Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
We send out Christmas cards to friends and family every year – usually made up of a photo or two of the kids and printed at cardstore.com. And while our kids are pretty darn cute, the Holderness family wins Christmas cards for 2013. [Read more…]
I picked up a new 27″ iMac a couple weeks ago when B&H dropped the price of the previous generation iMac by $300. Specifically, I bought the 3.2GHz Core i5 unit with a nVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB GPU. I paired the iMac with a HP ZR2740w 27″ IPS display.
After using it for a couple weeks, I thought I would take a few minutes to share my thoughts on my new setup. I figured this would be an appropriate time since we have an active “Mac or PC” thread going on over on our Facebook page now.
I am generally not an early adopter. In fact, I often purchase a product near the end of its market life cycle (there are exceptions though – e.g., the 5D Mark II). This has worked well for me with Mac desktops and laptops over the years for a couple of reasons. [Read more…]
Apple has just announced that the new Mac Pro will be available for the first time tomorrow, December 19. Recall that Apple announced the new Mac Pro back in June 2013 with a radical departure from the Mac Pro form factor we have known since 2003. [Read more…]
New Sony A7 and A7R owners can rejoice. Samyang has introduced five new full-frame lenses for Sony E-mount, including:
So far, only the 14mm f/2.8 lens is available for pre-order. Expect the others to follow soon.
With the warm reception we’ve seen from the Sony A7 and A7R, expect the third-party lens lineup to continue to grow for the Sony E-mount. Also, while these lenses were clearly released in response to the A7 and A7R, they are also compatible with the Sony APS-C E-mount cameras.
B&H has the Nikon 1 J1 with 10-30mm VR lens for $219 (reg. $499). Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Fuji has announced the Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS lens for its X-Series mirrorless cameras. Accounting for the APS-C crop factor, the new lens offers the equivalent field of view of a 15-36mm lens on a full frame camera. [Read more…]
Nikon’s stackable instant rebate program, which includes several DSLRs and lenses (even the new Nikon Df and D610) has been extended through Dec. 28. Check out all of the eligible products here at B&H Photo.
SLR Magic has announced the new 17mm T1.6 cine lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The 17mm T1.6 offers a field of view equivalent to 34mm on a full frame camera. [Read more…]
Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX Lens
New rumors suggest that Nikon will announce a 35mm f/1.8 lens for FX format cameras for CES 2014. This lens would serve as a complement to the 35mm f/1.8G DX lens (pictured above) and sit under the higher-end 35mm f/1.4G FX lens. It also may mark the end of the old 35mm f/2D, but I doubt the price stays around the $360 mark of the 35mm f/2.
[via Nikon Rumors]
The Canon 70D follows a long line of mid-range prosumer DSLRs that has been a decade in the making. The Canon xxD started way back in February 2003 when the 10D was introduced as a replacement for the D60. Canon has gradually updated these cameras over the years – with some years seeing larger jumps than others.
In 2010, the Canon 60D introduced HD video capture into the line and the 70D certainly steps up that game even further. At the same time, the 70D takes the still image capacity of the line a serious step further as well. [Read more…]