Greetings, this blog is dedicated to my life in photography. I want to make this a place to stop and relax. In the hope that this will help in these trying times
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
A rebirth?
Nikon's system 1 seemed moribund but now with this camera it signals a departure, a new direction and some signs of life,
Nikon has just announced the 1 AW1 as world's first rugged, waterproof mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It has also engineered AW versions of its 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10mm f/2.8 lenses that are now both shockproof and waterproof. The Nikon 1 AW1 features similar specifications to the J3, with a 14MP sensor that can shoot up to 15 frames per second with continuous AF (60 fps with fixes focus only), The camera waterproof down to a depth of 15m (49ft) and shockproof from a height of 2m (6.6 ft). Some call these type of cameras "life proop;" good copy but meaningless;
The 1 AW1 also has built-in GPS, altimeter and depth gauge, while the pop-up flash is also waterproof. The camera features three modes that can optimize underwater photographs. This will cost around $800/£750/€799 with 11-27.5mm lens and $1,000/£950/€1019 with the 10mm f/2.8 added to make a two-lens kit. A bit pricey in today's market. Nut who knows.
Nikon has just announced the 1 AW1 as world's first rugged, waterproof mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It has also engineered AW versions of its 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10mm f/2.8 lenses that are now both shockproof and waterproof. The Nikon 1 AW1 features similar specifications to the J3, with a 14MP sensor that can shoot up to 15 frames per second with continuous AF (60 fps with fixes focus only), The camera waterproof down to a depth of 15m (49ft) and shockproof from a height of 2m (6.6 ft). Some call these type of cameras "life proop;" good copy but meaningless;
The 1 AW1 also has built-in GPS, altimeter and depth gauge, while the pop-up flash is also waterproof. The camera features three modes that can optimize underwater photographs. This will cost around $800/£750/€799 with 11-27.5mm lens and $1,000/£950/€1019 with the 10mm f/2.8 added to make a two-lens kit. A bit pricey in today's market. Nut who knows.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
News from Phase One
Many swear by this raw converter. I have used it and was happy with the results but the interface seemed rather tedious. Now Capture One V 7,1.4 has been released.
Phase One has released it's latest version of its Raw processing engine , Capture One 7.1.4. As it's customary, this update offers support for more new cameras
and lenses, and also claims improved performance when handling
large numbers of files. Capture One 7 now supports
the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II, Fujifilm X-M1 and Olympus E-P5 plus many
others, and adds 32 new lens profiles.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Very nice but where's the viewfinder
I do not know about you but I need a viewfinder since I find using LCD's for composition totally useless. Perhaps I'm old school but how do you compose an invisible subject? Can they offer an external one at least. But then the total package would be too high. Problems, problems.
FujiFilm brings out their cheapest X-series ILC so far: The X-A1
FujiFilm has announced their new compact ILC, which is the cheapest X-series interchangeable lens camera offered so far: the new X-A1. Although it comes in a very affordable package, that includes the FUJINON XC16-50mm F/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens, the X-A1 is still sports many nice features and high performance. Image and video capture employs an APS-C sized, 16.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor working with the powerful EXR Processor II. Fujifilm asserts that this combination not only yields high-quality photos and full 1080p HD video, but it also hints at dSLR-like performance, with it's fast start-up and shutter lag speeds and continuous capture at up to 5.6fps; at full resolution, no less, and for up to 30 frames!. Other features include a tilting 3.0-inch LCD screen, sensitivity settings from ISO 100 - 25,600, built-in Wi-Fi, and the usual creative exposure modes.Where's the traffic?
Paris is not only a beautiful city, but it's a city that works. Things function well from the public transportation system to the orderly ways that city life unfolds. I had forgotten this. Having arrived from today's Italy where all is total pandemonium and confusion and where traffic is absolutely impossible and made worse by an indifference to traffic regulations - stop signs are optional and traffic lights are deemed an evil best to ignore and where a pedestrian puts his life in his hands if he trusts the the pedestrian crosswalks on the corners - I was pleasantly surprised at the very light traffic. Of course there's the greatest metro in the world where trains come every 5 minutes so there's no reason to use cars. The cars that one sees are all parked on the streets and none are on sidewalks and traffic is very orderly. There are also many bikes and these tends to lessen traffic even more. There are motorini but not as many as in Italy where everyone who owns a car also owns one as this is the only way to find a parking spot.
All of this makes for very clean air and for pleasant walks. If one could only find a decent espresso, Paris would be perfect.
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All of this makes for very clean air and for pleasant walks. If one could only find a decent espresso, Paris would be perfect.
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Paris je t'aime.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Contrasty light
Let's face it the harder or more problematic the light the greater are the potential results. Be not afraid of so called difficult light. See the light and use it to it's full potential. Ah..the dying of the light...do not take gentle photos...if you get my meaning and plagiarism.
A walk to the marina on an afternoon this past July in my beloved Castellammare del Golfo.
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