Canon EOS 5D Mark II review

February 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment

The test team at Dpreview has posted a detailled review of the Canon 5D Mark II:

“The 5D Mark II offers similar resolution to the Alpha 900, increases the sensitivity range to ISO 25,600, and offers high ISO/noise performance that gets close to the Nikon D700/D3. In short it – almost – offers the best of both worlds without costing the earth.
So while the 5D Mark II would never be mistaken as a camera aimed at sports or action photographers (thanks to its rather pedestrian AF performance and overall shooting performance), it balances resolution and high ISO performance very well.”

But read the full review yourself here..

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World Press Photo Awards

February 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Now for something completely different. I know, this blog is mainly about gadgets, but from time to time I allow myself to post something completely different. If you are interested in Photography visit the website of the World Press Photo Awards – the international jury of the 52nd annual World Press Photo Contest have selected the pictures for the World Press Photo of the Year 2008.

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Nikon interview: more new lenses to come

February 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Dpreview has an interesting interview with Nikon managers, mostly about the new AF-S 35/1.8 but also featuring a few interesting statements:

“It’s about price, size and weight. We wanted this to be a lens for the entry-level. If we’d tried to make an FX 35mm F1.4 it might cost €1400, rather than €200, and we wanted to make sure it was an affordable lens.”

“This is not the last lens announcement we’ll be making this year.“

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New Nikon prime: AF-S 35/1.8 DX

February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Nikon has announced a new DX lens, one of the long awaited new primes: AF-S 35/1.8, a completely new design for DX format cameras like D40, D40X, D60, D300…

See a sample gallery from Dpreview.

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D700 shoots video

January 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Olivier Giroux has used the Nikon SDK (software development kit) to write a software to catch videos with the Nikon D700 – it really works:

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