity. Software includes optional image correction and scanning images to cloud services

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More photo news…

• Four new Canon RF lensesFour new Canon RF lenses and two RF Extender are announced. 100-500 f/4.5-7.1, 600/11mm, 800/11mm, 85 f/2mm macro, RF1.4x, RF 2x
• EOS R5 and R6 announcedCanon officially announce the R6 and R5 mirrorless full frame cameras. The R6 is 20MP and the R5 45MP with 8k video capture
• Canon PRO-300 printer announcedCanon have announced the A3+ ImagePROGRAF PRO-300 13" pigment ink desktop printer. The successor to the PIXMA PRO-10S. Uses 10 inks including a colour optimising clearcoat
• Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm f2-8 CFTokina have announced the new ATX-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF APS-C (crop sensor) ultra-wide zoom lens for Canon EF and Nikon F lens mounts
• DxO Nik Collection 3 announcedThe DxO Nik collection 3 announced - Software for image editing updated to include non-destructive editing functionality and a new geometry correction plugin is added to the existing plugins
• SD Express updates card speedsSD Cards have a new SD Express standard for faster transfers. The SD Cards are backwards compatible with existing cards, using new interface pins
• DxO PhotoLab 3.2 updateDxO PhotoLab is updated to V3.2. It expands localised adjustments when photo editing and improves photo library functionality - free update for V3 users
• Epson P700 and P900 printers announcedEpson UK announce the SureColor SC-P700 and SC- P900 printers, replacements for the 13" (A3+) Epson P600 and 17" (A2) Epson P800. Both have new designs for roll paper support and no black ink switching
• Canon EOS R5 development announcementCanon have released a 'development announcement' for the EOS R5, a professional level model for the EOS R mirrorless range
• Canon RF24-105 F4-7Canon have announced the RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM lens. A lightweight image stabilised zoom lens for the EOS RF mount. Available as a kit lens option for the EOS RP
• i1Photo Pro 3 launchedX-Rite have launched a new version of the i1Pro spectrophotometer, the i1Pro 3. The i1Photo Pro 3 package includes the new device for calibration and profiling printers, cameras monitors and projectors
• Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APOVenus Optics have announced the Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APO lens for APS-C mirrorless Fuji X, Canon M and Sony E-mount cameras. Equivalent to a 100mm full frame field of view

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