Photo curiosity
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Windows 7: Now with RAW compatibility
Microsoft just announced that Windows 7 will now be able to directly read most RAW file formats. This will impact the following applications: Windows Explorer (thumbs and gallery) Windows Live Photo Gallery The new Microsoft codec brings new compatibility with the following impressive list of cameras: Canon: EOS 1000D (EOS Kiss F in Japan and…
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Sarina Finkelstein
Is there something that could make you stop shooting photographs? Sure, if my camera broke? (But, I’d just get another.) Shooting a tangible photograph is just the end product, though. Photographing is seeing, it is a way of conversing and interacting with the world. With my work in particular, it’s a license and a reminder…
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Photo filters must be high-quality
To complement the other previous posts about photographic filters, here are few additional elements. Is a UV filter harmful? First, I would like to demonstrate once again the critical importance of having a very good quality filter rather than the usual plastic junk. Too often, we forget that the filter is degrading the image quality…
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Summary-Analysis of Nikon rumors
While Summer heat (in the Northern hemisphere) starts to have a heavy influence on our dreams of holidays and on our ability to think clearly, we are more and more to wonder what Nikon is preparing us: The launch of the Nikon D7000 is now far in the past in mid-2010, the entry-level range is…
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Sony NEX C3 available in Luxembourg!
This is finally it! The Sony NEX C3 is now announced as available and in-stock in Luxembourg. Sold in a 16mm pancake kit, or 18-55mm kit. The double-lens kit package is still in pre-order… http://www.sonycenter.lu/190-sony-nex-photo-reflex
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Photos of the Sony Alpha 77
Thanks to SonyAlphaRumors.com, we have images which seem to be a real leak showing us what the Sony Alpha 77 will look like.
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Samuel Marshall
Samuel Marshall is one of those photographers who go very far to get some original photos. At least, to get photos of places most people do not visit. It means taking some risks with the police and other security people, it means taking some risks. But you get to see some astounding pictures. You will…
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Sony Alpha 99: A dream
PhotoRumors has just produced a set of features for a future Alpha 99 (or A99). Obviously, this looks like a dream camera, but it is probably only this as they accept (not even rating its credibility). Translucent mirror 36.9 Megapixel 3MOS Exmor sensor (No Bayer filter) ISO 100-102400 extendable to 204800 and 409600 12 frames per…
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The price of the Sony A77 & Sony A65
I nearly missed this information bit which had been right under my eyes for quite some time, but here are the launch prices of the Sony A77 in September 2011. Sony Alpha 77 + 16-50mm18-70mm f/2.8 SAM = 1800€ Sony Alpha 77 nu = 1050€ Sony Alpha 65 + 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM = 1000€ Sony…