Digital photography news

Digital photography news
- Sony Photo Challenge! Win a NEX-5
  Win a brand new NEX-5 from Sony, the world’s smallest interchangeable-lens digital camera, in the Sony Photo Challenge. The competition starts on December 15th and the theme will be changing weekly, with the following topics confirmed: 29 December – Travel; 5 January – Sport. Each week a winning entry will be chosen and the entrant
- gps4cam, the geotagging iPhone app is out
  When you take pictures with your iPhone, you can geotag them automatically. But what if you want to take pictures with another digital camera? Now, there is an app for that! gps4cam allows you to geotag pictures taken with any digital camera, so that you can watch them on a map with software like iPhoto,
- LensHero helps you to find the perfect lens
  LensHero is designed to help photographers find lenses for various digital cameras. For many people purchasing their first or second lens, the process can be frustrating, especially for beginners who don’t know where to start; LensHero simplifies the process, allowing photographers to find lenses compatible with their camera, and easily explore lenses based on style
- Kuwait bans DSLR use in public
  The Kuwait government has banned the use of DSLRs cameras in public, according to a local media reports. The English-language Kuwait Times says the country’s Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Finance have ruled photography with DSLRs should be used only by accredited journalists. Update: RETRACTION Sandro: It seemed like a
- National Geographic Photo Contest 2010
  National Geographic is calling photographers from around the world to participate in their 2010 Photo Contest. The winner will have their picture published in worldwide editions of National Geographic magazine. They will also win a trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the annual National Geographic Seminar in January, as well as a cash prize
- The best of photokina 2010
  The 31st photokina – World of Imaging closed its doors in Cologne on September 26, 2010 with outstanding results. The numbers recorded for the exhibition (including estimates for the last trade fair day) show that the imaging sector’s biggest technology and trend show attracted over 180,000 visitors to Cologne, an increase of more than 7%