Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
After many delays, Sigma has announced that the SD15 is available. Sigma UK is advising availability at the beginning of July. However, Sigma US has yet to announce an availability date.
Amazon has the SD15 listed in its inventory; however, it is still showing shipping in 1 to 2 months. [Read more…]
Over on his blog today, John Nack, Principal Product Manager, Adobe Photoshop, briefly spoke about the huge demand for a Lightroom App for the Apple iPad and how hard that it is to make it work right. Adobe’s Terry White had previously given us a wink and a nod that we might see Lightroom soon on the iPad, and Nack’s brief commentary suggests Adobe is hard at work to make it happen. However, citing Camera Bits’ troubles, it looks Abode is running into similar road blocks that other app developers have faced when it comes to making a truly worthwhile app for photographers.
Head on over to John Nack’s blog to see his thoughts, and speculate as you see fit.
Talk about changing the way HDR is done . . . .
A recently published Canon patent application (see USPTO Appl. No. 12/630,594) reveals a method for altering exposure values at the pixel level, which would allow Canon to produce a camera that captures a much wider dynamic range with a single image.
The lengthy patent application spells out a process whereby the camera captures a preliminary image with normal exposure values and then evaluates the exposure level across the entire image. After creating an exposure map of the scene, the camera alters the exposure amount at the pixel level for the primary HDR image capture. [Read more…]
Below you will find this weeks firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware. [Read more…]
Buy.com has got the Canon 7D for a good $100 to $150 less than any other legitimate sites have right now. At $1425, this is a heck of a deal on the Canon 7D right now. Free shipping is included. The deal ends next week . . . or whenever it sells out.
You can find the 7D here on Buy.com.
Over the past few years, I have given much praise to Bryan Peterson’s book, Understanding Exposure, as a practical resource for anyone looking to get more out of his or her camera. It is, in my opinion, the best book for anyone new to DSLRs. In the same vein, I can highly recommend Peterson’s new book, Understanding Photography Field Guide.
For my take on why this book is so great, read on. [Read more…]
Zeiss has unveiled the Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 lens for Nikon’s F-mount. The new manual focus lens offers full auto exposure support for Nikon cameras. The lens is now available at an initial retail price of €755.46.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Registration is now open for the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo, which takes place October 28-30, 2010 at the Javits Center in NYC. The PhotoPlus trade show is an annual event that typically features all the latest gear from camera manufactures on display at Expo booths, as well as dozens of seminars from leading photographers. Additionally, registration to the Expo Hall is free if you pre-register online; however, there are enhanced passes available.
Check out the full announcement in the press release below, and head over to photoplusexpo.com/register to get signed up. [Read more…]
Sony has announced two new additions to its Alpha series of DSLRs. The A290 is the base model for the Alpha lineup, featuring a 14.2 megapixel CCD sensor. The A390 offers the same image sensor, but adds Sony’s popular (and effective) quick AF live view function in combination with a 2.7″ tilting LCD. Both cameras otherwise share the same body and controls, which (fortunately) includes a redesigned grip over the predecessor A330 and its siblings.
The A290 and A390 should be available in July 2010 at an initial retail price of $500 and $600, respectively.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Nikon Coolpix S3000 is a 12-megapixel, ultra-compact camera. The S3000 is quite a basic point and shoot camera that’s really just a step or so up from the bottom-end Nikon L22. The S3000 has a decent 4x optical zoom, equivalent to a 27-108mm zoom range on a 35mm camera.
If you’re looking for cheap and thin in your digital camera, read on to see if the Nikon S3000 works for you. [Read more…]