Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Canon has announced the availability of a locking mode upgrade for the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D, which will prevent the settings from accidentally being changed. For now, the service upgrade has only been announced for Japan and will cost 10,500 yen (roughly $125 USD).
No word yet on the availability of this service upgrade in the US or other markets.
Is this a feature that you would want? Will you pay for the upgrade if/when it becomes available in your market?
[Canon Japan via Rob Galbraith]
Canon’s OSK-E3 Original Data Security Kit, which is used to prove the authenticity of photos, may have just been rendered useless thanks to a vulnerability discovered by Russian forensic software firm, Elcomsoft. [Read more…]
The Speedliter’s Handbook is a new book from Canon Speedlite specialist, Syl Arena.
The book has been in the works for nearly a year now, and just went to the printer last week. But it turned out to be much bigger than planned…
“It’s almost 400 pages, includes 800 photos, 100 diagrams, and 39 shoots detailed on 2-page spreads. If you shoot small flash (any brand), then 70% will be of interest. If you shoot Canon Speedlites, then 110% of the book will be of interest.” –Syl Arena
Speedliter’s Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites carries a retail price of $49.99; however, it is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com at $31.49 and will ship just after Christmas.
Canon has launched a new series of rebates for its PowerShot line of point and shoot cameras.
The rebates are valid through December 11, 2010. The list of cameras and details on availability are below. [Read more…]
Canon has announced a new series of instant rebates for Canon Rebel DSLRs, which includes the Rebel T2i, Rebel T1i and Rebel XS.
The rebates are valid through January 8, 2011. Details on the rebates for each camera and lens combo are below. [Read more…]
Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6.5 update has added system-wide support (including Aperture and iPhoto) for a number of new RAW formats captured by the following cameras:
The update is available via systems updates in Mac OS X 10.6.
There have been several photo-related rebate promotions announced recently. Below a quick roundup of all the current rebates from Canon, Nikon, Olympus and the rest courtesy of B&H Photo.
Canon Double Instant Rebate Promotion – ends January 8
Canon 60D Instant Rebate – ends November 24
Nikon DSLR and Lens Kits Instant Rebates – ends November 20
Nikon S4000 $30 Instant Savings – ends November 20
Tamron Lens Rebates – ends November 31
SanDisk Memory Card Rebates – ends January 1
Olympus E-PL1 and Lens Instant Rebates – ends January 1
Canon DSLR & Printer Rebates – ends December 31
Canon has announced that it will be delaying the shipment of the recently unveiled 8-15mm, 300mm and 400mm lenses, which were scheduled for release in Dec. 2010 and Jan. 2011) until March 2011.
The new 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, however, is scheduled for release on November 19.
New rebates for the Canon 60D just launched.
For a limited time, you can get up to a $200 instant rebate on the Canon 60D. Basically, the 60D body or 60D with kit lens gives you a $100 rebate. If you also buy a Canon 55-250mm or 70-300mm lens with your 60D, you save $200 instantly.
Full list of deals at B&H Photo here.
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. In Part 3 of this series, I looked more in-depth at images captured during basketball games with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by clicking the links below:
In Part 4 below, we will look more in-depth at images captured during a track and field event with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. [Read more…]