The Nikon D700 and Nikon D300s have been placed under “Discontinued Product” category on Nikon website. Nikon Rumors said the new Nikon D800 is coming on February 7th, 2012.
Not everyone has figured out if they need or want the rumored FX DSLR with 36 megapixel sensor, but that’s probably the next best Nikon full frame DSLR you can get if you cannot afford the recently announced Nikon D4. The rumor about two versions (with and without AA filter) of Nikon D800 is also quite interesting.
For anyone who wants to stay in the DX land, the D400 may be coming (on the same day) as well.
A Seattle-area bride complained on Craig’s List that she couldn’t find a “decently priced, exceptional, amazingly talented, fun” wedding photographer who doesn’t charge less than $3000. She thought the $3000 price tag for a wedding is a WACK. That quickly drew some angry responses from wedding photographers. You can read one response on PetaPixel and another on a wedding photographer’s blog.
The wedding photographers tried to justify the price/wedding using their high costs of doing the business. That certainly resonates with many other photographers. Also wedding photography isn’t just about a day of shooting. There are also preparation work and post-processing work need to be done. Some calculated that the price/hour isn’t much higher than plumber or electrician.
Not all responses are supportive though. Some pointed out that it is unreasonable to expect 4-month wedding season work to cover all year’s expenses. Others pointed out the photographers were wrong about justifying the price by high cost of their businesses. Based on economics principle, the price is determined by the market. It is quite interesting to read through the comments attached to the photographers’ responses.
The story was also picked up by DPreview and generated hundreds of comments.
50-Dollar Follow Focus (FDFF) is a cool gadget that can boost your DSLR videography to a new level, professional one or not. What it does is allow you to precisely and smoothly control the focus of your DSLR lens during video recording. Check out the video below and the Kickstart project page for 50-Dollar Follow Focus to pre-order yours for $60 (not a typo, shipping does cost extra).
It’s a necessity – not an accessory!
That’s what is written on the package of my latest photography gadget purchase: the Lenspen Lens Cleaning System
Canon PowerShot S100 is the successor of the Canon PowerShot S95 that I have had for a year. Canon put in a whole new set of system from the lens to image sensor and processor. Even through these two cameras still look similar, they are actually quite different on the spec sheet. The new Canon PowerShot S100 appears to be a much improved camera compared to the Canon PowerShot S95.
In video shooting mode, the new S100 can record 1080P@24fps instead of the 720P@24fps with the S95. It also allows optical zoom during video recording unlike the S95, which can only have that functionality via the CHDK route. Read More…
Joe McNally posted a video on his blog today featuring New Orleans musician Little Freddie King. The video was shot entirely on Nikon D4, produced and directed by Joe McNally. The image quality is amazing and the content is also fascinating!
Canon PowerShot S95 is a high-end compact point-and-shoot digital camera. It has a larger-than-normal image sensor and modest pixel count that translate into better low light image quality. Unfortunately it does not have a built-in intervalometer so no direct support for time lapse photography (it does support a limited time lapse in miniature video mode). That doesn’t mean it is not possible though. There are two ways to make time lapse photography with Canon PowerShot S95 possible. Read More…
In a detailed demonstration by Nikon UK, you can see some of the nice features Nikon put in its new flagship DSLR camera the Nikon D4 to make it a high performance user-friendly machine for video shooters.
The HDMI port on Nikon D4 can display clean video feed on external monitor and is not simply duplicating what is on the built-in LCD display. For example the LCD on the camera can have all the shooting information while the external video feed via HDMI can have none of it. This makes it possible to record the clean video from HDMI output to avoid the 30 minute time limit on the internal recording. Read More…