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Friday, October 30, 2009
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14.6MP Sony Alpha A750 DSLR Leaked Early?

10:57PM Danny Allen | The a750 isn’t official yet, but Sony itself has apparently leaked specs early via a registration page. The Alpha a750 would fill the big price gap between the a550 and a850 with a 14.6-megapixel full-frame sensor, and high-speed image processing. More »
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Can You Tell The Difference Between Film And Digital Shots?

6:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Shane Hurlbut, who’s been Director of Photography on, ahem, illustrious projects like Terminator: Salvation, is a huge proponent of consumer DSLRs, especially the Canon 5D MKII. Now, he’s challenging viewers to separate digital from film shots in his new movie. Can you? More »
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Canon 7D’s Continuous Mode May Retain Ghost Images

10:39AM Dan Nosowitz | In continuous mode, Canon’s 7D DSLR sometimes carries over ghost images from the previous shot, which sounds kinda cool but probably isn’t cool at all to serious photogs. Canon should offer a fix via firmware upgrade soon. [Cameratown via Crunchgear]
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Nikon D3s Hands On: Night Vision Is A Beautiful Thing

2:33PM Matt Buchanan | The D3s’s impact on photography won’t be nearly as dramatic as the D3—the camera that started the low-light arms race—but we got to shoot with it, and really, you’ve never seen nicer low-light images in your life. More »
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Panasonic GF1 Review: I <3 Micro Four Thirds

4:00AM Mark Wilson | There are four Micro Four Thirds cameras on the market right now. That’s it. But with Panasonic’s GF1, investing in the mini genre makes more sense than ever—if you know what you’re getting into. More »
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Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update Unlocks 1080p Video At 24FPS

12:52AM Matt Buchanan | Everybody complaining in the 1D Mark IV comment thread that there won’t be any more video firmware updates for the 5D Mark II is kinda wrong: Canon is enabling the 24fps and 25fps 1080p video recording that’s found on the 7D and 1D Mark IV, bringing it about up to par. Update’s due sometime next year, though no firmware switcheroo’s gonna deliver the 1DMkIV’s low-light sensitivity. [Planet 5D via Canon Rumors]
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Canon 1D Mark IV: The $US5000 King Of Cameras

3:03PM Matt Buchanan | The videos are out, and now so’s the camera: $US5000 buys you a 16MP DSLR that shoots at a whopping 102,400ISO with a new 45-point autofocus system, 10fps bursts, and oh yeah—suck it Nikon D3s, 1080p video. More »
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Canon 1D Mark IV Night Videos Are Simply Incredible

2:33PM Matt Buchanan | Canon’s 1D Mark IV is real: Vincent Laforet, who shot the first videos using the 5D Mark II was the first to take out the 1D Mark IV, and the result, using entirely ambient light, is just astounding. More »
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Video: Extreme Hang Gliding With The Nikon D300s

2:25AM Danny Allen | This isn’t the first time Nikon has teamed up with sports photographers to showcase the D300s‘ new 720p video capabilities, but this footage of the world’s top hang glider surfing Australia’s mysterious “Morning Glory” wave-cloud phenomenon, is just as spectacular. More »
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Canon 1D Mark IV Pro DSLR Revealed Tomorrow?

12:27AM Matt Buchanan | Canon’s pro DSLRs are Holy Grail ancient at this point, so something’s gotta be coming soon: It might the 1D Mark IV, as early as tomorrow. People, inventory systems and invitations are talking. More »
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