Wasted Continuum

I decided to make a quick list of things I want to get right now. Not to say I’m getting all or any of these, but I thought I’d share it anyway. Continue Reading »

Canon has finally announced the successor to their ever popular EOS 5D with the EOS 5D Mark II. The major things to know about it are:

• 21.1 megapixel full-frame sensor
• New DIGIC 4 image processor
• Live View
• EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• ISO range 100-6400
• Shoots HD (1920×1080) video with HDMI out

The last little bullet is the interesting one. Yes, all the other features rock, but they were expected. The video capture ability caught me off guard. I did not expect Canon to implement that in time. Nikon just released their D90 which shoots 1280×720. It is great to see Canon not only catch up but release something with better stats. But the whole concept of being able to shoot video with a DSLR is intriguing. Imagine shooting a short film with a 50mm 1.4. With that lens, you would be able to shoot in low light without any trouble. How about shooting video with a 10mm wide angle lens or even a tilt-shift lens.

The 5D Mark II will set you back $2699 for the body only. I am debating if I should start saving up for one now and purchase it next summer. It is so tempting.

Today, I finally got my 50mm 1.4 to replace my sad, broken 50mm 1.8. The 50 was by far my favorite lens. I’ve been without it for too long. Not including the last two weeks, I’ve been shooting with the kit lens. Not that I can’t take quality photos with that lens, it’s just much more restrictive. I went to the park right after I left the camera store and took a ton of photos. I uploaded some of my photos to my Flickr.

I just got back from San Francisco Sunday night. I was there to support Mai at her first fashion show. It was held at the San Francisco Design Center on Saturday night. This was the first fashion I’ve been to. It was definitely a new challenge for me to photograph it. I shot over 1100 photos at the show. I blew through my 8GB and had to use my 4GB backup. I almost didn’t even bring my backup card. I shot the whole runway show with the 85mm 1.8 lens that I rented from LensProToGo. I’m loving it so far and I have it for another week and a half. I had a lot of fun and I’m definitely really proud of Mai. I know how much work she put into it and it looked amazing on the runway. I have some of the photos up on my Flickr. I will definitely put more up later.

I am once again flying out to California Thursday night. This will be my fourth time there this year. That doesn’t sound right in my head. My best friend, Mai, is showing her some of her work in a fashion show. It’s her first show and I want to be there to support her.

It should be fun. I’m renting a Canon 85mm 1.8 lens from LensProToGo. I’m really excited about that. I’m renting it for two weeks so I will be able to play with it more after I return Sunday night.

You regular readers probably know my drill when I’m out in Cali. I’ll have limited internet access when I’m there so I probably won’t blog while I’m there. I will as always twitter all the time, like I do. Those will be summarized and automatically posted here everyday at midnight. If you want live “coverage” of my trip you can follow me on twitter (JavaJunky)

Fashion Show
June 14 at the San Francisco Design Center

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A little disclaimer before I start talking about the EOS Rebel XSi DSLR, I have to tell you that this is not any sort of a review. Nor is it even a thorough hands on article. It’s really more of a “ooh my co-worker just bought one over the weekend and let me play with it for a while today” type of an article. Let me start by stating what I used today. It was the newest model in the Rebel line from Canon, the XSi. It is the successor to the XTi, which is the successor to the XT, the camera that I own. That means that it is two generations newer than mine and I have to say, it blatantly obvious.

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