Category: Photo
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It was Halloween in Paris
A few images I shot in the streets of Paris during the 2005 Halloween celebration organized by an association of shop keepers in the Guy Moquet quarter. The costumes were quite interesting and the acting was very lively. Click on the thumbnails below to open the larger image. Real fun! If you know who the…
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Pentax goes blur-free
As many camera makers now, Pentax is reaching for technology that provides the promise of blur-free images. While Canon and Nikon aimed at stabilized lenses for their SLR cameras, Pentax chose an approach more similar to what Konica Minolta initiated with a mobile CCD sensor that is moved slightly by magnetic forces according to information…
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Crows in a field
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20 new lenses at Sony
This is the announcement of Toru Katsumoto, Senior General Manager at Sony, in charge of the Digital Imaging Business Group. In a publi-interview, he tells us that Sony does not intend to wait with the current large offer of existing lenses compatible with the Minolta lens-mount. They will launch 20 new lenses in year starting…
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First Sony Alpha
Norvegians from Digit.no show what appears to be the first sighting of a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera Alpha from Sony. Probably a replacement for the Dynax/Maxxum 5D. http://www.digit.no/wip4/detail.epl?id=91529
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Digital Artifacts – removing digital noise the easy way
The Luminous Landscape is a great web site with a lot of information on digital photography, excellent photos and nice reviews of related hardware and software. I singled out a nice little article about what they call “the colour gremlins” (More commonly, this is known as digital sensor noise). What is interesting is that they…
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Buffalo colourful airstrip
Click on the image to enlarge it.
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Ilford Printasia – Test of the Premium Photo Glossy Paper
Choosing a paper for your photo quality inkjet printer is always a difficult task. It’s even worse because tests tend to require a lot of expensive paper, expensive ink and annoying time. Today, I look into an Ilford paper supposed to combine quality and price: Printasia Premium Photo Glossy Paper.
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Comparison of high-end tele zoom lenses
During my recent safari in Kenya, I got the occasion of seeing some of the best tele-zoom lenses in action (I was the one with the smallest photo equipement). This gave me a feeling about the advantages or inconveniences of these, and the idea to dig a little deeper into the issue of comparing. So,…