Friday, March 28, 2008

Rebel XSi Available in Canada Now!!!

Rebel XSi being shipped now!

Kerrisdale Camera ( 2170 W 41 Ave at Yew St ) in Van Couver BC has received in store and quickly sold one Canon 450 D (Rebel Xsi) body only to a lucky customer posting on the DP Review website. I called the store and verified that the poster was telling the truth. Speculation that the Aussies are getting sporadic shipments with surprise Rebel Xsi's is coming in on the net.

I expect that Best Buy stores in the US will be receiving a handfull in the next week or so.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Radio Poppers Vid on High Speed Sync!

There is a new Radio Popper promo on Vimeo that gives us a taste of the joys of High Speed Sync.

follow the link below:

http://www.vimeo.com/817142/

Can't wait to buy a set!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Canon Rebel XSI High ISO With Noise Reduction!

Canon 1600 ISO sweetness!

DP Review just posted a few more test images from the Canon 450D ( Rebel XSi ), these with a properly applied noise reduction in the DPP software.

Freakin unbelievable is all I can say! ISO 1600 has never looked so good. And I thank them for taking my and others advice to shoot a few High ISO images somewhere other than in a damn dimly lit cave! I am so tired of seeing High ISO images shot in a dark bar or concert hall. NEWS FLASH!!! ..................... shit lighting looks bad with any camera and lens combination.

To check out the new 1600 ISO images photographed outdoors under normal lighting conditions follow this link to the DP Review website. The last 2 images are High ISO with noise reduction.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Camera Armor For Your Canon DSLR!


Camera Armor photo courtesy Made Products

Awesome new product from the "made product store", Camera Armor to protect your DSLR!

Check out the molded rubber protector designed for your DSLR camera that still allows you accesss to all the buttons and controls to shoot like a champ!

I want one now!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Sigma Announces Super Fast 50mm F 1.4!


Courtesy Sigma Japan

Sigma Rocks!

Sigma announced a fantastic new large aperture prime lens for all the latest digital cameras. The 50 f 1.4 EX DG HSM will be compatible with Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony. This is going to be one sweet optic approximating an 80 mm with most 2/3rds sensor cameras. Basically, the ultimate portrait lens!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Canon Updates Rebel XSI Sample Pics



Rebel XSI ISO 100 EF--S 17-55 F2.8 IS USM

Finally!


Canon Japan has added two more sample pics to the KISS X2 ( Rebel XSi ) website.

follow this link to the second and third sample images, both shot at ISO 100 with two of Canon's wide and super wide lenses.

You can download the high res version from my server here.
Enjoy! ...............But please don't re-post the direct link.

Should be just a few days to weeks before camera release in some European markets ?