Category: Equipment
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DVICE: The coolest (and probably only) new film camera you'll see this year
: Tucked away in the back of Fuji’s booth at PMA 2008 was an interesting prototype for a 6×7 film camera. With over four times the resolution of 35mm film, 70mm 120/220 roll films have long been the favored film for pros, but it’s been decades since reasonably priced consumer models have been manufactured outside…
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Leica M8: A Camera for Life [Leica M8] »
: Leica fanatics are different than regular people, so it’s no surprise Leica’s taking an entirely different—but brilliant—approach with its M8: It’s everlasting. Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical and digital components, so it’ll slowly evolve into a new camera. The first package is a…
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Sony's new SLR adds heft to full-frame market | Underexposed – CNET News.com
: That Sony is willing to tackle the difficult economics of the full-frame SLR market with its new Alpha provides further evidence that Sony is serious with its SLR push. “This year, Alpha will proceed to its main stage,” Katsumoto said. “We will address the whole spectrum of digital SLR segments this year ranging from…
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PMA 2008: New Sony Pro Digital SLR – PDNPulse
: Already a manufacturer of CMOS imaging sensors for professional digital SLRs, Sony announced this morning at PMA 2008 in Las Vegas that it too would introduce a pro digital SLR this year. The new digital SLR — which is simply being called “Flagship” at this point — will use a new 24.6-megapixel full-frame “Exmor”…
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Sigma announces DP1 to be available spring 2008: Digital Photography Review
: Sigma has announced the imminent availability of the greatly anticipated DP1 digital camera. The DP1 has a sensor around the size of those found in most DLSRs – although it is greatly different in terms of design – and aims to offer equivalent image-quality and specification in a compact format. In common with Sigma’s…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Delkin unveils four-slot CompactFlash reader and more
: Delkin has announced several new digital photography products, including a four-slot USB 2.0 card reader called ImageRouter, a Dual Universal Battery Charger capable of charging two digital camera batteries simultaneously, a line of ExpressCard SSDs in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities, a 16GB Class 6 SDHC card and more. Check it out here.
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New Sony Full Frame Sensor – The Luminous Landscape
: Of course trade sources have been saying that Nikon will have a 24MP camera this year to follow up on their recently released D3 camera. Since Sony is almost certainly their fabricator (if not co-designer) this is all starting to make perfect sense. Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon announces trio of new lenses
: Nikon today has announced three new lenses: the PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt/Shift, AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED and AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. In addition, the company has said that two additional PC (perspective control) lenses are in the works: a PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED and a PC-E Micro…
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John Nack on Adobe: One *miiiillion* images per second
: The camera fiends at Vision Research have trotted out the Phantom V12, a crowd pleaser said to be capable of grabbing 1MM images per second (if you can live with 256×8 resolution; resolution goes up as frame rate goes down). Their gear is “targeted at industrial applications ranging from biometric research to automotive crash…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon announces price, release dates for new supertelephotos
Check it out: Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon announces price, release dates for new supertelephotos Canon USA this evening has announced that the EF 200mm f/2L IS USM is scheduled for release in April 2008 at an estimated street price of US$5999, while the EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM is slated for delivery in May 2008…
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Canon Powershot G9 Review
Check it out: Canon Powershot G9 Review But seriously, who takes their M8 to Japan and ends up leaving it in the bag (or the hotel room) most of the time? The answer, it turns out, is me. With only eleven days in which to savour a first-taste of Japan, I chose to travel as…
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Pre-PMA 2008 Releases: New Canon EOS Rebel XSi
Check it: PDNPulse We warned you these Pre-PMA releases were going to be coming fast and furious — who releases ANYTHING at the actual show anymore — so here’s Canon’s latest entry-level digital SLR, the 12.2-megapixel EOS Rebel XSi. Yes, we know this is an “amateur” DSLR but what’s unique about it is the number…
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State of the Art: Hands On: Zeiss ZF Macros for Nikon
State of the Art: Hands On: Zeiss ZF Macros for Nikon: “I’ve been shooting lately with two new Nikon F-mount Zeiss lenses, the ZF 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar T* and the ZF 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar T*. (I love it when they spell macro that way.) As you’d expect from a Zeiss-made optic they are both simply…
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CrunchGear » Archive » Rumor: Canon to introduce mid-pro “3D” camera and 5D replacement?
CrunchGear » Archive » Rumor: Canon to introduce mid-pro “3D” camera and 5D replacement?: “The rumored ‘3D’ is to feature: 15.1 megapixels (full frame) 14 bit color Digic III image processor ISO 100 to 6400(up to 12800) AF like 1Dmk III 3 fps [only?] 3 inch screen A sort of smaller 1D body,with integrated grip…
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Be a multimedia McGuyver – 101 DIY tools and techniques for cool, professional photo, audio and video gear on the cheap | Will Sullivan’s Journerdism
Be a multimedia McGuyver – 101 DIY tools and techniques for cool, professional photo, audio and video gear on the cheap | Will Sullivan’s Journerdism: “Long, long ago in high school and college I used to do a bunch of indy films with friends and classmates for fun (and some school classes). We never had…
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CrunchGear » Archive » Canon 5D Mark II, apparently, not being announced
CrunchGear » Archive » Canon 5D Mark II, apparently, not being announced: ” pma will not bring a new 5d body….. Says tsiphoto from DP Review Forums. Apparently he has a proven track record on such things and shouldn’t be questioned.”
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John Nack on Adobe: Casio spitfire cranks out 1,200fps, does DNG
John Nack on Adobe: Casio spitfire cranks out 1,200fps, does DNG: “‘Casio will put on sale in March a digital still camera capable of shooting up to 60 full-resolution images in one second, and video at more than 1,000 per second to realize a super slow-motion effect.’”
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Drobo Creators Launch DroboShare
Drobo Creators Launch DroboShare: “With DroboShare, users can now access the information stored on the award-winning Drobo from any client on the network, including Windows, Apple or Linux computers, as well as other networked devices like Home Media Centers. And unlike other NAS desktop storage devices the Drobo and DroboShare solution embraces ease of use…
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CrunchGear » Archive » Rumor: Canon 5D Mark II at PMA?
CrunchGear » Archive » Rumor: Canon 5D Mark II at PMA?: “Some slightly shady sources have suggested that Canon will be rolling out the 5D Mark II soon, possibly at the PMA convention in a couple weeks.”
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Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – art: Classics of everyday design No 39
Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – art: Classics of everyday design No 39: “My Canon A-1 has been to Antarctica and Sumeria, lasted through 25 years of abuse and improves every picture I take”