Nikon president Makoto Kimura talks
4 September, 2010 – 10:27 pm | No Comment

Nikon president Makoto Kimura in a new interview has dropped hints again at an in-between camera. He told Reuters the company wanted a camera “different from SLRs and compacts” and hoped to create a new category. It wouldn’t be like typical mirrorless models, although Kimura wasn’t clear on whether it would still be mirrored or occupy a pro point-and-shoot space like the Canon G11.

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KENKO TelePlus PRO 300 AF 2.0X DGX Teleconverter
23 January, 2010 – 1:30 pm | Comments Off

The PRO 300 series of Kenko Teleplus teleconverters are designed specifically to be used with telephoto lenses. They work best with prime lenses of 100mm or more …

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Samsung betting on mirrorless cameras
23 January, 2010 – 1:15 pm | Comments Off

The koreaherald has posted an article about Samsung and their high hopes for the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera market. The target is 50% market share.

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Tamron 60mm f2.0 Di II Macro Review
23 January, 2010 – 12:57 pm | Comments Off

The Tamron 60mm f2.0 Di II Macro is unique in being the only f2 1x macro lens available for APS-C format DSLRs.

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Cube Jobo Card Reader
19 January, 2010 – 9:12 pm | Comments Off

JOBO announces the Cube CF (68-in-1) and the Cube HUB (57-in-1) Multi-card Reader/Writer. Both the CF and the HUB model are available in black or white and feature an internal space capable of safely storing several media cards.

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Capturing the ski slopes with camera goggles
19 January, 2010 – 8:18 pm | One Comment

Liquid Image, a company which made a splash last year with diving masks featuring a built-in still and video camera, now has its lens trained on the ski slopes.

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The Wrap – 14 Jan 2010
16 January, 2010 – 7:07 pm | Comments Off

Hot Deals Alert and photography related information.

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Panasonic launches 3D video camera
12 January, 2010 – 12:31 pm | Comments Off

LAS VEGAS, USA: Following the success of its investment in the 3D epic Avatar, which has generated over $1 billion in just 17 days, Panasonic has announced it will be releasing a twin lens camcorder this year.

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Samsung announces mirrorless, interchangeable lens NX10
12 January, 2010 – 12:27 pm | Comments Off

January 5, 2009: Samsung has announced its addition to the new category of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras with the long-awaited Samsung NX10, featuring a 14.6 megapixel APS-C-sized sensor, a crisp and bright AMOLED viewing screen, and HD movie capture capabilities.

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Mixing Ambient Light with Flash; Dave Black
5 January, 2010 – 11:27 pm | Comments Off

ombining light from an off-camera flash with ambient (available) light—commonly referred to as using fill flash—is a technique you can use to capture the details often lost when a scene has sharp variations in contrast.

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8 Holiday Photo Tips
5 January, 2010 – 6:19 pm | Comments Off

8 tips to help you take better holiday photos

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Nikon 2010 Predictions
2 January, 2010 – 9:09 pm | One Comment

For the 3 people that read this website, you would have seen my comments on the so called leaked 2009/2010 Nikon Roadmap. It was really more of a mudmap, and it had a number of flaws.
Here is my predictions for the 2010 season. Some of it may not be up to what people think.

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Reed Hoffman on Macro Shooting
1 January, 2010 – 10:54 pm | Comments Off

Reed Hoffman talks about Macro.

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Moose Peterson Behind The Lens
1 January, 2010 – 9:30 pm | Comments Off

Every Nikon shooter or wildlife shooter has heard of Moose Peterson. He is a legend in the world of photography.

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Backup your photos
1 January, 2010 – 8:27 pm | Comments Off

Do you have a backup plan for your photos?

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An interview with Haike Guan from Ricoh.
1 January, 2010 – 6:28 pm | Comments Off

People behind the companies: An interview with Haike Guan from Ricoh.

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Deborah Sandidge; HDR and IR
1 January, 2010 – 5:20 pm | Comments Off

Deborah Sandidge knows her High Dynamic Range and Infrared Shooting.

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Photographer: Joe McNally
1 January, 2010 – 5:07 pm | Comments Off

A funny thing happened on the way to Joe McNally’s career as a newspaper photographer. He never got there.

“I found over the course of various calamities and twists and turns that I was better in the realm of my imagination,” Joe says, “and my imagination was very color-based, so I veered off into magazines.”

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Bill Frakes Tests the D3s
1 January, 2010 – 4:45 pm | Comments Off

Bill Frakes was recently in Australia testing a Nikon D3s camera.

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