Canon 7D’s magnesium body

November 7, 2009 @ 5:47 pm


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I’ve been happily shooting with a Canon EOS 7D for over a week now. I have nothing but good things to say about this camera and I am more than happy about the choice I made in the end over the Canon 5D Mark II.

DPReview seems to agree with me in this respect and says that the 7D is in some ways better than the 5D Mark II (obvious difference between the two being that the 5D has a full-frame sensor). Their 31-page review is impressive (I mean…it’s 31 pages long) and gives anybody hoping to learn more about the Canon 7D a complete view of the camera inside and out.

The EOS 7D is powered by Dual Digic 4 processors and it shows. The camera’s overall performance is nothing short of impressive, especially in this segment of the market. The two processors are pushing the huge 18 megapixel files through the imaging and processing pipeline in an extremely swift manner. Instead of asking if this camera is fast enough for you, you should probably be slightly concerned if you are fast enough for the 7D.

The DPReview emphasizes that image quality for a camera like this is directly related to the glass that you’re using, so they highly discourage the use of the kit lenses if you’re shooting for the utmost image quality and sharpness. But assuming that you’ve got good lenses, this camera is definitely a great choice if you’re looking for a new SLR. I endorse it, and apparently, so does DPReview.

Casualty at an Indian oil depot fire

October 31, 2009 @ 2:53 pm


Photo: Reuters

Wow, Lens posted this haunting picture of a deceased person on the ground after a fire at an Indian oil depot. The blast killed at least 6 people and injured more than 150. Frightening indeed.

Police slam wrong man into the wall

May 22, 2009 @ 2:03 pm

Wow, somebody is either losing a job or getting severely punished for this.

The man shown being slammed into the wall was wrongly identified as a suspect in an assault. The body slam left the innocent 29-year-old victim in a coma. MESSED UP.

Salgado’s Leica M7 kit up for auction on eBay

April 13, 2009 @ 1:21 pm

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Check out this beautiful Leica M7 body and lens set belonging to photographer Sebastião Salgado. The camera carries the round serial number 3,000,000 which is normally only reserved for special recipients to signify importance.

Salgado is auctioning the entire set — M7 body, 28mm, 50mm, and 90mm lens — for charity in order to plant 100,000 trees. Leica’s are known to be overly expensive, so the current bidding price of $130,680 doesn’t surprise me one bit.

Have a look at the beautiful metal body kit below.

AXE: Dark Temptation commercial

February 12, 2009 @ 7:55 am

This is a funny commercial. I sometimes wish I was made of regenerative chocolate.

That’s my penis

January 31, 2009 @ 4:27 pm

This police officer mistakenly grabs a hold of this person’s penis while doing a body search. I love how the guy being searched is so calm about it. Here’s hoping that you never find yourself in this situation — either as the cop or the person being searched.

Thanks Catelyn!