Category Archives: News

"Nil By Mouth"

That was the sign hung by my bedside in hospital. I had to go to hospital by ambulance following severe abdominal pains, and spent most of last week there. I’ve now been discharged and recuperating.

I just wanted to say a word of thanks to those close to me who have popped by, phoned and written.
I also want to apologise for not keeping the blog up to date. There have been a few interesting things, so a couple of things to read up on:
I would strongly urge all photographers to attend the above event, and also to write to their MPs.
I shall try and get up to speed with things and get posting properly soon, but in the meantime, please be patient. Thank you.

FeRAM and 64Gb SD Cards

There’s a lot happening in the world of memory. Sandisk has just disclosed that they are about to start work on mass production of x4 flash chips. This means that it will soon start selling 64Gb SD cards. Whilst for photographic needs 64Gb is overkill, for video its superb news. Lets also hope that this technology is ported to CF cards.

Toshiba on the other hand has announced that its wrk into FeRAM is yielding a huge speed increase in read and write speeds, with speeds up to 1.6Gb per second; this is absolutely huge and will revolutionise SSD hard drives in laptops and desktops. If the technology is ported into memory cards, running out of buffer on your DSLR will be a thing of the past. Also, for video shooters its going to provide great news.

Muse Makes Top 10

“Muse” makes the top 10 rated movies of “The EOScars” website with a rating of 7.1. Many thanks to all who have voted for it. If you would like to vote for it, kindly give it a star rating here.

50% Off Magazine Subs

A heads up folks on a special offer I just got. 50% off computer magazine subscriptions. In these days of recession, every penny helps, so I thought I’d share the offer.

Muse Tops 10,000

The story of a young woman new to London and the solitude of her surroundings

In its first five days, the short film Muse has topped 10,000 views.

I’d just like to pass on my gratitude to all who have seen it and also to those who have been kind enough to pass on their views and compliments.
A big thank you also goes out to the main character without whom this project would not have happened and also to Enrico Blatti and the Blue Chamber Orchestra for the beautiful soundtrack.

New BeachTek DXA-5D XLR Adapter-Exclusive


Here’s a photograph of a prototype of BeachTek’s new adapter, specifically designed for the Canon 5D MkII. It allows you to use XLR microphones on the 5D MkII. The release is planned for April and should be under $400.00.

It will feature phantom power for the microphone, has level meters and a headphone jack for monitoring audio.