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Canon 5D Mark II features

September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Man I sure hope that this camera has great quality, because the DPReview and digitalcamerinfo.com preview has me drooling as well as Ken Rockwell

21 megapizel, full frame, 14-bit (so you can’t use your EF-S lenses like the 10-22 or the 18-55, but it is going to be really good hopefully for low noise and for [...]

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New DSLRs

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

(Finally a reprieve from soccer registration). Photokina is coming and it is just an incredible time to buy a high end SLR. The lower end cameras seem to be a deadend. Although they have 12 megapixels, they are reaching the end of the line in image quality (small lense) and low noise (small sensor), but [...]

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No Compact Camera for a prosumer? GX200, DP1, G9, SD950 compared

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Well, been looking for a high end compact camera. When I was on film, used a Yashica which was compact, but had a great fixed focus lense and excellent quality. There really isn’t a good answer yet for digital. What do you need for a prosumer that is different from a point-and-shoot. Well, the ideal [...]

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Next Full Frame Cameras: Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon D700 and Sony too

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Photography

With Nikon’s strong product line and the D60 and D300 and Canon needs to reply (and those of us with Canon lenses are praying). Nikon has doubled its market share in the last two years, so Canon is really in an interesting position (read, they don’t have products to defend share).
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DSLR Recommendations

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Photography

Well, the photo world is shaking up again. The new cameras are just so amazingly good and they are improving not so much in resolution. The megapixel wars are ending, but in providing great images at high ISOs. This means two things: a) available light shooting is much more natural and easier for everyone and [...]

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