Top 10 Websites & Links for Canon users

#10 Canon Lens Tests @ Photozone.de (Reviews)

Superb Canon EF lens reviews with bucket loads of detail on the distortion, vignetting, resolution, and chromatic aberration characteristics. N.B. Photozone.de also includes Nikon, Sony, Pentax, and Four Thirds lens reviews.

#9 Canon Cashback and Promotions (Deals)

Hear about Canon cashback offers straight from the horse’s mouth, or keep an eye on the Warehouse Express homepage!

#8 Canon Samples @ Pbase.com (Samples)

PBase allows you to find samples from nearly every Canon camera and lens available. Although the images aren’t available hi-res, it’s still a useful resource to gauge what effects can be achieved with various gear (example: an interesting perspective with the Canon TS-E 45mm).

#7 Photography on the Net (Forum)

Features an active forum full of Canon users, with dedicated boards for EOS digital SLRs, compact cameras, EF & EF-S lenses and oodles more! The stats are quite impressive 8,197,000+ posts by 204,600 members.

#6 Canon @ WarehouseExpress.com (Equipment)

Okay, okay… cheeky – but we can’t recommend anyone else – they just wouldn’t do Canon equipment justice. Check out our Canon shop, EOS Digital SLR, IXUS & PowerShot Camera and EF lens pages.

#5 Fredmiranda (Forum + Reviews)

Home to a keen Canon forum plus user reviews on Canon EOS digital SLRs (1700+ reviews) and Canon lenses (8000+ reviews).

#4 You Connect (Articles)

You Connect is an online magazine from Canon with how-to articles, interviews with pros and a monthly gallery. To access the articles you need to register (free).

#3 CanonUKandIE @ Twitter (News)

Although Canon’s twitter updates aren’t frequent enough to guarantee Twitterati status, they do include useful links to independent Canon reviews, cashback announcements and the occasional picture of Canon UK employees ‘unleashing their wild side’…

#2 Canon DSLR User Group @ Flickr (Forum)

Catch a spark of inspiration from the group photo pool and get in touch with other Canon photographers in the group discussion.

#1 Canon Professional Network (Articles)

The Canon Professional Network (CPN) website has a selection of first-class articles covering Canon news, on-assignment reviews (entitled ‘road tests’), technical tips, and behind-the-lens interviews with professional photographers. The site isn’t exclusively for pro photographers; the content provides useful insight for enthusiast photographers too!

Don’t miss these CPN articles:

• Favourite Studio Lenses – Three photographers from a Helsinki advertising studio spill the beans on their favourite studio lenses.
• Tilt and Shift Lenses: Smart Moves – A great introduction about why and how to use Canon TS-E lenses, plus sample images & interactive examples.
• Canon f/2.8 v f/4 lenses: the benefits and differences – Valuable thoughts on the pros and cons of f2.8 versus f4 lenses.