March 8th, 2007
I just came across a gallery of images is Sony’s upcoming Alpha series cameras at Engadget.
When Sony acquired Minolta they promised to do great things with the Minolta brand and immediately released a series of re-branded Zeiss lenses and an updated version of the Minolta 5D with the Sony name on it. After that… nothing. […]
March 8th, 2007
Once again, the net is abuzz with the announcement of Canon’s latest super-camera. Despite that, here are some things I found interesting about the 1D Mk III that haven’t been covered much.
March 8th, 2007
A somewhat geeky look at the 1D Mk III and it’s data transfer rate and buffer.
May 14th, 2006
Most cleaning tools can’t be used on LCDs making cleaning them a bugger. Since LCDs screens are made with plastics and have various anti-glare coatings Windex or any other ammonia or menthol based cleaners will slowly corrode the surface and even cause stains. This pretty much nixes the use of most cleaners; particularly the effective […]
May 5th, 2006
Hm. I’m having some disappointing issues with the NuLOOQ software (both the driver, and the tool dial). It seems to need some refinement. This deserves a full write-up rather than some short commentary in a blog…
Update: Looks like my issues stemmed from a bad install of the software. A re-install took care of most of […]
May 4th, 2006
Logitech had a display at the Epson Print Academy demonstrating their new NuLOOQ tool dial. It’s an interesting little device designed to integrate into Photoshop (and other Adobe apps) and give you quick access to navigation controls and tools. After fiddling with it shortly I couldn’t help myself and placed an order for one and […]
November 29th, 2005
News has been circulating the ‘net about Maxell’s announcement of a new storage medium. Sounding like something strait out of StarTrek, the new medium uses holographic technology to store up to 1.6TB of data on in single 5.25″ cartridge (think of a non-flexable floppy disk).
For the uninitiated, 1.6TB means 1.6 Terabytes of storage. A single […]
September 29th, 2005
ArsTechnica has a very interesting article on a project by MIT meant to deliver $100 laptops to all children of third-world countries.
This very impressively designed laptop is not theory. The project was announced this last January and they already have prototypes made!
More details at Ars and MIT.
June 10th, 2005
Lexar has available a firmware update to fix an issue with their 80X Profesional CF cards loosing images with Canon cameras.
If you have any of Canon’s newest cameras and are using these cards you should get this issue taken care of.
Here’s the release:
LEXAR CUSTOMER ADVISORY
To: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS 20D, and […]
May 30th, 2005
Canon has just released new firmware updates for the 1Ds Mk II and the 1D Mk II that resolve the lock-up issue that was announced not long ago.
No word yet when Lexar will begin servicing their 80x cards.
The 350D also has a firmware fix available taking care of an exposure issue, WB issueand auto-off issue.