Technology opinions and digital photography
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Kenya in photo safari
You will probably notice a little slow down in publication of posts here in the coming days: I am travelling for a few days to Kenya in order to shoot photos in the Masai Mara National Park during the great migration of herbivores (wildebeests and zebras, mostly). I will be there with Alain Pons, wildlife…
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Nikon D90, video visit
Digital Rev prepared a video presentation of the new Nikon low-to-middle-range digital SLR camera: Nikon D90. Link to YouTube Here you can see the video recording feature in operation. And a lot of the other fancy features too (fish eye effect!) Note: Video recording is not only a feature for the stratospherically-priced Canon EOS 5D…
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Pentax is working on a new SLR
A leak on a Pentax Germany web site (quickly plugged but collected efficiently) shows the specification of a future Pentax SLR camera. 10 MP CCD APS-C Sensor-shift image stabilization Continuous shooting: 3.5 fps Sensitivity: up to 3200 ISO LCD screen: 2.7″ RAW (PEF, DNG) and JPEG Four AA/R6/LR4 batteries It is difficult to extract real…
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Canon EOS 5D Mk II, video hands-on
Link to YouTube Via DSLR user.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II, finally here!
After weeks of rumours and speculations, here is the Canon EOS 5D Mk II to replace the first successful Full frame camera (the older Canon ESO 5D). The main features are obviously the very high resolution of 21 mega-pixels still applied to a 35mm Full Frame CMOS sensor, and Features 21.1 mega-pixel CMOS with improved…
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Canon, only on the 22nd?
This is really becoming annoying, now. After days of hearing that Canon is fighting to get an extension to the NDA of the photo press, it seems that several elements point to a further delay (compared to the previously probable launch date of 17th September). French magazine Réponse Photo has delayed its parution date to…
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Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS II
After some interesting comments seen about the age of the current EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS tele-zoom from Canon (for example, in the recent test done by Chasseur d’Images), there is now an active rumour about the arrival of a real replacement. The Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS II would no longer be a push-pull design…
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Pre-Photokina calendar (photo news)
What can be forecasted of the most important (in my eyes 🙂 ) announces expected before the Photokina fair in Koln. 18 September Nikon lenses: AF-S 50mm/1.4 G – AF-S 85mm/1.4 G – AF-S 70-200mm/2,8 VRII.Nikon new SLR : D800 or D900 (24.6MP Full Frame dSLR camera, with Sony-designed sensor), or Nikon new pro SLR:…
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Sony Alpha 900, Hollywood movie
When a dSLR like the Sony Alpha 900 is presented as if it was a Hollywood movie, we get this result :
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