Craig August 29th, 2007
Well, here it is. The first featured photographer entry. I’m honored to have Trey Ratcliff, Stuck in Customs, as the first selected photographer in this new category. Trey is an award winning photographer, specialist in HDR, favorite of countless viewers on Flickr and Digg and his websites see over 3 million page views per month. His portfolio can be found at www.treyratcliff.com and his photoblog is at stuckincustoms.com Trey’s awards include winner of the Smithsonian Magazine’s Americana category, exhibitor at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, and 2007 Bloggies nominee for photography.
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Fourth of July on Lake Austin
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Craig August 29th, 2007
Rounding out the major announcements from the big two manufacturers is Nikon’s D300 which features a 12 megapixel CMOS sensor, 14-bit A/D conversion, EXPEED image processor, sensitivity up to ISO 6400 (with boost), the new CAM3500DX AF sensor (51 point), HDMI video output, UDMA CF support and a 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor with Live View. No ordinary Live View either as this one supports Auto Focus in two ways; using the current ‘normal’ mirror-drop / mirror-raise but also contrast detect in the same way as a compact camera (although slower). The D300 will be available in November, at around US$1800.
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Craig August 27th, 2007
Canon has moved digital SLR resolution over the twenty megapixel barrier with the new EOS-1Ds Mark III. The much anticipated Mark III version of the full-frame EOS-1Ds delivers medium-format threatening resolution; 5616 x 3744 (21.1 million) pixels to be precise, in a portable and robust five frames per second Canon EOS body. From a built, function and usability point of view the EOS-1Ds Mark III is identical to the EOS-1D Mark III apart from the full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor, (naturally) larger viewfinder and UDMA support (up to 45 MB/sec) for Compact Flash cards.
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Craig August 26th, 2007
Nikon have announced the new D3, their first full frame DSLR.
- A Nikon-original 12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor, in concert with Nikon’s exclusive Expeed digital image processing technologies, delivers breathtakingly rich image quality and greater handling speed, while also reducing noise to unprecedented levels, even high ISOs.
- Continuous shooting at up to 9 frames-per-second at full FX resolution eliminates the image quality issues that face so many low-light sports shooters.
- The 3.0-inch Super Density 920,000-dot VGA Color Monitor with 170-degree wide-angle viewing makes possible even more critical image review.
- Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition System, with an enhanced 1,005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II, provides even more intelligent light metering capabilities, along with smarter white balance detection and faster and more accurate AF performance.
- Nikon’s self-diagnostic shutter system, tested to 300,000 cycles, is a clear indicator of advanced engineering and durable construction.
- 2 LiveView Shooting Modes are just one of the D3’s features that support unmatched versatility.
- Available November 2007
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