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Entries from December 2008

Tokina 11-16 Does NCAA Basketball

December 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve had several opportunities now to use the Tokina 11-16/f2.8 for the main reason I originally got it – as a remote lens for college basketball.  And boy, does it deliver!

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Tags: basketball · lenses

Form Over Function

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments

SanDisk’s new ImageMate All-in-One reader has great looks, but does this UDMA USB 2.0 upgrade we’ve been waiting for deliver the performance we expect?  I also look at Delkin’s new Reader-38 UDMA USB reader.

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Tags: Accessories · Compact Flash

Lexar 233x Pro CompactFlash Card

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Lexar has introduced a 233x card, ostensibly to compete with SanDisk’s new Extreme III UDMA cards, into its lineup.  See how the new card stacks up in our RAW and JPG tests.

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Tags: Compact Flash

Update on Sigma 50f1.4 HSM

December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have updated the article Sigma 50f1.4 Does College Hoops after shooting an entire game with nothing but this lens.

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Tags: basketball · lenses

Delkin Strikes Back

December 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Delkin has upgraded its USB-based ExpressCard 54 UDMA CompactFlash adapter to utilize the PCI-Express bus.  Does this upgrade allow Delkin to recapture its title as king of the laptop card readers?  See my update to Card Trek:The Next Generation.

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Tags: Compact Flash

Revised Basketball Gear, Settings

December 13th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve revised my articles on basketball to reflect my current camera bag as well as the settings I now use.

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Tags: basketball

EN-EL4a clone for MB-D10: Phottix Kosmo

December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Chinese accesory maker Phottix has released a combination BL-3 battery chamber cover and EN-EL4a replacement, a single unit called the Kosmo, specifically for the MB-D10 grip.  I’ve added its details to the D300 Battery Compatibility article.

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Tags: Accessories