Nikon releases D3X with a US RRP of $8000 – biggest fans outraged!
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR
Nikon released their newest flagship DSLR a couple of weeks ago, the 24 megapixel D3X. Essentially the camera is the year-or-so old D3 with a tweaked Sony sensor inlaid – so when Nikon announced a recommended retail price of $8000, heads rolled…
Enjoy!
Tags: D3X, GEAR, Nikon, youtube
5D mkII at ISO6400
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR
So I’ve had the 5D mkII for a week now and have had the opportunity to shoot assignments as well as test shots with it. My first impressions remain strong – the AF is great, the big screen makes it much easier to resolve whether you’ve ‘got the shot’ in run-and-gun situations and the image quality and level of detail is extraordinary.
As we know, pictures speak a number of words, so following are some photos I took last weekend on the second evening of having the camera. Some were taken at the astronomically high ISO 6400 to resolve how well the camera performs at this level. As such, these images are only for testing purposes. Click on each to view them on flickr where you can see them at full size.
First up, a couple of unsharpened images at ISO100 run straight through Adobe Camera Raw at its default settings.
View the images taken at ISO6400, after the jump…
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Tags: 5D mkII, camera, canon, GEAR, street, test photos
5D mkII available in Perth, Western Australia – first impressions
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR
Today I got the call…the one I was expecting though didn’t believe until I heard it for myself.
My 5D mkII was in store in the most isolated city on earth – Perth, Western Australia – waiting for me.
Picked it up at 2:30pm and have been playing with it ever since. Unfortunately the battery just died as I only charged it half way and have been playing non stop with live view and video mode – so much fun.
First impressions are great. Wonderfully robust build quality – very solid. AF is very accurate, even in very low light – a big step up from my 30D it seems. Auto ISO is another big advancement – very handy. The gorgeous 3 inch VGA resolution screen is a much more important advantage than I had anticipated. You can now see whether you got the shot, at least in terms of focus and sharpness. Makes getting great, technically sound images all the more easier.
Apparently I’m pretty lucky, Canon Australia have only released a small number around Australia – some estimate less than one hundred!
My thanks to the guys at Team Digital, in particular Ben Walton and Peter Clarke for putting up with my constant questioning as to when the camera will be available – great guys to deal with – highly recommended.
I’ll get up some sample pics and hopefully video tommorow – I need to sleep.
First impressions of high ISO are very, very good – better than I had anticipated based on the samples across the web!
WOOHOO!
Demystifying Camera Specifications – Canon 50MP sensor
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under News
There are reports that Canon is working on producing a 50 megapixel sensor, courtesy of a roughly translated and interpreted Chinese article from the Chinese P&E show.
The future of video is coming: RED Scarlet
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR
Imagine if a Canon 5d could shoot video – then imagine it shot that video in a RAW format.
Then imagine this figurative camera came in at under US$3000 and could fit in your coat pocket.
You have in your mind, something similar to the eagerly anticipated RED Scarlet HD camera projected for release in early 2009.
This little beast, a derivative of it hefty older brother, the RED One, is going to change the way we think of video.
check it:
Among the juiciest tidbits: Ted likens the battle between “regular” HD camcorders versus 3K and 4k Red cameras to cell phone cameras versus SLRs. Damn!
“I talk very publicly and very bluntly about what our camera is, and it is essentially, a digital still camera that can shoot video,” RED’s Ted Schilowitz told Maria during an interview at NAB. “It doesn’t think like a video camera at all.”
In typical RED fashion, the only promises about the final product is that “specifications, delivery dates and design are subject to change… count on it,” but this is certainly a good start.
Tags: camera, GEAR, RED, video, video camera
Flip-book style shooting – Canon XSi Ad
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Advertising, GEAR, Multimedia
Check out this awesome video put together for an ad promoting the new Canon XSi/450D running in the US. Apparently 70,000 images were shot, funnily enough all on the 10fps capable Canon 1D MKIII…
Awesome idea, and reminds me of one of the more innovative media presentations i’ve seen:
Check it!
Tags: canon, GEAR, mediastorm, Multimedia, video
