Digital Journey

New Canon Announced

August 28th, 2008

For us Canon users, Canon has announced 1 of 2 long awaited cameras. This is the upgrade to the 40, the 50D. From the looks of it, it is a pretty sweet camera. 15.1 mega pixels, 6.2 frames per second, large LCD on the back, etc etc. You can read about it here,http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17499#ModelFeaturesAct, at the Canon USA website. Canon has yet to announce their long awaited 5D replacement, but rumors are it will happen soon. But that rumor has been floating around for quite a while.

So, is it time to upgrade? For me, pretty soon, maybe, possibly, who knows. The 30D that I have has done me no wrong. It has been a huge upgrade for me from the XTi and I am getting to know it better and better. It would be nice to have the 50D, and at $1400 US, it isn’t all that bad of a price. There should be some price dropping on the 40D though, and I may know someone who will upgrade their 40D. Do I want a 40D? It is a bit of a step up from the 30D, but the 50D would be a huge upgrade, as would a 5D replacement, although the 5D replacement is probably going to be out of my price range.

I doubt I will switch soon, as I still want to get the studio lights, and now that hockey season is approaching again, that 70-200 would be a nice addition to the camera bag.

Not to leave the Nikon users out, apparently Nikon has announced a new D90. It is the first DSLR that shoots video. I don’t know all the details as I just had a quick read on it, but it is priced at about $1000.

Tis the season for new gear.

Happy shooting!

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Stroboframe Pro T

August 27th, 2008

So I borrowed a Stroboframe flash bracket from a friend for use at the recent weddings. I still have it and have used it for a couple of other events. It is an older model, but still quite easy to use. I have decided that I should get one. It does reduce the nasty shadows, and is fairly easy to use. I have been looking at the Pro T version of this. It retails for over 200 bucks in Canada, but I can get it for about 120 bucks shipped from the US.

Does anyone have one? Do you like it? Should I not bother? Any tips would be good. I have read some reviews, but want to hear more. I would really like to try one, but there isn’t a store that I know about that would have one in my area.

Happy shooting!

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Raw

August 26th, 2008

I have started to shoot in RAW format. Now I am looking at learning how to post process the RAW files. I can’t seem to get the RAW files like the jpg files. Maybe it is the software I am using, or my lack of skill, but they just don’t come out the right way. Is there a trick? Is there great software that will help me? I use Linux so I use the GIMP and other software for this process. Is there a tutorial? Anyone have any insights?

I do need to get more cards, as they fill up a lot faster with both files on there.

Happy shooting!

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