Lots of rumours are hitting the net ahead of the expected ‘2 waves’ of announcements from Canon next month and in August. One of the cameras constantly mooted is a 60D.
But I see a problem with this and something profound has been missed.
Read moreReading between the lines. Canon 60D to become flagship video model?
What do senior Canon product planners think of DSLR video?
EOSHD.com has rounded up a ‘state of the union’ collection of the latest Canon quotes, from the people who make big decisions. These guys decide company strategy and channel customer requests from key markets like the USA to Research & Development back in Japan. Like a true democracy, Canon say that what happens next will depend on what customers ask for.
And it seems most want the DSLR video revolution to keep on going.
Read moreCanon plot their next move in the DSLR video revolution
EOSHD has been made aware of an innovative step in DSLR video by Sony.
Read more on the Sony Pellix HDSLRs here
UPDATE. Specs are now revealed:
1) A55 16MP 10FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD full HD
2) A33 14MP 7FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD full HD
According to new information obtained by Sony Alpha Rumors and given to EOSHD for analysis before publication, the new Sony Alpha HD cameras coming in September 2010 will have a light beam-splitting technology allowing phase detect AF at the same time as mirrorless live view and video recording.
Sony have always been innovative when it comes to live view, with the small-sensor-in-viewfinder technique on the previous Alphas.
Read moreNew Sony Alpha HD A33 and A55 cameras to get phase-detect AF in video mode
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Watch the shoot out on Zacuto.com here
This, the final part of Zacuto’s HDSLR versus 35mm film web series has a number of eye-openers.
If you haven’t seen it already don’t read any further!
I’m going to go into quite a bit of detail on what I think is the conclusion, for me anyway, of this shootout.
So, spoilers ahead…
1. Economies of scale
40 million Canon SLR format cameras have been sold since 1987 and half of those after 2003. In 2010 digital photography is a huge market, much larger than niche Red found in the comparatively small indie filmmaking and professional production markets.
Read more7 reasons HDSLRs are not a stop-gap in cinematic history
UPDATE: The rumours were right! Now expect the NEX7 for September’s Photokina.
Sony’s much anticipated mirrorless HDSLR is released in a few days. What do we know?
It will be available in Hong Kong and Japan from May 11th and a limited stock global release that same day.
Whilst an attempt at a global release is good, unfortunately 24p is missing from the spec sheet. Stop reading now?
Read moreSony NEX-5 release date announced for May 11th, no 24p!!
Every wondered how the Sony Alpha series delivers a live view image from a very small sensor in the viewfinder housing without cropping, mimicking the field of view of the main CMOS, while enabling super fast phase detect AF at the same time? (Deep breath). Well, it seems Panasonic did wonder this, and plan to bring such innovations to a range of lenses previously not fully compatible with mirror-less bodies.
The adapter features electronics, a mirror system and phase detect AF chip. This allows auto-focus as well as full frame focal lengths with standard DSLR lenses on the Lumix G range.
A quick glance above and you’d think the photo was shot by NASA using a rocket, costing millions. Or maybe shot by an astronaut clutching a Nikon D3X orbiting earth from a space shuttle!
In fact, the snap above is from a Canon Powershot A560 in a polystyrene box attached to a balloon.
