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Canon Announces New 60D DSLR

August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 kingpinlei 1080p, 720p, Canon, DSLR, EOS 60D, HD2 Comments

In the midst of all the spotlight Nikon and Sony have been getting lately, Canon has chimed in and officially announced their new 60D DSLR a couple days ago. Sitting in between the Rebel T2i and the 7D, the 60D looks to have taken it’s cues more from the Rebel series than it’s predecessor, the 50D. Sporting a smaller plastic body, the 60D offers an 18 MP APS-C sensor, FULL HD support of 1080p at 24/25/30 fps and 720p at 50/60 fps, high speed still shooting at 5.3 fps, and…

Sony Announces New Digital Cameras

August 26, 2010August 26, 2010 kingpinlei 1080i, A33, A44, A560, A580, alpha, AVCHD, camera, digital, DSLR, HD2, launch, mirror, pellicle, SLT, Sony, Still, translucent0 comment

Sony has just announced yesterday four brand new Alpha DSLRs – the A33, A55, A560 and the A580. Sporting the brand new Exmor APS HD CMOS sensors, the A33 and A560 clock in at 14.2 MP while the A55 and A580 are 16.2 MP. The main difference between the A33/55 and A560/580 is the mirror technology that they utilize. While the later are traditional DSLR’s the former are what Sony call ‘Single Lens Translucent’ cameras. The “new” SLT technology Sony is unveiling with the A33 & A55 models is a Translucent…

Nikon D3100 Officially Announced by Nikon

August 19, 2010August 20, 2010 kingpinlei 1080p, camera, canada, D3100, DSLR, Film, filmmaking, HD, indie, manual movie mode, Nikon, Nikon D3100, photography4 Comments

First reported by Nikonrumors.com and turning those very loud rumors into reality yesterday when Nikon officially announced their new D3100 DSLR along with their new batch of lenses. This is very cool as it becomes the first Nikon DSLR to be able to shoot HD in glorious 1080 @24p! The Nikon Canada website has the D3100 listed with a street price of $569.95 for the body only, and $699.95 for the D3100 Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR Lens. This is great news for indie filmmakers!

New Nikon and Sony DSLR Rumours Becoming Real

August 13, 2010August 17, 2010 kingpinlei alpha, D3100, DSLR, Nikon, Sony6 Comments

The very loud rumors of those new Nikon and Sony DSLRs have moved into the realm of the real! The first bit of news is courtesy of Nikonrumors.com. The German Magazine “Foto Digital” has revealed in their September 2010 issue (just delivered to subscribers) has posted in the official news section the first real photos and specs of the upcoming Nikon D3100 DSLR (along with 4 new lenses).

Nikon to Finally Show Some 1080p DSLR Love?

August 10, 2010August 17, 2010 kingpinlei 5D Mark II, A33, A55, A560, A580, Canon, D3000, D3100, D90, D95, DSLR, HD video, Nikon, photography, Sony Alpha1 Comment

UPDATE: Well, it looks like Best Buy has lent some credibility to the very loud rumors of the D3100. According to Nikonrumors.com, Best Buy has actually put the Nikon D3100 into it’s inventory system; the SKU is 1222817, “Nikon D3100 DSLR w/ 18-55mm v”, with availability: 9/18/2010. Hmmmm… ** DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER! RUMOURS AHEAD! PLEASE TAKE 100 µm (1×10^-4 m) OF SALT WHILE READING! ** Ever since Canon released their 5D MarkII, the smaller 7D and more recently the Rebel T2i — all with gobsmacking Full HD shooting capabilities —…

DSLR talk back from RED founder Jim Jannard

June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 Doug Groves DSLR, HD DSLR, Jim Jannard, Red, RED One, reduser, Scarlet, Zacuto, Zacuto Shootout4 Comments

Just last week, I was having a discussion with with a co-worker about video recording on the new breed of DSLRs, and mentioned that if RED doesn’t get it’s butt in gear, they could very well concede the prosumer market to the likes of Canon and Nikon. As more pro filmmakers start putting the DSLRs through stress tests, they’ve finding time and again that the results are much better than initially expected. It’s not surprising that a similar discussion has been going on in the reduser forums, in which RED…

Season Finale of FOX’s “House” Shot on Canon DSLR!

May 3, 2010May 3, 2010 kingpinlei 5d, Canon, DSLR, FOX, HD, House, Mark2, MarkII, Mk2, MkII, Philip Bloom, TV5 Comments

I found out about this via DP (Director of Photography) extraordinaire Philip Bloom’s website and it simply blew my mind. And it is big news for all you filmmaker-tech-heads out there! It appears the upcoming season finale of the FOX medical TV series “House” was shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark2 DSLR.

Zacuto’s HD-DSLR vs Film Shootout!

April 21, 2010May 31, 2010 kingpinlei Canon, Digital Single Reflex Camera, DSLR, Film, HD, High Definition, Nikon, Panasonic, shootout, Still, Zacuto4 Comments

**UPDATE: Zacuto has finally released Part 3 of their incredible HD-DSLR vs 35mm Film Shootout! This EP focuses on resolution tests with all these cameras plus the new Canon T2i and green-screen compositing tests. The green-screen tests are VERY interesting indeed. Hit up the link at the end of this article to watch all the camera goodness. HD-DSLRs have arrived! While indie filmmakers –including yours truly– have applauded its arrival, many professionals in the Film and Television industry still think of them as a fad, not to be taken seriously. …