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Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Link of The Day - The Art of Asking

It's not about how to MAKE people pay for content, it's about how to let them WANT to to help you.
Even if it means paying for content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xMj_P_6H69g

Interesting, because the speaker has experienced the process.

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Lucky number 7 for canon?

According to Canon Rumors.com they are expecting the 7Dmkii, 70D, & 700D (T5i) to come out this year.
They are saying the 70D will come out 1st in march and the 700D in June. I thought march was the usual month to release the new rebel models (??0D / T?i) but they are expexting something different.
The 7dmkii is supposed to come out is Augsut, the last time there where rumours of a 7mkii is was supposed to be released nerer the end of the year.
7Dmkii Specs
70D Specs (also has stuff about 7Dmkii
700D Specs ??? - I can't find any proported specs for this one but there is mention that all APS-C bodies will get a new sensor

This is a 'full' list of what's expected this year.

EOS 70D – March 2013
EOS 700D – June 2013
EOS Me – July 2013
EOS 7D Mark II – August 2013
EOS 3D – October 2013

There where also reports last fall that there is a 40mp + body in development with no time line for announcment or release. (just threw that in for fun:)These are of course Rumours, from a site that is called Canon "Rumors".com but it's fun to speculate.

Link of The Day

320 gigapixel panarama of London.
Multiple shots taken with a 7d & stitched together.
Actually pritty cool how much detail there is.
http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html

Monday, 4 March 2013

Summerfolk Performers are proclaimed!

New Site Look & 2013 performers

http://summerfolk.org/
http://summerfolk.org/performers/
Youtube Channel with performer videos

They are up nice & early & there appears to be a video for each performer (I haven't checked each one, yet) &
they have a youtube channel with performer videos.

The line up looks pretty good (from what I've looked at) There aren't too many I remember seeing before and I can't see any from last year.

It seems like less performers than last year , so there could be a few more to come.

Note:Early bird tickets end March 31st.

*Also did I mention the Proclaimers are coming ?

Check out Last years Summefrfolk Photos.

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Link of The Day - My Favourite Lens

Samyang 650Z 650-1300mm f/8.0-16.0 Zoom Lens

I love for it' sheer ridiculousness*

I don't actually have one, most reviews say it's not easy to use, image quality is 'ok at best', it is heavy and too large to put in a standard camera bag
... but I still want one.

I first saw one on kijiji that came with a 2X multiplier (just add to the ridiculousness)* and it was $185! so I had to look into them.
They are sold under a few different band names /co-brands but they are basically all the same. new they range from about $250 + shipping up to $550 including shipping.
There are pics out there from this lens and some , aren't that bad. they are about what you would expect. If used carefully they can produce usable images, but I don't think you'll see anything from this lens in National Geographic. I did see a you-tube clip shot with this lens & 2X extender and again it wasn't too bad, definitely usable for what it was.

So, i would get one at the right right price to play around with, just not for paid gigs.
P.S. i didn't get the one from kijiji, because it was 5 hours away and shipping wasn't offered as an option.

*probably not real word