Not really Santa, and not really Christmas either: the Olympus E-3 is not mine to keep. I do get to review the thing at least. After, I dunno how many years waiting now, this should be interesting to say the least. I’ve got the E-3 body, the new Zukio Digital 12mm-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD lens, and [...]
Archive for the ‘Previews’ Category
Look What Santa Brought Early: Olympus E-3 Arrives
Posted in Camera Reviews, Previews, tagged Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Review on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Nikon D3 Review by James Russell
Posted in Previews, tagged digital camera, Nikon, Nikon D3 on October 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Over at Luminous Landscape, pro commercial/corporate photographer James Russell writes a guest Nikon D3 review about his pre-release D3 experiences.
He makes it sound like he just picked up the camera and got amazing results. Remember that his digital background is pretty deep given the medium format backs and other specialty cameras he references in the [...]
Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Announcement Impressions
Posted in Photo News, Previews, tagged Olympus E-3 DSLR on October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
2007 has turned out to be the year of the digital SLR. Oh wait, wasn’t that last year? Whatever, the new models from Nikon, Sony, Canon, and now Olympus move us forward, establishing a solid foundation of choices. All the fancy features of years past are now (mostly) standard. Minor differences still exist: a pivoting [...]
Nikon D3 - Great light makes great looking images even better
Posted in Previews, Ramblings on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s a link to an L.A. wedding photog’s blog that features Nikon D3 images after the text. You can see why people are saying “wow.” (These shots have exceptional ambient light and mixed light situations. I’d like to see some fluorescents! No, just kidding.)
Doesn’t make me want to rush out and switch, but it does [...]
Nikon D3 Images Reportedly Impressive
Posted in Camera Tech, Previews on September 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Word on the street is that the upcoming (approx. late Oct-Nov, or even later?) Nikon D3 is producing amazing images. This from Jody Grober of Roberts Imaging, a retail supplier to a lot of pro media shooters (but you can buy from them too). In his latest newsletter, he reports that he has seen an [...]
The Eyes Have It - Canon 40D Image Quality “Better Than” EOS 5D
Posted in Camera Tech, Previews on September 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Skewering sacred cows, one flank at a time…
Michael Reichmann’s first look preview of the Canon EOS 40D is vindicated by at least one other reviewer who has posted side-by-side samples of the new Canon 40D, the 20D, and the 5D at high ISOs. I have to admit I was a little surprised by the finding [...]
Canon 40D Preview by M. Reichmann and Nikon thoughts
Posted in Previews on September 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Michael Reichmann’s Luminous Landscape has a great preview and competitive comparison between Canon’s new 40D and Nikon’s upcoming D300. He sums it up well at the end and in the end, buyers will have a hard time deciding.
In case it isn’t obvious, I totally agree with his comment that specs and postings and reviews just [...]
Canon Powershot G9 Preview
Posted in Previews on August 31, 2007 | No Comments »
I posted a preview–what I’d expect and be looking for–of the upcoming (Nov. 2007) Canon Powershot G9 digital camera. This machine is for those looking for a digital SLR in a compact body. The long and short of it is that I’m mildly optimistic. What holds me back from getting excited is the zoom lens: [...]
More thoughts on Canon’s 2007 Holiday (August) Camera Announcements
Posted in Camera Tech, Previews on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
John Shafer of Photographyreview.com and I were talking about today’s news, and we concurred that Canon has raised the bar for other manufacturers yet again.
John also pointed out some things about the new EOS 1Ds Mk III and how it really competes with medium format digital backs. I think he’s right on and the EOS [...]
New Canons: EOS 40D, Powershot G9, Powershot A650 IS, Powershot SX100 IS
Posted in Camera Tech, Previews on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Canon officially rolled out a slew of new cameras today, and the most interesting
items for me are the EOS 40D, Powershot G9, Powershot A650 IS, Powershot SX100 IS. What I really wanted to see was a new EOS 5D Mk II but maybe they’re holding that back for further R&D and perhaps an X’mas season [...]
