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Can the 108mp Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra stand up against a $6,000 pro DSLR?

Feb 10, 2021 by John Aldred 27 Comments
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I said I wasn’t going to post any more of these. The “winner” in pretty much all cases is obvious. Or is it? There is no doubt that a $6,000 flagship DSLR (even if it is a generation old) is going to hammer a smartphone (of any resolution) when it comes to absolute image quality, dynamic range and all the other reasons we buy flagship bodies. But does it always really matter?

This video from photographer Kevin Raposo puts the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra’s 108-megapixel sensor up against the 21.5-megapixel Canon 1DX Mark II in this rather interesting (and quite thoughtful) comparison and, well, when you look at the images scaled for a video side-by-side they’re actually pretty close.

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The things that Canon told and didn’t tell us about the Canon 1Dx Mark III at Photo Plus 2019

Oct 30, 2019 by Adam Frimer 2 Comments
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We live in a world where you get a new iPhone every year, with or without significant features. It is so refreshing to see a camera like the Canon 1Dx Mark III getting an announcement, even if just a development announcement. It took three years from the release of the  Canon 1Dx Mark II to get a sign of life for the series, and we could not be happier.

Again, this is only a development announcement. What this means in practice is, “we’ve been making this camera, just so you know”.

We have the privilege of speaking to Drew Maccallum, a Senior Technical Specialist from Canon, who gracefully took the time to answer (or gracefull ignore) all of our questions, speculations, and concerns. With the PR team being away from the show, we could not get any representative on camera. Drew spoke very selectively about the information he was able to disclose. If you ask me though, he knows more than he shares. Many most of the questions you’d like to know were responded with a smile and a wave of the hand: “These are not the droids you’re looking for” or something along the lines of “I can’t answer that right now”.

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Canon patents a new 83-megapixel full frame sensor

Sep 10, 2019 by John Aldred 2 Comments
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A new Canon patent has been discovered by the folks at Canon News. It describes an 83-megapixel sensor which, if the maths are right, will have the same pixel pitch as the 32.5-megapixel sensor in the recently announced Canon EOS 90D. A second 20.75-megapixel sensor has also been described in the patent

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Canon to announce a high end 1DX-like EOS R mirrorless camera in 2021

Sep 8, 2019 by John Aldred 11 Comments
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It seems that Canon is planning to finally introduce an actual pro body to their EOS R mirrorless lineup in 2021. According to a report on Nikkan, one of Japan’s main news sources, early prototypes have already been manufactured and are being tested.

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3D photos taken with a $20,000 DSLR rig, go head to head with a $300 film era setup

Jun 2, 2018 by Chad Verzosa 7 Comments
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3D GIFs used to be rare finds back when Tumblr was still relevant. But ever since Mura Masa used 3D photos in his 2016 What If I Go? music video, they were suddenly everywhere. The technique is so popular now that people even call it the “Mura Masa” effect. The secret behind these hypnotic images is the Nishika N8000 stereo camera. It has four lenses that shoot the same scene all at the same time to create the 3D magic. In their latest video, Mango Street’s Daniel and Rachel wanted to see if they can recreate the effect digitally. So will analog trump digital in their little experiment? Let’s take a look and see which medium wins.

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This is what a $6,000 DSLR looks like with its guts spilled out

Jan 9, 2018 by John Aldred 4 Comments
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Oh, that crazy Peter McKinnon. At it again with his wacky adventures. This time, though, even by his own standards, he’s gone a little overboard, I think. Of course, when somebody like Peter McKinnon decides to have a go at doing his own teardown video, I’m not going to object.

This all began with an ATV mishap that destroyed the microphone socket on his beloved Canon 1DX Mark II. After calling Canon to see what could be done about it, they shipped him out a temporary replacement unit and told him to send his back in to be fixed. But between receiving that and actually sending his to Canon, though, Peter got curious and decided to open it up (his old one, not the new loaner).

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Canon: Using some Sandisk CFast cards can destroy photos on a 1D X Mark II

Jun 28, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 6 Comments
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CFast is the industry’s answer to Sony’s XQD card (in a neverending standard war), but looks like this card is not without its issues.

Canon just released an advisory asking photographers to avoid using some of Sandisk’s CFast cards on 1DXmkII‘s because it may corrupt images stored on the card (which is kinda funny considering Amazon is offering CFast cards in their premium kit).

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This 20 year old Nikon 35mm SLR is faster than their new D5 DSLR

Apr 22, 2016 by John Aldred 3 Comments
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Twenty years ago, Nikon released a very special camera; The Nikon F3H (“H” for “High Speed”).  Designed specifically for super fast burst shooting, it keeps up well with many of today’s modern DSLRs.

Capable of shooting at 13fps, this rare modification based off the Nikon F3 and MD-4 motordrive manages to stand up against any of the latest and greatest modern DSLRs.[Read More…]

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Hear what the Canon 1D-X mkII sounds like at 16 FPS

Apr 10, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments
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We were just so fortunate to stumble upon this verified clip of the Canon EOS D1X mkII. Got  super low res file, but the sound is ace, and you can get the first peek (or rather the first click) of what this new camera sounds like at 16 FPS. While this may not be the first ever Canon 1D-X mkII sound file, we found no other comparison of regular vs. liveview sounds.

Interestingly, our source tells us that the 1D-x mkII autofocus some an amazing job with its predictive focus.

More to come…..

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Kings of Speed: 1D X MKII vs D5 vs D500 Shutters Compared

Feb 2, 2016 by Liron Samuels 6 Comments
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This past month has been excellent for wildlife shooters, sports shooters and speed junkies in general, as we’ve seen the announcement of Canon’s 1D X Mark II and Nikon’s D5 and D500.

These monsters are all about speed, so we’ve gathered everything you need to know about their shutter bursts, frames per second and even calculated how long you can shoot at max speed before destroying the shutter.

As a bonus, we’ve added a video comparing the shutter sounds in burst mode of 17 Canon cameras, ranging from 2.5 to 14 fps.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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