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Is there an age limit as to when someone is absolutely too old to photograph? Digital cameras make it a lot easier for many of these “old timers”. Even before arthritis affected their hands there were frequent complaints about the difficulty of loading 35mm film cassettes, seeing through a viewfinder, [...] Read more »
CanonRumors has an interesting little tidbits post of which one of the more interesting bits for me was the mention of the Canon G12. Like many photographers, I love the Canon G series. My G10 was a beautiful little piece of equipment. It was capable of gorgeous image quality, especially [...] Read more »
Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, introducing the latest revolutionary DSLR from Nikon, the Nikon D8000. Ok, so it’s not out yet. Personally, I don’t even think it will be called the D8000, but NikonRumors has posted that they have some “vibes from the rumor mill” that the D90 replacement [...] Read more »
ElmElmSport Optics Leader Upgrades Its Direct Channel to Consumers Melville, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 2, 2010 — Nikon Inc., the leading name brand in optics, is empowering consumers with a newly designed website, allowing them direct access to Nikon’s acclaimed line of products. NikonProGear.com is a stylish, fully stocked destination [...] Read more »
Sony is said to be getting into Pellix or pellicle digital cameras at Photokina. Canon tried the fixed Pellicle semi-transparent mirror back in the mid-60s with SLRs. It was an idea that was way ahead of the curve since photographers could actually see the shot the moment that they pressed [...] Read more »
Is this for real? ProGear New Zealand has a listing for the Canon 1Ds MkIV with a 32 MP sensor at $7600.00 USD. http://progear.co.nz/product/13192.aspx 32 MP sensor sounds right for the Canon 1Ds MkIV. Price actually seems in line, low actually. Sounds like this could be it. $7600 USD is [...] Read more »
Well, at least the grandson of the founder of Hoya Corporation sees the $1 Billion price paid to acquire Pentax was higher than market value and a failure according to Bloomberg. (Of course, 1001 Noisy Cameras added on a few words regarding the grandson.) At least it’s debatable. Pentax has [...] Read more »