Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
For those of you in the Hollywood, CA area, Canon Live Learning is putting on a free seminar next week (March 6, 2013) with Vincent Laforet on creating time lapse sequences with DSLRs.
The seminar takes place at Canon’s Hollywood Professional Technology & Support Center. It is free, but advance registration is required.
Details here on Canon’s website.
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Adorama has a deal on its Nikon D600 kits that include a free Nikon ME-1 stereo mic. Check out the D600 body only or the D600 w/ 24-85mm VR lens kits for the deals.
Canon’s new center-pinch lens caps are starting to ship out. B&H has a few in stock now, with more on the way soon.
Check them out at the links below.
The Sony A58 and NEX-3N were announced last week in Europe. Sony took the wraps off these new cameras today in the US.
The Sony A58 with an 18-55mm kit lens is priced at $598 and should be available in April. It is available for pre-order here at B&H Photo.
The NEX-3N with an 18-55mm kit lens is priced at $498 and should also be available in April. The NEX-3N is available fore pre-order here at B&H Photo (it’s also available in white).
Nikon has finally issued a service advisory for the Nikon D600 with regard to the dust accumulation on the sensor. Those hoping for a fix for the abnormal amount of dust and debris on the D600 sensor, however, will be disappointed to learn that Nikon essentially says that this is perfectly normal behavior “generally attributed to the natural accumulation of dust.”
The solution?
Have the D600 serviced by a Nikon service center.
The full service advisory is reproduced below. [Read more…]
Following the recent forum posting by a moderator in Canon’s official forums, Canon has issued a product advisory concerning the slow AF speed for the 5D Mark III and 1D X when using a Speedlite AF assist beam.
Firmware updates to address this issue are expected for the 5D Mark III and 1D X in April 2013 and May 2013, respectively.
The full product advisory from Canon is reproduced below. [Read more…]
Nikon has taken the wraps off of its new D7100 DSLR, which is equipped with a 24.1MP APS-C sensor. The camera is priced at $1199 for the body only and $1599 in a kit that includes the 18-105mm DX VR lens. [Read more…]
Sony has unveiled the new Alpha ?58, which features a 20.1MP APS CMOS sensor that can also capture full 1080/24p HD video. The ?58 serves as a successor to the Sony ?57. Like other Sony Alpha SLT models, the ?58 offers a built-in image stabilization system at the sensor level and, of course, Sony’s translucent mirror technology, which aids in the rapid 8fps shooting the ?58 delivers. [Read more…]
What looks to be some of the more solid info on the Canon 7D Mark II has surfaced over at Canon Rumors for the rumored 24MP pro/prosumer camera. The 7D Mark II (or whatever it will be called) is believed to fit in the line-up as sort of a baby 1D X with an APS-C sensor.
It is expected to be announced at the end of Summer 2013 with immediate availability.
The specs below are based on one of 3 prototypes currently being tested. [Read more…]
The recently-leaked Sony A58 and NEX-3N are expected to be officially unveiled on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Firmed up specs have also leaked out now . . . leaving little to wonder about these cameras once official word comes out next week. [Read more…]