Photo curiosity

  • Canon EOS 5D MkIII vs. Nikon D800

    It’s clear that the most recent launches by Canon and Nikon are fighting more or less each other on a market of experts and pros. So, in the recent days, I collected a number of comparisons between the Nikon D800 and the Canon EOS 5D MkIII to help you check this out by yourself: Video…

  • Canon EOS 60Da – An astronomer’s dream

    Canon EOS 60Da – An astronomer’s dream

    If you are an astronomy photography buff, you certainly know that most current photo cameras include a digital imaging sensor which is very sensitive to Infra-Red light but which is covered with a filter to remove this. As a matter of fact, the IR sensitivity is annoying in most day-to-day photography situations. But astronomers like…

  • Bugs, bugs, bugs…

    This is starting to look like a bring refrain, in these recent weeks: The most recent photo cameras seem to have been launched before all the bugs could be detected and wiped out. As a simple reminder, I would list the following cases: The Canon EOS 5D MkIII files are not handled perfectly well in…

  • Nikon D3100 User Manual

    As always helping the user, YLovePhoto found direct links to freely download the user manuals for the Nikon D3100. Nikon D3100 User’s Manual – English – File Size: ~ 15.8 MB Nikon D3100 Manual de Usuario – Spanish – File Size: ~ 16.1 MB Manuel d’utilisation du reflex Nikon D3100 – Français ~6,52 Mo

  • Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta

    the CS6 version CS6 of Photoshop is not here yet, but it is now possible to test the official beta version (normally, the last test version before the official launch) provided that you accept to limit yourself to the English version (not to hard on you, isn’t it?). Download it freely from Adobe Labs. A…

  • Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released

    Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released

    Sony has just published a new updated firmware for its α77 and α65 SLT cameras. This version 1.05 adds the following important features: Improved response times (no more “processing” message while waiting for display of pictures, faster power-off, faster dial response times) Shading and aberration compensation now available on the following lenses: SAL-24F20Z (Carl Zeiss)…

  • In front of the lion

    In front of the lion

    If you are a wildlife photographer, your experiences may vary from one place to another. But what would be your own reaction in the situation that Mattias Klum found himself into? He found a lioness who failed to see him at first, then walked so near that he could no longer focus on his long…

  • Ansel Adams documentary

    YouTube link Thanks to PBS for this documentary about Ansel Adams, landscape star photographer.

  • Photographic drawings

    For the antiques-loving photographers and those admiring engraving and drawing, I recommend the near-engravings of Sarah Esteje who only used a cheap ball pen for the following pictures: Her other drawings are also worth a visit, and not only because of the quasi-photographic qualities.