Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
It’s pretty clear that the Canon 7D is all but official and that it is slotted between the Canon 50D and 5D Mark II. While it retains the 1.6x crop sensor format of the 50D and its predecessors, the 7D is definitely geared more toward serious amateurs and pro wildlife and sports photographers. [Read more…]
My recent critical review of the Olympus E-P1 sparked a few comments from those who disagreed with my opinion or my overall approach to the review. While I still maintain my objections to the E-P1’s performance and functionality, one comment from reader “HD” stood out as a good, thought-out rebuttal to my take on the E-P1. [Read more…]
The Nikon D300s is beginning to become available at several retailers. Some have already been in and out of stock. Expect this trend to continue for at least the next several days, if not weeks.
You can keep checking back at these vendors for availability for the D300s.
More tips from Southern Photo Technical Service on some Nikon rumors – this time the D700s is on the table. Rather than the rumored D700x that we’ve heard so much about lately.
Nikon will release a D700s as upgraded version of the Nikon D700. This is the word we got last week and all Nikonians will like the new features at the same range price as D700.
Given that the Nikon D300s replaced the D300, the naming convention might make sense. And even though the Nikon D700 is a stellar camera, many Nikon shooters have been begging for a more affordable 24-megapixel shooter (as opposed the the pricey Nikon D3x). This sentiment will likely continue to grow now that Sony has the full frame, high resolution A850 at a $2000 price point.
Allan Weitz at B&H Photo gives an excellent overview of the features of the new Nikon D300s camera. If you’re interested in this camera, but haven’t fully read up on it, take 5 minutes and watch this video.
Apple has released a new update for Aperture 2. Version 2.1.4 is now available for download.
This update, recommended for all users of Aperture 2, addresses general compatibility, improves overall stability and fixes a number of issues involving import, web publishing, and the creation and ordering of books.
Visit Apple’s website to download the update.
Nikon has release an update to Capture NX 2. Version 2.2.2 is now available for download. Updates in this version include:
Windows:
Support for the Service Pack 2 versions of 32-bit Windows Vista Home Basic/ Home Premium/ Business/ Enterprise/ Ultimate has been added.
Support for RAW images captured with the D300S and D3000 has been added.
An issue that caused Capture NX 2 to quit unexpectedly with batch processing to save RAW images captured in portrait (“tall”) orientation, with specific enhancements applied, in JPEG or TIFF format has been resolved.Macintosh:
Support for Mac OS X version 10.5.7 has been added.
Support for RAW images captured with the D300S and D3000 has been added.
An issue that caused Capture NX 2 to quit unexpectedly with batch processing to save RAW images captured in portrait (“tall”) orientation, with specific enhancements applied, in JPEG or TIFF format has been resolved.
Visit Nikon’s website to download the update.
Along with the introduction of the A850 DSLR, Sony has introduced the 28-75mm SAM lens. At around $800, the new 28-75mm becomes a more cost effective option over the Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. The SAM moniker in the new lens stands for Smooth Autofocus Motor. The 28-75mm lens consists of 14 elements in 16 groups, which includes 4 aspherical elements. Filter thread size is 67mm.
On Sony’s crop-sensor cameras, which includes everything but the A850 and A900, the 28-75mm focal length produces an angle of view equivalent to roughly 42-113mm on a full frame camera.
The Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 SAM lens should be available in November 2009 for about $800. Check availability on Amazon.com.
The Sony DT 30mm f/2.8 Macro lens is designed for Sony crop-sensor lineup and introduced with the Sony A500 and A550. The DT 30mm macro lens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.129mm, which enables the camera to produce 1:1 ratio in recording images.
The Sony DT 30mm f/2.8 Macro will carry an initial retail price around $200. Check availability on Amazon.com.
Sony has officially announced the Sony A850, which is a full frame 24.6-megapixel CMOS sensor. The A850 also features SteadyShot sensor-based image stabilization, a 3-inch 921k dot LCD and a 9-point AF.
The A850 should be available in November 2009 at an initial retail price of $2000. Check availability at Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]