Category: Photo
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Sony & Sigma on long tele zooms
Today’s launches in Las Vegas have the advantage of offering good opportunities to make interesting comparisons. First comes to my mind the opposition of two high-end tele-zooms that should interest the enthusiast photographer looking toward sports, wildlife and even portrait: Sigma APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G (SAL70300G) Tous les deux…
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Snail kite, male
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis, Milan des marais). Brazil, 2007.
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Sony Alpha 900: 24.8 mega-pixels in Full Frame in 2008
Ok! Sony did not disclose this in so many words yet, but it’s become quite clear. Let’s review the facts and the rumours: Fact: Last year, Sony showed a mockup of a future Digital SLR camera tagged as “flagship”. Rumour: The enormous size of the pentaprism of the viewfinder shown lets people wonder whether Sony…
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Sony Alpha 100: New firmware
Check it: The firmware went to version 1.04. https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/download/DSLR/DSCA100V104E.zip
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Deers from Pantanal, Brazil
Red brocket deer (Mazama americana, daguet rouge)Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus, Cerf des marais)Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Brazil, 2007.
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Nikon D60, small, light and super low cost
Nikon needed some freshening up of its entry-level digital SLR. so, with the opening of Las Vegas PMA, we discover the newest Nikon D60. 10.2 MP sensor, with integrated dust reduction: Relatively small compared to the current 12MP cheap D-SLRs of the competition. But that’s not much of a difference in lines or columns of…
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Canon color management guide
A guide published by Canon to help you better manage colour with photo cameras and photo printers from this brand. Canon color management guide (2MB PDF file)
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Blue-crowned trogon, male
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui, Trogon couroucou). Brazil, 2007.
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Great black hawk
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga, Buse urubu). Brazil and Argentina, 2007.