Category: Digital photography
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Canon EOS 40D, on September, 2
According to Fred Miranda’s forums, there should be a major electronics company ready to include the Canon EOS 40D into its catalog from September 2nd. Things are getting more and more precise. They should be accelerating now…
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Sony Alpha: A blog for new photo products?
Sony wanted to react to the (too?) many comments following their (simplistic) presentation of the new products of the SLR market (including objectives) at the recent PMA. For this they decided to include the photo issue in the Sony Electronics Products blog in order to better sequence the information that will be needed at the…
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Automatic correction of your photos
Removing an annoying front element, adding a few people to fill a too empty street, replacing an ugly part of an image. And do it automagically! This is what is offered by Carnegie Mellon University with its Clip Art and Scene Completion highly innovating tools just presented by their Graphics Labs. Carnegie Mellon, Graphics Labs
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Canon EOS 40D: First real images?
This time, it seems that Canon let go a few images to start just-not-officially teasing the public. The first shots are not giving too much information, but it’s a good confirmation that it’s probably arriving very very soon. No violent changes visible when we compare with the old Canon EOS 20D or 30D. I think…
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Photo: Compact or D-SLR?
CameraLabs does a good comparison between the different possibilities for a photographer: A small, light compact camera or a powerful, flexible, extensible Single Lens Reflex? Source: Should you buy a DSLR or a Compact?
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Sigma lowers SD-14 prices (by $400)
Sigma recognizing that the current pricing of its SD-14 is setting it a little out of the competitive market for digital SLR cameras, decided to drop it to $1200. Source: Popular photography.
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Canon 40D as seen by Chasseur d’Images
Again, Chasseur d’Images provided its forecast/rumour collection for the upcoming Canon 40D. Since some people wanted to see the list because it may be difficult to find the magazine out of Western Europe, here is a summary: Same chassis as the 30D Same viewfinder as the 30D No specific weather protection (competitive disadvantage against Nikon…
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LCD display: Repair dead pixels with software
The bane of LCD displays: dead pixels. It is still very uncommon to find display manufacturers who accept to provide a garantee against dead o stuck pixels on their LCD screens. Honestly, this is bordering on abuse knowing that the main objective of the screen is to display several hundred thousands of pixels: Dead pixels…
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Are lions really dangerous?
Sure they are! But Kevin Richardson, animal behaviourist, has learned how to go freely with them. He found that behaving submissively could ensure that the lions would accept him in their group. Source: DailyMail.