Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
I stopped by Olympus’ booth at NAB 2012 to get a closer look at the i-Speed PL camera. It captures 2000fps at 720p and retails for around $40k.
Below is a quick demo of some of the breakdancing the i-Speed PL was shooting at the Olympus booth at NAB. [Read more…]
Sony FS700
The Sony FS700 is one camera that I was really looking forward to checking out up close and personal at NAB 2012. As you can tell from the images, it looks and feels a lot like the FS100. Most of the controls and connections are in the same location, so if you are familiar with the FS100, the FS700 isn’t a different world. [Read more…]
The indiSLIDER is a camera slider that I’ve been intrigued with after seeing its ridiculously low prices online a few months back. I had my doubts about how smooth such a cheap product would actually perform. Those doubts were alleviated after handling a few samples on the NAB 2012 show floor.
While it’s still not a high-end product from the likes of Kessler and such, it performs amazingly well for the price. Check out the video below for a little overview of the indiSLIDER system.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs7Mp7Pv0v0&w=640&h=360]The indiSLIDER starts at just $99 for the barebones 24″ model and goes up to $215 for the 4-foot model with legs. More robust “pro” models start at $399.
I have confirmed that Adobe CS6 products will ship and be available for download on May 7, 2012.
Pre-orders for Adobe CS6 products are available direct from Adobe here.
Upgrades to CS6 from other CS products are only available from Adobe here.
CS6 Student & Teacher editions are available from the Adobe Education Site.
The new Adobe CS6 products available are listed below. [Read more…]
Canon has issued another product advisory (see the last one) for the 5D Mark III with regard to the LCD panel “light leak” issue. Canon has identified a specific range of affected serial numbers for the 5D3 and will offer a free inspection for owners who wish to send their camera to Canon beginning in May.
See the full advisory and contact details below. [Read more…]
Canon has issued a firmware update for the 5D Mark III. Version 1.1.2 provides the following fixes: [Read more…]
The Canon 5D Mark III turns out to be the best performing Canon DSLR to ever grace the DxO sensor testing lab; however, DxO still has the Nikon D800 markedly ahead of the 5D3. [Read more…]
Camtrol Sniper 1080
Camtrol was on-hand at NAB 2012 showing off some of its new wares, including the updated Camtrol Prime 33 for HDSLRs and small-ish camcorders (an upgrade from the Prime 22), as well as the Sniper 1080 for the action-oriented POV crowd.
I caught up with the Camtrol guys for an introduction to these new products, which you can see in the video below.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiuggLQjbZk&w=640&h=360]You can find Camtrol gear here at B&H Photo.
At NAB 2012, I got a behind-the-curtain look at Dell’s new lineup of Precision Workstations – the T1650, T3600, T5600 and T7600. [Read more…]
Adobe Creative Cloud has finally launched with a subscription model for Creative Suite apps and cloud integration across many apps. The launch event will be streaming live today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET and is viewable here on Adobe’s site.
Creative Cloud will offer users access to all of the Creative Suite applications, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator for as low as $49.99 per month if you commit to a one year subscription. An introductory offer is available for existing individual users at $29.99/mo.
Of course, you can still purchase the retail products as well. Production Premium CS6 runs $1899, Photoshop CS6 is $699 and Photoshop CS6 Extended is $999.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]