2008 September

EOS 5D mark II, A900, D700 … which one is the best full frame camera for you? We prepared a comparison chart for you. You may have a clear picture of the pros and cons of each offering.

Hope this help you choosing your best full frame D-SLR!

LED backlight LCD monitors offer benefits over current models: use less electricity, thinner panel, lighter weight, made of environmental friendly materials… etc

For those reasons, both Apple and Sony are offering notebooks with LED backlight monitor.

Eizo is famous for its high quality LCD monitors for professional use. If you are a serious photographer, I think you have heard of the name “Eizo”.

Eizo announced their new LED backlight monitor: FlexScan EV2411W, the first of its new “EcoView” monitors. This 24.1-inch widescreen monitor is ideal for corporate facilities as well as home offices requiring a high-quality monitor with minimal environmental impact. FlexScan EV2411W would cost US$790 when it is released.

Digital Cameras / D-SLRs / lenses are announced one after one within last few weeks, because of the biggest photography equipment exhibition of the year, Photokina 2008.

So many digital cameras, D-SLRs and lenses are announced, we almost lose count. I think we need a simple and clear list of all the newly announced digital cameras, D-SLRs and lenses.

Here is the list of digital cameras just announced…. Let’s start from 1st of July ….

Canon EOS 5D II / 5D mark II finally announced! Canon played with the moon web page for a week, finally we can see the full moon and most importantly, we can see the real face of the EOS 5D mark II.

Canon has finally unveiled the successor to the venerable EOS 5D, the EOS 5D Mark II boasts a new 21MP CMOS sensor, an expanded ISO range of 50-25600 and a wealth of improvements and new features including full 1080p HD movie recording, live view, 3.0″ 920k dot LCD, DIGIC IV processor, increased battery capacity and sensor dust reduction.

Amazon.com is offering 12 months interest free financing for digital cameras, digital SLRs and lenses!

A lot of new digital cameras, digital SLRs and lenses are just announced / released in the past few weeks. Today I got a interesting email from Amazon.com…..

Are you looking forward for the Canon EOS 7D / 5D II announcement?

Seems we will get an answer very soon…. because the moon is getting brighter and brighter…. very soon, we can see it all.

Panasonic just announced the world 1st digital camera that can change lenses! Panasonic claims that Lumix DMC-G1 would be able to produce photos same as D-SLR quality. Lumix DMC-G1 would be the best D-SLR alternative, because you can still enjoy the flexibility of changing lenses freely, meanwhile also enjoying portability of DMC-G1’s light weight and small size.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 key features:

• 12.1 megapixels 4/3 type Live MOS sensor
• ISO 100 – ISO 3200 sensitivity
• Optical Image Stabilization
• Electronic Viewfinder
• 3.0″ TFT LCD monitor
• Body weight 380 g
• Live View Contrast Detection Auto Focus (we will talk about the contrast detection AF in more detail)

Sony A900 just announced! Sony A900 prototype was first shown almost 18 months ago, finally, Sony A900 arrived! And give us a few surprises!

The body design of Sony A900 is very similar to A700. A900’s body is built with full Magnesium Alloy, very solid and feel like a tank.

Here are the surprises……..

Canon EOS 50D was just announced a fews day, let’s have a closer look and take a few test shoots…

Canon just released EOS 50D a few days ago, but most of the Canon fans are looking forward for something bigger… like 5D-II or 7D.

It seems that Canon will give us an answer soon! Canon is now showing a new icon on the EOS digital website: Destined Evolution