Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
As we close in on Photokina 2012, the certainty of which cameras are going to be announced soon continues to grow more certain. Lots of rumors have pointed to both the Sony NEX-5R and NEX-6 – and now it appears with have some genuine leaked images of these two new models. [Read more…]
The Nikon D800 is in-stock again at Amazon.com. There are only 11 left at the time of this posting. Don’t expect it to last long.
There are now over 80 million Canon EF lenses out there in the world. Canon reached the 80 million mark on August 3, 2012 after passing the 60M and 70M marks in 2011. [Read more…]
Nikon Coolpix P7700
A pair of new Nikon Coolpix models have leaked out ahead of their official unveiling in the next day or two. [Read more…]
Creating HDR Photos is a new book from photographer Harold Davis.
“In Creating HDR Photos, bestselling author Harold Davis covers the complete HDR workflow, from choosing the subjects that work best for HDR through processing RAW files to unlock the dynamic power of HDR. You’ll learn how to photograph multiple exposures and blend them into a single HDR image using various software programs. Best of all, you will find out how to control the style of your HDR images, from subtle to hyper-real, using a range of photographic and post-processing techniques.”
Creating HDR Photos retails for $29.99; however, it is currently available for $18.98 from Amazon.com. It is also available in a Kindle edition for $17.99.
The Rokinon 35mm T.15 version of the recently-covered Samyang cine lenses are now in stock at B&H Photo for Canon, Nikon and Sony Alpha mounts. All versions currently run $549 and feature a geared focus and aperture control ring.
Check them all out here at B&H.
Magic Lantern’s latest firmware release version 2.3 is now available for free download from the Magic Lantern website.
By all reports, this version looks to be the most stable, ambitious and feature-packed version yet. Magic Lantern 2.3 works on the Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 50D, Canon 60D, Canon Rebel T1i / 500D,Canon Rebel T2i / 550D and Canon Rebel T3i / 600D.
The latest rumors for the Canon 7D Mark II suggest a 24MP sensor. There’s no mention of sensor size though – with past rumors suggesting that a Canon 70D would fill the top APS-C spot in Canon’s lineup, while the 7D Mark II would become a low-end full frame camera.
The recent release of the Canon 7D firmware upgrade seems a bit at odds with such a release this fall; however, the original 7D is now 3 years old, which puts it in the range for a hardware update based on Canon’s history. [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…]
Here’s a great little vignette with Gregory Heisler talking about the things it takes to get genuine expressions on portrait subjects.
[Stumptown Visuals via PetaPixel]