Finding That 400mm F4 Too Short?

by MarkVJanuary 10, 2010 Canon Lenses

How about a 5200mm F14 lens for your shiny new Rebel DSLR? If you have 45 thousand dollars of change between the cushions in your couch then the telephoto lens of all telephoto lenses could be yours!

I don’t know about you but my monopod wont support a 5200mm lens . For the asking price [...]

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Camera Of The Year 2009 Is?

by MarkVJanuary 9, 2010 Updates

Photography Review is running a poll to determine which camera deserves the title of Camera of the Year 2009. The choices are…..

Leica M9
Olympus EP-1
Nikon D3S
Canon 7D
Panasonic GF1
Panasonic GH1
Sony Alpha A850

I’m a little shocked about some of the cameras on this list. For example, Why is the Nikon D3S on there? The Canon 5D Mark II [...]

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Leica M9 IR Filter Problem

by MarkVJanuary 7, 2010 Leica

Some Leica M9 camera users have experienced a failure of the IR filter that covers the Kodak supplied CCD. What is disturbing, besides the failure of a 7k dollar camera, is the IR filters are not compromised when leaving Solms. After delivery of the M9 the IR filter glass cracks. In some cases the IR filters [...]

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2010 – Photography Resolutions for the New Year

by MarkVJanuary 4, 2010 Updates

Everyone I know makes at least one resolution at the beginning of each year. I’ve decided 2010 will be the best year yet of my journey as a photographer. Some lists go to ten but my list goes to 11.
In 2010 I will…….

Take More Photos – I’m always making excuses not to take [...]

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2009 – The Year Little Cameras Grew Up

by MarkVJanuary 2, 2010 Updates

In 2006 Sigma introduced a novel take on the compact camera. The Sigma DP1 used a Foveon X3 sensor. The Foveon type sensor was an interesting feature however the real story was the sensor’s 20.7 x 13.8mm size. The 20.7 x 13.8mm sensor was housed inside a diminutive body with a high quality fixed 16.6mm [...]

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