Institutions and private collectors have another date to mark on their calendars: May 12, 2012. Approximately a little over two months from now, a rare selection of 500 cameras, lenses, and accessories will be heading to the auction block at the 21st WestLicht Camera Auction. This auction comes just two weeks after Tamarkin’s Photographica Spring Auction, [...]
Japan’s national broadcasting organization, NHK, has revealed that they are developing a sensor that is capable of capturing 8k video at 120fps. These chips will be able to support NHK’s Super Hi-Vision standard of 7680×4320 pixels, which is known as UHDTV. At 33 megapixels, this is over sixteen times higher than the resolution of current 1080p [...]
With all of the recent news about the Olympus OM-D, you’d think that the manufacturer would be planning to release more shooters from the same line; if not to take advantage of all the publicity, at least to just keep the momentum going. The E-PL3 cameras, which are a part of Olympus’s PEN line. However, [...]
Although it’s hard to imagine a suite as powerful as Photoshop making its way to tablets, that’s just what Adobe did when they put Photoshop Touch on Android devices at the beginning of this year. Well, as of yesterday, Apple fanboys need fret no longer as Photoshop Touch has made its way to the iPad [...]
Phottix recently posted a mysterious photo on their official blog of an upcoming product with the title “Photo: Game-changer”. This is probably their answer to the PocketWizard Plus III which, by the way, TogTech is giving away for free. Aside from the image, the Phottix team did not give away any other hints except for the comment: [...]
Based on a photo posted by Pentax Imaging, the Pentax Optio WG-2 has reached new levels of, well, crap – only in a good way? I’m rarely lost for words but this one’s got me. The camera is one of Pentax’s rugged offerings that comes with the usual plethora of “proofs.” It’s waterproof, dustproof, freeze [...]
No matter the product in question, it’s unfortunate when it faces delay. This may not be the end of the world when it’s something such as a video game or cellphone but when it’s a tool utilized in your profession, things may get a bit rocky. On that note, those who are highly anticipating the [...]
Less than a month ago, DxO Optics Pro posted the updated version 7.2 of their photo processing software. You might have been a bit disappointed when you learned that it only added support for the Canon S100 and Panasonic G-Series cameras, especially if the camera you’ve got isn’t one that the application currently supports. However, [...]
According to Nikon Rumors, Nikon will be announcing a $500 price drop on their recently replaced D700 for US customers in March. This comes after the price reduction already took place in Europe just days after the D800 was announced, so it doesn’t come as a shock so much as a confirmation. The rumored price [...]
Here’s a great video from brusspup showing how a simple rubber band can dramatically improve your panning shots on a cheapo tripod. [DIYPhotography]