Posts Tagged ‘cameras’

David Pogue’s review of Canon’s G1X…….opps

May 29, 2012

May 24, 2012, 5:07 pm

The Canon G1 X: Big Sensor, Major Disappointments

You know why people carry around those big black S.L.R. cameras, don’t you?

Trust me: it’s not for fashion’s sake.

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No, they carry them around because the cameras contain big sensors. If there’s one statistic that predicts photo quality, it’s not megapixels: it’s sensor size. Big sensors mean great photos in low light — and the ability to create that pro-style blurred background behind your subject.

The most exciting camera developments of the last two years have been smaller camera bodies with big sensors in them. I was incredibly excited, in particular, to hear about the new Canon G1 X: a coat-pocketable zoom camera with a huge sensor: 0.92 inch diagonal. That’s nearly the size of the APS-C sensor found in S.L.R. cameras like the Canon Rebel. It’s 16 percent bigger than the Four Thirds sensor used by Olympus and Panasonic, and over six times the size of the sensors in previous Canon G cameras (and most other compacts).

The G1 X is the latest in a long line of the peculiar cult-classic cameras in Canon’s G series (G10, G11, G12 …). Peculiar because it’s a one-piece camera with lots of features that high-end photo nuts want: metal body, a hot shoe for accessories, full manual controls, lots of buttons with amazing amounts of customization, and an actual eyepiece viewfinder. You don’t swap lenses on this thing. Like its predecessor, the G1 X has a fantastic hinged screen that lets you shoot over your head, down at waist level, or even facing yourself.

But the huge sensor makes the G1 X a whole new ballgame.

I’ve spent a couple of months with the camera I was dying to love, and I have to say that I’m a little disappointed.

Which is hard for a true-blue Canon nut to admit.

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oh well enjoy Jene

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Hands on article of the Lytro camera

March 29, 2012

There’s been a lot of buzz about the Lytro digital camera that promises you can shoot an image and focus it afterward. But how does it work? What are the images like? And can you really focus after the fact? Here’s a hands-on look at the Lytro.

A new camera has been in the news recently: the Lytro, a $399 camera that allows you to take a photo now, and focus — or refocus — later. Sounds provocative. But does it work? Is this something you should add to your camera bag? I’ve had the opportunity to use one for several weeks now, and I’m pretty gung-ho. Here’s why.

The Lytro uses a technique that is called plenoptic — or light field — photography. The camera captures all the light coming through the lens from all angles, striking an array of microlenses on its sensor. The camera’s inventor, Ren Ng, says that the Lytro captures 11 million “light rays” in every photo.

Here’s one thing to get out of the way: the “focus later” aspect of the Lytro happens in special software after the shoot. The 11 million pieces of data the camera captures are written to a proprietary file that you download to your computer. Once the photo is on your computer screen, you click on any part of the image to bring that point into focus. Click on another part of the same image, and that point comes into focus. Lytro calls these images “Living Pictures.” The first time you see one, and experiment with focus, you will be impressed by how unusual these photos are. Living Picture photos are perfect for viewing live on a Web site, blog post, Facebook page, or other online entity.

here’s the link at creative pro com.

jene

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amazon jungle in B&H photo

August 28, 2009

well their at it again or should i say still.

Mary went down for a seminar yesterday and i asked her to pick up a firewire cable. same run around go to the back of the store wait in line, select the item, wait for the salesperson to print up an order form, then you take it across the store, wait in another line, see another clerk who then types the item into his computer, throws away the piece of paper you gave him, you and he wait, hopefully you have something to talk about while your item comes up from the basement, which he then scans into computer and prints out a payment statement.

now does this all seem like a waste of time and resources? it’s my personal opinion that B&H is trying to get rid of it’s ‘in person’ customers and just become the amazon of photography stores. it’s a jungle out there full of pitfalls and quicksand .

i for one have always opted for the personal touch, yes price is somewhat important but so is personal contact. i guess this comes from the artist in me, as i am not so much a photographer which captures something them moves on to the next. what is important to me is to be able to create in my images or have them express the feeling that others,my subjects create.

i work with dancers who’s art is so ethereal, gone in a puff of the moment, yet so beautiful in that moment. it’s hard to define as the perfect moment because so much work goes into it, all the class work, rehearsal, stretching and physical exertion, never mind the sweat and pain to achieve a nanosecond of form.

well i guess all this can be remembered as one stands in line after line waiting to spend your money and get on with your life. i could be reliving the ‘nutcracker’ before i get out of the store. well maybe only the first act.

hey made another store.

now if you’d like to express your opinion on this subject to B&H try here no purchase necessary.

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Canon 5D mll gripe

August 18, 2009

hi gals & guys

I just bought a Canon 5D M ll as I’ve wanted full frame for a long time. I am not a new Canon user having had to switch to Canon’s a while ago when my Exacta llB finally gave up. I own an F1, had A1 programmable, AE 1 which are gone to camera heaven , still have a 20D and now a 5D M ll. I keep my F 1 to shoot infrared since my Contax are auto loaders and not able to read infrared film.

Now to go along with the cameras I’ve had a number of FD lenses.Kept my 28mm lens for the F1 which i really love. All my older cameras had the same battery, woowhoo.

The problem now with my digital cameras is when I travel I can only carry 1 spare Lithium battery per camera? I usually carry at least two spare batteries, charger, HD and computer. Oh I could buy a grip and put two batteries in there almost doubling the size of the camera which is not good to have a large camera in some places in this world.

Another simple solution to the too big camera is to buy a G 10, oh another battery & charger? So that’s out.

So traveling around the world with two cameras, chargers, batteries, 3 lenses, thank goodness the lenses fit both cameras and my wife’s 50D, oh and her camera batteries. Some traveling show. We might need a porter just for the camera gear.

Why do all these companies need to make so much money selling me accessories for my camera when I want to buy a system, Have bought many systems of theirs , that will work for me with a limited number of parts.

How many times have I lost simple things, caps, filters, batteries and what not in the frenzy of life. I was shocked at the cost of a new lens cap, hey it’s advertising. I do get tied of paying through the nose for every little tool I use to create my work, heck it’s hard enough staying up todate with everything and be exploited by our creative partners. This may be the last time I buy another camera.

Maybe I should take up drawing again, how many no# 2 pencils can one carry on a plane?

jene

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