Month: June 2010

  • Jimmy Chin

    Photographer who are also climbers of the highest summits of our world know very well how difficult it is to render the tough conditions their activities are developing in and their beautiful environment. That is the single reason that I cannot avoid recommending a visit to the mountain photographs of Jimmy Chin. The shot below…

  • Sigma SD15: Too late, too expensive?

    Sigma announced that the Digital SLR first presented in 2008, Sigma SD15, will become available on 25 June 2010. Up to this point, it just looked like Sigma was fighting to close the time gap. But there are plenty of comments on the web about the prices that have been associated to this announcement: Europe:…

  • Adobe Lightroom v3 is now available

    After several weeks of waiting, I can now confirm that the latest version of Adobe Lightroom, version 3, is now available. You can go and purchase it.

  • Alpha 290 & Alpha 390: This is official now

    This time, the rumour became a full-fledged announcement and Sony presented officially their new 14MP DSLR photo cameras: Sony Alpha 290 and Sony Alpha 390. They will be offering renewed entry-level solutions for the amateur photographer willing to have a Digital SLR camera with up-to-date technology. Key features both the A290 and A390 share: A…

  • Vintage photo cameras

    It’s been years that I fell in love with the excellent Dark Roasted Blend web site. Today, I found a nice post showing some of the most beautiful vintage photo cameras they could find. Recommended visit if you have a couple of minutes to spend.

  • Joel Sartore

    Let’s celebrate the book from Joel Sartore, co-published by National Geographic, “Rare: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species”. It started out as something for him to work on close to home while his wife was treated for breast cancer (thankfully, she has since made a full recovery.) Showing animals on simple black and white backgrounds gives…

  • New Sony DSLR: Alpha 290 & Alpha 390

    According to a message on the forums of Dyxum, a Swedish magazine, “Digitalfoto för Alla”, just presented the new SLR photo cameras from Sony. This looks terribly like an error in the publication date (a leak a few days before the official launch). The two photo cameras (A290 et A390) will both be equipped with…

  • Nikon D4?

    According to a reader of Nikon Rumours Forum, here is the upcoming Nikon D4. Possibly a neat Photoshop job, but it looks quite nice. What would be the feature set of such a Nikon D4?

  • Laser reticle for your SLR

    If you are as found of action movies and action video games as you love photography, you may appreciate the looks of this small hot-shoe accessory which will help you align your camera with your subject. Four separate reticles (Point, Circle Point, Circle Cross, Cross), two colors (green, red), and three laser strengths define this…