Category: Tech Talk

That’s the rumor floating around the web – that some of the footage used in Nikon’s latest D800 promo video was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II. It it’s true … whoops.

The web has been buzzing the last few days about the imminent release of Canon’s 5D Mark III and it’s now here. The specs are what everyone expected, I think – 22 MP chip, an ISO that tops out at 102,800 (!) (I know other cameras are hitting that, but still – !), 6 frames per second, etc. Dpreview.com has...

Nice behind-the-scenes look at setting up strobes for the winter tournaments at the Wells Fargo Arena by the staff of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. (Thanks to Mark Hertzberg on the NPPA-L for the lead.)

Nope, this isn’t about amateur radio stuff (though I’m geeky enough to talk about that, too). David Hobby put up a post on Strobist about working with radio remotes for flashes and some tips on antenna orientation. As he titled it, core knowledge – stuff you need to know that may not be in the books.