Monthly Archives: February 2005
Mamiya ZD release info
Mamiya say: “Mamiya are pleased to announce that initial production tests of the ZD camera have been successful. To ensure that the camera meets the high demands and requirements of the professional photographer there are significant field tests now taking place in Japan. It is estimated that these tests will conclude at the end of [...]
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Domipix change-over
The main domipix.com domain has now been changed to host the blog previously at blog.domipix.com. The photos that were previously at www.domipix.com will be integrated into a new section of this site. [All domipix.com content is available at pbase.]
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Sigma go zoom-crazy!
Sigma have also announced the 11x zoom 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC. This is an extremely compact package giving you 35mm equivalent of 28.8-320mm on a Canon 20D or Rebel. As a user of the 18-125mm I can say that this certainly interests me as a possible replacement – Sigma manage to squeeze more quality into that [...]
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Sigma 10-20mm F4.0-5.6 EX DC HSM
An interesting super-wide zoom from Sigma is the 10-20mm with HSM focusing. Always the tricky area for APS-C cameras, getting down to a 35mm equivalent of 15 or 16mm is a welcome addition to the lens selection.
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Polaroid X530 available
The very interesting (to me, anyway ;) Polaroid X530 with Foveon X3 sensor has finally become available, albeit in the US only. I’d almost decided to go the Sigma SLR route for the Foveon sensor, so it’s certainly interesting to see it in a compact. It should be interesting to see the output of this… [...]
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Gigapxl
The Gigapxl gallery has some amazing shots, and not only because of the incredible resolution. Pointed out by Tom.
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Sandisk up the speed and size of SD Plus
Sandisk have increased the size of their folding SD/USB cards to 1Gb. Not only that, they’ve also increased the speed. Ultra II SD Plus.
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EOS 350D Samples
If you’re interested in seeing some output from Canon’s 350D/Rebel XT, DPReview have just posted some. Nothing jumps out at me as being amazingly good, and there seems to be some issues with dynamic range. Then again, most of these were shot with what looks like some punishing sunlight…
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Lexar launches digital photography site
Lexar have launched a new site, Digital Photography straplined “Professional Workflow to Drive Your Next Shoot”. DP includes sections featuring pro photogs, tips and tutorials, events and photo gallery.
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Canon Technology Library