I had always assumed that the traffic cameras that snap shots of motorists at intersections were some kind of special purpose camera developed for that exclusive purpose. It looks like NYC is using the Nikon D2Xs as its shooter to capture images of vehicles running red lights.
The above video from ABC7 in New York is a story about a former employee of the company that installs the traffic cameras – he is alleged to have been stealing the D2Xs cameras and selling them to support his heroin addiction. The video, however, confirms that the Nikon D2Xs is used as a traffic camera, although it doesn’t say whether it is the exclusive camera for this purpose or not.
My mind is racing over the system that sets off the remote trigger on the D2Xs, and the extreme temperatures that these cameras endure . . . .
Canon has introduced their Semi-Annual Step-Up Program that is exclusively targeted toward Canon PowerShot owners. The upgrade applies to Canon EOS DSLRs, specifically the Rebel XS, XSi and T1i, and the 50D and 5D Mark II.
PowerShot users stepping up to the Rebel XSi, XS or T1i are eligible for a $50 rebate. For the PowerShot users looking at the 50D or 5D Mark II, you get a $100 rebate.
The devil is in the details though. This is a mail-in rebate. You must have registered your Canon PowerShot camera prior to July 20, 2009 and the purchase of the qualifying Canon EOS DSLR must occur between July 20, 2009 and October 5, 2009. The rebate form must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2009 and received no later than November 16, 2009.
You can see all of the details and get the rebate form from Canon here.
Cnet Asia got to spend some time with the new Fuji FinePix REAL 3D W1 and you can get a closer look at the new 3D camera in the above video. I am anxiously awaiting the availability of this new camera and to see if it lives up to the hype that Fuji is building. For now, you can read a little more at Cnet Asia with their first look. Likewise, if you missed the launch of this new Fuji shooter, it’s available on Photography Bay’s Fuji FinePix REAL 3D W1 page published earlier this week.
Yesterday, I talked about changing camera systems if you were interested in Nikon, Canon or Sony. But what if you don’t want one of those? If you’re interested in Panasonic, Olympus or Pentax then this article is for you. [click to continue…]
Think Tank Photo has been making great bags for photographers and getting rave review for a while now. Think Tank Photo just stepped up to the video field as well with a huge new product, the Multimedia Wired-Up Collection, which is a modular system designed with video (and audio) in mind. If you’ve been messing with cords and cables while trying to get some great video and audio material, you might want to take a closer look at the Multimedia Wired-Up Collection over on Think Tank Photo’s website.
For those of you sticking around, there’s more details below. [click to continue…]
With camera manufacturers in stiff competition with one another, if you pay attention to what features they work hardest on you’ll begin to realize that they also tailor their products to certain segments of the buyers and that many of them pride some features well over others in order to get sales. Recently, I was in search of a new camera system and if you are too, check out this brief list of the pros and cons of each system. This list includes the most popular systems: Nikon, Canon and Sony. The next list will include the rest (which in some ways give the top three a run for their money.) [click to continue…]
