Wed Shooter » Gear http://wedshooter.com For people who shoot weddings Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:20:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding en hourly 1 Black Friday Deals for the Photographer http://wedshooter.com/2008/11/15/black-friday-deals-for-the-photographer/ http://wedshooter.com/2008/11/15/black-friday-deals-for-the-photographer/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:20:15 +0000 Ed http://wedshooter.com/?p=161

]]> There’s only two things worth getting up before 6am for: driving the wife to the hospital to have another baby, and Black Friday. This year’s ads are starting to show up and I started compiling a list of the best deals for the photographer-slash-gadget-lover. Here’s what stood out so far:

Circuit City

SanDisk 4GB Ultra II SDHC Card for $17.99

SanDisk 8GB Ultra II SDHC Card for $24.99

Costco

Western Digital 320GB Portable Hard Drive for $89.99

SanDisk 4GB Ultra II CompactFlash cards are $15 off (normally $32.99)

Best Buy

Western Digital 1TB External FireWire/USB/eSATA Hard Drive for $149.99

Office Max

Epson PowerLite S5 SVGA (2000 Lumens) Projector for $399.99

Maxtor 1TB One Touch External USB Hard Drive for $139.99

]]> http://wedshooter.com/2008/11/15/black-friday-deals-for-the-photographer/feed/ What do you Think of the Canon 50D? http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/26/what-do-you-think-of-the-canon-50d/ http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/26/what-do-you-think-of-the-canon-50d/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:50:01 +0000 Ed http://wedshooter.com/?p=124

]]> Canon announced the 50D today (hands on preview at DPReview). I’ve never owned any of the 20D/30D/40D line of SLRs, but this camera looks pretty nice. I’m still not sure if I will buy one–I love shooting wide and I’m a bit spoiled on the 5D’s full-frame sensor.

How about you? Do you 30D or 40D owners plan to upgrade?

New Canon 50D

New Canon 50D

]]> http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/26/what-do-you-think-of-the-canon-50d/feed/ Convention and Trade Show Round Up http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/20/convention-and-trade-show-round-up/ http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/20/convention-and-trade-show-round-up/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:36:38 +0000 Ed http://wedshooter.com/?p=32

]]> The Summer wedding season is winding down and that means its time to start planning for convention or two. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s on the horizon.

Photokina

Sept 23-28, 2008 in Germany

Most US shooters wont be heading to Cologne for this one. Of course, Canon shooters will be on the edge of their seats, hoping for a 5D II or 50D announcement.

Photo Plus Expo

October 23-25, 2008 in New York City

ImagingUSA

January 11-13 in Phoenix

DWF 2009

January 11-14 in Phoenix (Carefree, AZ)

WPPI 2009

February 12-19 in Las Vegas

]]> http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/20/convention-and-trade-show-round-up/feed/ Canon, where’s my 5D II? http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/19/wheres-my-canon-5d-ii/ http://wedshooter.com/2008/08/19/wheres-my-canon-5d-ii/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:16:16 +0000 Ed http://wedshooter.com/?p=23

]]> Some said PMA. Then they said April. June. Those have all passed and still we have yet to see a Canon 5D replacement announced. The latest rumors (here or here) predict a September announcement in conjunction with Photokina.

In a year that’s been dominated by Nikon, you’d think Canon would be anxious to get this thing out the door. On the other hand, they’d probably rather wait than risk another Mark III fiasco.

Canon's 5D is long overdue for an upgrade

The Canon 5D is long overdue for an upgrade

The most recent rumors tell of a 16MP sensor, 6-8 FPS, and a … pop-up flash? Frankly, I don’t care what the specs are anymore–nor have I seen such ongoing hype for a camera upgrade. I suppose that’s a testament to quality of the original 5D.

Here’s to hoping the new one is worth the wait.

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