Photographer Jason Magbanua was lucky enough to get a pre-production Canon 7D unit. And since he was only given less than two days to try it out, he decided to create a mini-documentary. Perya features what’s apparently a staple of his home culture, and shows off the 7D’s 24p 1920 x 1080 video capture capability, and good performance under low-light conditions.
The video benefited from Magbanua’s wide arsenal of lenses. According to him, it features no color grading or even lighting whatsoever. Here’s the video description, edited for clarity:
We wanted to document something truly Filipino and came up with the idea …read more

Sony’s new Alpha DSLR-A230, A330 and A380. But for those who are fans of the maker’s cameras, here are the useful facts (courtesy of Crave):

Model
A230
A330
A380

Sensor
10-megapixel CCD
14-megapixel CCD

Sensitivity range
ISO 100 – ISO 3200

Viewfinder
95 percent coverage
0.83x magnification
95 percent coverage
0.74x magnification

LCD
2.7-inch fixed
2.7-inch tiltable

Live View
No
Yes

Continuous shooting
2.5fps

Autofocus
9 points

Dimensions(W x H x D)
5.0″ x 3.8″ x 2.7″
5.0″ x 3.8″ x 2.8″

Weight(ounces)*
15.9
17.3

Replaces
A200
A300
A350

Price
$549 (with 18-55mm lens)
$749 (with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses)
$649 (with 18-55mm lens)
$849 (with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses)
$849 (with 18-55mm lens)
$1,049 (with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses)

*add about 1.8 ounces for battery and card
Most interesting about all three new models though is its support for SDHC cards, on …read more

So you’ve spent on your first dSLR, and it probably comes with kit lens. Eventually, you’ll realize working with just one set of lens is pretty limiting. The prospect of buying new lens to increase your versatility becomes more enticing.
That’s the subject of a great article on Gearlog, which attempts to take the literally endless suite of lens options and trim the list down into something not too overwhelming for dSLR newbies.

Canon USA just announced the Canon 5D Mark II, continuing the tradition of offering full-frame digital SLRs at a significantly lower price. For the uninitiated, full-frame dSLRs feature an image sensor as big as a 35mm film frame, allowing more versatility in terms of photographic possibilities and usable lens.
Anyways, this baby’s powered by the DIGIC 4 image sensor, sensitivity up to ISO 25,600, and the ability to capture full-HD clips at 1920 x 1080 resolution—with a max of 30 minutes or 4GB (looks like Canon’s stepping up to the Nikon D90’s challenge). Whatever’s captured is viewable via the 3″ screen …read more