Canon 50mm F1.4 Focus Issue and a Fix

While shooting an event at Stone Brewery, my Canon 50mm F1.4 stopped auto-focusing. Ruh roh. After doing some internet research, I learned that the USM focus system on these lenses is a "ring type." The ring can easily be jarred out by bumping the front element. Seems too fragile. After a $100 repair fee at Canon Irvine, I knew I had to find a solution.

So, I picked up this OEM Canon Hood for $15 from B&H Photo. It threads into the body, and not the filter threads like some of the cheaper hoods. Hopefully I can keep this lens in good working order, because I really love it.

Shot taken in my 30 second light box.

A Very Personal 365 Project

My wife gave birth to our first son, Owen, on Sunday night. I never thought something could be so amazing, difficult, and easy at the same time. Most photographers do a "365 project" whey they post a picture of something every day. Sometimes the projects have themes.

My theme is my son. Hopefully I can employ the learning I talk about here, discover new techniques, and document the first year of his life.

Enjoy!

My 30 Second Lightbox

I need to sell two of my unused lenses on eBay. They're old Canon FD mount lenses for my AE-1 film camera. I need the money more than I need wide angle, and I originally purchased them way below market value. Of course, things on eBay usually sell based on price and pictures, so I needed to take pretty pictures of the lenses before listing them.

Strobist: Apparent Light Size

So this week's assignment is about apparent light size. The last two assignments were about putting the light somewhere, now we're dealing with how big the light looks to the subject. For this exercise, I bounced the flash off of the wall. The first image, the flash head is zoomed all the way out to 24mm: