Blogger Allen George managed to spot german retailer website neckermann.de with pictures and specifications on a new Nikon D40 digital SLR camera before they took it down. Could this be real? Neckermann.de seems like a pretty highly-trafficked and reputable site. And it’s hard to tell if the pictures are results of elaborate Photoshop-jobs. Any eagle-eyed readers [...]
Continue reading...27. September 2006
What’s the next step up from the current 8GB CompactFlash? 16GB of course! Unfortunately, the suggested retail price of US$1,049 seems to be a bit more than what you’ll pay for two 8GBs. I don’t know about you but for photography, I would rather have eight 2GBs. Just so that if one of the card [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2006
I believe all you photography enthusiasts out there agrees that Fujifilm’s SuperCCD sensors are one of the better DSLR sensors out there. The way it works allows a dynamic range much wider than what the competitors offer. And with a wider dynamic range, it means an easier time keeping whites from blowing out into “255†[...]
Continue reading...22. September 2006
Seitz just made my jaw dropped with their new 160-megapixel monster, the Seitz 6×17 Digital with the Seitz D3 digital scan back. With its insane megapixel count, it creates cool 6-by-17 (7,500 x 21,250 pixels) panoramic images with every shot. And thanks to its blazing-fast processing power and gigabit Ethernet connection, each image is [...]
Continue reading...17. September 2006
Whether you are on a stealthy spy mission or just a sicko wanting to secretly take some snaps of babes you see on the street, the Digital Camera Lighter is a good gadget to have. Sized just like a typical Zippo, the lighter takes one AAA battery and shoots up to 30 640×480 pictures with [...]
Continue reading...12. September 2006
Aww…isn’t it cute! The mini Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II body + EF 600mm f/4L IS USM lens is said to be a commemorative model to celebrate 30 million Canon lenses produced since 1987. If dropping $7,000 for the real 1Ds Mark II and another $7,000 for the 600mm L lens is not your kind [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2006
The newly announced Samsung SDC-MS61 is the company’s latest compact digital camera. Nothing truly innovative here, but the bluish color may be the thing that sets it apart from the rest. 6-megapixel 3x Optical Zoom. Using refraction optical method, the lens is hidden inside the camera body Up to ISO 1600 for low-light shooting 3-inch 16:9 widescreen LCD display Video [...]
Continue reading...1. September 2006
Just a couple of weeks ago, we reported on the handshake-eliminating algorithm invented by the smart people from MIT. Very promising piece of software that can help minimize the effects of handshakes even after the fact. But what it doesn’t do is eliminating blur caused by motion. This is where Mitsubishi’s new flutter [...]
Continue reading...28. August 2006
Jorge from RangeFinderForum has put up what are supposedly pictures/renders of a new Leica M8 digital rangefinder. We all know how great Leica lenses and rangefinders are, so a new digital one should add a bit of excitement to the quiet Leica community. But real pictures or not, you decide. The rangefinder itself even without any lenses [...]
Continue reading...24. August 2006
Successor to the wildly popular Canon EOS 350D is finally here. Although existing 350D users might not feel very compelled to upgrade, I suppose it is necessary to counter the rivals’ release such as the Nikon D80 and Sony Alpha A100. Perhaps the most innovative feature of the Canon EOS 400D is the Self [...]
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3. November 2006
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