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Photexels have published their first ever review, taking an in-depth look at the Minolta Dimage Xt.
“The Minolta DiMAGE Xt is a well-built and beautifully crafted all-metallic ultra compact digital camera. Its target audience is those who desire a quality digital camera they can carry with them at all times. With its small dimensions and light weight, the Xt easily fits in a shirt pocket, a small fashion purse, or in the front pocket of a pair of jeans. An ingenious design that puts its 3x optical zoom lens inside the camera body means that there is no lens protrusion and gives the Xt its stunning flat design. “
Website: Photexels - Minolta Dimage Xt Review
Photexels have published their first ever review, taking an in-depth look at the Minolta Dimage Xt.“The Minolta DiMAGE Xt is a well-built and beautifully crafted all-metallic ultra compact digital camera. Its target audience is those who desire a quality digital camera they can carry with them at all times. With…
Imaging Resource have reviewed the Kodak EasyShare DX6340 3.1 megapixel digital camera which has an RRP of $329. Here’s a quote from the review:
“Overall, the DX6340 delivers the bright, vibrant color that’s characteristic of Kodak’s EasyShare camera line. Resolution is a bit lower than average for a three megapixel camera, but image noise levels are quite good, and there’s generally less geometric distortion in its images than I’m accustomed to seeing, no doubt thanks to the high-quality Schneider lens.”
Imaging Resource have reviewed the Kodak EasyShare DX6340 3.1 megapixel digital camera which has an RRP of $329. Here’s a quote from the review:“Overall, the DX6340 delivers the bright, vibrant color that’s characteristic of Kodak’s EasyShare camera line. Resolution is a bit lower than average for a three megapixel camera…
ePhotoZine have posted a new batch of photographic techniques for the new month of July (is it really July already?!). This months most interesting article is called “Is the image really worth enhancing?”, subtitiled “Making the decision of whether to throw-away or enhance an image”. It’s an interesting look at 4 subtly different images of the same subject and the steps that the author went through to select and tweak the final image. Other articles include “Depth-of-field explained”, “Backlighting still lifes” and “Making a black & white fine print”.
Website: ePhotoZine - July Techniques
ePhotoZine have posted a new batch of photographic techniques for the new month of July (is it really July already?!). This months most interesting article is called “Is the image really worth enhancing?”, subtitiled “Making the decision of whether to throw-away or enhance an image”. It’s an interesting look at…
Cokin have announced a brand new filter system aimed at professional photographers. The Z-Pro system includes over 80 different filters available in 2 different sizes; 100x100mm for the plain filters, and 100x150mm for the graduated ones. Prices start at ?21.60 for a UV/Skylight filter. It will be interesting to see how popular the new system is, given that a lot of the filter effects can be achieved using Photoshop or other similar imaging software.
Website: ePhotoZine - Z-Pro Filters
Cokin have announced a brand new filter system aimed at professional photographers. The Z-Pro system includes over 80 different filters available in 2 different sizes; 100x100mm for the plain filters, and 100x150mm for the graduated ones. Prices start at ?21.60 for a UV/Skylight filter. It will be interesting to see…
Travels with Valerie and Joe is a smart-looking, new weblog with some excellent photography and travel writing. The “Weekend in Belgium” article is of particular interest to me, as the authors seem to have visited the same places that I did in May! (and I’m always intrigued to see what people make of the same subjects).
Website: Travels with Valerie and Joe
Travels with Valerie and Joe is a smart-looking, new weblog with some excellent photography and travel writing. The “Weekend in Belgium” article is of particular interest to me, as the authors seem to have visited the same places that I did in May! (and I’m always intrigued to see what…
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The East Finchley Summer Festival was one of those quintessential English occasions; sun one minute, cloud the next, a brass band playing, hot dogs and burgers, hundreds of small children, tombola and raffles. And a great place to take a few opportunistic photographs :-)
Festival #1 Festival #2 Festival #3 Festival #1 Festival #2 Festival #3 The East Finchley Summer Festival was one of those quintessential English occasions; sun one minute, cloud the next, a brass band playing, hot dogs and burgers, hundreds of small children, tombola and raffles. And a great place to take a few opportunistic photographs :-)
Steve’s Digicams have also reviewed the Lexar Multi-Card Reader, which is a high speed USB 2.0 device that supports 8 different types of memory cards.
“Once you have used a USB 2.0 card reader you’ll never want to go back to the slow USB 1.1 speeds again. You may not have noticed a lot of difference when you upgraded from a Pentium 1.2GHz to a Pentium 2.4GHz computer, but believe me, you’ll immediately notice the difference in transfer speed between USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 card readers - even with the slower media types.”
