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Lens Rentals Canada closes its doors
Lens Rentals Canada is shutting down permanently, according to a statement issued by owner Craig Blair on Monday. He cites logistical issues and personal reasons, saying numerous problems with the business ‘didn’t make it a fun endeavor’. The closure is effective immediately. Blair, who also runs Canon Rumors, says the company is working to meet all the reservations currently in the system, but after that he plans to sell all inventory with a 90-day warranty. The personal reasons weren’t detailed, but...
read morePhotoshop CC 2015.0.1 update addresses healing tool issue
Adobe has issued an update for Photoshop CC 2015 with a number of bug fixes. Notably, an issue with the healing brush tool has been addressed, as users reported that the tool was creating unwanted artifacts in images. Adobe has also allowed use of the previous, non-real-time healing brush tool in response to complaints that the new tool is not as effective. Other bug fixes relate to stability and performance; see a full list below. Visit Adobe for instructions on updating Photoshop and to leave feedback on the latest...
read moreLxMeter transforms your smartphone into a light and flash meter
Some time ago we reported on the Lumu accessory which aims to turn your smartphone into a light meter. The device worked quite well in our brief test but had a couple of limitations: it only works with Apple smartphones as support for Android had been dropped, and it cannot not be used as a flash meter. The LxMeter from Italian manufacturer Optivelox is a very similar device to the Lumu but provides flash meter functionality and is capable of working with Android devices via a dedicated app. According to the manufacturer, the hardware...
read moreLess is more? Fujifilm X-T10 review
How does the “substantial resolution discrepancy” mitigate pleasing JPEGs exactly? 16MP may be below the resolution other camera companies are using, but so what? It’s still plenty of resolution for most folks. And I talked a lot about how good the OOC JPEGs are, but in no way does this review approach the X-T10 as a ‘point and shoot,’ or refer to using it in such a way. In fact, I spent quite a few pages discussing manual settings and controls. The difference in price between the a6000 and X-T10 is valid, but...
read moreNikon introduces 24-70mm F2.8 VR, 24mm F1.8 and 200-500 F5.6 FX lenses
Nikon has released three new full-frame lenses, including a prime and both standard and super telephoto zooms. The lens that will likely garner the most attention is the replacement for the venerable 24-70mm F2.8. The new version, officially known as the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8E ED VR, offers new optical construction, Vibration Reduction, and electromagnetic aperture control. Nikon has added an Aspherical Extra-Low Dispersion (ASP/ED) element along with regular aspherical, ED, and High-Refractive Index (HRI) elements and...
read moreHow Nikon Film SLRs Were Made in the 1990s
Want to see how Nikon SLR cameras were made two decades ago? Back in 1998, the Japanese TV show “The Making” — an international predecessor of How It’s Made — aired this 15-minute-long segment showing how Nikon manufactured its F70 film SLR (known as the N70 in the US), which was first introduced in 1994. The video lacks narration and is captioned in Japanese, but you should still be able to figure out the main gist of what’s going on at each step of the camera creation process. There were more than 1,000 different components in the...
read moreThis Guy Managed to Shoot a Self Portrait with the ISS
Photographer Trevor Mahlmann has a knack for capturing light trails showing the International Space Station zipping across the sky. Back in June, he made headlines by photographing the ISS from the seat of airliner as he cruised at 40,000 feet. Now he’s back again with another neat feat: he shot a self-portrait of himself staring up at the ISS as it zipped by overhead. Mahlmann writes that he started thinking hard about how to photograph the ISS creatively after finding out from online resources that it would be making a pass over his...
read moreFather and Son Take the Same Picture Every Year for Nearly 3 Decades
An anonymous father and son over in China are making headlines in that country and across the Internet after their special photos tradition came to light recently. Ever since the son was born in 1986, he and his father have posed for a picture together every year up through 2013. Together, the photos form a powerful series of images showing this special relationship over nearly three decades of life together. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 “One day your parents put you down and never picked you up again.”...
