October 27, 2009 @ 12:28 am
At about 1:35 of this DigitalRev Canon EOS 7D review, you can see them literally drench the camera in water. As you may or may not know, the Canon EOS 7D is one of the better equipped weatherproof cameras that Canon has in its SLR line. But even if my camera could do this, I would never ever do it on purpose just for testing. That’s pretty ballsy.
October 25, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
So for the past few days I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on a new digital SLR body. Since I already own Canon lenses — most of which have no resale value — the smartest thing for me to do was focus primarily on Canon camera bodies (just to put it out there: if I could get good money on the lenses I own now, I’d probably make a major switch to Nikon).
Anyway, my current digital SLR is way out of date and I decided recently that it’s about time I get some new gear in my hands. Camera technology and picture quality has changed dramatically over the last 5 years since I last purchased an SLR which means that the gap between high-end professional SLRs and pro-sumer SLRs are becoming narrower.
For example, below is a comparison chart between the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (green boxes indicate superior specs).
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While the 5D Mark II is the higher-end camera, it seems like the 7D is the camera that actually gets all the goodies I’d actually make use of. Sure, the 5D’s full-frame sensor is a huge deal, but at this point, I feel like I’m willing to compromise in exchange for a generally more sophisticated feature-set in the Canon 7D. Specifically, here are the things I’m sold on in terms of the Canon 7D being a “better” choice: 8fps shooting, dual Digic 4 processors, better auto-focus system, built-in Speedlite transmitter, on-camera flash, and 100% viewfinder coverage just to name a few — all of these features are missing from the higher-end 5D Mark II for some reason (but I have no doubts that they’ll make an appearance on the 5D Mark III).
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I guess the question for me is whether or not I’m willing to pay an extra $1000 for a full-frame camera with less features. At that price, I’m leaning towards a no.
October 22, 2009 @ 3:05 am
1001 Rules For My Unborn Son, a popular website of life lessons compiled by Walker Lamond, is soon coming to a bookstore near you! Rules for My Unborn Son
October 22, 2009 @ 1:28 am
Hard Graft shows off this photo of the Parliament Design offices which features a beautiful wall made of firewood. Wow, I want this incorporated into my future home somehow.
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October 22, 2009 @ 12:39 am
With the success of Where The Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze has taken it upon himself to revive another children’s book classic and make it into a feature-length film. Here’s the trailer for Spike Jonze’s Everyone Poops
October 22, 2009 @ 12:31 am
Here is industrial designer Tom Hitchcock’s Hole-In-One knife available now at Columbia River Knife & Tool. Tom’s intent when designing this knife was to create an effective yet simple tool that is easy to clean, maintain, and safe to use. The perimeter of this knife is a single piece of stainless steel and it can be used in any situation from cooking to opening packages.
Looks nice, eh?
