Photo curiosity

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Tough fight: 5D MkIII vs. D800

    Tough fight: 5D MkIII vs. D800

    We all know that we would like to see a clear comparison between two significant cameras when we see them. We want to compare them despite their different brands, or we want to compare to older and more expensive and less expensive models. We are not alone. Plenty of people on the web have the…

  • Nikon D3200 videos

    You wanted to see the new Nikon D3200 on your own photo-related TV channel. YLovePhoto answers to this dream with a few videos collected around the web for you. YouTube link YouTube link NAB 2012: Nikon D3200 Announcement and Alphatron EVF with Retina Display from FreshDV on Vimeo. YouTube link YouTube link YouTube link YouTube…

  • Samsung: 3 Wifi mirrorless cameras

    Samsung keeps pumping new photo cameras in the point’n-shoot form factors. Its NX series (mirror-less photo cameras with a large APS-C digital imaging sensor) just receive three new siblings: NX-20 at $1100 NX-210 at $900 NX-1000 (probably) under $700 All three of them share a 20 MP APS-C sensor, a high sensitivity climbing up to…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…