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		<title>Ultra Hi-Res Sensors and the Demise of Pixel Peeping</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/10/03/ultra-hi-res-sensors-and-the-demise-of-pixel-peeping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 35 mm digital sensors (full frame and cropped) now encroaching into image sizes once reserved for medium format digital (MFD) systems, photographers are going to have to change the way they examine their images for picture quality. With the introduction of the Sony SLT-A77 and NEX-7, cropped (APS-C) sensors have now surpassed the 22 megapixel mark, entering into the medium format image zone. Before anyone runs out to saddle up the high horse, please understand that I am not saying that 35 mm sensors of any flavor are better or worse than medium format digital sensors, just that the image sizes are now starting to overlap. Full frame sensor cameras from Canon, Nikon and Sony have been in this region for several years now, but the cameras that housed those sensors were relatively expensive (~$8K for Canon/Nikon and Sony ~$2800, roughly) so only professionals and really affluent amateurs had access to them. (By comparison, MFD systems start around ~$10K USD.) Sony’s offerings are a harbinger for what is going to be a new wave of ultra hi-res sensor cameras that are more affordable and thus, more mainstream. On an interesting note, if you scale the sensor technology used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Streetshooter: Leica M9 vs. Sony Nex-7</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I posited that the recently announced Sony NEX-7 stands to threaten the Leica M9 as the street shooter camera of choice. The Leica M series of rangefinders (analog and digital) were instrumental in the creation of the genre. The Leica M lenses are world renowned for their quality and ability to capture light. Can Sony&#8217;s pro level, mirror-less, APS-C camera dethrone the street shooter champ who started it all over 50 years ago? Since there are no NEX-7&#8242;s in the wild yet (I am not cool enough to score a pre-release unit, yet), we are going to take a look at the specifications of both systems. Afterwards, I will present my analysis and findings. I realize that this is all just a mental exercise, and that until you can shoot both cameras in similar conditions, you cannot actually make any kind of claim. The proof is in the pudding, as they say. Specification Comparison For the purposes of this comparison, I have decided to set up both cameras in a comparable street shooter configuration: Basic Camera + fast 35 mm lens (or equivalent). Specifications courtesy of dpreview.com. Body type Body type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless Sensor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sony Alpha A77 and the Future of Photography</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/09/04/sony-alpha-a77-and-the-future-of-photography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the announcement of the SLT-A77, Sony has taken a bold step in trying to radically change the technological landscape of photography. Something like this hasn&#8217;t really happened since Oskar Barnack created the Ur-Leica. I realize that this statement may sound outlandish to quite a few people, but let&#8217;s look at the situation critically. When Oskar Barnack decided to build himself a light-tight little box with a lens that held about 1 meter of 35 mm motion picture film, he had no idea he was ushering in a revolution in photography. When George Eastman invented a camera that anyone could use, he did not expect the creation of an entirely new form of news reporting (photojournalism). When Steven Sasson invented the digital camera, he could not have predicted how pervasive it became. All of these events in photography are paradigm shifts. Changes in the fundamental way we perceive and do things. Sony&#8217;s adoption of EVF technology is in this same category. So what possesses me to claim that the Sony Alpha A77 and its EVF are a paradigm shift? Simply, that by removing the optical viewfinder from the equation and replacing it with a high-performance electronic viewfinder (EVF), Sony has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympus E-P1: Start of the Next Digital Age?</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2009/06/17/olympus-e-p1-start-of-the-next-digital-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Olympus finally letting the micro four-thirds cat out of the bag, has the Next Digital Age finally dawned? You&#8217;re probably thinking &#8220;What has Carlos been smoking and can he send me a couple of pounds?&#8221; All I ask is that you hear me out for a second. Let&#8217;s take a critical look at the technological developments in digital camera design in the last few years. Camera Size In the professional space, camera size has not changed much with digital. In some cases the cameras have gotten larger! Granted, today&#8217;s pro digital bodies are smaller than their progenitors but the difference isn&#8217;t that much. The main culprit: batteries. The accessory to the crime: the high performance components that comprise the guts of most any pro camera. Very power hungry thus requiring huge batteries to provide a reasonable run time for pro photographers. Nikon recently bucked this trend with the introduction of the D700. A more compact pro/semi-pro camera with the guts of its pro level sibling (the D3) crammed inside. Smaller body, lighter weight, same image performance characteristics. However, the true villain in this epic tale are the stable of lenses owned by most pro photographers. Pro photographers own/use lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PhaseOne Sensor+, pixel binning, and the future of digital photography.</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2009/05/16/phaseone-sensor-pixel-binning-and-the-future-of-digital-photography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 04:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent announcement of the P40+ MF digital back with Sensor+ technology, Phase One has brought to the market two digital backs with a feature called  pixel binning  (the top-of-the-line P65+ is the other Sensor+ enabled unit). ...  This has the effect of reducing the overall pixel count of the image, but increase the speed and sensitivity of the sensor without adding noise. <img src="http://www.echenique.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/usanmverylargearray031.jpg" width="250" height="125" alt="USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.03.jpg" style="float:right;" />]]></description>
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