Steve’s Digicams have also reviewed the Lexar Multi-Card Reader, which is a high speed USB 2.0 device that supports 8 different types of memory cards. “Once you have used a USB 2.0 card reader you’ll never want to go back to the slow USB 1.1 speeds again. You may not…
Steve’s Digicams have enthusiastically reviewed the new Canon i9100 A3 inkjet printer.
“The driver software is designed so that even novice users can produce photo-quality prints quickly. The key is simplicity, instead of numerous options for “dpi” resolution, microweave or high speed ... all you need do is select the paper type and size and the rest of the parameters will be set automatically to produce the best photo. Print after print came out looking exactly the way they did on the screen in Photoshop or PhotoImpact.”
Steve’s Digicams have enthusiastically reviewed the new Canon i9100 A3 inkjet printer. “The driver software is designed so that even novice users can produce photo-quality prints quickly. The key is simplicity, instead of numerous options for “dpi” resolution, microweave or high speed ... all you need do is select the…
It seems that the bandwidth limit of 5Gb on my hosting account was reached yesterday, causing PhotographyBLOG and my other 2 websites (www.markgoldstein.co.uk and www.designauthor.com) to temporarily disappear off the face of the Internet. The situation wasn’t helped by the fact that I went away for the weekend and wasn’t around to sort everything out. Anway, thanks to the helpful folks at Flump.net (cheers Andy!), the bandwidth limit has been raised and everything’s back online.
It seems that the bandwidth limit of 5Gb on my hosting account was reached yesterday, causing PhotographyBLOG and my other 2 websites (www.markgoldstein.co.uk and www.designauthor.com) to temporarily disappear off the face of the Internet. The situation wasn’t helped by the fact that I went away for the weekend and wasn’t…
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I finally got the opportunity to go back to the Lloyds Building in the heart of London on Thursday and take some more night-time shots. The Canon EOS 10D really excels at this kind of subject; the ability to check the exposure after taking a shot and then adjust the shutter speed accordingly removes the need to auto-bracket every shot, as you have to do with film. All of these shots were taken with the Canon 20-35mm lens, tripod mounted and stopped-down to an aperture of f/11. The only thing the Canon 10D doesn’t do is prevent drunken business-men from heckling you while you’re trying to concentrate…
You can see some more images of the Lloyds Building in my Travel - London - Lloyds Building album.
Lloyds Building #1 Lloyds Building #2 Lloyds Building #3 I finally got the opportunity to go back to the Lloyds Building in the heart of London on Thursday and take some more night-time shots. The Canon EOS 10D really excels at this kind of subject; the ability to check…
The US company FlashFixers have just announced the release of ImageRecall, a new software program that recovers lost and corrupted images from all kinds of memory cards. There is a trial version of ImageRecall available to download (limited to recovering 10 images), and if you like what you see the full version retails for $39.95.
“ImageRecall is an easy to use, fast and universal image recovery software package designed for amateur and professional digital camera users alike. It can be used to recover lost or erased images from all types of digital film cards including CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MMC, SD, xD, Memory Stick and Microdrive, from ANY manufacturer. All you need is a computer with a card reader or USB enabled digital camera that names a logical drive. This package can also be used to recover erased images from formatted cards, Jazz, Zip, hard and floppy disks and does not require any expert knowledge.”
Website: ImageRecall
The US company FlashFixers have just announced the release of ImageRecall, a new software program that recovers lost and corrupted images from all kinds of memory cards. There is a trial version of ImageRecall available to download (limited to recovering 10 images), and if you like what you see the…
David Burren is an Australian nature photographer who uses Canon digital camera equipment. He has posted a couple of articles recently that will be of interest to all current and would-be Canon DSLR owners. “Sigma 15-30mm vs. Canon 17-40mm” and “Choosing a wide-angle zoom lens for an EOS D30/D60/10D” are self-explanatory articles with plenty of technical info, personal opinion and sample images. Visit David’s site first if you haven’t bought a wide-angle lens yet (or a 10D for that matter!) (found via digicamera.net).
Website: David Burren Photography
David Burren is an Australian nature photographer who uses Canon digital camera equipment. He has posted a couple of articles recently that will be of interest to all current and would-be Canon DSLR owners. “Sigma 15-30mm vs. Canon 17-40mm” and “Choosing a wide-angle zoom lens for an EOS D30/D60/10D” are…
Yesterday Leica announced the DIGITAL-MODUL-R, a 10 Megapixel digital back for the R8 and R9 cameras. Developed in association with Imacon and Kodak, the camera back is still very much work-in-progress. All images on the Web are computer-generated versions, and the actual produuct won’t be unveiled until the Photokina photography trade show at the end of 2004. The DIGITAL-MODUL-R has an early suggested RRP of 4,500 Euro.