read moreA Glimpse Into the Alliance Between Sony and Zeiss
Sony and Zeiss are two brand names that appear together on many of Sony’s cameras and lenses. For the past two decades, the Japanese and German companies (respectively) have had a fruitful partnership in designing and manufacturing gear. To help clear up any confusion regarding dual-branded camera equipment, Zeiss recently published an interesting article that explains some behind-the-scenes details about the partnership. Zeiss reveals that the partnership began in the mid-1990s after Sony — a leader in consumer electronics — was...
read moreSony’s New Photo-Centric Xperia Smartphones Shoot 13MP Selfies
Sony has announced two new Android smartphones: the Xperia C5 and Xperia M5. Both devices come equipped with large Full HD displays and fast Octa-core processors, but most interesting (to us at least) are the integrated cameras powered by Sony Exmor RS sensors. Both cameras feature a 13MP front facing camera for selfies, and the M5 boasts a hefty 21.5MP rear camera. Xperia C5 Ultra The Xperia C5 Ultra is being marketed as a “PROselfie smartphone” and allows shooters to use either the front facing or back facing 22mm wide-angle camera...
read moreNikon to establish Global Marketing Strategy Department in Singapore for the company’s Imaging Business Unit
August 3, 2015 Nikon, Imaging Business Unit, to Create New Division to Expand Global Communication Strategy and Drive International Marketing Initiatives TOKYO – Nikon Corporation announced today it created a new Global Marketing Strategy Department for its Imaging Business Unit on August 1, 2015. Located in Singapore, the new division will function under the Nikon headquarter office in Japan, and unify the company’s strategic marketing planning into a central...
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read more6 Ways to Use Color for Eye Catching Compositions
A painter only needs to look at their palette before applying color to the canvas. Photographers have a different challenge, as they must locate their tones by studying a scene. Of course, this can be easy to bypass when you’re thinking about shadow, highlight, depth of field, shutter speed, and all of the other technical details that go into a photo. Still, as the great painter Kandinsky said, “Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” To use it in your compositions can infuse your work with a new level of sophistication. 1)...
read moreCanon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens Review
In November of 2014, Canon introduced us to its newest member of their low-cost prime lens family, the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. Canon gave us the 40mm version in 2012, and hoped to up the stakes by adding a wide-angle version this past year. Sitting at the extreme end of what can be considered wide-angle, the EF-S 24mm (full-frame equivalent of 38mm on an APS-C sensor) does so in the form of a small, light, and inexpensive prime lens that is easily accessible to all Canon enthusiasts. The first features that will strike you about the...
read moreCall for entries – BJP’s International Photography Awards 2016
Enter BJP’s International Photography Awards 2016 and get your work seen by the most influential people in the industry. British Journal of Photography’s annual International Photography Award is now open for entries, offering the winners the chance to show their work at TJ Boulting, an innovative gallery in the heart of Fitzrovia, central London. The winners will also have their work printed and framed by one of Europe’s leading professional photography labs, theprintspace. Now in its 10th year, the IPA has...
read moreHot Shots: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II real-world samples
Well after seeing those images I will definitely NOT be rushing out to buy a RX10II.My RX10 would slap this silly.I agree with Jeff Greenberg, a comparison would be great, and I know which one would win straight away.If your not into video or slow mo, get an RX10 before they are gone.I have always laughed at people saying “oh no never buy the first of a new model, Ill wait till the second one” I have had A100, H1, HX100 and now RX10, all first models, all take amazing images, and all had poor effort second models. Source Article...
read moreOlympus patent points at sensors with built-in polarizing filter
Olympus has patented a sensor technology that records polarization information, potentially allowing in-camera processing to replicate the effect of a polarizing filter but without the light cost. The patent is for a two-layer sensor that records color and brightness information on the top layer, just like a conventional sensor, but then has a second layer underneath that captures information about the polarization of the light arriving at the camera. Sunlight starts off unpolarized but can be polarized as it is...
read moreUpdated Kodak Moments app lets you share, edit and print your images
The latest version of the Kodak Moments app allows for editing, sharing and printing of images from the same place, eliminating the need for a separate app in order to print from Kodak Picture Kiosks. The app now lets you capture an image, edit it using a variety of tools or one of 19 filter effects, and share on social media and with other apps, such as Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Dropbox or email clients. In terms of printing you can use the app to send your images to any Wi-Fi enabled Kodak Picture Kiosk for immediate in-store...
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.