Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
A couple of recent developments in the Canon 7D and 5D Mark II‘s resume make the camera shine a little brighter. As we knew, the potential is huge with this camera and it continues to create a ton of buzz in the filmmaking world.
PBS has a new Frontline documentary shot with a 5D Mark II by Danfung Dennis, while embedded with US Marines in Afghanistan. [Read more…]
According to PDN Gear Guide, Canon has confirmed that it will not attend PMA 2010, which is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, California from February 19-23. Instead, Canon is opting to feature its products at CES 2010 in Las Vegas from January 7-10. [Read more…]
Several reports are coming in that the Canon 7D is or soon will be available in the US. Notably, B&H Photo is now accepting orders for the Canon 7D body only, which usually means they are expecting its arrival very soon.
Other stores where you can order/pre-order the Canon 7D are as follows:
International Availability:
Keep watching Photography Bay’s Canon 7D Reviews and Resources or stay glued to the front page for the latest updates on this new DSLR.
Consistent with the previous rumors that a Nikon D3 replacement, the Nikon D3s, is coming in October, Nikon Rumors is calling the D3s a sure thing for roughly October 15, 2009.
The rumored spec list continues to call for 14 frames per second and 1080p video capture. Additional rumored specs surfacing from Nikon Rumors today include a sensitivity range of ISO 200-12800 (expandable up to ISO 102,400 equivalent) on a tweaked 12.1 mp FX sensor.
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Photography Bay reader, John, is a Nikon D5000 owner who had a unit affected by the official Nikon D5000 recall. John took the time to put together a thorough account of his experience with the recall process into a comment here on Photography Bay. I think his first hand report of his experience should be reassuring to those of you who own a D5000 or a looking to buy one. [Read more…]
Many Canon 5D Mark II owners have struggled to find this battery in stock over the past year. They have been pretty hard to come since the 5D Mark II was released, and they might become scarce again soon since the Canon 7D also uses the LP-E6 battery.
At the time of this post, the Canon LP-E6 battery is in stock at Amazon, B&H and Adorama. Here’s the links to each store’s product page for the LP-E6.
If you’ve been putting off the spare for your 5D Mark II or if you’ve got a 7D on pre-order, it might be a good time to pick up a spare instead of waiting until the 7D’s ship out in force, which should occur over the next few days. Check Canon 7D availability here.
The Nikon D300s is a 12.3-megapixel DSLR with an equivalent sensitivity range of ISO 100-6400. I have had the pleasure of testing the D300s for a few weeks now and wanted to share some sample images that demonstrate the image quality and low light potential from this camera. The following images were captured at night using the Nikon D300s and AF-S 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Below you’ll find several handheld shots at ISO 3200 and ISO 6400, followed by a series of shots from a tripod capturing the same scene from ISO 100 to ISO 6400 with one series using noise reduction and one series without noise reduction. Additionally, you will find several charts showing a comparison of the sensitivity range at a variety of Noise Reduction settings. [Read more…]
Canon has a Dust Delete Data process in its recent EOS DSLRs. Essentially, this process records where the sensor dust is located on your camera’s image sensor and appends that information to each image file. This file appendage is then interpreted by Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software and applied to the imported images in order to automatically remove dust spots from your images. Canon says this is for RAW and JPEG images only – not H.264 video files.
The recent surge in video recording capabilities for DSLRs like the Canon 5D Mark II, Rebel T1i and Canon 7D have made it apparent that similar technology is needed for video files. As far as I can determine, this technology is not available in-camera yet. From my limited knowledge of video post-processing, it is possible to remove dust spots, hot pixels and the like from video files, but it is not an ideal solution and must be done in post-processing. However, that is something that Canon aims to change. [Read more…]
The Nikon D3000 is an entry-level 10.2-megapixel DSLR. It follows closely with the feature set and functionality of the Nikon D40, D40x and D60 cameras. However, the D3000 is focused even more directly toward the first-time DSLR user. Several manufacturers are putting forth a serious effort to make the transition from point & shoot cameras to DSLRs easier on everyone involved. Cameras like the Nikon D3000 and Sony A330 make DSLRs a viable choice for those who don’t necessarily have a desire to really “get into” photography. At the same time, the D3000 maintains flexibility and room to grow as a photographer whenever he or she is ready.
No bones about it, the D3000 is a great little camera. But, is it for you? Read on for the full picture on this bargain of an entry-level shooter. [Read more…]
Since the arrival of the Leica M9, bloggers have been abound with posts about Leicas, street photography, and why you need a rangefinder right now. Further, Chris Weeks has made a documentary on street photography and the human condition. If you watch it, you’ll see that it’s very pro-rangefinder. A personal critique of mine is that it almost seems like what we call in the industry to be an “advertorial.” To clarify, this is an article or piece of media that is supposed to be presented in a journalistic fashion but can seem more like subliminal marketing. To be fair, Mr. Weeks probably does legitimately love Leicas for street photography. However, as a photographer that has shot with all brands of cameras, I see no reason why a DSLR can’t do the same job. Regular readers of this blog may know that street photography is some that is held dear to me. More on this after the jump.
Author’s Note: This is not an anti-Leica post, when I worked for Magnum Photos many of their photographers used Leicas. I hold them in high regard and respect their history, but this post is about you as a photographer.