I have always made small goals in the beginning of every year which I thought I’d share with you guys this year, so you know what I have planned and also as a form of motivation for myself. Hopefully, I can come back to this post in one year’s time having completed everything that I plan to accomplish. My goals for this year are to: Continue reading »
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This is my full video review of the Wacom Bamboo Connect Pen Tablet.
It’s a pretty sold tablet considering it is a very cheap tablet, retailing at $80, and available for a lot less if you shop around. It is built extremely well, and the small size should be fine for most people. If you make large arm gestures when you draw, you might want to consider a medium or large sized tablet instead. Some things to not are that the Connect does not come with any programable buttons on the tablet itself, but only 2 on the pen. It also does not have the multi touch feature that you will find on the capture or the create, and the rear of the pen does not act as an eraser. The one feature that I loved seeing was the detachable cable that was lacking in the second generation Bamboo Pen Tablets. Overall, it is a great piece of equipment and should be good for not only beginner tablet users, but advanced as well.
Lytro is a camera manufacturer that has been gaining a lot of attention because of it’s technology to be able to refocus images after they are taken. The idea behind it is that as much information is captured when taking a photography, allowing you to make the adjustments after. The camera will retail for $499 for the 16 GB version and $399 for the 8 GB version. Is this an interesting concept: yes. Do I think it is going to sell well: maybe not. It’s just too expensive.
Leica is known to produce special limited edition models of their cameras form time to time, and they have done in again with the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium Special Limited Edition. It has the exact same internals as the D-Lux 5, but is housed in a titanium casing, similar to that of the Leica M Titanium limited models. Only 1500 units of this camera are going to be produced, and it it expected to be priced at around $1200. If you’re a fan of limited editions cameras, you might want to look into buying one of these. Who knows, it might be worth a lot more in the future.
CanonRumors has just posted the specifications as well as the press release for the new Canon 1D X
Canon EOS-1D X
TOKYO, October 18, 2011—Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. today announced the introduction in Japan of the new EOS-1D X digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera offering a high level of performance to satisfy the demands of professionals in such fields as sports photography, photojournalism and studio photography.
To date, Canon has developed its top-of-the-line digital SLR cameras through the 1Ds series, which delivers exceptionally high image quality, and the 1D series, which achieves superlative high-speed performance. Integrating the strengths of these two series, Canon’s new professional flagship model, the EOS-1D X, brings together the highest levels of image quality and speed performance.
The new Canon EOS-1D X incorporates a newly developed approximately 18.1-megapixel 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor which, in addition to achieving an optimal sensor size and pixel count balance, effectively makes use of Canon’s proprietary semiconductor technologies to ensure low-noise performance. Featuring Dual DIGIC 5+, which comprises two new high-performance DIGIC 5+ image processors—each realizing approximately 17 times the processing power of DIGIC 4—the camera delivers exemplary image quality and speed performance, in addition to data processing power that has been greatly enhanced compared with the EOS-1D Mark IV, released in December 2009. Compared with the EOS-1D Mark IV’s sensitivity range of ISO100–12800, the EOS-1D X offers a range that has been expanded by two steps, to 100–51200,* for outstanding imaging results with reduced noise, even when shooting indoors and other dimly lit settings.
Combining a 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and DIGIC 4 processor, the Canon EOS-1D X’s new AE system, the EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, is capable of determining not only brightness levels, but also a subject’s face and target color, making possible high-precision exposure control. The newly developed AF system incorporates an AF sensor with a total of 61 autofocus points for improved high-precision subject capture. The sensor includes 21 f/5.6 cross-type sensors, 20 f/4.0 cross-type sensors, and 5 f/2.8 dual cross-type sensors. Equipped with 20 f/4.0 AF points, the new camera offers the same level of precision as the EOS-1D Mark IV at f/2.8. Additionally, working in tandem with the new AE system, the camera’s EOS iTR AF (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition Auto Focus) function is capable of tracking a subject’s face or target color to maintain focus on a moving subject.
