Canon EOS Rebel T5i and EOS Rebel SL1

Cheesycam has the news on the new Rebel level EOS cameras the T5i and the very small Canon EOS Rebel SL1 both of which shoot full HD video, though certainly without the full HD out of the new 100D and 700D.

Canon releases EOS 100D and 700D

Cinescopophilia has the news on these new DSLR's that can shoot 24 fps for up to 22 minutes. They also mention HDMI mini output wiht full high definition, which if true is huge, as it will bypass the crappy h.264 compression.I didn't expect to have 2 S lens cameras released at the same time. Pretty cool.

FX Guide on NVIDIA GPU Tech Conference

FXGuide has a great article on the GPU Tech Conference and a report on what NVIDIA has to say, which could be huge for CUDA acceleration.Volta sounds really exciting! 1TB a second bandwidth! Wow!And I would love something like an Octane Renderer, but it is way too much, so I would never afford to get my hands on one.

Feedly on how to make Feedly more Google Reader like

I woke up this morning to an e-mail from Feedly on how to make Feedly more Google Reader like. So of course I decided to give it another chance.And I have to say with the changes, it is a pretty good Reader replacement. Fast and works well. And for now it still syncs with Reeder (until they replace with their own backend when reader goes down). My only complaint so far is that the feed organization is pretty bad. I can't seem to drag feeds where they were very easily.That and the iOS app is set up as the graphical view and you can't seem to change that. Until Google Reader goes away I will be using REEDER to sync with Google Reader, and trying Feedly on the desktop for now.

Creative Cow on VFX Industry Crossroads

Creative Cow has a great article by Debra Kaufman on the crossroads of a Visual Effects Industry in Crisis. Well worth checking out. And a scary look inside the industry.The whole flat bidding thing is the scariest thing, as jobs always get bigger and have more changes and if you don't get overages eventually the expenses will kill a company and that is why so many are moving overseas where the labor is cheaper.And it is not like Rythym and Hues is the first, this will continue, as it may prove too expensive to run an FX company in the current model. Maybe the studios just need to make their own companies on a per movie basis, though I don't see that saving money either, as they will have to pay their own people!

Cinescopophilia on Dog Schidt Optiks

Cinescopophilia has a great little article on the British Dog Shit Optics, which use old Russian lenses and make them for either DSLR's or ARRI-PL mounts, and while built off of old Zeiss designs, they have no coating, so will flare like crazy! VERY VERY COOL!They are quite reasonable too. You can buy them from their Etsy store for $155 for the DSLR version and $310 for the ARRI-PL mount.I so want one

Canon EOS-B Leaked

Canon Rumors has the leaked info on the new tiny EOS-b DSLR. Interesting. I like the idea of such a small DSLR, especially if it has full HD recording and for $799 body only.

On Alternatives to Google Reader

If you read my blog you know I am completely distraught by apple getting rid of Google Reader, and have been busy trying out alternatives, but am still unhappy with any of them, and have just been using Google Reader while I can, and especially REEDER for the Mac, iPhone and iPad. Hopefully it will either get a way to sync via icloud or use a backend that will let it continue to work as it currently does.Of the others Newsblur is pretty Reader like with some cool new features and does work well on the iPad.I am not liking netvibes as well as you have to do too much with drop down menus.And I still can't say with TheOldReader as I am now 2023 in line to import my RSS feeds! Ha! At this rate Google Reader will be down by the time I get to try it out!And I just don't like Feedly. I want a list, not pictures and a magazine format. Too much like Flipboard for my taste. I want more control and more speed in my reeder.I really hope DIggs new Reader is as good and fast as Reader.