London, 8th February 2010 – Canon today announces a groundbreaking new addition to its expanding, world-famous EOS range of Digital SLR cameras – the EOS 550D.The EOS 550D redefines the boundaries of Canon’s consumer DSLR range, incorporating technologies and features more commonly found in semi-professional DSLRs into the compact, lightweight body favoured by consumers. With a newly developed 18 Megapixel (MP) APS-C CMOS sensor, coupled with Canon’s advanced DIGIC 4 image processor and the ability to shoot Full HD movies, photography enthusiasts are empowered to explore new levels of creativity. Here is a list of features this camera will offer. to read more click here.
18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)
Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots
iFCL metering System with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor
Canon’s EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro was released today. This new plug-in allows simple and easy transfer of video content from Canon’s EOS DSLR cameras directly into Final Cut Pro.The EOS E1 video plug-in takes advantage of Final Cut Pro’s powerful Log and Transfer feature, which allows users to select and mark the video directly while it is still on the camera, add custom meta data and ingest the clips in the background so the editing can begin immediately.The EOS E1 video plug-in is a free download available at http://www.apple.com/ downloads/macosx/finalcutstudio/. The plug-in is compatible with Final Cut Pro 6 or higher and currently supports Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 1D Mark IV cameras. To read more on this article click here.
Canon is rumored to come out with a new camera which will be an upgraded 50d. Some of the new features will include 18 mega pixel cmos sensor 6 or 7 fps and a high iso range to find out more on this cmaera and its relase date and the rumors about it click here.
Today I am printing for my portfolio class. My teacher Mrs.Harkins picked this picture so now all I have to do is tweak it and print it. Hopefully it will print well.
Magnum Photos has sold its archive of more than 185,000 press prints to Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computer, and two other investors for an undisclosed amount, the agency announced today. Under the terms of the sale, the prints were moved in December 2009 from Magnum’s New York office to the Harry Ransom Center, the humanities library at the University of Texas in Austin.The collection includes prints made from the 1930s to the 1990s from images by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Raymond Depardon, Josef Koudelka, Bruce Davidson, Rene Burri and other Magnum members. Before Magnum began digitizing its archive in 1998, the press prints were circulated among magazines as a way to promote licensing of photo stories or single images. The coding and labels on the back of each print trace the sales history of the print and detail usage terms. Many also contain handwritten notes from the photographer to the darkroom printer or the Magnum archivists. To read more on this article click here.
Today I am printing for my portfolio I shot a series of Twitty sister over the weekend I shot here at a junkyard Barrow county Ga, this is just one of the one I like.
As a result of further enhancement, Canon is working to release a firmware update for the EOS-1D Mark IV. This firmware update further enhances the AF tracking performance and should be available for download from the Web starting from late January.Firmware Version 1.0.6 enhances the AF tracking performance of the EOS-1D Mark IV for receding subjects and for subjects that are approaching at a low-speed this info is coming from Canon Europe. Hopefully the release of the new firmware will better improve an already amazing camera. If you would like to read more on this click here.
This quarter we have a portfolio review so among all my other assignments I am trying to set time aside to shoot. I am planning on shooting this weekend with Brittany, and Twitty weather permitting I think it should go well.
The Leica S2 is a cross between a medium formate censor and a 35mm body. PDN named this camera the camera of the year. This camera id diffidently made for professionals, mainly for studio and tethered shooting since it only shoots 1.5 fps.
Chris Weeks is a freelance photographer in L.A. who likes to shoot video with the 5d mark 2. I thought this video was interesting and helpful because he goes over what he uses and why and were to find cheap.
