Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:47:00 GMT

After many requests, we have now added the Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L lens to our line up. Thank you for your feedback, it was through this feedback that we decided to add this to our offerings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop me a note at matt@mjlensrentals.com.

Thanks,

Matt

Winter Operations

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:32:00 GMT

Over the New Year I had the privilege of spending 4 days on the Gun Flint Trail in Northern Minnesota near the Boundary Waters. It is a beautiful place and if you ever get the chance to go, you should do that!

As you can imagine, it was COLD! The temps ranged from +5 to -15 degrees F. I have never shot in those type of conditions, so I did some research. I took what others had recommended, tweaked it to what I thought made sense to me and worked for my situation and gave shooting pictures in a -15 degree weather a shot. Overall success.

I thought I would through a couple of pointers out there that I learned and ask for comments, further advise, experiences, etc from our followers.

Here are my tips:

Battery life goes fast. Fast is an understatement. I did not have my battery grip for the 30D I shoot with, so my battery lasted about 1 hour. I did have a spare so I was golden. After 2 hours of shooting, you need to step in to warm up anyway…
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT shoot in cold temps and take your camera indoors. Doing this will cause a large about of condensation that will build up on your camera equipment and then refreeze (yes freeze in doors) and eventually thaw. I found that putting my camera back in my camera bag and bringing my camera bag indoors where it is warm for about 45 minutes to a full hour prevented any condensation.
Be careful shooting when it is that cold. My friend actually got frost bite from his nose contacting the camera body. It could be because he was using a Nikon D300, but I think the cold had something to do with it as well.
Plan ahead, stay warm and have fun!

These are my few pointers, I would love to hear from you what your have learned over the years.

Matt

Should I stock the 50D & 5D Mark II?

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:07:00 GMT

I am just curious how much interest there would be in renting the Canon 50D & the 5D Mark II camera bodies? If you are interested in renting either one of these, shoot me an e-mail at matt@mjlensrentals.com

5D Mark II

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:04:00 GMT

So what does everyone think about the new Canon 5d Mark II? I think it sounds like a great camera body and has some pretty out there features, especially with the HD video capability.