This video, originally posted on DSLRTips.com, and found though Digital Photography School.com has tips on how to take great night photos. Its something that i have done a few times before, with varying results.
having the tips makes me now want to go out with my camera in the middle of the night and take random skyline photos… watch this space for the results…
[via DPS]
So, i have been waiting for a long time, but finally the Canon 5D Mark II has been announced! Full frame, 21.1MP Camera. Full HD 1920X1080 video, 3.9FPS burst with unlimited JPEG or 14 RAW shooting. Full HD Video and VGA Record at 30FPS with upto 12min of HD and 24min of VGA being recorded. Audio is recorded too, and you can use External Stereo mics. Availble End of November with a body only price of $2699 or with a 24-105 F4 IS USM lens for $3499. Me thinks i know what me wants for Christmas!
[update] DPReview have a nice long preview of the camera already. reading though it now, finding out new little interesting pieces… 
this is not the first time Casio has done something crazy with a Hi speed camera. the last one shot at upto 60FPS! this new one, the EX-FH20, however, shoots at 40FPS at 7.1MP (mind you, only for up to 40 frames…) and can record movies at 1000FPS!!! thats just mad. its not that expencive either: £399, which for this kind of FPS aint bad! just wondering how log after shooting 40 frames in 1 second do you have to wait before you can start again. Also, of interest, is the fact it shoots DNG images too. nice touch.
Anandtech have a preview of the upcomming Sony A900, a full frame, 24.6MP DSLR. It has built in Image stabilization, which is cool, and can shoot at 5FPS, which wont win any awards for the fastest, but is fast enough, considering your shooting at 24.6MP!
Engadget has a post with, what they say, is a seemingly official photo of the Nikon D90. They also mention specs: 12.3mp, 3″ LCD and “real movie like” video recording… interesting…
[update] Officially Official…
Engadget have some photos of the rumored 50D… Guessing its a replacment to the 40D. MP, and there are some more shots, including a demo shot taken with the camera, available on PhotographyBay. Still waiting on that elusive 5D replacment…
Canon’s EOS 50D product shots, test photo leaked - Engadget
[update] Officially official! Shipping October for $1599 with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens, $1399 body only.
Jim Chuchu has a post on his blog showing you how he built a LightBox out of a couple of Carboard boxes, some tinfoil, cables, bulbs and bulb holders. Looks very cool, and should not cost that much to build or run (he used Energy saving bulbs).
Check out this tutorial over at Digital photography School showing you how to do time lapse video with a DSLR. it is definatly something i need to try out… it just looks so cool! now all i need is a subject…
I was in Cork over the weekend, and while there i got some shots of the Independence of the Seas. The shoot is available here and Robert Sweetnam has a few more here. an example shot, and just to give an idea of size, check out the buses sitting beside the ship here:
The ship is 339m long, cost $590 million to build and has capacity for 4370 passangers and 1360 crew. This is one hell of a ship. it is one of the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels ever built (at the time of construction).
so, this is the first in a many part series, but dont ask how often they will be posed, as i have no idea. The idea of this post is a collection of links i have found on the interwebs which do not in themselves deserve a full post, but should be posted for reference.
The Digital Story has a reference card for after every shoot. the idea is quite simple. do these tasks once you finsh a shoot.
Anandtech has an article explaing how Digital Sensors work. interesting read and useful for any photographer.
I have posted some photos of my camera bag contents. Sounds a bit odd, but concidering it has a total of 3 cameras (Canon 350D, Canon 3000N (film) and a Kodak EasyShare camera, which i used to take the photos) and lenses, and other stuff, i though i would post it. I will do a write up on this soon, explaing all the stuff in here.
Photocritic has a post with info about the top 15 entry level DSLRs. Pricing ranges from $450 to $1800…
