Category: Digital photography
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Canon 40D: Internal information this week
It seems that there would be some internal information spread on 12th/13th February inside Canon to prepare the announcement of the Canon EOS 40D digital SLR camera. Around there, it is said that the AF will be using the 9+6 sensor of the 5D camera. Stock-Photo-blogspot is also very precise in the list of rumoured…
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Designing a 3.2 giga-pixel camera for astronomy
Today, this is not a record image that we show, but the publication of a scientific paper about the design of an camera for astronomy to be installed in a giant telescope (8.4m), probably in Chile. The 3.2 giga-pixel LSST camera will produce approximately half a petabyte of archive images every month. These data need…
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Canon 40D: This is real science fiction
This is official now! The Canon EOS 40D, that some are awaiting with strong impatience as the sequel to the successful Canon EOS 20D and 30D, should be classified as science-fiction more than photography gadgetry. At least this is our opinion when looking at the scoop from Samuele Silva: Rumours are sometimes more than funny.…
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Nikon D300 features
Nikon D200All about the new Nikon D300 Currently, the D200 is a big sale at Nikon. However, people already started speculating about its future successor that everybody (except Nikon) seems to have named D300. Let’s try and summarize the little information/rumours that are available. Release date Nothing has been announced yet, but Ken Rockwell stated…
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Nikon digital cameras hands-on comparison of frames per second
Sometimes, it is a bit difficult to identify the difference between two digital cameras. But, when it comes to fast mechanics, it is easy to hear and see the difference between an entry-level amateur camera like the Nikon D70 or D80 and the professional camera of a Nikon D2X. Just look for yourself. Thanks to…
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A few nice bees
Flying bees shot in macrophoto on BeeDreams.com.
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40D, Canon leaks from China
This time, this is for sure. Canon leaked information about the new D-SLR on its Hong-Kong web site. No technical data (only an empty page with the interesting name), but the name is now confirmed. We are probably only a few hours/days from real data coming from Canon. After less than 24 hours, Canon replaced…
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The fairest image
This web site offers to compare two images. You click on the one that seems fairest to you. It allows to build a small top-10 list of the fairest images. Curiously, the majority of the fair images are colorful landscapes. It’s your turn to judge which image is the fairest! You can also propose images…
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Todd Essick: Submarine nude photos
It is often difficult to make nude photography and to stay in the realm of arts and good taste. Todd Essick certainly succeded in finding his own ways in this direction. He directs young beautiful scarcely clothed women without letting them become just… nude. And it happens in a surprising location: Under water. Even better,…