I wanted to mention that the new Lite Panels MicroPro is now in stock. I put it up against the standard Micro and there is a huge difference. Anyone already familiar with the Micro will be impressed. Of all digital camera accessories, having a lot of light is very important. If you need a lot of light for your HD camcorder or for your digital SLR, I would strongly recommend this little powerhouse!
We have discovered that in rare instances, lines may appear in images captured by some units of the PowerShot G10 digital camera. Accordingly, we would like to convey the details and our service policy concerning this phenomenon.
So reads the opening of a Canon-issued service notice regarding the popular G10 compact camera. It continues:
Products with the following serial numbers are affected. Please check the serial number on the bottom of the camera to see if your camera is affected.
Serial Numbers
Products whose fourth and fifth digits from the left indicate the following numbers may be affected.Example:
- ***50*****
- ***51*****
- ***52*****
- ***53*****
- ***80*****
- ***81*****
- ***82*****
- ***83*****
Full information and what to do if your camera falls under those numbers via Canon here
The PNS Viewfinder: Going the Way of the Dodo
So, time was a tiny, teeny little hole in most point-and-shoots served as a viewfinder. These days, that little feature is getting pretty hard to find, to much mumbling and grumbling from the forum-dwellers. And, while there are cons to losing the sorry excuse for a viewfinder that was the plastic hole on many of these cameras, I don’t think it’s quite worth all the gnashing of teeth I see. Here’s why:
Why People Want a Viewfinder
Let’s start with what the viewfinder’s purpose is and was. Back in the bad old days of digital cameras (like, three years ago), LCDs weren’t exactly on the top of their game. They had resolution issues, viewing angle oddities, and were basically incapable of being used in light brighter than an overcast day. The tiny little viewfinder was a cheap and effective way to let people frame their shots when the sun overwhelmed the LCD.
So, because we just had a call about this, I thought I’d throw it out here that in the world of Nikon digital SLR cameras, the D700 is seriously not all so different from the flagship D3. You got the same sensor, same AF, same lens compatability, same auto-cropping viewfinder when used with DX lenses. The changes?
And… well, really, that’s mostly it. It’s been a while since I got to handle one, but it might only have 1 CF card slot. But, image-wise, you’re not looking at a heck of a difference.
More video footage from Expo 2009, this time with our Olympus tech rep who gives usa quick overview of their new E-620, which is kinda like their E-30 shoved into one of the smallest bodies on the market (the E-30, in turn, is like an ecnomic version of my own beloved E-3). And, it has backlit buttons! Buttons! Backliiiiiiiit! It’s genius, why didn’t this exist before? Seriously!
Ah. Ahem. Sorry. Lost my composure there. Video below.
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