Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Canon PowerShot SD940 IS digital camera is a compact point & shoot that offers 12.1-megixels and a 4x optical zoom. The camera carries a mid-range price tag, situated just below the Canon SD980 IS.
The SD940 IS was first available in September 2009 at an initial retail price of $299.99.
The Hasselblad H4D series is the follow up to the H3D platform. The first camera in the new H4D series is the H4D-60, which is a 60-megapixel, medium format camera. The H4D series of cameras will feature Hasselblad’s True Focus with Absolute Position Lock technology, which ensures accurate focus during any recomposition after autofocus is initially achieved.
The H4D-60 should be available in January 2010 for 28,995 EUR.
More details below.
The Phase One 645DF is a medium format camera that supports both focal plane and leaf shutters (the only 645 camera that does so). It is compatible with most Phase One and Mamiya AFD mount digital backs. The camera should ship by the end of 2009 and carries an initial retail price of $5990.
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The Panasonic GH1 is a 12.1-megapixel camera built on the Micro Four Thirds platform. The GH1 is Panasonic’s follow-up to the G1, which was the first Micro Four Thirds camera offered by the company.
What makes this platform unique is the camera body’s mirror-less design, which allow manufacturers to make smaller cameras while still using larger, DSLR-sized sensors. Additionally, the GH1, like other Micro Four Thirds cameras, has a detachable lens and will accept other lenses with the same lens mount – or even different lens mounts if you use an appropriate adapter.
Another powerful feature for Micro Four Thirds cameras is the use of full time live view. That is, the image that the lens sees passes directly to the image sensor rather than using a mirror to redirect it to the optical viewfinder.
The Panasonic GH1 adds 1080p video capture at 24fps to its predecessor’s spec list. Additionally, the GH1 includes a new superzoom lens, specially designed for this camera – the 14-140mm f/4-5.8 HD MEGA O.I.S. lens. The GH1 was met with a lot of fanfare due to its impressive spec list and overall potential. While there is no doubt that the GH1 offers a lot of versatility and is fun to shoot with, it’s not without a few chinks in its armor. [Read more…]
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.
Shutterstock has acquired BigStockPhoto. It doesn’t look like there will be any changes for BigStockPhoto photographers at the moment; however, Shutterstock plans to grow BigStockPhoto in the future.
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Think Tank Photo has just released their new Airport TakeOff rolling camera backpack. The new camera bag has a telescopic handle and wheels for pulling it around airports or other smooth surfaces. The Airport TakeOff also has handles in place for vertical and horizontal toting positions, as well as backpack straps when you need to throw it over your shoulders for a trek. [Read more…]
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…]