Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
PhotographyBLOG has published a review of the Canon PowerShot G10.
The G10 is undoubtedly the best ever Canon G-Series camera, and is a serious alternative to both an entry-level DSLR and other similar compacts (most notably the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 and the Nikon Coolpix P6000).
We’ll have more news and reviews as they come in at Photography Bay’s Canon G10 Reviews and Resources.
Photography Bay and Seagate invite you to bring your best “Fall” photo for a chance to win 1 of 3 Seagate FreeAgent Go drives – a 500GB, 320GB and 250GB model for first, second and third place, respectively.
You have until November 24, 2008 at 11:59p.m. Eastern Time to submit your photo for the contest.
First Place – Seagate FreeAgent Go Drive 500GB ($240 value)I’ve been using the FreeAgent Go Drive for a few weeks now and I’ve got to say that it’s very convenient. It’s so portable that it’ll slide right into just about any camera bag or laptop case and almost goes without notice. It’s so convenient to be able to dump a few gigs worth of photos from my memory cards to the FreeAgent Go drive while I’m away from home. When I get back home I can just plug the drive into my desktop and drop the images in Lightroom (or even work on them directly on the drive while I’m away from home).
Additionally, Seagate will be running a campaign this holiday season where everyone that registers a Seagate product from November 28th through the end of January will get a free digital movie rental from CinemaNow, 50 songs from eMusic and (a big one in my opinion) 50% off a subscription to SmugMug.
To learn more about Seagate FreeAgent Go drives, visit Seagate.com.
To learn more about file management and safety for your photos, you can check out the ongoing Epic Edits article series on Photo Backup.
Judging criteria will be based on the best expression of the theme “Fall” with due consideration give to technical proficiency and execution. Layman’s terms – a great Fall photograph.
Please don’t limit yourself with the Fall theme. Just because the leaves don’t change colors where you live doesn’t mean that you can’t think outside the box and come up with a killer “Fall” themed image that blows away a Fall leaves shot.
After the November 24 deadline for entries has passed, I will select 10 finalist images and announce and display the finalists in no particular order on Photography Bay.
I will then submit the images to 4 judges independent of both Photography Bay and Seagate. The 4 judges are as follows:
1. Rich Legg of LeggNet’s Digital Capture (Subscribe to LeggNet’s Feed)
2. Brian Auer of Epic Edits – (Subscribe to Epic Edits’s Feed)
3. Jeff and Lisa (jointly) of Beyond Megapixels – (Subscribe to Beyond Megapixels’ Feed)
4. Darren Rowse of Digital Photography School – (Subscribe to DPS’ Feed)
These four judges will then rank the images based on their own independent judgment in 1st through 10th place.
After they return the rankings to me, I will then determine the three winners based on the average rankings of the images. In the event of a tie, a reader poll will be used to resolve the tie.
The winners will be announced and displayed on December 1, 2008 on Photography Bay.
Since we will be using a Flickr Group Pool for this contest, I will send the winners a notification by Flickr mail requesting their contact information, which I will then forward to Seagate for shipment of the prizes. Winners will have one week to respond to my Flickr mail or their prize will be redistributed to the next contestant in line based on the Top 10 images.
Subscribe to Photography Bay’s feed by RSS in your favorite feed reader or get it by email so you don’t miss out on any contest news or the latest digital camera news, reviews and rumors.
Photographers retain all copyrights in and to any images that are submitted for entry into this contest. By entering, however, you grant Photography Bay and Seagate the right to display the images on their websites in conjunction with the announcement and promotion of this contest. Basically, we want to be able to show off who the winners are and how awesome your photos are. We don’t and won’t use your images for any for any other commercial purposes other than the announcement or promotion of this contest.
The Canon 5D Mark II has not even begun to ship yet and we’re already seeing the original Canon 5D take a hit in price. Just last week, I noticed the Canon 5D + EF 24-105mm L lens was around $2700 for the kit at Amazon. Now, the original 5D combo is available for $2590. Also, the Canon 5D body is now selling for under $2k.
So, if you can’t swing a 5D Mark II, you might consider the original 5D at a substantial discount. Personally, I’m drooling over the kit’s price point right now.
Let’s Go Digital has posted a review of the FujiFilm FinePix S100fs.
I find that Fujifilm have managed a nice balance between sharpness, detail and noise, considering these three are not exactly friends. The dynamic range is also beautiful.
Camcorder Info has published a review of the Nikon D90, with a focus directed toward the camera’s video capabilities.
Despite its problems, plenty of people will enjoy capturing video with the Nikon D90. Its 24 fps frame rate produces a slow, dreamy image that can be very attractive. Colors generally looked outstanding.
For the latest news and reviews, visit Photography Bay’s Nikon D90 Reviews and Resources.
O’Reilly, a mainstay of photography-related learning resources, has just announced the new book, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers. The book carries a retail price of $24.99 and is currently available for pre-order at OReilly.com.
Press Release:
The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers–New from O’Reilly
Compact, Portable Photoshop Advice You Can Take Anywhere
Sebastopol, CA—Many photographers, even the pros, feel overwhelmed by all the options Photoshop provides. Fortunately O’Reilly’s latest release, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers ($24.99), spotlights only the critical tools you’ll need most often in one compact reference. In the new book, professional photographer and bestselling author Derrick Story teaches you how to quickly and efficiently organize and edit your photos without compromising the originals. [Read more…]
Dell has a killer deal on the Canon Rebel XSi at $599.99 after $80 off with coupon code $GLW7$3SFZ930$
It was a great deal a couple weeks back when it was $629.99 for a day. This is awesome though, particularly considering that Amazon is selling it for $654.95. I paid $900 for this kit 6 months ago – *sigh.
You must use the coupon code above to get your $80 off. The promotion is good through October 30, 2008 or after 500 purchases, whichever comes first.
On the heels of ImageSpan’s announcement of its digital content tracker, LicenseStream Creator Pro, LTU Technologies is promoting its image content control system at the PACA International Conference in New York. For more details about the technology, see the press release below. [Read more…]
Canon has posted the .PDF of the Canon 5D Mark II instruction manual for those you that just can’t wait to get your pre-order. Here is the download page. Grab a cup of coffee if you’re going to jump into it. It’s over 200 pages.
For more news and reviews, be sure to visit Photography Bay’s Canon 5D Mark II Reviews and Resources.
It was only a matter of time until some industrious company stepped in and filled this niche. Redrock Micro “Redrock Micro designs and sells a line of high quality cinema accessories for independent filmmakers, film educators and students, and budget-conscious moviemakers” and has just upped the ante for the mainstay of DSLR accessory makers that have been resting on their fat laurels.
The above contraption is a video platform designed to the specs and functionalities of our two video-capable DSLRs, the Canon 5D Mark II and the Nikon D90. So, what’s it do?
Redrock accessories for video DSLRs transform video DSLRs into production-ready cinema solutions by providing:
[via Redrock Micro]