Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
In the above video, Ryan Hargrave put his Canon 7D to work in the above video by capturing Small JPEG files at the full burst speed, which he then stitched together in post to create this old 8mm camera effect.
Hargrave gives a good description of how he handled the media in post on his Vimeo page.
As Sony continues to tease the coming A700-replacement camera (presumed to be called the A77), rumors are building for a full-frame camera to follow-up the 24.6MP Sony A900 and A850. Sony Alpha Rumors writes that its “trusted sources” have indicated an “amazing” full frame camera will be available from Sony in 2012.
Additional comments suggest that the full frame camera will use the translucent mirror technology found in the Sony A33 and A55. Of course, the new A77 model will feature the translucent mirror; however, putting a full frame sensor behind the translucent mirror will be a first for Sony. Given the recent developments with Sony’s SLT models, we should expect the coming full frame model to also capture at least 1080p HD video using AVCHD compression.
ExpoImaging has launched a new stackable grid for use in conjunction with speedlights. The Rogue Grid offers 25-degree and 45-degree grids, which will further stack to add a 16-degree grid for a 3-in-1 design.
The Rogue Grid carries a retail price tag of $49.95 and should be available soon at B&H Photo and Adorama.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
If you’ve got half an hour to spare, the above video features a great casual conversation between Chase Jarvis and Vincent Laforet. There are lots of little nuggets of wisdom in here, and it’s just fun to hear the guys talk shop for a while. You can find the full 2-hour version on iTunes as a podcast.
If you want more of the nuts and bolts of HDSLR technique, check out the recent creativeLIVE course taught by Laforet. It’s about 20 hours of content for $149.
In the eastern sky at sunset tonight, a super “perigee moon” will rise and be the biggest full moon we’ve had since March 1983. [Read more…]
The above sample clip demonstrates the HDRx voodoo that RED is working in its new EPIC camera. The shot from dimly lit tunnel to a sunny afternoon maintains the aperture and other exposure settings during the transition. No one is pulling aperture via a remote during the transition.
Using the new HDRx feature in the EPIC, the camera makes the previously-impossible now possible. The HDRx functionality works by recording two exposures and blending them together, which allows the camera to hold the highlight details in the clouds after emerging from the tunnel in the above video. The exposures are captured simultaneously, with the underexposed frame recorded at a fraction of the shutter speed of the “normal” frame. Not even film has this kind of latitude.
In the above tutorial from Fstoppers, you’ll find some great tips on using the clone stamp tool together with blending modes in Photoshop.
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The rumor mill is churning about a new NEX flagship camera from Sony. The rumored Sony NEX-7 was tipped to Photo Rumors as a follow up to the popular NEX-3 and NEX-5, along with the following description:
When you look in front of the new Sony NEX 7 with the 24mm Zeiss mounted, the new camera looks like a twin of the Minolta Dimage A2 – a really small nice pro body.
That description reminds me of the recently announced JVC GC-PX1, although it is a fixed lens camera. Not much more about the new mirrorless camera is known at the moment.
[via Photo Rumors]