Technology opinions and digital photography

  • Bag contents for my photo safari (follow up)

    Bag contents for my photo safari (follow up)

    After the first article written just before I left for the Masai Mara photo safari, it was time to check on those comments and to see if they still held after the test of practical experience.

  • Sony D-SLR, don’t hold your breath!

    Sony D-SLR, don’t hold your breath!

    The comments reported by PhotoReporter.com are really worrying for the future of the existing Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) Konica-Minolta line. It appears that Sony thinks that they should move from the existing KM products toward a more Sony RD1-type of cameras. It seems to announce replacement of mechanical parts by electronic solutions (you can…

  • A logo for High-Definition TV – This is a mess

    A logo for High-Definition TV – This is a mess

    The EICTA (European Information and Communications Technology Association) just announced publication of a logo to clearly identify future equipements compatible with High Definition TV (HD TV). But the problem is to know what consumers will really understand. How can they differentiate between HD-ready and HD-TV logos. For example, HD-ready requires the presence of both analog…

  • Masai Mara – Birds, too

    Masai Mara – Birds, too

    The Masai Mara park hosts not only felines (I went there specially to watch them) and their preys (all kinds of antelopes), but also a large number of birds of all kinds. Travelling with Alain Saunier, reknowned ornithologist photographer, and with some other bird watchers allowed to stop and contemplate some very colourful (or less…

  • Minolta compatibility

    For all those who wonder about the compatibility of Minolta lenses and accessories bought before the move to digital technology with the recent Konica-Minolta Digital SLR (Dynax 7D and Dynax 5D), I can give some bits of advice that may be useful before buying a body from Konica-Minolta. First, the Minolta lenses seem to have…

  • Masai Mara – high point (female cheetah)

    Masai Mara – high point (female cheetah)

    During my recent photo safari to the Masai Mara park, there is a time to be singled out. It allowed me to take the following photo. As a matter of fact, this magnificent female cheetah is less that two meters from me…


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