Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Seemingly out of the blue, iStockphoto announced a major change in stock photography royalty rates starting in 2011.
Gone are the days of when a contributor’s canister level (based on number of total downloads) determined the royalty rate received by the contributor. Starting in 2011, the royalty rate will be based on annual “targets” of redeemed credits. [Read more…]
Just a heads up – I received a tip that the previously leaked Canon G12 should be announced tomorrow. There shouldn’t be any real news about it that we don’t already know – other than the price tag, of course. I don’t expect it to veer too far off of the standard $499 retail price though.
Hopefully, we’ll see the final update on the G12 at midnight. Stay tuned.
Taking Stock: Make Money in Microstock Creating Photos That Sell is a new book from photographer, Rob Sylvan. In Taking Stock, Sylvan addresses “how to shoot, edit and keyword photos that sell” on microstock sites like iStockphoto.
If you’ve ever tried your hand at microstock photography, then you understand how challenging it is to acquire the right formula for image upload acceptance, let alone sales. Sylvan is an iStockphoto inspector and well-respected member of the iStock community, so picking up this book might be a good idea for those who need to brush up on their stock photo skills.
Taking Stock: Make Money in Microstock Creating Photos That Sell carries a retail price of $29.99; however, it can currently be found on Amazon.com for $19.79.
More details in the full press release below.
The Samsung NX100, which should be arriving soon, has surfaced on many a forum and blog post in recent weeks. This time, some pretty solid product shots and specs have leaked out and leave little to the imagination as to what this camera will look like when it ships. [Read more…]
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S AF systems. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by clicking the links below:
In Part 3 below, we will look more in-depth at images captured during basketball games with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. [Read more…]
Canon has a quick hit of instant rebates for several DSLR, lens and flash combos that lasts only through this Saturday, September 11, 2010.
The instant rebates apply if you purchase a Canon 7D, 5D Mark II or 1D Mark IV with any of the following lenses or flashes. [Read more…]
The SD Association has announced a new design that will allow an increase in bus interface speeds for SD-format memory cards up to 300MB/s. The new design is also backwards compatible with existing devices that accept SD, SDHC and SDXC cards. To give you an idea of what this transfer speed means in real products, SanDisk’s powerful Extreme Pro line of CF cards is rated at 90MB/s.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
There may not be a practical point to make with this contraption, but it still has a certain novelty factor to it. One industrious (or maybe bored) iPhone owner, who apparently had an old Canon SLR lying around, decided to gut his SLR to make room for an iPhone mounted on the rear.
The result?
Well, you’ll have to see the video that shows off the Frankencamera below. [Read more…]
An interesting tidbit from RiceHigh’s Pentax Blog points to a new Pentax DSLR coming on September 9th. His news is based on the Japanese Business Live Calendar, which apparently points to a new DSLR product from Hoya (Pentax’s parent company) on that date.
Additionally, other recent rumors suggest a new Pentax K-5 and K-r DSLR model. The K-5 is rumored to be Pentax’s flagship model and the K-r is more of an entry-level model like the Pentax K-x (above). Rumored specs are listed below. [Read more…]
B&H has some solid deals in the form of a $150 rebate on the Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 when you pick up the two-lens kit with the 16mm and 18-55mm lenses.
Hit the links below for the deal that ends this month: