So, the tiger is out of the cage and we know most of it. The Nikon D700 has been seen today with various photos and sources. The French post on pixelistes.com Nikon D700 (full scan from Profifoto magazine)
Month: June 2008
Macrophoto and bird
I assume that the lens choice was not the right one. Unfortunately, I could not find the author of this image.
Canon EOS 50D wish list
In this beginning of the Summer, while many people are discussing about the arrival of the Nikon D700 (everybody seems pretty sure it will pop up this week), some are wondering whether the Canon EOS 40D will soon be replaced by a Canon EOS 50D. Nothing more than repeated wish lists in forums, but the…
Nikon D700 already in Germany
Here it comes! The German photo magazine ProfiFoto is just out in the stands (with a little delay probably designed to ensure compliance with the Non-Disclosure Agreements -NDA- about the Nikon D700) with a this description of the new Nikon D700: Nikon D3 sensor: Full Frame, 12 MP Dust cleaning on the sensor 200-6400ISO From…
Luxury pools
Recenty, we looked at unusual swimming pools. Here comes an article about the most marvellous pools found around the world of luxury hotels. 15 swimming pools
Price of the Alpha 900
I have been asked by some people about the price of the upcoming Sony Alpha 900 flagship digital SLR camera. The problem is that there is no information filtering down from Sony. The only thing that we can say is that there is a body of indirect evidence that points to some pretty serious competition…
Sharks facing extinction
It is often believed that wide-ranging oceanic sharks are so fast and powerful that they are quite resilient when it comes to fishing pressure. Actually, this is quite the contrary. Most sharks are carnivorous and thus rely on the availability of a lot of animal food, they also tend to mature slowly (so all early…
Radeon HD4870, better than a HD4850
You loved seeing the arrival of AMD’s Radeon HD4870? Here comes her stronger sister in graphics cards: Radeon HD4870. The first one was available for a measly 150€, what makes it a nice little entry point for the powerful 3D graphics cards (understand: “for video games“). The Radeon HD4870 has been spotted in France at…
Nikon D700, next week
There is so much uncoordinated turmoil on the Internet and all around the world (at Nikon, at distributors, at vendors) that it seems now warranted that the Nikon D700 -a sort of Full-Frame-sensored Nikon D300 or affordable Nikon D3- will be launched early next week.