Author: Yves Roumazeilles

  • Sony Alpha 7 will come with a new AF system

    We had no difficult in imagining that the predicted disappearance of the Sony Alpha 700 would lead Sony to offer a true replacement (somewhere between the Sony Alpha 500/550 and the Full Frame cameras like the Alpha 850). But this is an informant of Photo-Rumors who presents what a new auto-focus (AF) system would look…

  • Pentax early history

    A long article is telling us the story of Pentax (or rather Asahi Pentax) with many an old photo camera that are so nice and fresh in the memory of photographers.

  • Audrey Bardou

    A very beautiful documentary about Life, Death, Humanity and those we no longer see. A last place of life « Today we can live longer, yes but how? »   –       November 25th, 2004: my grandfather is placed in a old people’s home. Marcel Bardou, my grandfather, 92 years old and widower for 7 years, has been…

  • Download Canon EOS 5D MkII user manual

    Were you looking for the EOS 5D MkII instruction manual? It is available for free download. You can find it: EOS 5D Mark II Instruction Manual from Canon USA Manuel d’instructions du modèle EOS 5D Mark II en français depuis le site de Canon Canada

  • Olympus E-600, inexpensive E-620

    Olympus announced the launch of its new SLR camera: The Olympus E-600. This photo camera uses the recipe you must prepare when in recession times: Build a new cheaper one from the old expensive product. Sony did the same with the launch of the Alpha 850 (an Alpha 900 simplified in order to break prices…

  • The Nikon D300 is leaving

    It was expected, after the arrival of the Nikon D300s, the older D300 is being removed from Nikon web sites one after the other. You have to admit that the Nikon D300s is a better D300 than the D300…

  • DSLR market change

    This is Photoscala which published the sales numbers for digital SLR cameras. The most amazingly interesting is -for me- which major brands progressed (or not) between 2006 and 2008: You cannot miss the obvious progress of Sony who clearly became a major actor of this market, and a significant competitor for Canon and Nikon. Furthermore,…

  • Willy Ronis is dead

    You may remember some of his best black and white photos which allowed to meet humanity at its best. