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The Nikon Speedlight SB-910

david — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:44:52 +0000

Nikon recently announced the Nikon SB-910 Speedlight, which replaces the outgoing SB-900. The SB-910 is an incremental update of the SB-900 fixing and correcting issues found in the older model. Most strobists will probably find the changes more than welcome. …

Around the world in 60 seconds

david — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:15:06 +0000

Check out this inspring timelapse taken from the International Space Station and stitched together by science teacher James Drake: Science teacher Mr Drake used some 600 free-to-access images on the website The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, and knitted …

Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras launched

david — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:15:10 +0000

So the rumours are true… Nikon has finally joined the mirrorless bandwagon. AND.. according to their blog, their new cameras are record breakers as well: Nikon 1 J1 is the world’s smallest camera among competing interchangeable lens digital cameras equipped …

Sony Alpha 77 links roundup (updated 24 September 2011)

david — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:43:51 +0000

Minolta by way of Sony has a knack for putting out innovative products, as they showed when they pulled the wraps off of the Alpha 55. Now, Sony has upped the ante with the Alpha 77 with impressive specs such …

New cameras, but no sign of Nikon DSLRs

david — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:52:13 +0000

Both Nikon and Sony announced a bunch of new cameras yesterday. Sony has two new DSLRs and two new NEX cameras. All four are impressive. In contrast, Nikon announced six new Coolpix cameras. Where are the DSLRs Nikon?! For me, …

Twitter adds user photo galleries

david — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:13:23 +0000

Twitter has added photo galleries. A couple of weeks ago, Twitter added image uploading. Now you can have all those images in one easy to browse space. You’re limited to the last 100 images you loaded though. Facebook’s user status …

Day to Night

david — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:22:52 +0000

Check out some awesome pictures that depict a 10-hour timespan of New York in a single image. Photographer Stephen Wilkes would set up his camera on a single spot over a 10-hour period capturing various images and then digitally manipulate …

Two more lens reviews from Thom

david — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:36:12 +0000

Thom’s added two more lens reviews, this time they’re less exotic and more within the reach of people like myself. They are the Nikkor AF-S 50mm ƒ/1.8G and the Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G DX ED VR. Thom didn’t think there was much …

Four new lens reviews by Thom Hogan

david — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:28:50 +0000

Thom’s been rather busy, posting four lens reviews in pretty quick succession. The lenses he focuses on are exotic long telephotos, with one exception, the Nikkor 14-24mm ƒ/2.8 ED. The long teles are in keeping with his annual safari trips. …

Amateur Photographer: Royal wedding photographers, behind the scenes

david — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:46:53 +0000

A quick post… The recent wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton surely stirred up a storm of interest and photographers were there to cover virtually every angle of the event. Take a look at what Nikon did to support …