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Nick
11/12/09

In reply to Casio Exilim EX-FS10 Camera Is Also Your Smarmy Golf Pro
take two things the japanese love and combine them . . . brilliant. i haven't seen marketing this genius since they started selling underroos in vending machines. #casioexilimexfs10
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Slyd3z
11/12/09

In reply to Casio Exilim EX-FS10 Camera Is Also Your Smarmy Golf Pro
Great, as if I also need inanimate objects criticizing my slice. #casioexilimexfs10
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USB_Humping_Dog
11/12/09

In reply to Casio Exilim EX-FS10 Camera Is Also Your Smarmy Golf Pro
I think the partycam segment has hit a new low. #casioexilimexfs10
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Lukasz Fabis
11/12/09

In reply to Casio Exilim EX-FS10 Camera Is Also Your Smarmy Golf Pro
Could someone just take a solid, high-quality point-and-shoot camera and turn it into an iPod touch / iPhone case, and then make an extensible app that does everything we could possibly get out of this pissing contest?

It would make things so much easier for everyone. #casioexilimexfs10
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B-low
11/12/09

In reply to Casio Exilim EX-FS10 Camera Is Also Your Smarmy Golf Pro
A $0.10 software upgrade that will no doubt increase sales 100 fold.
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Odin
11/12/09

In reply to Big Shot: Build Your Own Digital Camera
Those are M&M's.
I prefer peanut M&M's to the regular kind.
I prefer smarties to M&M's (but not the peanut kind).
I have some smarties.
No camera though. #bigshot
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maven2k
11/11/09

In reply to Big Shot: Build Your Own Digital Camera
Ohhhh, I so want one of these!!! #bigshot
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mullingitover
11/11/09

In reply to Canon's First Hybrid Stabilized Lens Reviewed: It Works, Mostly
Too bad Canon won't put the IS into the sensor, which would make all their lenses IS. I'm heavily invested in their system but I've thought about abandoning them for someone with sensor-based IS. #lenses
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NewbiusMaximus
11/11/09

@mullingitover: If you read the article, you'll find out why putting IS in body is bad: The macro version of IS is completely different from IS in other lenses. This one was made specifically to help with macro focusing. If you're stuck with in-body IS, then that body has to adjust its IS to work well with each lens attached to it.

In body IS is also wonky when you want accurate framing and you still have a mirror (i.e. single-lens reflex) camera. Sure, the sensor can be stabilized, but you're still looking through the mirror viewfinder. It works for cameras that have EVFs, but that's another thing altogether. #lenses
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Noobs-R-Us
11/11/09

In reply to Nikon S1000pj Projector Camera Review: Screw You All, I Love This Thing
Wow! What a low tech stove. #nikons100pj
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farcedude
11/11/09

In reply to Nikon S1000pj Projector Camera Review: Screw You All, I Love This Thing
I think what I'd want instead is a separate pocket projector that I could plug an sd card into (among other inputs) and look at the pictures that way. I think this is one of those areas that two separate devices can do better than one. What I hope this does is move the technology along to where a less expensive (<$100) pocket projecter is a possibility. #nikons100pj
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The Lab
11/10/09

In reply to Ricoh GXR, Smallest Camera With Interchangable Lenses and Sensors, Coming In December
You really have to watch the video to understand the concept. This system only seems to make sense if the pairing of a particular sensor to a particular lens had an advantage but I don't see how it would. Why would each lens need its own sensor? You could end up owning 4 lenses and four sensors, an over-investment in sensors, especially considering that inevitable improvements in sensor tech makes your lens obsolete. The more I type, the worse this idea sounds. A better system would allow one to upgrade just the camera's sensor. #ricohgxr
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ShyamalikaCadkey
11/10/09

In reply to Canon 7D Review
Matt, I just want to point out (as a 7D owner) that if you're shooting jpeg and have noise reduction set to 'standard', you're going to get the smoothness and loss of detail that you're talking about. If you shoot raw and do the noise reduction in post-processing (check out the lightroom 3 beta) you'll do better than the Nikon.

