Photo curiosity
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Sigma (upcoming) 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM
It’s hard to be sure of the details on this new lens from Sigma, since they announced that there is a delay (it will not be available this month – in March 2013). The only useful thing I would like to point to the significant items in the spec list: Dust-proof and splash-proof construction High…
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Heavy-wheight lenses for 2013
While 2012 was relatively calm in terms of new tele-lenses (with the significant exceptions of the Pentax 500mm and the progressive availability of the new great whites from Canon), 2013 appears ready to become a year of big tele-lenses at nearly all the manufacturers: Nikon launches an 800mm f/5.6 which is becoming the biggest product…
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I have a 1D
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GIMP v2.8 – Also for Windows
It was impatiently expected in the circles of defenders of free software. Here is the version 2.8 of GIMP, the free photo-retouching software who wanted to be a competition for the mighty Photoshop. Sometimes, people will remember that GIMP is a program allowing to do digital photography on Linux. And, often, many people think that…
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Canon 5D Mark III: Fix for the leak
After the small problem of light leaks on the Canon 5D MkIII, Canon found a way to fix the DSLR cameras that their owners send back for service. This is very simple: a mere black scotch tape stuck under the top hood of the camera. Source: PetaPixel.
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D800: Latest bug: Lock-up
PDN found a problem with the Nikon D4 and D800 while testing these. It seems that there are situations where the camera will lock up when the camera is used with either Highlights or histogram display. Simply disabling these features will avoid this ugly lock-up (even if it is easy to restore normal operation by…
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WWII in pictures – 20 chapters
The excellent photo gallery named InFocus, organized by Alan Taylor for The Atlantic has a very thorough set of pictures taken from World War II. While we may have forgotten what photographers had to go through in order to bring pictures back from the war, we should not forget their sacrifice and the sacrifice of…
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So few friends for GIMP
That may be a complaint from some people! So, let’s try to make new friends for GIMP, the free image editing software for Linux, Windows PC and MacOS. Instant Vintage Photo Effects with the FIL Script for GIMP How To Create Amazing Text and Font Effects in Gimp 2.6 Fake Depth of Field in Gimp…
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Nikon batteries on fire!
Or, rather, there is a risk of overheating and Nikon decided not to take any risk and to recall some of the EN-EL15 (batteries used on D700, D7000, D800, D800E and V1). The only batteries that may be replaced hold the letter E or the letter F in 9th position in their serial number. EN-EL15…