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Chris Weeks camera set up.

Chris Weeks is a freelance photographer in L.A. who likes to shoot video with the 5d mark 2. I thought this video was interesting and helpful because he goes over what he uses and why and were to find cheap.

Yc 3300 camera see same colors as the human eye.

We can’t say that we’ve ever heard of PaPaLaB, but all it takes to get on the consumer electronics radar is doing something that no one has ever done before. It’s one of those “easier said than done” things, we’re guessing. Any who, the Japanese outfit has just rolled out a camera system that hasContinue reading “Yc 3300 camera see same colors as the human eye.”

Camera Of The Year.

This may come as a surprise to some however the 37.5 megapixel Leica S2 camera got camera of the year. While tough to categorize, the Leica S2 DSLR/Medium Format hybrid is so beautifully crafted and highly functional it’s almost like a niche for it existed all along. As a studio camera, the S2 is a swiftContinue reading “Camera Of The Year.”

Weather Sealed.

I recntely bought a 7D and I am very happy with it, however I didnt know tht canon took their weather sealing so seriously. Ole Jorgen Liodden went to anartica to test the 7D, and 5D Mark II to see how they perform in serious wether conditons, boath passed the test. If you would like to readContinue reading “Weather Sealed.”

Who Says Rebels Aren’t Built Tough?

Skydiving without a shoot…. A Canon EOS Rebel XT and all its plastic glory took to the skies and fell a long long way back to earth. The Rebel XT in question has lived to snap again. The Canon Rebel XT was my first digital slr and I never took it sky diving but itsContinue reading “Who Says Rebels Aren’t Built Tough?”

Red Scarlet.

Quixotic camera company RED was at it again yesterday, announcing more details of its Scarlet camera system in a posting on an Internet forum. This time it was Jarred Land of RED stepping in for company founder Jim Jannard to announce news of Scarlet in a REDUSER message board posting on Monday.Most importantly for REDContinue reading “Red Scarlet.”

White Paper

If you’re interested in the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV but can’t wait until December when it ships to to find out more about the camera, Canon has released a comprehensive “white paper” about its new pro digital SLR.Part technical paper and part promotional propaganda, Canon’s white papers are always a good read, especially ifContinue reading “White Paper”

Fast Shooting

here is a short film that shows how fast the shutter is on Canons 1D Mark IV, this camera can shoot 10 frames a second which is incredibly fast and is great for journalist who shoot sports or animals. To find out more about Canon and the 1D Mark IV click here

Adobe RAW ‘release candidates’

Adobe has released ‘Release Candidates’ of Photoshop Camera Raw 5.6, Lightroom 2.6 and DNG Converter 5.6 for immediate download from Adobe Labs. The updates fix minor issues and provide additional Raw support for 19 more DSLRs, including the Canon EOS 7D and Nikon D3s, with additional DNG support for the Leica M9. The ‘release candidate’Continue reading “Adobe RAW ‘release candidates’”

What is UDMA ?

Compct Flash companies have started to put this on the CF cards. They are not cheap I was wondering if UDMA is worth the money. Many photographers are wondering what the new Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) protocolmeans for CompactFlash (CF) memory cards, and how this technology allows CF cards to readand write data at muchContinue reading “What is UDMA ?”