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Nikon has had a long relationship with the gold finish, from their boxes to bands on their lenses. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before they spilled a can of their favorite tacky color all over one of their digital SLRs. This is not the first time someone tripped in Nikon’s factory while carrying a can of gold, see here and here. I’m sure there are other examples but why exactly are they celebrating the D60? [...]
Continue reading Nikon suggests bad taste is worth at least $650 (D60 Black Gold edition)
Olympus has teased an interesting new camera based on the micro 4/3 format which looks an awful lot like a rangefinder. This camera, unlike the Panasonic G1, is what excites me about the micro 4/3 format. It opens up the possibility for a revival of the many more affordable compact rangefinders from decades ago with great prime lenses and image quality that you can carry anywhere. [...]
Continue reading Olympus teases a micro 4/3 “rangefinder” and a Photokina update
Before I mention the obvious about the new Canon camera I should make a pity comment for the Sony A900 which I forgot about. The A900 is an interesting camera for Sony, only pushing a few more megapixels than this new Canon. I don’t know how it will fare against the similarly priced Nikon D700. Resolution isn’t everything as far as I’m concerned and I suspect the D700 is going to feel more balanced and thoroughly thought out. The A900 kind of went under my radar. [...]
Continue reading Canon makes the 5D Mark II official
Leica has announced a new version of the Noctilux, replacing the old and slow f/1.0 version with a new and significantly faster f/0.95 version. It took them 48 years to match Canon’s old 50 f/0.95, so I’m surprised they didn’t just one up them a bit and go for a 0.94, but nobody ever really knows that Leica is thinking. [...]
Continue reading Leica announces a new 50mm Noctilux, now f/0.05 faster! (also there’s a new M8.2 now)
I’ve removed the old post and am just going to leave this one up to say I’m happy to see that Canon has decided to stop the legal move against Canon Rumors over use of their name (and who knows, probably over leaking that closely guarded information about the pink 5D Mark II). [...]
Continue reading Canon spares Canon Rumors
After the announcement of the micro 4/3 system I was curious what form the new cameras would take. I hoped to see a resurgence of the rangefinder form factor (the small back focal length and elimination of a traditional optical viewfinder being friendly for such a form factor). Instead, Panasonic has delivered the G1 which looks an awful lot like an SLR. The SLR form factor is familiar and friendly for many people, so I suppose the decision does make some sense. [...]
Continue reading Panasonic announces the first micro 4/3 camera… the G1
A lot of us mouthy photo bloggers have our opinions about what the camera of the future should be, or what features we’d like to see in our dream cameras. Since I haven’t posted anything like that yet, I figured it was time to waste everyone’s time and make my own insignificant addition to this already saturated topic. Nondestructive Readout One thing we’ve seen with all these modern cameras is a definite transition away from CCD technologies towards the CMOS sensor. [...]
Continue reading The camera of the future
Since the last post on this a lot has happened: Nikon announced the D700 (beating Canon to the punch on the full frame updates) and it is pretty darn nice for $3000 SLRs now shoot video (in HD!) thanks to the Nikon D90 Canon announced two new cameras… but neither are full frame Rumors have changed on the new full frame model The 5D Mark II/3D/6D/7D will now most likely have a DIGIC IV processor since the just annonuced 50D has this new electronic brain. [...]
Continue reading The mid-range full frame war – where are we now?
Nikon has again pushed the boundaries of what features an SLR can and should have by adding HD movie recording capabilities (up to 1280×720 at 24fps) to an SLR. This successor to the D80 sits in between Canon’s XSi, 40D and 50D in some ways, but as mentioned offers up one feature none of them can match in any capacity. The D90 will sell for $1000 or $1300 with the newly announced 18-105 VR kit lens. [...]
Continue reading Your SLR is now a camcorder
Yesterday I finally walked the length of the abandoned subway in Rochester from the west end all the way to the exit under Dinosaur BBQ. It was a pretty warm day but other than the dusty and sometimes smelly air, the subway was cooler and more comfortable than walking along above the streets. From the west entrance to the east entrance the subway is over a mile long, and runs under Broad Street for a good deal of the distance but also passes under the Gannett building and the Library. [...]
Continue reading Walking the abandoned Rochester subway (photo gallery)
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