DP Review reports on Nikon’s answer to Canon’s recently announced EOS-1Ds Mark III, the Nikon D3. Available in November, this 12 megapixel beauty has some tremendous features, and IMHO advantages over the Canon (disclaimer, I’m a Nikon user, but promise some impartial observations). Price: the Nikon D3 will list for (approximately) $5000. That’s a whopping [...]
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Canon has finally announced the new flagship 1Ds Mark III, a 21 megapixel, 5 fps, DSLR which will retail for $7,999 US. Weighing in at 3 lbs (with battery), the new king of small format photography offers 14 bit capture in a full 35mm frame size. Read DP Review’s preview here. DP Review’s preview is [...]
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Super glue, preferably in an easy to dispense container like this, as opposed to a squeeze tube. Uses: anything loose that needs to be permanently attached, especially small parts or loosely rigged props. Great for some computer parts that do not hold together any longer, the battery cover on my old wireless mouse for instance, [...]
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Via Reiter’s Camera Phone Report, Engadget reports on the new ZINC (for ‘zero ink’) printer, which is in development for use in both camera phones and small form factor digital cameras. The technology involves printing paper that has embedded dye crystals activated by heat, which churn out of the tiny printer surprisingly fast. In the [...]
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Cool down from the August heat with these links to some spectacular snowflake photos: First is the granddaddy of snowflake sites, hosted by CalTech U., with several amazing photo galleries showing the incredible diversity found in the nature of snow crystals. Click here for SnowCrystals.com. Then chill with the vintage photographs of Wilson A. Bentley, [...]
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