Website: Leica - DIGITAL-MODUL-R
Website: DPReview News
Yesterday Leica announced the DIGITAL-MODUL-R, a 10 Megapixel digital back for the R8 and R9 cameras. Developed in association with Imacon and Kodak, the camera back is still very much work-in-progress. All images on the Web are computer-generated versions, and the actual produuct won’t be unveiled until the Photokina photography…
Petteri Sulonen has added a new article to his website which attempts to answer the eternal question that everyone asks on all Canon website forums - “Which lens should I buy?” for my new Canon 10D. If I had a ?/$/Euro for every time that question is asked, I would be a moderately rich man by now…
“In my opinion, before embarking on lens selection, you should sink two fenceposts: budget and weight. A lens that’s too heavy to take along is utterly wasted money. A lens that’s so expensive that it leaves you short in a critical area will also hurt you… although, of course, patience helps—you can always get the other stuff later.”
Website: Petteri’s Pontifications - “Which lens should I buy?”
Petteri Sulonen has added a new article to his website which attempts to answer the eternal question that everyone asks on all Canon website forums - “Which lens should I buy?” for my new Canon 10D. If I had a ?/$/Euro for every time that question is asked, I would…
A new version of firmware, 1.0.1, has been released for the Canon EOS 10D. I think it must win the award for the most unexciting update ever, as it only corrects 2 very minor things:
1. It increases the reliability of USB communication when used with the camera direct print.
2. It corrects wrong simplified Chinese letters on MENU.
Website: Canon BeBit - EOS 10D Firmware Update Version 1.0.1
A new version of firmware, 1.0.1, has been released for the Canon EOS 10D. I think it must win the award for the most unexciting update ever, as it only corrects 2 very minor things: 1. It increases the reliability of USB communication when used with the camera direct print…
Imaging Resource have reviewed the Fuji FinePix F410, a 3.1 megapixel camera with an RRP of $499.
“In short, it’s a great take-anywhere, no-brainer point & shoot camera, with enough capability to bring back good-looking images from a wide variety of situations. If you’re shopping for a nice all-around camera that’s very portable as well, you should give the F410 a good look.”
Imaging Resource have reviewed the Fuji FinePix F410, a 3.1 megapixel camera with an RRP of $499. “In short, it’s a great take-anywhere, no-brainer point & shoot camera, with enough capability to bring back good-looking images from a wide variety of situations. If you’re shopping for a nice all-around camera…
Digital Camera Resource have posted a First Look at a pre-production version of the Nikon Coolpix 5400.
“My pre-production camera isn’t going to win any awards for its autofocus. Locking focusing took longer than I would’ve liked—about a second. What really surprised me was how often it was unable to lock focus, even in good lighting. I’m hoping the production model will fare better.”
Digital Camera Resource have posted a First Look at a pre-production version of the Nikon Coolpix 5400. “My pre-production camera isn’t going to win any awards for its autofocus. Locking focusing took longer than I would’ve liked—about a second. What really surprised me was how often it was unable to…
Popular Photography Magazine have published a 5-page review of the Canon EOS 10D. As with most other reviewers, they seem to quite like it…
“As we said, the Canon EOS 10D is built more like a pro camera than either the D60 or D30. But does it perform like one? On nearly every level, the answer is yes!”
Popular Photography Magazine have published a 5-page review of the Canon EOS 10D. As with most other reviewers, they seem to quite like it… “As we said, the Canon EOS 10D is built more like a pro camera than either the D60 or D30. But does it perform like one…
A report by the InfoTrends Research Group predicts that digital camera sales will completely replace sales of film cameras in North America by the year 2008. Digital camera unit sales are forecast to reach 14.3 million units in 2003. The report also rather conservatively comments “Additionally, within the five-year forecast, digital camera vendors are expected to deliver sub-$1,000 amateur digital SLRs that support interchangeable lenses, which will also cut into film camera sales.” I would have thought and hoped that a sub-$1,000 amateur digital SLR would be released well before 2008…
Website: InfoTrends
A report by the InfoTrends Research Group predicts that digital camera sales will completely replace sales of film cameras in North America by the year 2008. Digital camera unit sales are forecast to reach 14.3 million units in 2003. The report also rather conservatively comments “Additionally, within the five-year forecast…
In an attempt to break the endless stream of news about the Olympus E-1, I’ve taken the drastic step of adding a completely new section to PhotographyBLOG. The Articles section will contain all of my hopefully coherent personal ramblings that won’t fit into a normal everyday posting. My first ever article explores a well-worn theme; the advantages and disadvantages of digital photography…
In an attempt to break the endless stream of news about the Olympus E-1, I’ve taken the drastic step of adding a completely new section to PhotographyBLOG. The Articles section will contain all of my hopefully coherent personal ramblings that won’t fit into a normal everyday posting. My first ever…