Sep
23
2007
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Sunday, 23 September 2007 |
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 for ZF (Nikon F) and ZK (Pentax K) mounts
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Zeiss introduced a new manual focus SLR lens for Nikon and Pentax mounts. New 28mm f/2 Distagon wide angle will definitely attract photographers who are looking for the highest optical quality at the expense of losing the auto focus + almost a $1K. Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 will be shipped with a price tag of US$984 in the U.S. at the end of 2007.
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Sep
21
2007
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Friday, 21 September 2007 |
Free Canon EOS Digital Photo Guidebook
I am sure many Canon shooters are not aware of this guidebook published by Canon USA. The hard copy of this book has a unit price of $19.95 but you can download the full pdf version of this guidebook for free at Canon USA website.
The Content of the EOS guidebook:
- Equipment
- Shooting
- Data Processing 1
- Data Processing 2
- Appendix with Glossary
Follow the link to download the Canon EOS e-book for free:
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Sep
18
2007
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 |
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software and Camera raw plug-in are updated to support 14 new camera models, including Canon EOS 40D and Sony Alpha A700. Improved noise reduction and some bug fixes are other differences from the previous versions.
For the current Adobe Lightroom users, updates are available as free. If you don't have Lightroom, You have to pay $299 to purchase the latest version. Upgrading to RAW 4.2 is free for users of Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Mac.
14 New Camera Models included:
Follow the links to download the upgrades:
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Sep
18
2007
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 |
Dirt on your DSLR lens is one of the main factors that reduces the image quality of your photos. Although some defects caused by small spots may be repairable in post processing, larger dirts most probably will probably make your photo useless. Even a tiny stain that you haven’t noticed or ignored during the shoot out can ruin hours of hard work at the end of the day. The most important fact that you have to consider before cleaning your lens is to choose a proper method to make sure you don’t scratch your lens surface.
Here we present 6 tips for you to effectively clean (and keep clean) your DSLR lens without giving any damage to it. Remember most of these methods presented here are also applicable to compact digicam and other kind of optical devices:
1 - Use a UV (Ultraviolet) Filter
This relatively cheap filter is a perfect protection for your valuable lens, both from dirt and other impacts. You will be cleaning the filter, thus minimizing the risk of scratching the actual lens surface. We recommend you to keep this filter attached all times, but remember to choose a high quality one otherwise it may degrade the quality of the output image. Since different lenses may have different filter diameters, you may have to purchase one for each of your lens. One more tip: don't go for the cheapest filters, they may degrade the image quality significantly, go for the multi coated glass filter if you can afford.
Here is what I use: Hoya 77mm UV (Ultra Violet) Multi Coated Glass Filter (There is a big discount at the moment)
UV Filter
2- Use lens hoods, and lens caps for both front and back end of your lens:
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Sep
16
2007
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Sunday, 16 September 2007 |
Nikon finally released the official D3 sample photos, ISO ranging from 200 to 6400. Low light performance of this beast was what everybody was waiting for, as that will be the decisive factor for many pro photographers. As we have seen from the sample photos, high ISO image quality of Nikon D3 is stunning. New full frame CMOS sensor of D3 seems to be working very well.
All sample D3 photos are taken with AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED except one which is taken with Ai AF NIKKOR 85 mm F1.4D.
Follow the link to see the full size official D3 samples:
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Sep
15
2007
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Saturday, 15 September 2007 |
If you haven't seen yet, below is a video recorded at IFA 2007 Germany, two Nikon reps answering the questions of the reporter and presenting the technical and physical features of D300 and D3. These two cameras are really fascinat'ng\ especially listen D3 firing at 9 fps!
Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 Review Video:
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Sep
14
2007
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Friday, 14 September 2007 |
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Introduced in August of 2005, Canon EOS 5D has been the "budget" full frame DSLR with its astounding image quality and high ISO performance, even outperforming the 16.7 MP flagship of Canon: EOS 1Ds MarkII in means of image quality according to some photographers.
Now EOS 5D is already 2 years old and the competition is getting stronger, especially with the new full frame introduced by Nikon: D3. So as many agree, 5D is due to upgrade very soon. The new name is likely to be EOS 5D Mark II, altough it is not out of possibility that Canon may name the new as a new series like 3D or 7D.
The photo below is claimed to be the new Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, although we can not confirm if this is real or not since we came across several 'photoshopped' images before: |
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Sep
14
2007
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Friday, 14 September 2007 |
Zena Holloway
An ultimate and boundless creativity. An arduous passion. These may be the most suitable words describing underwater photography. You need more light, more equipment, more concentration and ofcourse more breath. It sounds like a kind of torture to me but as to Zena Holloway it’s a lifestyle. |
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Sep
13
2007
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
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If you are a non-pro photographer who don’t need the most advanced features of professional image editing softwares and don’t want to pay hundred of $ for things that you will never use, then Photo Filtre is what you are looking for. Photo Filtre is a complete image editing program which allows you adjust your photos (Brightness, contrast, dyed, saturation, gamma correction ...) and apply a vast range of filters (more then 100 filters), which in my opinion would easily fulfill all the requirements of an average photographer, and it is completely free.
 
Another advantage of this software is that it requires very small disk space (only 1.6 MB) and is quite fast. As an example, the time it takes me to start Photo Filter, open one of my photos, adding saturation, and saving is less then the start up time of Photoshop CS3. If you are familiar with any kind of photo editinf software, you won’t have any difficulty getting used to it.
Other functions of Photo Filtre: Image browser, adding frames to photos, Plug-in management, Transparency management for GIF images and exporting them to icons, advanced text effects, several types of contours and textures, Blending and assembling of images. There is also an Automatisation module which allows users to apply basic functions/corrections (conversion, image size, framing) to a group of images.
Follow the link to download this software directly to your computer:
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Sep
12
2007
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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The image processing software company AKVIS now released the AKVIS Coloriage v5.0. Coloriage is an easy to use software as a plugin to photo editors or a standalone application. Coloriage v5.0 lets you easily colorize your black& white images. The name “Coloriage” comes from French and means “coloring book” and is also suitable to the application because it’s really very easy to use. You take the pencil tool and select the area you want to colorize and a color of course. Coloriage paints the area and keeps the tone transitions as original.
AKVIS Coloriage v5.0 Details: |
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