I don't shoot jpeg at all, so having used both cameras, I was a little mystified by your noise reduction comment. I think it only applies to more casual shooters who aren't doing any post-processing.
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matt buchanan
11/10/09

@ShyamalikaCadkey: All of the shots in the comparison gallery were shot in RAW, for both cams, as were all of the other samples, aside from the gadgets. #canoneos7d
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m_flo
11/10/09

In reply to Canon 7D Review
I upgraded from a D300 to a D300s, then switched completely from Nikon to Canon with the 7D. The still images from the 7D are only *marginally* noisier than the D300, and if I downsample the 7D images to 12 MP they look equal (noise-wise).

But the 7D also shoots 18 MP at 8 fps (practically forever in JPEG mode) without a bulky battery grip. The video mode is YEARS ahead of Nikon, and is capable of producing stunning, film-like video (with the right picture style settings and post-processing).

The advantages I'd say the D300s have over the Canon are build quality (slightly more tank-like) and tweakability. You can fiddle with just about every camera setting parameter with Nikon's extensive straight-forward menu system. The 7D has decent tweakability, but not as much as the D300s.

I'm not loyal to either brand, and I feel this allows me to choose the best system for my needs now and in the future (I also don't have much invested in lenses – yet). #canoneos7d
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MrBlahBlah
11/10/09

In reply to Canon 7D Review
I too am shocked by how good the noise levels are given the sensor #canoneos7d
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briancao
11/10/09

In reply to Canon 7D Review
Noooo, there are no signs of Nikon favorism here. Just like never any signs of Apple fanboyism either.
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Nathan Obbards
11/10/09

@briancao: They're pretty damn unbiased about cameras most of the time. The fact of the matter is, Nikon makes a much better still camera at this time than Canon, while Canon makes a better DSLR for capturing video. #canoneos7d
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Costner
11/10/09

@Nathan Obbards: Nikon makes a "much better still camera" than Canon?

Let me guess... Chevy makes a "much better automobile" than Ford and Mac makes a "much better computer" than any PC maker right?

To make such a bold claim is nonsense. They both have their strengths, they both have their weaknesses, and they both leapfrog one another on a regular basis. Nikon may lead in some segments while Canon leads in the other, but unless you assume that everyone on the planet uses their equipment in the same exact manner in which you do, you cannot say what is "much better".

Go ask professional sports photographers if they feel Nikon makes a "much better" camera and you are likely going to get hit by a gigantic white L series lens upside your head... but hey, don't let that stop you from making unsupported fanboy statements or anything. #canoneos7d
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Nathan Obbards
11/10/09

@Costner: In terms of image quality, they make a better still camera. The reason that most photographers (especially sports) stayed with Canon is that they had already invested tens of thousands into Canon lenses, which are phenomenal lenses. Even so, there were quite a few pros switched systems when the D3 came out because of its superior performance. Any one of them would have told you after that D3 came out that Nikon's product was superior to Canon's for the most part. Granted, there were areas where the difference was not great enough to warrant a change, particularly sports, but there were Canon users who began to migrate back to Nikon, something that hasn't been seen since the F5 and F6 when Nikon made the best film camera in the world.

In terms of noise, low light functionality, image quality, and unprocessed, from camera images, Nikon makes a better camera system. Canon definitely leads in terms of video, has more lenses, and their AF is damn near even with Nikon at this moment as both have snappy AF systems.

Is it a broad assertion to make that Nikon makes a much better camera? Yes, I will take that critique whole heartedly, but it is not unfair to say that they make a better camera system in general than Canon right now and that Nikon is forcing Canon to innovate and not take its market dominance for granted anymore in terms of still imaging. Conversely, Canon is making Nikon innovate in terms of video in DSLRs. Considering that the future of photojournalism is in taking stills alongside video, that's not an insignificant fact.

*Nikon owner who worked professionally with Canon #canoneos7d
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fryhole
11/10/09

@Costner: I think it's going a little far to equate his statement to the chevy/mac examples. Yes, those distinctive white L's dominate the press box at sporting events, but that doesn't take away the fact that in general Nikon's are probably more useful in most situations from a purely photographic standpoint.

Low light sensitivity and lower megapixel counts coupled with generally better metering and focus point handling can be more useful in many cases than the requisite strengths of Canon systems - high resolution, and fast and long glass.

Of course depending on what you Canon may be worlds more useful to you than Nikon, but it isn't as biased as saying "macpc" to claim that Nikon makes a better camera, since in most of the photography-spec-columns the D3 will win out. #canoneos7d
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