Category: Equipment
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Nikon D3x Comments by Thom Hogan
So, what exactly is a D3x, you ask? It’s a D3 whose primary digital board and sensor have been updated and replaced (respectively). That appears to be the only change (there may be some minor tweaks and menu choices that we can’t see short of disassembling the two side-by-side and doing a full scroll of…
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Nikon releases the best camera of Spring '08 … in December
After countless leaks, the Nikon D3X is finally official! All you need to know is that it’s a slightly slower D3 with a 24.6 megapixel sensor — higher resolution but not as good in low-light. This is exactly the camera that I, and pretty much everyone else, predicted more than six months ago, so in…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon officially introduces 24.39 million image pixel D3X
It’s official: in the next few weeks, Nikon will begin shipping a high resolution counterpart to the D3. Called the D3X, the widely-leaked new digital SLR from Nikon will incorporate a 24.39 million image pixel CMOS sensor, a standard ISO range of 100-1600 and 5 fps full resolution shooting rate into a body that is…
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D3x specs and details available | Nikon Rumors
From the latest Nikon Pro magazine (Europe) Check it out here.
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Revised Scarlet Unveiled – The Luminous Landscape
In product release by slow torture the RED Camera company has started to disclose information about its revised Scarlet video / stills hybrid camera. Check it out here.
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2008 Nikon Predictions by Thom Hogan
historically, I’ve tended to do my predictions in November, but I’m pushing things forward a bit more than usual so that Nikon can introduce away later in the month ;~). Just kidding. While Nikon has a late November announcement planned, whatever that product is has been pushed around quite a bit in its launch. It…
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The Canon 5D Mark II – The Digital Journalist
The Canon 5D Mark II is a remarkable instrument. Not only is it a 21-megapixel camera that takes amazing photographs, but it is also one of the first of the “hybrid” cameras. It takes full 1080p High Definition video. As more and more photojournalists find themselves confronted with “multi-tasking” in their jobs, providing both stills…
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Review: Digital Photography Review
The LX3 is an example of a species so endangered that the we were beginning to worry it had become extinct – a compact camera that photographers can get excited about. Panasonic has included a large degree of direct control, classy styling and, more importantly, a specification that goes beyond the unthinking ‘larger screen and…
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Nikon P6000 and Canon G10 Comparison Review
Nikon and Canon are traditional rivals, like the Hatfields and the McCoys. They compete in just about ever segment of the market. But, in recent years Canon has, with its G series, had one small niche to itself, that of the pocketable digicam that shoots raw and has an optical viewfinder (pathetic though the latter…
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I'm Not Kidding – Canon G10 Review
I had become very impressed with the Canon G10 after just a few days of earlier light-duty testing. Each evening that week I would sit with my 15″ Macbook Pro reviewing the day’s files. At one point I found myself looking at raw files on-screen and not being sure if I was looking at Hasselblad…
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Chase Jarvis Blog: Nikon D90 + Canon 5D + RED: Converging Technologies
The D90 and it’s peer cameras have helped bring the general public to light on what cutting edge professional image makers have known for a good while: still cameras and video cameras are converging. Make no mistake. Video cams like the RED camera are able to extract 10mp still images – a respectable size image…
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Mamiya Announces New Medium Format Digital Camera System
The Mamiya DL28 Digital Camera System offers professional features and benefits found in much more expensive cameras. For example, even though the DL28’s resolution is an impressive 28 Megapixels, its large sensor allows a pixel size of 7.2 microns, producing images with unmatched richness and color accuracy, low noise, and striking highlight and shadow detail.…
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Canon Rumors
I received some info today that Canon is planning their next announcements on February 10, 2009. SLR’s being announced: 1D Mark IV Check it out here.
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New MacBooks add metal cases, power to burn but no FireWire – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
You heard the rumors, now get the details. Apple has just released a major update to the MacBook line, leaving the original white plastic model in the mix but lowering the price to $999; the two new models are priced at $1299 and $1599. Check it out here.
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dpmac.com/blog » The Apple spotlight turns to their notebooks.
The rumors have been swirling around for a few weeks now about the launch of a new line Apple notebook computers around the 15th of October Check it out here.
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dpmac.com/blog » Rumor: Nikon D3X coming in December ‘08
I would be remiss if I did not repeat this rumor, which I came across in the dpreview.com Nikon D3-D1 / D700 forum. I can not vouch for the validity of the rumor, only that I have quoted it in it’s entirety. Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Expandable Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter built for the news shooter
Later this year, photo bag maker Think Tank Photo will release the Shape Shifter, a way-cool photo backpack that expands to carry both photo gear and a laptop to the assignment, then contracts to about half its maximum depth to hold just your computer and accessories while you shoot. If you’re a newspaper or wire…