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Canon EOS 40D Review – Day One

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Duane Storey

Yesterday, after dropping Boris off at his place so that he could get ready to go to Spain, I went down to Broadway Camera to see if I could play around with a Canon EOS 40D camera. I had called … Continue reading →

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Farewell Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L, It was nice to know you

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Duane Storey

I got a call from Canon today about my lens with water vapour in it. They verdict: completely unfixable. To be honest, I’m a bit pissed off. When I shipped it out to them, I followed it up with a … Continue reading →

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Composing Photographs from the Heart

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Duane Storey

I’ve been meaning to write a post like this for a long time, so here goes. I’ve been into digital photography for around seven years now, but I would only really say I have taken it seriously since acquiring my … Continue reading →

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Ilford XP2 Film Shots

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Duane Storey

I got my first roll back of Ilford XP2 back from development. My overall impression of it is pretty good – the grain is pretty light for ISO 400 (at least my memory of what ISO 400 was). It’s not … Continue reading →

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Shooting Film

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Duane Storey

Today after work I dropped off my first roll of film to be developed. It was a 36 shot roll of Ilford XP2, and it’s probably the only black and white roll I’ve ever shot in my entire life, now … Continue reading →

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From Digital Back to Film

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Duane Storey

Tonight I did something that I’ve been thinking of doing for a few weeks now — I picked up a film SLR body so that I could once again shoot film. And to even write that statement down now seems … Continue reading →

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Seven Years of Digital Photography

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Duane Storey

Back in December of 2000, while home in Chilliwack visiting my family for Christmas, I made the digital plunge. I was in London Drugs, looking around the electronics section for something bright and shiny to make me happy, and my … Continue reading →

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Cross-Processing And The World Of Film

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Duane Storey

So, I gotta hand it to my pal Kris — he’s managed to get me interested in something I never thought I’d be interested in again — film photography. Kris is a really awesome fashion photographer here in Vancouver, and … Continue reading →

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Canon’s new DSLR finally released

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Duane Storey

Canon has noticeably lagged in releasing new DSLRS, especially on the higher end versions. To their credit, they did a big upgrade to the Digital Rebel line earlier this year with the Rebel XTi. This is a great camera that … Continue reading →

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My First Canon L-Series Lens

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Duane Storey

I’m now the proud owner of my first L-series lens: the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L. I’m just charging my 20D now, and then I’m heading out for a couple hours of shooting to see what this puppy can do (or … Continue reading →

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