Photo curiosity
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Nikon D5100, now official [updated]
Here it is! The Nikon D5100 has been revealed to the press and the world. For less than $900 or 900€ in kit with the 18-55mm VR, you get a 16MP sensor, Full HD video recording, a 3″ titl-and-swivel LCD scren and software filters to touch up the pictures in the camera. But contrary to…
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America in Color from 1939-1943
This come directly from the archives of the Library of Congress and it is one of the color photopgraphs captured by the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. There were very few photographers using color at this time and they document Depression Era for the farmers’ communities. Source: Denver Post blog. The photographs and captions…
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Nikon D5100: Big ISOs under
$1000$900With what we have been hearing of the upcoming Nikon D5100, it is already possible to give some indications about the importance of this new Digital SLR camera. Of course, this is going to be everything that we came to expect from a DSLR camera: 16+ MP resolution and Full HD video capture. But under…
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Nikon: Delays on D4, D800
The impact of the earthquake on 11 March in Japan on the Nikon Sendai plant will have significant consequences for the launches of the Nikon D4 and Nikon D800. They were to be launched before Summer to be manufacturer in Sendai. The manufacturing process will not be ready until the production is transferred to Malaysia.…
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ME-1: A microphone for the Nikon D5100
While we are still waiting for the official end of the embargo on the Nikon D5100 press information (in a few hours only), here is the microphone designed to support the Full HD (1080p) video capture of the Nikon D5100. External unidirectional stereo microphone ME-1.
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Discontinued Sony cameras
Messages from all over the world are announcing that Sony is currently discontinuing a number of SLR cameras: Sony Alpha 580 (from Singapore and other) Sony Alpha SLT 33 The most common interpretation of such news is that Sony is preparing a large number of official launches in the coming weeks. Most probably they will…
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The Nikon D5100 is coming
According to NikonRumors, we’ve only got a few hours to wait. Announcement of the Nikon D5100 should be made late on Tuesday Monday 4 or early on Wednesday Tuesday 5 (probably depending on the time zone where you live). The expected/probable features of the Nikon D5100: 16 MP digital sensor from Sony (probably from the…
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Shortage at Samyang (lenses)
Samyang stays a South Korea lens manufacturer (and they have a catalog of both excellent quality and low-cost). But the March-11 tsunami hit hard one of their suppliers of special glass lens. Consequently, Samyang has been forced to announce some delays and difficulties to supply their products in the coming months. The list of impacted…
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Fuji restarts production of X100
Latest news: Fuji confirmed the production of the X100 is now running again. Their intent is to limit the supply delay to only a few weeks.