Canon have just announced a new Rebel in their consumer range of cameras. However this one really could be considered a baby 7D, as it shares many of the technologies the 7D introduced. And for the time being the 500D is not being discontinued.
As well as getting a resolution boost to 18 megapixels and upgraded [...]

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It seems the high gloss protective screen on an iMac is easily removed. Underneath it the LCD screen itself is far less glossy and provides a much less reflective surface (about a 50% reduction) more suited to demanding pro’s.
The iMac high gloss protective screen is held on by magnets. Its very easy to remove, clean [...]

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More a whisper than an announcement, news is now out that the Canon 7D will be on sale late September / early October. Retailers are already offering pre-order packages around £1699 for the body, or £2099 with 18-135 lens.
“ EOS 7D features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image [...]

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Canon swaps the G10’s 14.7mpx  sensor for a 10mpx CCD for  improved quality and low light performance. And, yes!, the flip out screen which we last saw on the G6 is now back.

Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Camera
The PowerShot G-series has long been the flagship of the PowerShot line. The new Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Camera [...]

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onOne has released the 1.1 update for their DSLR remote application that will now fire Nikon as well as Canon cameras from your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Rob Galbraith has an extension test report and reckons that this version is really the first truly functional iteration of the application. At only a couple of months old [...]

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We really like this promotional video for the Olympus PEN.

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Objective measurements of RAW image quality are an essential component of any analysis of digital cameras. DxO Labs has developed a new scale for digital camera image quality performance, called DxOMark Sensor, to serve as an additional tool to help photographers rank and compare digital cameras.
link: DxOMark Sensor

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Justine demonstrates a small sample of what this Nikon rig of 48 D700s can do. The scene is the red carpet interview spot outside the MTV Movie Awards.

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Leica User Forum has begun making videos. This is the first L-Camera TV movie and it show us a behind-the-scenes look at the maker’s facility in Solms. Interestingly it reveals some of the labour intensive production methods behind the 35mm M7 and MP rangefinders.

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