Category: Equipment

From Crunchgear:

Redrock Micro, purveyors of fine rail-and-grip-based camera products, has released a new line of gear at NAB 2009. It’s aimed at users of these newfangled DSLRs that shoot HD video

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Via Zach Wise.

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From Gadget Lab from Wired.com:

But will we see a D700-level camera with video? To compete with Canon, the answer would have to be “yes”. But as the D700 currently shares the exact same image chain as the flagship D3, the whole lineup would have to change. This would make the camera more expensive (Nikon likes to share electronics and even body-shells between different models to bring down costs). This makes it seem like the answer is “no”.
More likely is a D400 with 1080p video, which is exactly the guess that Digital Rev is making. It would also get a 16-18 MP sensor, although in smaller DX-dimensions. To us this seems plausible.

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From Zack Arias:

For my bag I use the ThinkTank Airport Security roller bag. This is THE best camera bag I have ever owned and it has more miles on it than I can count and every stitch is still in place. I love that I can lock the main compartments as well as lock the tethered cable to something so someone can’t simply roll off with it. They have to show up with bolt cutters to take off with this thing.

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From Gadget Lab, Wired.com:

This is the Tactical Bail Out Gear Bag, and everyone should have one.

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From Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon introduces D5000 digital SLR with vari-angle LCD, 720p video:

The club of video-capable digital SLR cameras has a new member. Nikon has unveiled the D5000, an entry-level digital SLR that features a 12.21 million image pixel CMOS sensor, 4fps still photo shooting rate, 2.7in (diagonal) vari-angle rear LCD and 720p video capture in a lightweight body that’s expected to sell for US$729.95 in the U.S. when it ships later this month. The D5000 offers pro photographers in the Nikon camp a way to try their hand at digital SLR video, at a price that’s even lower than the D90.

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From dispatches: Sound control for 5D video–almost here:

BeachTek is happy to announce their new DXA-5D XLR adapter that has been highly anticipated for the Canon 5D Mark II camera.

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From Cameras With Time-Machine Powers – Pogue’s Posts Blog – NYTimes.com:

You can snap a still while filming video, and you can also change slow-mo speeds while filming, flipping between 30 and 210 frames per second with the touch of a button. Very, very cool.

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From ::: The Travel Photographer :::: Canon 5D Mark II Batteries:

According to Ms Oster, Adorama has sold over 6,500 Canon 5D Mark II cameras, while Canon only supplied it with 100 extra batteries

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From Drobo Doubles Disks in Data Robot | Gadget Lab from Wired.com:

you can now slot in eight hard drives for a maximum theoretical size of 64TB.

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Hint: If you’re going to post pictures of a new, unannounced Nikon DSLR, don’t pick the worst one:

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There are several different ways to make a hardwire remote cord, and there are various amounts of money you can spend making one. What it comes down to is that it works best for your needs. If made correctly, it will be the most reliable remote trigger you own.

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The firmware and software updates together introduce changes we’ve written about previously, including expanded high shutter speed sync options, bug fixes and more, plus a change we haven’t yet highlighted: the ability to adjust the manual power settings of remote flashes using a Speedlite 580EX II at the camera.

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