Friday, May 31, 2013

Nikon D400


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The D300 was announced in August 2007 and the D300s in July 2009

The age of the camera suggested a replacement for 2011, but nothing appeared in 2012…

Nikon still hasn’t produced any good prime lenses specifically for its DX (crop) format, and with Dxxxx cameras moving up in specifications, some have wondered if there is a place at the top level for Nikon’s DX range?

See the full Nikon DSLR Timeline below for approximate ages of different cameras.

D400 Latest


2013 May

31st Suggestions of a September announcement for a 24MP D400 – maybe pushed back to the start of 2014 if the 7D2 isn’t appearing [PL]

February

25th Nikon Europe says that the D7100 is not a D300S replacement.

21st Nikon announces the D7100 – 24.1MP 6/7fps.

An update over the D7000, any D400 later in the year needs a bigger jump in specs than we’ve seen in the lengthy D7000-7100 interval.

It’s worth noting that Nikon Europe describes the D7100 as the company’s ‘flagship DX model’

20th At Pentax forums [PF], there’s a supposed copy of a page from Japanese magazine “Camera Japan”, there’s a slew of ‘predictions’ for 2013: Nikon D7100 in March, D400 in June and a D4X …



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EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x in Stock at Adorama


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The EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Has Arrived at Canon Rumors!


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Retail Version!I was sitting around staring at the ceiling today, then the doorbell rang, and behold, the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x had arrived. A great sadness poured over my wife’s face, as she realized I would be gone all weekend.

It’s good to know that it’s actually real and shipping to retailers, it looks like it’s going to be a fun weekend!

I’m also planning to head back to Kenya in June if everything lines up, as it will be the perfect place to put this lens through its paces.


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On Bathroom Detail All Week


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We’re remodeling two bathrooms, and as part of a barter deal with the contractor I am doing a series of before and after photos. I’ll post more about that later, but I just wanted to drop something in quickly about the lighting on the detail shots I was doing today.It’s a quick-and-dirty, two-light setup and the effect is almost like a charcoal drawing—sort of 2-D and 3-D at the same time. And try as I might, it’s pretty hard to mess this up.__________The two lights in this case are a gridded key and a ring fill. And while there aren’t many universal solutions in photography, if you are shooting detail shots this one comes pretty close.The key is in the way the two work together. The gridded key (in this case an Einstein e640 mono with an 8.5-inch standard reflector and a 30-degree grid) spotlights the object, creating an area of full exposure just where you want it and falling away where you don’t.The ring flash (in this case, an SB-800 in an Orbis ring flash adapter is the floor to the exposure. Remembering this is all flash (i.e., no ambient) I like to …



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Thanko Releases 32 LED Smartphone Flash That Boosts Your Phone’s Lighting Capabilities


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Thanko, a company from Japan, has just released the 32 LED Smartphone Flash that that attaches to your smartphone’s 3.5mm earphone jack. Its 32 LEDs will help to brighten dark scenes that your phone’s in-built LED isn’t powerful enough to properly light. Thanks to its small size, it is ultra portable, and since it is attached via an earphone jack, it can be used with any device sporting one. The 32 LED Smartphone Flash costs JPY 1,980 in Japan–that’s around US-$ 20. We don’t know if Thanko ships overseas, but if you’re fluent in Japanese, you can try to find out on their website.


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Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 (Sprint)


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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a phone that is extremely capable of doing so much more than most people would ever really expect from a phone. Packed with loads of features, these goodies also include some excellent technology that works in conjunction with the phone’s camera. With a big and bright LCD screen to help you control most of the action, you’ll have loads of fun with this phone’s photography functions as well as its fast processing speeds. But once again, it is a phone–and a phone that can take some damned good photos.


Pros and Cons

Pros

- Excellent ergonomics with a fantastic screen

- Speedy performance

- Special voice commands with the camera are awesome when they work

- Animated GIFs are fun as are some of the other additions from the camera

- Exceptional image quality

- Spectacular battery life

Cons

- The Sprint version of the phone was sometimes outdone by T-Mobile’s service in terms of speed in NYC

- Lots to learn about this phone’s capabilities. My sister’s boyfriend just bought one and he can barely wrap his head around it.

Tech Specs on the Camera

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Photojojo’s The Kick Light is a Light Studio That Attaches to Your iPhone


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It seems that Photojojo is a neverending source of gadgetry awesomeness. Their latest offering is called ‘The Kick Light’ and attaches to your iPhone. The Kick Light is a compact light studio that sports an array of LEDs that can be remote-controlled via WiFi to light up in almost any color. Via an iPhone app, you can control the LEDs’ brightness and hue, set a white balance, or program the LEDs to display various light patterns. Of course, you can also use The Kick Light–which has a standard tripod mount–with an Android phone, or with any other WiFi-enabled camera, but you’ll have to do without the app then, and program it via the buttons on its body.

The Kick Light is available now for US-$ 179 via Photojojo. To get an impression of what The Kick Light is able to do, here’s a video that shows off its awesomeness.


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