DPReview Canon 400D / XTi review posted

Just a quick note to let know that the in depth review of Phil Askey for the Canon EOS 400D / XTi is now posted at DPReview

There will be NO Canon M30/M80 for the USA

On September 28th 2006, Canon revleaved at Photokina the Canon M30 and M80 portable digital devices for photographers.

Today, just two weeks after the press release, it seems that those products will not hit the US market, at least not in the near future.

Canon fall rebates: 20 trusted online stores

I am pretty sure that all the canonians are excited about the Canon double fall rebates that should start tomorrow October 15th 2006 and till January 15th 2007.
So if you are preparing to spend money on you photography materiel you might want to check different prices at different vendors maybe you can save yourself some precious dollars
Here is a listsorted by alphabetical order of 20 authorized and trusted online Canon resellers

Picture of a very rich Nikon user furniture

I know this picture is somehow old, but I just have to have it on my blog :)
A VERY rich nikon user went to buy some furniture and he was kind enough to let us take a snapshot of his new table ;)

DIY free digital white balance filter ExpoDisc like

DIY

ExpoDisc is a very popular digital white balance filter but somehow expensive.

To use the ExpoDisc is pretty simple,
1. Put the ExpoDisc on your lens.
2. Set your focus mode to manual.
3. Take a picture from a well lit place in the scene where you are about to shoot
4. Set your camera to custom white balance
5. Select the image you just took took as the white balance reference
6. Set your focus mode back to Auto if you want
7. Use this white balance for all other shots in that place