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Archive for January, 2009

Nikon D700 Shoots Video (basically…) So Can Your Live-View Capable Body

Olivier Giroux has taken the SDK I just posted about and used it to grab frames from the D700’s live preview function! This means that, presumably and subject to tinkering, any of the bodies supported by the SDK and having Live View functionality can also do the same thing. It’s not full resolution (it’s only [...]

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Hell Freezes Over- The Nikon DSLR SDK Can Be Obtained!

[Update: The D3x is NOT included, yet one presumes.]
Some time ago, I read that there actually was a public SDK for Nikon’s newer cameras. When I tried to find it, I got about as far as Leonard Nimoy did during that episode of In Search Of… Big Foot.
Well today I found an article by someone [...]

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D3x Prices Down in Canada!

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet- last week, I walked into a pawn shop around where I work and saw the random old Canon and Nikon (FM’s mainly), huge Mamiya, and wasn’t too thrilled. Looked a little longer and saw a MINT F’ing F3! The best one I’ve yet seen in person. Looks like [...]

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