The Canon EOS-1D X’s new Dual DIGIC 5+ image processors make possible high-speed continuous shooting of up to approximately 12 frames per second with high-precision AE and AF performance. In the ultra-fast continuous shooting mode, the camera realizes a continuous shooting speed of up to approximately 14 frames per second (mirror remains raised during shooting, JPEG images only).
The Canon EOS-1D X delivers high reliability even in harsh shooting conditions. The rugged shutter unit boasts a lifespan of over 400,000 cycles while the camera’s exterior covers and operation panels employ a dust- and moisture-resistant design. Furthermore, the camera features a new dust-removing system incorporating two vibrating elements, a first for the EOS series, improving on the earlier cleaning system.
The new EOS-1D X comes equipped with a Gigabit-Ethernet connection that, when shooting in locations equipped with a wired LAN connection such as large sporting arenas, enables data to be transferred to editing desks quickly and reliably. Inheriting the same basic operating design as previous models, which focused on offering instantaneous operation, such aspects of the new camera as its button and control layout and GUI were reviewed and redesigned, with great attention given to operability when held vertically, during blind-touch operation, and when confirming images.
Featuring advanced video-capture capabilities, the Canon EOS-1D X’s upgraded imaging system and Dual DIGIC 5+ deliver greatly enhanced movie quality. In particular, the camera minimizes the occurrence of color artifacts and moiré, and enables the shooting of low-noise video even in dark conditions.
The Canon EOS-1D X will be available in Japan from late March 2012 at an open price. Canon has set initial production at 7,000 units per month.
Starting next week, I’ll be doing a Question and Answers video every Sunday. I’ll address any of your question regarding photography, videography, tech, or anything else! Leave your question bellow and I’ll use the best ones in next weeks video! You can also ask a question in the comment section of the video or on the Facebook page!
TLDtoday on YouTube has just posted a very well filmed unboxing of the new iPhone 4s, and has also posted some full HD footage straight from the phone. The camera seems to be very good (probably the best from any phone camera I’ve seen). Did you pick up an iPhone 4s? If so, let me know what you think of it so far!
My new AKG K271 MK II ($140 on Amazon.com) headphones came in the mail today, and I’m super excited! I needed a pair of headphones for video editing and general music listening and was deciding between these and the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro ($167 on B&H), but ended up deciding on these because if its more balanced sound. I hear nothing but great things about the DT770 Pros, but they supposedly have a lot more bass and that isn’t what I was really looking for. They were also around 30 dollars cheaper, and I wanted to spend as little as possible. So far, so good. Here are my first impressions!
Build
Now I honestly thought that the build quality was going to be a lot better, but no complaints. They are mostly plastic with a few metal trimmings here and there. The metal rods that connect the two ear pieces are metal, as far as I can tell. The self adjusting headband works perfectly. It fits to the size of your head when you pu them on. One thing that I really love about these headphones are that the cable is detachable so you can replace them easily if it breaks. The stock ear pads are pretty soft, and the supplied velvet/velour look even softer. I have yet to try them.
Sound
I know that I have to let these headphones burn in for a while before talking about the sound, but I’m actually really happy with how they sound straight out of the box. These do not need a lot of power to run and sound just fine on my MacBook Pro. There really isn’t too much bass, but everything else sound good. That’s really all I can say at this point. They’re good.
Accessories
These headphones come with a lot of goodies in the box. The first thing I saw when I opened the box was the huge AKG sticker they include. They also give you a second pair of velvet/velour ear pads, a coiled cable that you can use instead of the stock straight cable and a 1/4 inch plug adaptor. That’s more than I would expect coming with a pair of headphones, but I’m glad AKG included all of it.
So there you have it, those are my initial impressions of these headphones. I’ll put there guys to heavy use for a few weeks before giving you guys a full review.
Til next time. Peace!
