Canon has announced it’s newest Rebel, the reasonably (for once) named Rebel T2i. Updates? Well, it’s up to an 18.0 megapixel sensor, new wide-aspect LCD, 3.7 frames-per-second shooting, the 1080p shooting gets 30/25/24 fps selectable, there’s a stereo mic jack, ISO goes from 100 – 6400, and something about some hand-me-down techs from the 7D. So, evolutionary? Yeah, of course, but that’s still a pretty solid set of features for this newest Rebel.
It’s set to be released as a kit with the usual 18-55mm IS currently, and we’re of course taking preorder allocations over at our site. So, if you want your name on the list, best to shuffle over to http://www.robertsimaging.com/preorder.jsp and get that going.
During the ’70s, a producer/director friend of mine used to roam the LA punk scene with an amazing little 35mm camera, the Minox 35 GL. It was the smallest 35mm camera ever produced. Its sharp Minotar lens shot beautiful pictures and thanks to the high ISO films that were being perfected in those days, one could shoot in very low light. There has never been any digital equivalent in size and low light capabilities until now, with Canon’s introduction of the S90. With the G11 and S90 cameras, Canon has finally reversed the maddening pixel race. Pixel density on the G11 has been reduced from its predecessor’s 34MP/cm² down to 23MP/cm² and low light performance has greatly improved. The S90 uses the same sensor and its f-2 maximum aperture helps to make this the best p&s for available light shooting.
