Pentax K-3: Is Pentax finally getting serious about video?
So here are some leaked shots of the upcoming Pentax K-3, the new APS-C flagship. Of particular note is the headphone jack and lever to switch between stills and video modes. This last piece is...
View ArticlePentax K-3: Can it Capture the Hearts and Minds of Budding Cinematographers?
The above is a screengrab from DVXUser.com, a popular video forum. While they've got plenty of sections on ENG style video cams and such, they've also got a booming HDSLR section featuring the...
View ArticlePentax K-3: The RAW Video Bubble is Burst
We've received word from John Carlsson, Senior Marketing Manager at Ricoh Imaging USA. No RAW video. Read my lips. No RAW video. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
View ArticleRazor Thin Depth of Field is a Harsh Mistress
Still from PBS Frontline Documentary "League of Denial" I recently participated in a discussion on PentaxForums where members noted Canon's apparent dominance in DSLR video. The premise was that while...
View ArticleA Short Rant: The Sometimes Tempestuous Relationship with the Nikon V1
My what a short memory I have! Just a couple of weeks ago I was waxing poetically about the Nikon 1 system, claiming that the V1 was going to become my primary motorcycle travel camera. There's a lot...
View ArticleReuter's Jason Reed takes a stunning and I mean stunning photo of Ted Cruz
Photo of Ted Cruz taken by Jason Reed/Reuters This photo simply stopped me in my tracks. I can imagine the situation-a scrum of reporters and photographers jostling around Ted Cruz. And in this...
View ArticleWhat it Takes to be a Pro Photographer.
There are a lot of enthusiasts and amateurs out there wondering what it takes to be a professional photographer. Well, listen closely, because I'm going to tell you, and it's going to blow your mind....
View ArticleA Reason to Shoot RAW
Sample files of the new Pentax K-3 are now being released to the Internets. Imaging Resource does a great job of taking test photos under controlled conditions for the pixel peepers to pore over. And...
View ArticleIntroducing NewMotor 001
We've been busy at WhatBlogIsThis (and by "We've" I mean "I've"), riding motorcycles all summer, working to pay the rent, and with whatever time was left over, launching a publishing empire. After...
View ArticlePhotos About Nothing
I've been spending way too much time staring at test shots of new cameras, peering into the shadows of wine bottles and 100% crops of moving objects. Plenty of home office book shelves and backyards...
View ArticleNikon Df: The Camera that Tom Selleck has Been Waiting for
The Nikon Df, A return to ugly. In an exclusive interview, we sat down with Nikon Df Large Team Leader Suzuki Kawasaki to discuss the inspiration and aspirations of the new dF. “When I was asked to...
View ArticleNSA Sets up Instagram Account, @NSAToday
In a surprise announcement, the NSA announced on Thursday that they were setting up an Instagram account, @NSAToday. The idea is the brainchild of NSA intern Roger Winter, a recent graduate of...
View ArticlePentax K-3 Unboxed With Words
Cool COOL COOL! It’s here earlier than I expected. OMG I’m just glad that I was here to receive the package instead of being out to lunch or having something resembling a normal life out there in the...
View ArticleTesting the RICOH PENTAX K-3 HD Video Image Stabilization (AKA Shake...
Went for a walk with the new K-3 this weekend to test out some of its video capabilities, specifically to see if digital image stabilization (SR) was useful on a monopod. Here are some sample shots:...
View ArticleCanon Congratulates Nikon on Df
In a rare move, Canon congratulated key rival Nikon on the launch of their latest full-frame digital camera in a full page ad in the New York Times. The ad features a photo of the new Nikon Df–a full...
View ArticlePentax K-3 Graded Cat Test.
So I graded the cat this morning to see what I could pull from the K-3's video. One of the lessons that I've learned with the Panasonic GH2 is that if you want to grade the shot in post then it's best...
View ArticleLocal Man Deludes Self Again, Pre-Orders Nikon Df
And with a click of the mouse, it was done. Local man Brett Boghus has just pre-ordered the new Nikon Df, just hours after it’s official announcement.“This is the last camera I’ll ever need. It’s got...
View ArticleSony, Nikon, Send White Men into Countryside, Await Canon, Others
[frame from Nikon promotional video] Following the launch of new full frame cameras from both Sony and Nikon (the A7/A7r and the Df), the two giants have joined forces for a unique event, the first...
View ArticleAnnouncing NewCameraNews.com
I've gotten a lot of views and compliments from the some of the funnier things posted lately. Enough to warrant it's own website. So welcome NewCameraNews.com to the virtual world, and check it out...
View ArticleDamn You, Sigma DP2m
I should have never borrowed the Sigma DP2m from my brother. I was quite happy in my ignorance, shooting what I thought were very nice Pentax lenses on very nice Pentax bodies. But then I made the...
View ArticleNew Camera News 2013 Camera of the Year is Announced
New Camera News has just announced its 2013 Camera of the Year. Check it out: http://newcameranews.com/2013/12/05/new-camera-news-2013-camera-year/
View ArticleNikon 1 V1-Good Enough to be the A Cam?
Next time you're in Barnes & Noble, saunter (or sashay, your choice) over to the magazine rack and pick up a copy of the Feb '14 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. My Vermont dual purpose story, "One...
View ArticleIt's That Time Again...
Story deadline, which means a lot of gnashing of teeth and rubbing of hands as I try to: Figure out what to say, Figure out how to say it, Choose the photos, and Do the 100 other little things that...
View ArticleApologies
Yeah, so like a year or so ago I took the step to register WhatBlogIsThis.com to be more official I guess remove the Blogspot.com from the URL. I did it through Google and it was easy and cool. And...
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