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Canon pre-Photokina 2010 announcements
In about three weeks the photographic industry will converge on Cologne, Germany for the bi-annual photo technology-fest. Some of the biggest industry announcements are always made around Photokina, and this year is no exception. This year Canon has put out
Aug 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Eye-Fi Summer Sweepstakes
Eye-Fi has launched its Summer Sweepstakes with prizes including a Sony NEX-3, an iPad and various Eye-Fi memory cards. To participate, simply join Eye-Fi’s Facebook community, “like” it and enter your information. Plus if you invite friends to join the
Aug 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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Light can make or break a photo
Photography is all about Light! Well, it’s obvious right? … or maybe not. In my opinion quality of light is single most overlooked variable in photography. Amateur photographers constantly try to get new gear, upgrade lens or camera, they pump
Jul 10, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
Canon glass is sturdier than I thought
Who Will Win canon nifty fifty vs The Hammer Smackdown? Glass vs Metal; Engineering Beauty vs Crude Tool… want to know the truth? watch this video! Does Canon 50mm f/1.8 mkII stand a chance vs The Hammer? Bored, so I
May 12, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

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AF Micro adjustment Tutorial
Focusing systems in modern DSLRs have been long criticized for accuracy problems. Phenomenon seems to be persistent across different brands. No matter if you shoot Canon, Nikon, or something else, chances are you have encountered situation when camera lens combination focuses slightly ahead or behind intended target. This focus weirdness is known as: ‘front focusing [...]
Feb 22, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Celebrating 20 years of Photoshop
The photographic industry’s favorite image editing software has hit 20. It’s been a long journey, with humble beginnings, but these days over 90% of creative professionals have Photoshop installed on their desktops. It has become the ubiquitous photo and image editing software used in the photography, advertising, marketing, design and graphic industries worldwide. Work began [...]
Feb 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
How much dirt will degrade image quality?
How much of dust and surface scratch on the lens front element is enough to cause visible image degradation? And how much will render my 1000$ lens useless? These were the questions bugging my mind today – Not accidentally though; I had a rough working day involving animals… obviously curious ones tried to grab my [...]
Feb 17, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
World Press Photo of the Year 2009 Announced
An Italian freelance photographer won the top prize in the World Press Photo competition with an image of a woman shouting her protest at the results of the Iranian presidential election from a Tehran rooftop at dusk. Judges said Pietro Masturzo’s image was beautiful and captured the tension and emotion of the moment, as the [...]
Feb 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Memory card fished from ocean bed still works
Photos captured by a digital camera thought to have spent over a year in the Atlantic ocean have been discovered. According to the BBC, trawlerman Benito Estevez fished the camera out with five holiday pictures intact on its SD card, off the west coast of Europe. One picture includes the cruiseliner QE2, that made its [...]
Feb 12, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
SD card reader for iPhone has arrived!
Mobile applications company zoomMediaPlus has announced the zoomIt SD card reader for Apple’s iPhone or iPod. Files including photos, videos, music and documents can be transferred in both directions using the included zoomIt application. Priced at $59.95, the card reader will start shipping from April 2010. “ZoomIt is creating an entirely new way for Apple [...]
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post