Photo curiosity
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Canon 5D MkIII: Move along, nothing to see here!
Canon just produced a perceptible sound with its most recent answer to the discovery of a little problem described as “light leakage” on the Canon EOS 5D MkIII. Of course, the issue is not very large (see my previous comments) but Canon came back to their customers with a technical analysis that made quite a…
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Adobe Photoschop CS6: $50 per month
Finally, Adobe has officially announced the newest Photoshop: CS6. We know about everything of it because of the beta which has been available for a few weeks already (and there are a few videos available on a YouTube channel, for you to discover all the new features). But there is one new thing which was…
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Nikon D3200: A Sony A77 with optical viewfinder?
According to their strategic partnership, Nikon keeps using the Sony digital sensors as they are brought to them (at least, for the entry-level and mid-range DSLR photo cameras). This approach allowed Nikon to produce a few good cameras. Today, with the announcement of the Nikon D3200, the same strategy still works: Sony created a nice…
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Canon suspends shipments of 5D MkIII for “light leakage”
As it had been indicated here in the past, the Canon 5D MkIII has got a little issue with sensitivity to external light when shooting in very low light (at high ISO levels). This is still quite bizarre but Canon officially confirmed the issue (and sort of apologized). Nevertheless, there is now an added surprise…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…