February 2007 - Photo Jottings

February 27 2007

2/27/07

Now Sony enters the super zoom lineup along side Olympus, with two offerings that build from the current Sony H2 and H5.  The new H7 ($399) and H9 ($479) are basically the same, but the high-end H9 has a 3″ LCD and 230,000 pixels, with a flip out feature, and the H7 has a 2.5″ LCD static display.  Both …

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February 23 2007

2/23/07

Amidst all the boring new point and shoot entry level cameras comes a breath of fresh air.  Canon announces the EOS 1D MK III.  Don’t expect a review anytime soon, or ever for that matter, as it’ll retail for $3999, though at that price it seems to represent quite a value.  Also announced were a new 16-35mm F/2.8L lens …

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February 17 2007

2/17/07

Well, things are somewhat quiet for the run-up to the Photo Marketing Association meeting in Las Vegas next month, so in the mean time I’ll try to entertain you with some more boring snapshots.  Look for more Lens reviews next month.  Also, I’ll try again for the massive traffic generator Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm zoom, but don’t …

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February 4 2007

2/4/07

 

Attention Astronomy Lovers!  Last weekend I took a little cruise to the local observatory located about 60 miles west of Tucson in the Quinlan mountains, called Kitt Peak.  For this adventure I pulled out the Nikon D40 with kit lens, plus my Sony a100 with the 11-18mm wide angle.  I’ve got 25 snapshots with descriptions for those of…

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