Photo curiosity

  • Canon EOS 500D initial feature set

    According to Canon Rumours, already in 2008, the Canon EOS 500D should replace the current Canon EOS 450D with the following main specs/features: 15.1 MP sensor 3″ VGA LCD Continuous shooting: 3.5 fps Sensitivity: 100-3200 ISO 9 point AF Memory slot: SD Card Liveview (with contrast AF) HDMI Out Movie Mode, possibly with some AF

  • Canon EOS 60D (or EOS 7D)

    Photography Bay is showing a list of features for the upcoming replacement of the Canon EOS 50D. Already??? Sure, it seems a bit early to start talking about this one. Did I say rumour? Anyway, here are the (rumoured) features: 15.1MP sensor (no resolution changes, improved IQ?) New 13 Point AF 1080p Movie Mode Continuous…

  • Nikon D700x or Nikon D800

    RYC has dropped a new possible name for one Nikon camera to be announced during or before the next PMA fair: Nikon D700x. I assume that this is yet another different side of the same game. Keep your eyes peeled for the last days of February.

  • Pentax drops its prices

    In the midst of price hikes all around the world, here is Pentax which takes a radically different course and announces price drops on Pentax K20D, Pentax K200D and Pentax K2000/K-m. Decidedly, at least one new model is coming soon! Source: Photography Bay.

  • Canon EOS 5D looses its mirror

    This is assuredly an unusual service advisory notice that was just dropped by Canon USA: Some Canon EOS 5D may simply loose their mirror if its glue stops sticking enough. This can happen during operation. I wouldn’t like to hear the sound and see the consequences… Ok! The repair will be free of charge (at…

  • Cameras delayed for fear of recession

    Crisis, recession, deflation, financial crush, layoffs are all words that we hear about on a daily basis. Whatever you feel/think about them, there is a reality: the consumers are buying less. This is as true for photo hardware and software as for the other markets (maybe it’s worse for cars…) Now, this has a clear…

  • Download Photoshop for free

    Adobe Photoshop is not a free product. Perhaps because it is such a good image editing tool and such an important software to support photographer, many are looking for free or cheap options to get it. The first and most obvious possibility is to download the evaluation version from the Adobe website (nearly all Adobe…

  • More reviews for the FF cameras

    I am quite impressed, I keep receiving more and more reviews for the Full Frame SLR cameras of this winter. It seems that the interest is very high. Currently: Nikon D3x: 15 reviews Canon EOS 5D Mk II: 21 reviews Sony Alpha 900: 21 reviews Nikon D700: 16 reviews A lot of reading for those…

  • Back to September predictions

    Today, I was back reading the post I wrote last September about the Nikon D800. Isn’t it interesting to notice that the Nikon D3x appeared about the time I was thinking to see the Nikon D800. So what? A Nikon D800 in February 2009?