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Events around DFW

Texas welcomes Fall with a few cool events around the DFW area. This Sunday 9/23/2012 the annual Japanese Fall Festival will take place in the office building area of Alpha and Midway (close to 635/Midway) it'll feature most of your favorite local Japanese restaurants and your favorite local stores and festival games.  There is no cover charge and also there will be free performances the event is only 1 day it runs from 11am - 3pm this Sunday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also running this weekend is the annual Plano (Hot Air) Balloon Festival This 3 days event (running from 9/21 4pm - 9/23around 6pm) takes place near the Collin County Community College (CCCC) area @ Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX. besides the hot balloon launch events there are usually food vendors, on stage performances etc. remember to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets and bug sprays.

Canon EOS 6D

So canon have announced and will release the 6D ... this model get it's place between the 7D and the 5D mark II and III ... prosumer area (beginner professional + consumer)   So  is it worth it? you be the judge, let's take a quick look and compare. Canon EOS 6D                                                                      Canon EOS 5D Mark II $2,099.00                                                                              $2,199.00  about 20mp                                                                            about 21mp ertical/Horizontal approx. 97%                                               Approx. 98% vertically and horizontally 1/4000 to 30 sec., X-sync at 1/180 sec.                                 1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb X-sync at 1/200 sec. Continuous shooting: Max. approx. 4.5 fps                             Max. 3.9 shots/sec. (Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 fps)