January 2011

Amazon’s Deal of the Day today is the Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 9 combo pack, which carries a retail price of $150.  Amazon has knocked the price down to $100 for today, but you can get another $30 off via mail-in rebate, which brings to the total cost down to $70.

Limit one per customer.  Find it here on Amazon.

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The Nikon D7000 is the first DSLR to take advantage of the new UHS-I SD card specification.  Unfortunately though, it doesn’t appear to take full advantage of that speed potential.  The Nikon D7000′s buffer seems to cap at 10 frames during continuous high speed shooting no matter which SD card is inserted.

I got my hands on the latest SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I SDHC cards, which are due out in March, to see just how well they worked in this first-generation UHS-I camera.

While the difference between the SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro SD cards is marginal in the D7000, there is still an obvious difference.  After capturing the full complement of 10 frames at the D7000′s max frame rate of 6fps, the D7000 delivered the following results with each of the cards. [click to continue…]

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Lockit Buddy is a new device that’s designed to bring time code into footage shot on HDSLRs like the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D[click to continue…]

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Sony TX100V Hands-On Review

by on January 27, 2011

in Sony

The Sony Cyber-shot TX100V is a 16.2MP ultra-compact camera that offers a 3.5-inch OLED touch screen and captures 1080p HD video.  As was the case with its sibling Cyber-shot HX7V, I had a chance to go hands-on with the TX100V at CES 2011 for a few minutes.  Check out my first impressions, along with some sample photos and video below. [click to continue…]

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Switronix and Redrock Micro have teamed up to deliver customized HDSLR rigs that take advantage of Switronix’s battery systems and Redrock Micro’s supports.  The Switronix powered rigs offer up to 6-times the runtime of standard DSLR batteries and can also be used to power on-board electronics like external LCD monitors.  Switronix offers battery connection cables for the Canon 5D MKII, Canon 7D, Canon 60D, Canon T2i, and Panasonic AG-AF100.

Check out some of the configurations below. [click to continue…]

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The killer instant rebates for Nikon DSLRs and lenses end on January 29, which is this Saturday.  Instant rebates (up to $400 off) are available for the Nikon D700, D3100, D300s and several other models, including a ton of lenses.  Full details on all the discounted Nikon gear over at B&H Photo.

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