Photo curiosity
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Small sensor for the Nikon 1
The most surprising part of today’s announcement of the Nikon 1 family is certainly the appearance of a new size format for the digital sensor: A 1″ sensor size which about half of the more usual DX or APS-C size normally found in the Nikon D-SLR photo cameras (or those of the competition) when looking…
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Nikon drops mirrors
As was expected by many people, Nikon annoucned a new photo camera system based upon a mirrorless architecture, a small sensor and a new lens system. Press Release MELVILLE, N.Y. (Sept 21, 2011) – Nikon Inc. today announced a revolutionary new digital imaging system built from the ground up to empower users with new ways to…
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Canon keeps working to replace its 100-400mm
I should never exaggerate the importance of patent publishing (some of them are only a way to make sure nobody can re-use the same idea when invented independently), but it is interesting to notice that Canon published a patent for an architecture targeting a 100-400mm f/4-5.6 tele-zoom which could well become the next replacement for…
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The new Sony RAWs on Capture One
The most recent release of Capture One (version 6.3) now supports the new RAW files grnerated by the most recent Sony products using the huge 24 MP sensor: Sony Alpha 77 Sony Alpha 65 Sony NEX-7 Sony NEX-5n We should also list the support for the most recent Olympus: Olympus E-P3 Olympus E-PL3
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Extreme photo: Lift-off from the sky
Some photos are harder to shoot than others. It seems that there are groups of skydiver enthusiasts who are celebrating each space shuttle lift-off with a coordinated jump. One of them created a majestic picture of one of these incredible moments (June 7, 2010 lift-off of a Delta 2 rocket, from Vandenberg Air Force Base).…
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Canon surprise on 3rd November
Canon just sent an invitation for a revolutionary event to their best press contacts in the US. The only problem: Nobody really knows what it’s about. And since the Canon-lovers actually have nothing to talk about at the time (Canon and Nikon had made it clear that it was not even worth inviting them to…
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Sony NEX-5N: Clicks in the video
I have some hard time persuading myself to run after this news, but it seems that several people remarked a kind of clickety-click that you can hear on the videos shot by the new Sony NEX-5N when you move the camera. Everything points at a sound produces inside the camera bod (it can be heard…
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Top 6 tips for autumn fog
Fall is coming back. The attentive photographer will remember that it’s time to start expecting mist and fog. These are creating excellent conditions for interesting photographs. When? Fog does not appear in any weather conditions but it is relatively predictable. More or less, for a misty morning, you will need to have a relatively warm…
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Semâ Bekirovic
Look at this photo from Semâ Bekirovic. At first it would seem of limited interest, then you will notice how the photographer included an object in the photography (the wave picture) and how this becomes a photo of “Water in Water.” I really like the way Semâ builds her photos to tell a story. Not…