Digital SLRs with APS-C sized sensors currently dominates the DSLR market. The smaller sensor size translates to lower cost and compact/light weight cameras for photographers. Macro/wildlife and sports shooters love the benefits of more DOF and reach, landscape and some former 35mm film photographers hate them because their wide angle lens is no longer wide enough.
In response to the market demands, many manufacturers have produced ultra wide angle lens specially for DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors. They include the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX 12-24mm f/4, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Tamron SP AF11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical [IF]. The first two are for Canon and Nikon photographers, respectively. The other models offer versions that are compatible with various camera manufacturers, such as Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, etc. Read More…
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Lens on September 9th, 2007.
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Some hilarious moments. Check them out: Part 1 and part 2.
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Other on September 8th, 2007.
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No surprises here. Electronic giant Sony is now said to be number three after Canon and Nikon in global DSLR shipments. The aforementioned report quoted last year’s IDC analysis data saying Canon had 47%, Nikon 33%, and Sony 6% (once as much as 10%) of global DSLR shipments. With a strong offering in the new Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, we will see some more competition in the DSLR market, which is absolutely good news for consumers.
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News on September 7th, 2007.
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Corel announced the Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 photo editing software. It appears to be a low cost alternative to Adobe Photoshop for only $99. Below are the key features mentioned in the press release. The Reviewer Guide(pdf) has more detailed demonstration of its capabilities.
Powerful Photo Editing Made Easy
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 offers a number of new features and significant enhancements to bring the power and creative possibilities of digital photography to more users. New features in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 include:
Express Lab
The all-new Express Lab mode enables users to view and edit dozens of photos in the time it used to take to edit just a few. When using Express Lab, users can rapidly crop, rotate, apply color adjustments and perform other common tasks on large numbers of images without having to open each image individually. Now even new users can edit photos with the speed and efficiency of a professional photographer. Express Lab includes full support for all file formats including camera raw.
Graphite Look and Feel
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 features a new graphite workspace that puts the focus on the photo. The new interface also provides a neutral background for unbiased color adjustments.
HDR Photo Merge
With the NEW HDR Photo Merge, users can easily create photos that capture the full details found in the shadows and the highlights of a high-contrast scene. Users can combine two or more photos taken at different exposures and use the Clarify feature to automatically “dodge and burn” bringing out the contrast. Read More…
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Software on September 6th, 2007.
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Circuit City, Canon and PopPhoto Magazine is having a photo contest from September 2 to September 30. The theme of the contest is “Patterns in Nature“. The winners of the contest will get a Canon camera. All submissions will be judged based on composition, relevancy, dimension (lighting), and uniqueness. There are already some nice submissions. Read all about the photo contest at CircuitCity camera/camcorder forum.
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Photo contest on September 6th, 2007.
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ImageMagick is a free software package to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, write, and convert between over 100 different image formats. If you have a large number of photos to process, ImageMagick is the perfect choice with its powerful command-line tools. Here are some examples on how to batch re-size jpeg photos in the current directory using “mogrify”. Read More…
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When you just get starting on digital photography, help is always needed and welcome. Most digital camera manufacturers now have websites that offer some help to get people started in taking digital photos. Some even have articles about advanced techniques. Even though you probably just have one brand of digital camera, you can still learn something from other camera makers’ websites. Many of the tips are generic and applicable to all digital cameras. Here is the collection of major camera makers’ digital photography learning resources listed alphabetically. Read More…
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Online Resources on September 5th, 2007.
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Wonderful landscape photo with great colors and composition. Note the use of the rule of the thirds for composition.
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Photo of the Day on September 4th, 2007.
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