Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
PhotographyBLOG has posted its review of the Nikon D300:
. . . overall, unless you are a professional photographer needing massive file sizes or even swifter image capture, the Nikon D300 could well be all the DSLR you’ll ever need.
Get more reviews, news and resources for the Nikon D300 on this page.
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There will be no Canon 5D replacement at PMA. While this is still a rumor, it comes from a reliable source that has been spot on with Canon announcements in the past. He called the Canon 40D prior to its release and the Canon Rebel XTi prior to its release, along with a summary/suggestion of the specs. With that in mind, I think looking toward Photokina this fall for a 5D replacement will be our best hope. (Source)
That said, I still feel pretty good about banking on a replacement to the Canon Rebel XTi (the 450D) for PMA.
I will keep following the Canon 5D Mark II rumors until it is released; however, unless the tide turns the other way, don’t expect too many more updates in the next week or so on this camera. You can follow the latest Canon 5D Mark II rumors on this post, which I constantly update.
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In the same fashion as the prior post on the Pentax K20D and K200D, Let’s Go Digital has a spec page up for the Nikon D60, which is not fully completed, but indicates that the camera will be slotted with 10.2MP. If the Nikon D60 is news to you, check out this page.
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Does Let’s Go Digital have the scoop on the Pentax K20D and K200D specs? I don’t know, but they’ve got spec pages up that don’t have a public link-through yet. Here’s the important stuff:
K20D:
K200D
Thanks to forum poster kukitos over at DP Review forums for the creative effort and find. Click the link for a description of the links on Let’s Go Digital. I’ve pulled them up myself and can tell you that they exist as of 7:30 a.m.
Follow the latest on the Pentax K20D and K200D on this post.
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The DIY Ringflash (as opposed to the $910 Bowens Ringflash) is really creating a stir on the internet nowadays. I’m officially on the band wagon now. I invested about $5.00 on a trip to Wal-Mart the other night for a disposable casserole pan, 1 yard of white fabric and a plastic measuring cup. After about an hour or so of tinkering around while my wife watched Flip That House, I had a pretty effective little ringflash. It was inspired by Tanya Shields’ cheap DIY ringflash that I read about on Strobist last week.
If you’ll click on the photos, you can see my notes that I placed on them via Flickr.
I can’t say that there’s really anything unique about my setup; however, here’s the details:
Steps
If you’re into this kind of stuff, consider these other DIY rightlight resources:
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ATP’s Photo Finder allows you to use GPS technology to “tag” your photos with geographical information. After geotagging your photos, you can literally add your photos to the map on sites like Google Maps, Flickr and Panoramio. [Read more…]
Luminous Landscape has posted a field review of the Olympus E-3 and consider it a strong candidate in the prosumer category:
If you need a tough, durable and very capable camera to endure harsh conditions the E3 would be near the top of my list for any camera category. I shoot in many of these situations, can see the utility of the E3 in these circumstances, and would welcome being able to use it. The camera is just not very quick on its feet for general purpose photos or when a quick capture of an elusive moment is called for. And this so perfectly mirrors the DSLR scene in general.
More reviews and resources for the Olympus E-3 can be found here.
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Olympus fans in the UK take note. Olympus has dropped the price to the popular consumer DSLRs, the E-410 and E-510.
The E410 body retail price has dropped to £319.99, a reduction of £20. The E410 Single Lens kit, Double Zoom and Travel Kits were all dropped by £50, which results in retail price points at £349.99, £449.99 and £399.99 respectively.
The E510‘s prices are £339.99 for the E510 body, £449.99 for the Single lens
[tags]olympus, e410, e510, price, drop[/tags]
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Allow me to introduce Emma, my new 6-week-old. This photo was taken for her birth announcement. To make it happen, I took one of her girly blankets, put it in a light tent and set her inside as well. On the outside was a Nikon SB-26 and SB-24, triggered by GI Cactus V2s. Shot with a Canon Rebel XT and my trusty (and cheap) EF 50mm f/1.8.
EXIF: ISO 100, 1/125s, f/8.
The Strobist movement continues to attract the attention of manufacturers. Westcott’s Magic Slipper allows photographers to use those speedlights with large softboxes without straining that fragile hot shoe. It even allows for mounting your Pocket Wizards so they don’t hang by the sync cable.
Pre-PMA Press Release
Professional Photographer and lighting guru Bruce Dorn has teamed up with Westcott yet again in adding to the Bruce Dorn Select product line the Magic Slipper™. This support system was created as a way to adapt your shoe-mount speedlite to a choice of professional grade light modifiers. [Read more…]