If you follow Small Aperture on Twitter, where we’re known as SmallerAperture, you might have noticed my incredibly enthusiastic announcement last night that we found a Canon Auto Zoom 518 Super 8 movie camera in the attic of the Small Aperture mansion. Then again, I’m surprised people the other side of the city didn’t hear me squeeing. It was certainly the most exciting thing that happened to me yesterday. Continue Reading

I’ve been poking around the reviews of the Canon PowerShot S95 that was released last week and I have to say that I’m struggling to find anyone who has a bad word to say about it. With a 10 mega-pixel sensor, a 28-105mm f/2-4.9 lens, fully manual and RAW capable shooting, and an HD video mode, Canon has built on the S95’s predecessor (the S90) to provide a pocket-sized picture-making-machine of tactile sleekness and wonder that might appeal to the dSLR user. Continue Reading

Welcome to the world, Canon EOS 60D! (Well, almost, it goes on sale in September. But unlike Florence Rose Endellion Cameron, I doubt it’ll be premature.) This is the snazzy replacement for the 50D stalwart. So, what does it have to offer and is it as amazing as we might like to think? Continue Reading

Ooh, this one could be interesting. Well, interesting if you want to learn more about Speedliting. If you don’t, then you might be better returning to your regular schedule. The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (and its partner societies) have teamed up with Canon and Syl Arena to offer a series of workshops exploring Speedliting. Continue Reading

If the reviews are anything to go by (and, well, they generally are), it’s looking like the new Canon EOS 7D is turning out to be a right peach – Competitively priced, it’s as close to a professional camera as what most of us will need – and it’s rather impressive indeed. I’ve done a round-up of some of the reviews that’ve been posted out there so far, and it’s looking rather good. Check it out: Continue Reading