Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i

Well news broke yesterday evening that Canon had a new camera out, with CNET apparently jumping the gun and posting a video review before Canon even made an announcement. But now its official. The features of the new camera, pretty much aimed at the Nikon D90 are: 15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor Full HD movie [...]

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PMA 2009

The Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Annual Show was held this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center last week and of course there’s been a multitude of announcements from all the camera manufacturers. As always Digital Photography Review has a round up of all the action, including information on the over 100 products announced during [...]

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Canon 5D Mark II vs. Nikon D700 Review Shoot-Out

Gizmodo has just posted a great comparision review between the Canon 5D Mk II and the Nikon D700. They conducted several real-world tests on both cameras and outline the pros and cons of each. Overall they plump for the 5D, mainly due to the ability to switch between still and HD 1080p video using a [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II In-depth Review

Digital Photography Review have posted one of the most comprehensive reviews of a camera I think I have ever seen for the new Canon EOS 5D Mk II. The full review consists of over 40 pages of specifications, examination of the body design and menu layouts through to performance, features and a range of exhaustive [...]

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Canon 5D Mk II good enough for Obama…

…so its good enough for me! It turns out the newly assigned White House photographer, Pete Souza, uses the new Canon EOS 5D Mk II. How do I know? Well President Elect Obama’s official portrait (left) was taken with a digital camera for the first time. As Engadget points out, this means we can peek [...]

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