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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Siena passageways
As one walks through the old city one finds all sort of interesting arched walkways. These were all shot in April, 2007 with the Nikon D-200 and the 18-70 3.5-4.5 kit lens.
Just when you thought 4K was high def.....
comes Sharp with a display that can only blow one's mind. Incredible.
Sharp flies ahead in the screen resolution race with 8K TV prototype
Friday, January 11, 2013
New York on a winter day
These photos were shot in February of 2007 with a Canon A-620 point and shoot camera. You do not need fancy expensive cameras to tale decent photos.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Summer dreams
Remembering a sunny July Saturday afternoon in 2009 with the Nikon D-700 at the superb Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Summer should be here soon.
Digital advantage
For all of the good qualities of film and for all it's many maddening limitations, I embraced digital early because it allowed me to do things that were very difficult or actually impossible with film. These two early digital shots show how changing the light balance on the camera can yield didderent results. The camera was the Fuji S1-Pro and the lens was the 80-300 ED Nikkor.
Very interesting...4K resolution...wow
4K resolution is 4X the resolution of a full HD screen and with an i5 processor, this becomes a very useful tool for photographers. It's incredible how fast things are changing.
Unlike last year's Consumer Electronics Show that brought a large number of new tablets to light, 2013 is a much quieter year on the
tablet front this week at ECS in Las Vegas. Panasonic is
showing a prototype of a 20-inch 4k (3840x2560, 230ppi) tablet that from an imaging point of view appears to be one of the most
interesting products at this show. The device is aimed at creative
professionals such as architects, designers and photographers.
It runs Windows 8, is powered by an Intel i5 processor and comes with 4GB RAM which can be expanded to 16GB. Despite the large screen size, the battery life is listed as approximately 2 hours. Panasonic claims the color reproduction is very accurate and the tablet comes with a high-resolution digital pen (Anoto touch-pen) for precise control and data input. This should be competition to Apple's retina display.
Although just a protoype, the device on display looks very well assembled and appears to be fully working.
It looks like a very interesting development and an item to watch. No pricing information or availability were announced. Stay tuned.
Panasonic new super HD tablet
It runs Windows 8, is powered by an Intel i5 processor and comes with 4GB RAM which can be expanded to 16GB. Despite the large screen size, the battery life is listed as approximately 2 hours. Panasonic claims the color reproduction is very accurate and the tablet comes with a high-resolution digital pen (Anoto touch-pen) for precise control and data input. This should be competition to Apple's retina display.
Although just a protoype, the device on display looks very well assembled and appears to be fully working.
It looks like a very interesting development and an item to watch. No pricing information or availability were announced. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Candid portraits, early digital photos / Olympus 10-E
These photos go back to June of 2002, when my super accomplished photographer daughter, Jennifer, had her first real show in Manhattan. The camera, the Olympus E-10 was my first "serious" digicam and one I used professionally while I was moving to total digital photography. By this time I was using the Fuji S-2 pro on jobs and using the E-19 just to "fool around." The image quality was great but the camera was not really useful on jobs.
Amazing news from Sigma
The Sigma DP3 Merrill |
This is truly amazing news because one can no longer say that small cameras are just that, small in performance. With this announcement, Sigma, well known for their high quality aftermarket lenses and unique cameras, are bringing out a new 46-megapixel fixed lens camera named the Sigma DP3 Merrill.. [This alone makes it an unusual product] It uses a large Foveon X3 image sensor, which measures 23.5x15.7mm, and is matched to a fast 50mm f/2.8 lens. The resulting huge 45MB image files are handled by the Dual TRUE II image processing engine, and photo framing is done via a high resolution 3.0-inch LCD. Will there be an optical attached viewfinder? We hope so. One can always find one that matches or approximates the angle of view of the fixed lens.
BTW, the name Merrill refers to the inventor of the unique Faveon sensor.
Although the camera's
features are quite impressive, its movie mode is totally passe' having a
maximum resolution of just 480p (640x480). Too bad.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
I'm very proud of these shots [part 1]
Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Canon FT |
Street shoe repairman China Town, Manhattan. Nikon SP-2 rangefinder |
State Street, Brooklyn. Leica M-4 |
Monday, January 7, 2013
ECS news from Fuji
FujiFilm Announces Seven New FinePix Digital Cameras
Pictured above is the FinePix HS50EXR
Just in time for ECS 2013, FujiFilm has made public that they are adding seven new FinePix models to their line up for early 2013, with the introduction of the HS50EXR, HS35EXR, SL1000, XP60, T550, S8300, and S8200.
These models cover three main categories of cameras; Bridge/Mega-zoom, Lifeproof, and Compact Super-Zoom.
The
" mega-zoom" models include the HS50EXR (42x optical zoom), HS35EXR (30x
optical zoom), SL1000 (50x optical zoom), S8300 (42x optical zoom), and
the S8200 (40x optical zoom) We are talking about some serious zoom ranges here. The HS50 and HS35 has a manually operated
zoom control, while the remaining models use powered zoom mechanisms.
They all share the same resolution of 16-megapixels, with the HS50 and
HS30 offering higher quality EXR CMOS type sensors. Each model offers a
great deal of versatility, not only in the zoom department, but also in
speed and exposure options.
The XP60 is their
new "lifeproof camera," you got to love this term, offers rugged features in a compact form factor.
This camera is waterproof (down to 20ft.), shockproof, freezeproof, and
dustproof. Along with these appealing features, the XP60 boasts
16-megapixels, a 5x zoom, and much more.
Finally, we have the FinePix T550. This is an
affordable, compact super-zoom that packs a punch with a 12x optical
zoom lens. Small enough to drop into your pocket, the T550 has the
features users demand from a camera that's easy to carrywith you at all
times, and easy on the budget.
My first medium format serious shot.
This photo was shot long ago on Ansco Super Hypan 500 and developed on Ansco Hyfonol. I can still remember the time, the place and the development data! The camera was the Yashicamat 125. my first medium format camera that made me fall in love with this format.
Retro design by Pentax
DP review has just posted an in depth review of this wonderful looking retro camera design by Pentax. Click on the link on the right side for the review,
It looks like the cameras we loved and used in the sixties and seventies before black bodies became the rage.
It looks like the cameras we loved and used in the sixties and seventies before black bodies became the rage.
More small cameras from Canon
Canon Announces Four New PowerShot Models
CES is almost here so three of these models will be quite familiar, adding to established camera lines, the forth model is something entirely new.
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