You may or may not have heard of RadioPoppers. If you use Nikon’s CLS wireless flash system, these little marvels are well worth checking out, combining the RF reliability of Pocket Wizards with the flexibility and convenience of CLS. Now, RadioPopper have announced their latest models, the redesigned X System. The video below [...]
Canon shooter Prakash bit the bullet and bought both a Canon 5D Mk II and a Nikon D700, with the option of returning one within two weeks. He has posted a very well-written and thoughtful comparison of the two:
Now I had the option of returning either one since I was within the 2 week period. [...]
This time it’s CNET reviewing the slim 14mp shooter:
The good:
Excellent images
Fully manual mode
The bad:
Clunky styling
Slow performance
Menu interface hard to adapt to
The bottomline:
Though the S710 breaks little ground in the ongoing push for more megapixels, it does deliver some pleasing images. You will have to wait an age to take and review your photos though.
7.5/10 [...]
Masterchong have pitted these two pixel-powerhouses against each other, and there’s only one clear winner.
Impressive… but is it worth the $5000 premium? Click on through the Read link below for the full analysis.
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Trusted Reviews have given the 14.5 megapixel (!) Nikon CoolPix S710 the once-over, and it gets a fairly average 7 out of 10 overall.
While the S710 is an impressive-looking camera with excellent build quality and lots of big numbers on the box, not least the price tag, the slippery handling, fiddly control dial and slow [...]
As no doubt thousands of you will be rushing out to buy this lens, we’re please to bring you news that the miniscule Sigma APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG super telezoom is now available in Nikon F mount.
But hurry – Sigma say “Quantities will be limited.”
Source: [ Sigma ] via [ Slashgear ]
Another Nikon software update; this time it’s Capture NX2 that gets bumped to version 2.1.1:
Support for RAW images captured with the D3X has been added.
When images containing GPS information captured with another manufacturer’s digital camera were opened, GPS information was not displayed. This issue has been resolved.
When RAW images captured with another manufacturer’s lens and the [...]
Nikon have released an update to Camera Control Pro, now at version 2.4.0.
Support for the D3X has been added.
Windows 2000 is no longer supported.
In some rare cases, when images with file sizes of 14 MB or larger were transferred, the transferred images were corrupted. This issue has been resolved.
Download: Camera Control Pro v2.4.0 (Windows)
Download: Camera Control [...]
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