Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
For those of you looking to get your hands on Sony’s new translucent mirror camera, the Sony A55 is now in stock and shipping at Adorama and Amazon.
Note that B&H Photo is still showing it as coming in October, but I would expect that to change soon as well.
Not that this should really surprise anyone, but Olympus seems to have gone on record to confirm that the company is no longer interested in developing entry-level DSLRs in light of its successful PEN series, which are based on the Micro Four Thirds system.
“We do not have concrete plans to replace the E-620 and other recent SLRs. The entry level SLR class can be completely replaced by the Pen system in terms of performance.” -Toshiyuki Terada, Product manager of SLR Olympus Planning Department
Terada went on to say that Olympus plans on developing an advanced-PEN camera and, at some point, Olympus expects to phase out DSLRs entirely in favor of the mirrorless Micro Four Thirds cameras.
[via Photo Rumors]
Canon has reintroduced its instant rebate program for several Canon DSLRs and lens combos for Fall 2010.
Check out the full list of instant rebates below from B&H. [Read more…]
Nikon has kept some form of rebates running just about all year long. Now, Nikon is even including the D3100 in the rebates.
Check out the full list of instant rebates below from B&H. [Read more…]
Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine recently uploaded his final chapter in his 5-part series that covered DSLR Video Editing for Photographers using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Previously, I passed along parts 1 through 3. Since this is the final video in the series, I’ve embedded all 5 in this post below.
It’s good content, especially for those of us knew to the video side of DSLRs. Enjoy.
B&H just alerted me that they have the Canon 60D in stock now. B&H also pointed out they you can get a $500 Amex pre-paid card when you purchase the 60D with certain Canon printers. Check out the links below for more details.
Kingston has announced a 600x CF card that supports UDMA Mode 6 for max transfer rates up to 90MB/sec. It comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities priced at $154 and $270 MSRP, respectively. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Sony has issued a statement concerning an overheating issue with the new Sony A55 and A33 translucent mirror cameras.
The problem arises from the CMOS sensor overheating in certain temperature ranges. Sony has put together a chart that provides an idea of max recording times under certain environmental conditions. You can check it out below. [Read more…]
One of the big features touted for the new Nikon D3100 has been the continuous AF feature, something that has been lacking on prior Canon and Nikon cameras. Check out the sample video below to see how well it works. [Read more…]
For those video fans out there, I just wanted to pass along a couple of HDSLR accessories that have been announced this week.
Zacuto and Redrock Micro have developed true EVF solutions for HDSLRs like the Canon 5D Mark II, 7D and Nikon D7000. These EVFs give you the freedom that was just never possible with the old loupe solutions like the traditional Zacuto Z-Finder, and will operate via the HDMI terminal of you HDSLR. [Read more…]