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<title>My RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/index.html</link><description>News from Thoreau Photography</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-10-12T15:04:20+13:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:35:48 +1300</lastBuildDate><item><title>Olympus E-3: Initial Impressions</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-10-12T15:04:20+13:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/9d3fb10d4b9d6fb21fdbc6c7568309f4-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/9d3fb10d4b9d6fb21fdbc6c7568309f4-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I haven&rsquo;t put the E-3 through its paces in this regard, but the shots I took at ISO 800 indicate that while the E-3 produces passable results in this arena, it is no match for a Canon 5D and probably not a 50D either (which, ironically, with its 15+ megapixels is not too far off the E-3 when it comes to the size or pitch of individuals pixels on the sensor): so that noise at high ISO is not the E-3&rsquo;s strength, even if it is not the achilles heel that others would make it out to be either.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Is Canon Winning the Battle but Fighting the Wrong War?</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-08-31T22:17:43+12:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/230f24f46f2c15a568e5cffcec7ac8ee-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/230f24f46f2c15a568e5cffcec7ac8ee-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I want fast and accurate autofocus, an LCD monitor that shows me what I&rsquo;ve got rather than leaves me guessing, waterproofing and sealing that will allow me to use the camera in situations where I would hesitate now, and cleaner high ISO images for situations where I need to keep the shutter speed up or work in low light.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>There is a New King on the Court: Nikon at Wimbledon</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-07-12T12:12:57+12:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/32417836f2ff2bb26e70f1e34a8f74fb-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/32417836f2ff2bb26e70f1e34a8f74fb-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Just as Rafael Nadal won a scintillating contest to uplift the Men's Championship Cup, a glance at the photographers' dugout showed that there was a new kid on the block there too: the black lenses of Nikon seemed to be the match of those of the white ones from Canon. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Superwides: Canon 10-22 vs Tokina 12-24</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-07-03T20:27:39+12:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/056085e85e35c30782515e6f68b04547-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/056085e85e35c30782515e6f68b04547-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But, there is an issue when it comes to getting really wide perspectives using entry-level digital cameras and prosumer models such as the Canon 40D and Nikon D300: the crop factor &ndash; whereby only a portion of the imaging circle of the lens is used &ndash; means that the image is effectively magnified compared to that produced on a camera with a full-frame sensor using the same lens, thereby negating its putative perspective. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/lenses/canon70-300DO.html&#x22;&#x3e;Canon 70-300 DO Lens: Good Concept&#x2c; Shame about the Contradiction&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-05-11T23:25:32+12:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/0821983ab242c9fb263420b0783875fb-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/0821983ab242c9fb263420b0783875fb-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The DO stands for diffractive optics, and these are the first lenses from any manufacturer (and at this stage there are only two: the 400 f4 DO IS USM and the 70-300 f4.5-5.6 DO IS USM) to employ a grate in the lens elements that bends the incoming light to a greater extent than normal refractive lens elements, thereby allowing the lens to be smaller and largely free of the chromatic aberrations that plague digital photography (usually seen as purple fringing along high contrast edges). 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/cameras/sigmadp1.html&#x22;&#x3e;The Sigma DP1: Back to the Future&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-04-24T12:00:40+12:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/d46a6d4e56f490a575400ef19f87c962-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/d46a6d4e56f490a575400ef19f87c962-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The jury is no longer out when it comes to the quality of images produced by the DP1 &ndash; the world&rsquo;s first &ldquo;pocketable&rdquo; digital camera to include a sensor the size of those found in DSLRs (Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras: you know, the ones that have interchangeable lenses and where you use a viewfinder that shows you the actual image as it is seen looking through the lens). ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/lenses/Canon24-70v24-105.html&#x22;&#x3e;Canon 24-70 mm f2.8 L vs Canon 24-105 mm f4 L IS&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-03-08T10:21:45+13:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/612e4762efad10b7d65e39e126c5b264-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/612e4762efad10b7d65e39e126c5b264-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Typically they end up confirming what we already know at the start: the Canon 24-70 f2.8 L is one stop faster and somewhat bigger; the Canon 24-105 f4 L has image stabilization (IS) built into the lens and has more reach on the long end. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/lenses/LeicaD25.html&#x22;&#x3e;Leica D Summilux 25mm f1.4 &#x2013; Review&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-02-25T20:32:53+13:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/9c4a48bfc707ec54270ec6231436a5e2-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/9c4a48bfc707ec54270ec6231436a5e2-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If it were a member of a rugby team, there is no doubt that it would be a front-row prop. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/cameras/Four-thirds.html&#x22;&#x3e;Four-thirds Sensors and the Problem of Exposure&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-02-10T10:48:08+13:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/11ff112e5abef9b7bfa5f86de444862d-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/11ff112e5abef9b7bfa5f86de444862d-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Digital photography has brought with it many advantages, but in general there are two related areas from the film days that have been compromised in the move to a world of ones and zeros: dynamic range and exposure latitude. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x3c;a href=&#x22;http://www.thoreau.biz/photography/reviews/cameras/D-Lux_3_vs_G9.html&#x22;&#x3e;Leica D-Lux 3 vs Canon G9&#x3c;/a&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>Lloyd Spencer Davis</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2008-01-18T19:50:08+13:00</dc:date><link>http://www.thoreau.biz/files/0532120efabf0fc08ec1f8a1133172b8-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thoreau.biz/files/0532120efabf0fc08ec1f8a1133172b8-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As a number of people have asked about comparisons between the D-Lux 3 and the G9, I thought I should provide some initial impressions having recently obtained a G9 to go with the D-Lux 3.
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