Archive for 'Nikon'
Three side by side comparisons of the Nikon D800 and Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by planetMitch.
There’s been a lot of talk about the HDSLRs announced recently and as time goes by, we’re seeing more and more comparisons of the Nikon D800 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III – and we’ve got 3 top flight comparisons for you today plus a few extras at the bottom. And all of these [...]
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Nikon Launches the D3200 HDSLR and 28mm F1.8 prime
Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by planetViking.
Yesterday Nikon launched a new entry level HDSLR. planetMitch note: I want to thank planetViking for busting his butt and of course the guys at FreshDV and NextWaveDV for their excellent coverage of NAB 2012 (tho I don’t think all the reports are out yet so keep your eyes peeled!). It was kind of surprising [...]
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The great next HDSLR features poll… what do you want in your next pro DSLR?
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.
With all the cameras recently announced (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Nikon D800) and many of them having the features you indicated you wanted in the last poll, we thought we’d ask the question again! If you don’t recall, back in Dec 2010, we asked you what features you wanted in [...]
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Apple updates RAW formats for Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Nikon!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.
We reported the updates for Nikon on our HDSLR scoop news the other day, but just now, we’ve found the Canon EOS 5D Mark III update in our software update! OS X Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats Supported by Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.12 Canon EOS 5D Mark III Supported by Digital [...]
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Some preliminary results on the Nikon D800 – best sensor ever? But what about moire?
Posted on 23. Mar, 2012 by planetMitch.
Several reports out this morning… first up, Nikonrumors reports on the DXO results for the Nikon D800 placing it #1 and then second, a test of the moire on the D800 (hint: it isn’t looking very good) Update – on twitter I just came up with a funny phrase I should have used in the [...]
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Nikon D4 video tests trickling in
Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by planetMitch.
There’s just so much going on right now it is crazy! The Nikon D4 is in the hands of a few lucky people and seems to have started shipping in a couple of areas, so some videos are starting to trickle out. The first one is pretty nice; good testing of some natural low light [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by planetMitch.
One of the first things people start doing when a new camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark III is announced is compare it to other cameras in its class… so we knew you’d want that and we put together this table of detailed specs on these 3 cameras… the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, [...]
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Redrock announces New Limited Edition Nikon Gold DSLR Rigs
Posted on 28. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
For those of you buying Nikon gear like the Nikon D4 and the Nikon D800, you’ll be very interested to see what Redrock Micro has available now – Nikon Gold DSLR rigs! The PR New Limited Edition Nikon Gold DSLR Rigs from Redrock Micro Support Rigs in Nikon Gold and Midnight Black a Perfect Match [...]
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rgrain – add grain to your film with these new texture clips
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
We talk a lot about the noise and grain in video and stills – but sometimes you want to add grain texture to your film – so how do you do that? rgrain has come out with a new set of inexpensive clips you can add to your project with any editor and for clips [...]
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DitoGear OmniSlider: First Look and Basic Features
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by planetRic.
I’d like to welcome planetRic (Ric Kasnoff) to the planet5D team – and this is his first post (part one of three parts) DitoGear OmniSlider Servo Review Part 1 of 3 First look and basic feature tests After owning and using a lower cost motion control system I was looking to upgrade to a one [...]
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That mysterious AA(anti-aliasing) filter – do you need it?
Posted on 16. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
I’ve known about anti-aliasing filters for a while but I’ve not taken the time to really dive in and understand exactly what it does… and with the release of the Nikon D800 (pre-order on B&H) and the D800E (pre-order) you start to wonder if do you really need it? In a nutshell, its purpose is [...]
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