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Photo of the Day

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Originally uploaded by j.neel


Shot with a Nikon D70s – 35mm – f/11 @ 1.6s – ISO 200 – 1/3 EV bias.

Strobist – SB800 on the roof of the car fired full power into a large white disc reflector. 1.6sec exposure at f/11 (trying really hard to get all the little lights in focus!)

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Canon 40D Review at Camera Labs

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It looks like the Canon 40D reviews are starting to trickle out now. Camera Labs has just posted their review:

Canon’s EOS 40D features many improvements over its predecessor and finally shows the pesky Nikon D80 who’s boss – albeit one which costs almost half as much again. Canon’s delivered a superb DSLR which handles beautifully, is packed with useful features and delivers great-looking images.

The Live View facility works well, especially when remote-controlled using a PC, and the silent-shooting modes prove it doesn’t have to make a racket either. The anti-dust system whether through luck or design also proved quite effective in our tests, with foreign particles rarely being an issue. And while our studio resolution tests proved some 10 Megapixel DSLRs resolved slightly more, it didn’t make a big difference in real-life. Ultimately the 40D most-impresses out in the field where it’s simply an extremely quick and capable camera which confidently handles almost any situation. Sure, the default settings could do with a slight boost in sharpening to unveil the finest details, but this is easily adjusted if desired.

I am following the Canon 40D reviews on this page as they appear.

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Photoshop Express

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This is going to be a big dang deal:

Today the crowd at Photoshop World got a quick preview of Photoshop Express, a new application currently in development at Adobe. First hinted at by Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen some six months ago, Photoshop Express isn’t meant to duplicate/replace Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it’s a new member of the Photoshop family that’s meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people.

(via John Nack)

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Canon 40D vs. 5D

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WyoFoto has a solid side-by-side set of test shots (100% files) that show the image quality of the Canon 40D directly compared to that of the Canon 5D.

The IQ I see in the 40D images from ISO 100-800 is 95% the match of the 5D. At 1600 the shadow noise of the 5D looks to be a tad bit better than the 40D, but not by a large margin. The 40D’s tonality and richness in color gives the 5D a real run for the money. The only area I see the 5D looking better is in low contrast highlight regions. It manages to pull out a tad more detail. The 20D does okay in the shadows, but in the midtones and highlights just can’t match the richness of the 5D or 40D. It’s images while pretty good have a flatter tonal appearance. This subtle richness gives the 5D images the 3D effect people often talk about. (Read *and see* more . . . . )

Follow Canon 40D news and reviews here.

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Build Your Own 5D Mark II

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Overheard in the forums:

Base model: current 5D — $2000.

1) One stop ISO improvement with 14 bit RAW — add $500
2) High precision cross-type AF sensors on 11 spaced AF points — add $500
3) 16 MP — add $300
4) 100% viewfinder with on-demand grid lines — add $300
5) 50% less shutter lag — add $200
6) 5 fps — add $200
7) Weather sealing — add $200
8) 3″ high res LCD — add $100
9) TAv mode — add $20
10) Custom Button replacing Direct Print button — priceless. : )

(via DPReview.com forums)

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