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Fujifilm announces firmware updates for X100T, X-T1, S1 and several X-mount OIS zoom lenses
Fujifilm has rolled out firmware updates aimed at fixing quirks in the X100T and X-T1, improving image quality in the FinePix S1 superzoom, and improving OIS functionality in several X-mount zoom lenses. Updates for the X-T1 and X100T are fairly minor, but concentrate mainly on fixing bugs in both cameras (see the press release below for specifics). Firmware version 3.10 is the latest for the X-T1 and 1.10 is the latest for the X100T. Fujifilm has also updated the S1 superzoom to firmware version 1.02; this new...
read moreSony sells half of its Olympus stake
Olympus’ booth at Photokina 2014 in Cologne, Germany. Sony is selling half its stake in Olympus to investment bank JP Morgan to free up cash for ‘strategic investments,’ the company has announced. Sony bought a 10% stake in the medical and camera company in 2012, primarily to gain access to the global medical market to which it hoped to apply its sensor, 3D and display technologies. At the time Olympus’s future was in doubt, following revelations that it had misstated its accounts having been...
read moreGoPro granted patent for square-profile action camera housing
GoPro has been granted a patent for a small square camera housing, which eschews the rectangular shape its cameras have taken thus far in favor of something resembling the Polaroid Cube. According to the patent, which was recently published by the USPTO, the square design would allow for additional mounting options, with every orientation being the same. The patent was filed on January 4, 2014, and details a camera housing with four sides that are the same size to allow for ‘a plurality of orientations relative to...
read moreYour Camera Lens Can Double as a Lighter in a Pinch
If you’re out shooting on a sunny day and suddenly find that you need to start a fire, your lens may be able to do the trick. The video above shows how a photographer named Mohammad recently used his Carl Zeiss 45mm f/2 lens to light his cigarette while out hiking with friends. You could also use this handy little trick to light a fire if you’re out camping — as long as you have some direct sunlight to focus to a point. Source Article from...
read moreA TEDx Talk by TED’s Photographer on Finding Photos Right Before Your Eyes
Several times a year, Portland-based photographer Duncan Davidson is called upon by TED to shoot portraits of the notable speakers while they’re giving their presentations. Some months ago, Davidson himself stepped onto the stage and gave a talk at TEDxBeaconStreet about finding things to photograph right before your eyes. “Light, details, and gesture are the building blocks I use to create my images for the TED stage, my work in the field, and even simply using my iPhone when walking about town,†Davidson writes. (via...
read moreFacebook Launches ‘Scrapbook’ to Help Parents Tag Photos of Their Kids
Facebook doesn’t allow children under the age of 13 to sign up for the social network, which makes things trickier for parents who wish to organize photos of their kids with tags. Today Facebook launched a new feature called ‘Scrapbook’ that’s designed specifically to allow parents to tag children who don’t have their own accounts. In an announcement posted to its website, Facebook reports that in a recently conducted survey, the company found that 65% of parents simply tag their children with their partner’s name. Parents...
read moreSitting Down for a Conversation with White House Photographer Pete Souza
Photographer Robert Caplin of The Photo Brigade recently visited the White House and sat down with Pete Souza, President Obama’s official White House photographer. The 50-minute interview, which can be viewed above, is a fascinating look into the life, work, and mind of the man who serves as the public’s eye into the White House. Source Article from...
read moreArkansas Privacy Bill Vetoed, Street Photography Lives Another Day
We reported over the weekend that Arkansas lawmakers had passed a privacy bill that could potentially kill street photography by requiring (in most cases) that photographers get written consent from strangers they photograph. Photographers who don’t could get sued by their subjects. The photography world was in an uproar over the bill and worked hard to get it vetoed by the deadline at the end of the day today. There’s now some great news: the bill has been vetoed by Governor Asa Hutchinson. In a letter to the Arkansas Senate,...
read moreNikon’s New DX-Format D7200 DSLR Will Help Passionate Photographers Conquer Their Next Challenge with Incredible Speed and Image Quality
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. introduced the Nikon D7200, a powerful DX-format DSLR built for enthusiasts ready to conquer the next challenge in their photographic journey. Featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor with no optical low-pass filter (OLPF) and the EXPEED 4 image processing system, the D7200 is capable of incredibly fast performance and capturing phenomenally detailed, sharp images and HD video. Nikon’s newest lightweight DSLR also adds increased buffer capacity compared to the D7100, includes new Picture Controls and offers...
read moreNew Appointment of an Officer
Japanese April 1, 2015 Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President, Tokyo) announces its new appointment of an officer as of April 1, 2015. New Officer The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice. Source Article from...
