The hot shoe is a many camera’s most orphaned spot. In how many years haven’t you used a flash? I myself try to avoid flash photography at any cost. Bounced or as a filler, yes, but the photographic deer in the headlights syndrome is a hardly flattering look. If additional light is needed then a […]
By KAREL VAN WOLFEREN If sharpness and general image quality are your goal, as it is with me, you avoid zooms and pick the prime lens that you think is right for your subject. But that habit, as we all know, means much fumbling in the camera bag and with switching rear caps while worrying […]
It boasts hints of the OM-D and has the distinct flavor of Nikon’s Df. This rugged piece of machinery resists water, dust and temperature, sports an impressive 2.36 million dot OLED viewfinder (claiming to possess world’s highest magnification for a digital camera), the shutter time lag of 0.05 seconds is absolutely negligible and a whole […]
What do photographers, writers and musicians have in common? Thanks to the digital age and the cynically named free flow of information, the value of creative works literally vanishes into thin air. Hey it’s all free on the Internet. It’s becoming more difficult by the day for the creative minds and artists among us to […]
To begin with, the Nikon Df, marketed as a “handcrafted” time machine to travel back to the days when “pure photography” was mostly a manual affair, this Nikon Df is a hell of a lot of camera. Some naysayers are ridiculing the concept, but have they actually ever touched a Df? There’s always the other […]
Valid until the end of the month, from Adorama: Sony Alpha NEX-7 Camera Bundle with 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 Lens, 20mm F2.8 Lens, Carrying Case and 16GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card Regular Price: $1,649 Instant Rebate: $650 Final Price: $999 Order here. Other fine deals from Adorama: Canon PowerShot S110 Digital Camera Kit — Silver — […]
This kind of confirms our earlier report that Leica this year will shift the medium format S from CCD to CMOS sensor technology, as introduced with the Leica M Typ 240 earlier on. Now Hasselblad confirms they’re about to launch world’s first medium format CMOS sensor camera, meaning medium format will offer — in the […]
Within not even two years, Fujifilm’s X series of retro-styled cameras with a film feel and manual controls was able to build up a loyal following among photographers. Quite a few Leica users left the German’s boutique camera maker camp while newbies and established photographers looking for a compact system camera with state-of-the-art imaging technology […]
By RAMESH RAMAKRISHNAN IYER Thaipusam processions and the carnival are not ordinary ones. It is a “high ending” of a period of fasting and it is a celebration of some huge achievements. You can compare it to some tough endurance races — but this is an endurance race with the spiritual self and body pierced […]
That’s right. Nikon Df bundles. No totally spectacular deal, but hey, the Df is brand new and nonetheless you get value on top of the Df kit with the 50mm F1.8G prime lens — BTW, my Nikon Df review is in the making; honestly: one of the most enjoyable cameras I’ve used since the glorious, […]
A kid, alone, abandoned, at a Bangkok protest camp. Nikon Df with Nikkor 50mm F1.8G Special Edition; cropped, unprocessed, straight out of camera JPEG. +++ Random pic? Email me a photo you like, a photo with a special story behind it or a photo you want to share with others for any reason. Write a […]
You’ve been there, everyone does it: waisting whole days without doing anything constructive. Or how often did you turn on TV only to find out that another evening could have been spent more wisely. In fact, each time you give in to laziness and apathy your body’s in passive shutdown mode. It’s your choice: either […]
After Phil Schiller, Apple’s vice president of marketing, famously told photographers to stop learning, Apple and the iPhone will do the work for you, is Fujifilm seriously trying to follow suit?! Schiller back in September 2013 said, “It used to be the way you take better pictures is you learn to be a better photographer.” […]
Al Jazeera explores the question whether photojournalism is dying. How real is the digitally-driven crisis in photojournalism? Newsrooms across the globe are shrinking and budgets slashed. Hardest hit are photojournalists. But… imagine stories without images. One would think that good news photography serves as an entry point to a story by providing a visual reference […]
Thailand’s in the headlines. No one knows whether Bangkok will engulf in another wave of violence and bloodshed. The protesters are decent people with good intentions, even though they applaud to some fascist hate tirades from the stages. I’m not about to go into the democracy debate. But the bustling city has come to a […]
Sigma’s stellar 35mm F1.4 DG HSM prime lens of the “Art” series set a new 35mm standard for a lens below the $1k price point. Now the Japanese camera and lens maker announces the all-new 50mm F1.4 DG HSM “Art” lens, a prime that’s well built and rather large with a strong resemblance to the […]
The other day I posted Watching Life Through a Viewfinder — Are Photos Ruining the Experience? on the difficulty of making photographs while enjoying the moment. The article didn’t attract any attention, so I thought I’m talking about something that’s of no interest to anyone. Until I saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). […]
Had a lovely encounter in the park the other day: heard from far away a violin playing. Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major. It was a girl, Chinese, enjoying playing her violin all by herself in the clear morning light and fresh air. At first hesitant, she smilingly let me observe — and photograph her playing. […]
The realization of, “Gosh, missed that shot!”, sometimes coincides with the realization that also the very experience of living that moment was missed as well. An good friend always said while pointing the finger to his head, “This is my camera.” Said he didn’t need a camera because he likes to enjoy the moment and […]
Who knows, a machine wanting your job? Here’s the 3D MFP — Office Photography Machine with push button simplicity and colorful, professional photography results. It’s the next generation of (office) imaging devices: Ortery’s 3D MFP studio is a one stop solution for all internal imaging needs. Machines can be set up in a centralized location […]
Internet domain providers reported a surge in interest for photography-related extensions among the new ICANN generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). With hundreds of new generic TLDs being made available over the next few months, the most popular group of new domains so far is extensions which reference the art of photography such as .photos, .photography […]
My currently favorite two cameras battling each other in the high ISO department: the Nikon Df, king of high ISO with it’s full-frame D4 sensor, pitched against a widely unknown gem of a camera, the Sony RX10 with fixed Zeiss optics. How the two cameras perform in the real world will follow. This short hands-on […]
With the unveiling of the fast lovely looking XF 56mm F1.2 R portrait lens for X mount Fujifilm introduced its updated XF lens roadmap for 2014 and 2015. Altogether this brings the number of lenses for the X series to 17. Oh, and Fujifilm announced a black X100S ($1,299) and the up to 100x superzoom […]
Took the new Sony RX10 for a spin recently. Am still waiting for a reviewing model, so no sample images to post yet. But using and handling the RX10 was such a pleasant surprise that I’m seriously considering buying one myself. Was actually in the market for a pocketable RX100 II — right, albeit being […]
It’s not all mainstream what you read on THEME. The field of photography is far and wide, and this post refers to another rather unusual evidence that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Ever heard of a photographer named Eadweard Muybridge? Not? No wonder. Muybridge, of California, discovered in 1874 that his […]
Wow. What a great APS-C lens. Quite a beast, screaming “quality” all over, Samsung’s new 16-50mm F2-2.8 S ED OIS. It’s Samsung’s first “premium” S series lens, extremely bright and incorporating an “Ultra Precise Stepping Motor.” Make no mistake, Samsung ups the ante with this standard zoom offering greater “precision, high quality materials and value […]
Here’s something for the photography connoisseur and camera aficionado alike: a meticulously illustrated catalog of 100 landmark cameras, culled from over a century of photographic history, depicting both professional and consumer models and tracing photography’s history from the first models to today’s digital wonders. 18″ wide and 24″ high, this poster is more than just […]
