Which site to refer for Canon equipment reviews

<p>There are plenty.. many are opinion oriented.. many are facts oriented<br>

Which site to refer to read Canon equipment reviews?</p>

<p>It might help if you mentioned what sort of equipment you're asking about, and what sort of use of it, and personal experience is part of your inquiry. Because different resources are aimed at different audiences, or are oriented around different specialities and the equipment that goes with it. Can you help to clarify that?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dpreview.com">www.dpreview.com</a> ?</p>

<p>Another vote for dpreview. I have found that their published results match my experience with the equipment when I get it.</p>

<p>@Matt - I am interested in Camera Body and Camera Lenses review<br>

@JC and David - I found that dpreview.com is not extensive enough w.r.t Canon lenses reviews</p>

<p>Try <a href="http://www.photozone.de/all-tests">Photozone.de</a>. It's my personal favorite and my own experiences confirm its utility for me anyhow.</p>

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<p>Which site to refer to read Canon equipment reviews?</p>

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<p>try: <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/">The-Digital-Picture.com</a> in addition to dprreview.com, or own write-ups here on photo.net ~ :<a href="../equipment/manufacturer/canon-cameras">Canon Equipment </a>and indeed every site that people here might suggest, no matter what, about the kit you are interested in.</p>

<p>There are independent reviews, sponsored reviews, critical reviews, some balanced, or maybe not, photographer's views etc.. Search out photographer's blogs etc.. You are well advised to take the whole lot in and then make your own judgement/decision about these things.</p>

<p>Factual information is important to get you close to what you want, but, at the end of the day, try and touch, use, feel, hold, toss about, carry, press buttons, and handle the kit you are interested in. Things can suddenly change at that point, no matter what you might have read, wherever.</p>

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<p>Most probably I would be buying Canon 7D and 70-200 f/4 IS lens in coming months.</p>

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<p>Looks like you are already half-way there in deciding what to buy. But to answer to your question there is no one site answer to your question. Hehe, if you are already sold onto Canon equipment than just read the Canon Sales brochures, and be done with it!</p>

<p>Good Luck, and Have Fun deciding!</p>

<p>(PS. I am a Canon shooter myself!)</p>

<p>Gunjan: what I mean is ... are you talking about commentary from people who specialize in landscape work? Photojournalism? Sports? These are wildly different disciplines, and the people who review equipment from those different perspectives are going to communicate their thoughts (and speak from a budget perspective) in keeping with their speciality. Other sites address more casual/family type shooters. The hard specs on the equipment, or lens accuracy charts, etc., rarely <em>in and of themselves</em> help you to decide which body (for example) is the right choice. People who shoot weddings professionally come to these decisions from a completely different angle and set of priorities than will people who go for wildlife with very long lenses. <br /><br />If you're looking for lens reviews, which sort of lenses, to be used in what way, are you exploring? Are you planning on shooting architectural interiors, or professional downhill racing in the mountains? There are excellent discussions of equipment (Canon and otherwise) aimed at people with these very different disciplines in mind, but no <em>one</em> web site covers all of those areas as thoroughly as those with all of those niche interests might want. I hope I'm making sense, here.</p>

<p>Another vote for dpreview<br>

I sometimes look at the British Journal of Photography website too<br>

<a href="http://www.bjp-online.com/gear">http://www.bjp-online.com/gear</a></p>

<p>http://www.popphoto.com<br>

and a Canon forum - opinions and facts!<br>

http://photography-on-the.net/forum</p>

kenrockwell.com :-)

<p>Another vote for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.photozone.de/all-tests" target="_blank">Photozone.de</a> <br>

Very profesional. </p>

<p>bobatkins.com</p>

<p>One more vote for photozone.de for lens info.</p>

<p>All of the above. I love lenses, and when I can't be using them, I like reading about them. I personally find Imaging Resource the most useful, followed by The Digital Picture and Photozone. Imaging Resource also has good reviews of photo printers, scanners and accessories. It and The Digital Picture have side-by-side image comparison tools, which are sometimes more revealing than the graphical layout used by most other sites.</p>

<p>@ Matt - I am primarily interested in Nature and Travel photography.</p>

<p>@ Paulo - I read KenRockwell.com but he seemed to be very biased and inconsistent with his reviews. I personally did not see anything convincing there.. He boosts up saturation, sharpness in his camera body and declares the lens to be superb.. which I do not agree to be right way of reviewing a lens..</p>

 

I always check three sites

 

- Dpreview

 

- The digital picture

 

- Photozone

 

Already mentioned by others above.

 

...and also check what I can find on photonet.

 

 

Also FredMiranda and then just google it and see what else I get.

<p>I wrote my own reviews on a few Canon lenses<br>

slidescanning123.com/canon-lens-reviews/</p>

<p>LenTockwell .com recommendations are "tongue in cheek".</p>

<p>BobAtkins.com and the others mentioned are tops. So is photo.net indeed.</p>

<p>But Canon EOS DSLR systems have peaked: their EF lenses and modern bodies. They will obviously only improve; only sore points being Canon's sad 50mm 1.8 and 1.4 offerings. There are other near worthless EF lenses as well but you do get what you pay for. :)</p>

<p>Oh Ken, Ken<br>

if they've "peaked" then they can't improve. I think maybe you mean "only gotten better" or some such.</p>

<p>Let me see, you're complaining about a lens that sells used even in these inflated times for little more than a US$100 (I actually paid less than $50 apiece for two of them a couple of years ago) and seems to be as durable as any other EF lens? It may look cheap, but the test is function, not looks.</p>

<p>I'll grant a point about the EF 50mm f/1.4, but it's the mechanism not the optics that needs improvement.</p>

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<p>near worthless EF lenses</p>

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<p>Remind me not to check out Ken P's lens recommendations!</p>

<p><em>Remind me not to check out Ken P's lens recommendations!</em></p>

<p>At least you KNOW I won't recommend junk! ;-)<br>

But then, anyone can recommend well known, good glass. Canon has so much of it.</p>

<p>I found DigitalRevTV on youtube and the guy is unique.. his reviews are nice and to the point<br>

@Ken - I found this very contradicting on blog.. 2-10 times a week with last updated on 1/6<br>

*Brought to you freshly, 2 to 10 times/week*<br />Page updated 1/6/2011 7:35 am pdt</p>