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read moreExperienced Lead Collector Required
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read moreSimple Tips to Improve your Travel Photography – Photographing Deserts
A Post By: Kav Dadfar Photographing deserts usually delivers very dramatic and beautiful landscape images. But it can also be challenging to prevent your photos from appearing flat and uninteresting, on top of the harsh conditions which can cause havoc with your camera. Here are a few tips on how you can improve your travel photography of desert photos: Catch the right light It’s no secret that photographing early morning or late afternoon provides a wonderfully soft light which can make any image look much more interesting. This can be...
read moreDIY Light Modifier You Can Do With Savage Translum Material
A Post By: Tristan Robitaille The thing studio product photographers hate the most is when undesirable reflections show up in their images. There are many ways to control these and I’ve got one that you can easily build at home. It’s a DIY project using the Savage Translum material. What you’ll be creating is a rollable sheet of Translum with a hole in the middle for your camera lens. That will enable you to set it between the object you’re photographing and the camera which will eliminate the big direct reflections you get by using a...
read morePhase One Industrial’s new 80MP drone camera is the smallest of its kind
Phase One Industrial, a division of Phase One focusing on specialized equipment, has designed a new camera specifically for drones. It’s billed as the smallest 80 megapixel medium format camera in the world. The iXU 180 camera features an 80 megapixel CCD sensor, a choice of five Schneider-Kreuznach lenses, and an overall modular design. The camera won’t be arriving until the middle of next month, but Phase One Industrial has detailed its specs ahead of time. The iXU 180 camera weighs 2lbs and measures 97.4...
read moreNikon D7200 real-world samples gallery posted
The Nikon D7200 improves over its predecessor in one important way, offering a greatly improved buffer. Other improvements are more subtle, but more sensitive AF and an improved video specification make the D7200 a more capable camera than the model which came before it. We’ve had a D7200 for a few days, and wasted no time pairing it with Sigma’s excellent 18-35mm F1.8 A to get some real-world samples. View our gallery of real-world samples from the Nikon D7200 Source Article from...
read moreMicrosoft announces Surface 3 tablet running full Windows
Microsoft has today announced the latest model in its Surface line of tablets, the Surface 3. The big news here is that, unlike its predecessors, which were running Windows RT, the new model comes with a full version of Windows 8.1. This means, like on the more expensive Surface Pro models, you can install and run any Windows application including Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, making the Surface 3 a real alternative to a conventional PC. In terms of design, with its magnesium body without any cooling vents and the kickstand, the new...
read moreReady, steady: Sony Alpha 7 II Review
I don’t think that Sony did anything. In fact, DxO rates the sensor/processor/FW combination higher for low light than the A7. I think that the results are what they are because of simple operator error mistakes, which indicates a true flaw of the camera, namely it being sensitive to user settings. Likely not a big deal in real life, but in a controlled documented studio setup, big conclusions are derived from small mistakes. I have both A7 and 7ii, and I don’t see what dpreview sees, sorry. As to the differences, the A7r has no...
read moreIs This a First Look at Canon’s Upcoming Large Sensor PowerShot Camera?
Update: Oops. It turns out the camera was already named and shown by Canon last month. Please see the update below. CES 2015 came and went, and there is still no mention of the large-sensor, large-lens PowerShot camera that Canon started teasing late last year. However, a new photo put up on Canon Netherlands’ PowerShot page appears to show a camera that doesn’t officially exist yet — could this be a first glimpse of the upcoming PowerShot for pros? As a refresher, in September 2014, Canon sent out a press release that announced...
read more‘Stormlapse’ Photographer Ryan McGinnis Shares His Most Epic Shots of 2014
Ryan McGinnis is a photographer and storm chaser whom we interviewed and featured back in 2011. After years of pointing his camera at newsworthy storms, McGinnis switched things up a bit in 2014 by introducing time-lapses into his repertoire. Although he was still learning, he did manage to capture quite a few amazing sequences showing powerful weather events. The 4.5-minute video above, titled “2014 Stormlapses,†is a highlight reel McGinnis put together to share his best time-lapse sequences. McGinnis typically captures photos at...
read moreShooting Selfies with Strangers Using a 16mm Bolex Film Camera
Short-film makers Adrian Morphy and Marissa Bergougnou of Rhymes with Orange did an interesting little social experiment recently. They had a guy named Geoffrey Cork stand on a street and ask passersby to stop and pose for a selfie with him. It wasn’t just a smartphone selfie, though, but also one shot with a bulky 16mm Bolex motion picture camera. The black-and-white cinematic selfies turned out pretty well. Source Article from...
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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.