Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer famous for his animated photographs which pioneered the observation of animal movement. This was really a photography marvel in a time when video was not an integrated feature of photo cameras. Cassandra C. Jones did a relatively similar job from horse images collected on the Internet (probably with Google…
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Photojournalism has never been easy
Living on the edge means bringing back some tremendous photographs with a high power on the minds of those who will be seeing them. But it has never been easy on the photographer. YouTube link
Nikon in space
Photography and space: Two adventures sharing one sense of passion. Nikon has been going to space for years and they want us to know in this video. YouTube link
Sony video: “This is not a dysfunction”
Exclusive Sony France interview for YLovePhoto.com Today, I’ve got a rather detailed talk with Édouard Schmitt, Sony France Alpha Product Manager, who helped me go over the current situation created by the announcement made by Sony a few days ago when they revealed that the digital sensor of the Alpha SLT-A33 and Alpha SLT-A55 could…
Sony Alpha 33/55: No video
If you want to see a company suffering the worst pain at the worst possible moment, just look at Sony. In 2009, they repeated us that they would not add video to the DSLR photo cameras until it would be perfectly right and the half-baked solutions from Canon and Nikon where indirect justifications to this…
B&W HDR video with a Sony A700
I may not be a fanatic of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) images which are often exaggerating their effect. Here, Andrew Rees went much farther. He shot the city of Cardiff in Black and White, produced thousands of images to be assembled into HDR photos, then concatenated into a 12 frames per second video. The…
Nikon D3100 – Video and fast AF
If you really understand and perceive how fast and accurate is the autofocus of the Nikon D3100, just have a look at these sample videos. YouTube link YouTube link
German special! Videos for photographers
Of course, you have to understand German, but here is a web site which has a lot of interesting videos for, about and from great photogrpahers: FotoTV.de. Just a couple of examples: Elliott Erwitt Robert Doisneau If only this existed in other languages! I’d like to speak about them too.
Sony A33/A55 overheating
According to Sony, there are some issues in the digital photo-video sensor of the Alpha 33 and Alpha 55. When used continuously, it can overheat. After a few minutes of use (mostly in video mode, but possibly in LiveView too), the sensor will overheat (effect is unclear). The best (albeit partial) solution is to stop…
The Olympus E-5 is robust
That’s what is demonstrated in these videos shot by Olympus Malaysia in sand and water. YouTube link YouTube link
Sony NEX: New richer firmware?
It is quite possible that Sony already is working on updates to the Sony NEX camera firmware to bring more controls in video capture mode (which is still quite limited). According to slashcam.de, this comes from Ichiro Takagi (Deputy President of the Imaging Business Group of Sony). We would have to wait until the opening…
Operation of the shutter and mirror of Sony A33 & A55
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Canon EOS 60D video
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Nikon D3100 video
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Sony A560/A580 video
Sony’s DSLR A560 Breaks New Ground with Full HD Movie Capture, 3D Sweep Panorama and more… YouTube link
Sony: Photo and video News
Sony just made a round of announcements that should attract a lot of attention in the photography market (but in relation with video). First and foremost, here are the first samples of the new range of point-and-shoot photo cameras using an APS-C digital sensor. With the NEX3 and the NEX5, they intend to bring a…
Firmware v2.0.3 for 5D Mark II, no thanks
Canon just informed us that the new firmware 2.0.3 for the Canon EOS 5D MkII has an undescribed issue (for some users). Canon is not much more precise than that yet (some users are speaking about sound issues, though). But if you did not already rush to get this specific (and important) firmware version, I’d…
New Canon firmware: HD video on EOS 5D MkII
Today, Canon announced that they will add 24 and 25 fps HD Movie recording to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II photo camera with firmware v2.0.3. It will be available as a free download from the middle of March.
Mr. Pixel and Mrs. Grain
The nice little story of this couple seeking advice from a counselor: Mr. Pixel and Mrs. Grain. In three parts. YouTube link YouTube link YouTube link A nice story ending for those who love digital photography… Via F/1.0.
Canon EF Lens Technology
The video has just been updated (it was removed by the user for some short time). YouTube link
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, in video
Thanks to DigitalRev.com, here is a preview presentation of the very handsome (but very expensive) Canon EOS 1D Mark IV: YouTube link
How lenses are made?
If you don’t know, you may be interested in this video from Canon. YouTube link
Canon EOS 5D: Shutter in slow motion
Did you already see an SLR camera operating in slow motion? The video here will show you the steps -normally invisible to the naked eye- that are splitting the shutter operation in individual stages: mirror going up, shutter uncovering the sensor, nearly immediately, shutter covering it again (the image is now “in the box”), mirror…
Cheap DIY video camera stabilizer
Those interested in video probably already know it, pros often use a stabilization system essentially made out of a heavy suspended mass to limit the camera moves when the operator uses it while walking or running. Unfortunately, as many understood it quickly, those devices are awfully expensive. For us, SLR camera lovers, today attracted to…
Videos for the Nikon D300s
You wanted to know even more about the Nikon D300s? It’s time to dig into the presentation videos to be found on the Internet: 6 videos right now. In English YouTube link