Category: Buy a D-SLR
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Nikon D90, the specs are here
Up to now, I rather refrained myself when time was coming to publish some news about the future Nikon D90 camera supposed to replace the current Nikon D80 in the lower range of Nikon cameras (along with the Nikon D40/D40x). But it becomes clear that available news start to converge (probably mostly because of Thom…
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Nikon, the show is going on
Impressive as the Nikon D700 arrival was, it seems that this is not the end of the great launches for the yellow brand. Several people have been playing with the notion of seeing more SLR cameras coming soon, but Thom Hogan is usually quite knowledgeable about Nikon. So, when it says that things are moving…
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New tele-zoom are in view
Amateurs of sports photography and wildlife photography are generally well aware that the Holy Grail of lenses seems to be a (relatively) light tele-zoom lens of 100-400mm range and an aperture under f/5.6. This set of features allows a lot of versatility (tele range with the ability to quickly and easily change the frame) and…
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Nikon D90
Hardly believable, scoops about the Nikon photo camera that should quickly replace the Nikon D80 are popping all over the place with the active support of Thom Hogan, reknown expert for the photo brand. We already knew that it would be named Nikon D90 which is not surprising. But little details are pouring on us…
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Nikon pro
A few news/rumours about the pro range of SLR cameras from Nikon: The Nikon D3 receives a software upgrade that will allow to climb from 16 Raw shots at 9 fps up to 36 shots. The buffer expansion will cost a ‘(mere?) $500 and will take 2 weeks. The future Nikon D3x would be equipped…
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Canon at the Olympic Games
The current rumour is that top hats from Canon Japan are currently travelling to China to support the imminent launch of one or two new SLR cameras for the brand. It would be the replacement for the Canon EOS 5D (the most repeated name is now Canon EOS 7D, but who knows) and the successor…
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Diffraction and digital photography
Several times, I talked about the limitation to photo image quality by light diffraction but I failed to go into the details. To the general request of one reader who asked, I will try to give some explanations to better understand why the digital photographer must absolutely take that into account to make better pictures…
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Canon EOS 50D
You loved the Canon EOS 30D, then the EOS 40D. But since you’re hooked to buying always the best technology that money can buy, you are already looking for the next digital SLR camera from Canon. And you’re right. If something can be learned from history, the regular schedule of launches for the mid-range line…
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Nikon at next PMA
The expectations for the next PMA fair: Nikon will announce 3 new prime lenses (most certainly high-quality), 2 new zoom lenses (24-120mm VR II, 70-200mm VR II), the Nikon D3x (high-end pro Full Frame camera) and the Nikon D90 (entry-level replacement for the Nikon D80).