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In a Hollywood event that included Martin Scorcese and many other filmmakers, Canon unveiled its foray into digital film making – the C300 Cinema EOS camera. Film makers have been infatuated with Canon’s HD DSLR cameras ever since Canon introduced HD video capability in its 5D Mark II. But the 5D Mark II was [...]
Forget about setting exposure. Check. Forget about memory cards. Check. Forget about focusing? Ch…..What? Today, amid a torrent of fanfare, Lytro introduced the first of its “light field” cameras. These cameras incorporate a remarkable shoot first, focus later concept which they hope will take the photography community by storm. Earlier this year, we previewed the [...]
Canon has announced the newest member of the high-end DSLR family, the EOS-1D X. Canon’s formally diverse 1D lineup included the 1D Mark IV, a crop frame camera beloved by sports photographers for its high frame rate and the 1Ds Mark III, a high resolution camera used by high end portrait and studio professionals. It [...]
On June 11, 1997, a gentleman named Phiillipe Kahn did something remarkable. Sitting in a maternity ward, he snapped a picture of his newborn baby daughter. The remarkable part is that the photo was taken on his cell phone. Seconds later, he had transmitted that photo to more than 2000 friends, family, and coworkers. This [...]
One of the greatest temptations in reviewing cameras is to put too much emphasis on the pixel count. As we are learning (sometimes the hard way), it is the quality of the pixels that matters most. In the last ten years, the minimum pixel size has decreased by a factor of ten due to advances [...]
Nikon has released the latest in its line of prosumer DSLR cameras – the D5100. Noteworthy features on this camera include: * A fully articulating 3 inch LCD display with 920k dot resolution * 16MP crop frame sensor * 1080P, 30p HD video * Full-time auto-focus during video shooting * In-camera HDR processing * Built [...]
Apple today released the latest update for its Aperture photo software. Among the enhancements: iPhoto Compatibility Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when importing large iPhoto libraries. Aperture now correctly handles albums contained in folders when importing iPhoto 9.1.1 libraries. Improves reliability when importing iPhoto 9 libraries that include slideshows containing [...]
Adobe today announced the beta release of Lightroom 3.4 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.4. Lightroom 3.4 beta is a free download for Lightroom 3 customers and Camera Raw 6.4 is a free download for Photoshop Customers. Among other things, several new cameras and lenses are supported by the new software: New Camera Support Canon EOS [...]
Apple unveiled their newest magical device today – a slimmed down, souped up version of their ubiquitous iPad. We have the specification breakdown and analysis from the photography perspective. If you already enjoy the iPad experience, the beefier processor should make that experience all the more enjoyable. It also paves the way for a new [...]
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Nikon today announced a flurry of new Coolpix cameras to its point and shoot line. The highlights are: Coolpix P500 12.1 effective megapixel CMOS sensor 36x wide-angle optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens 3-inch vari-angle LCD with 921,000 dot resolution VR Image Stabilization System MSRP $399.95 Coolpix P300 12.2 effective megapixel CMOS sensor 4.2x wide-angle optical [...]
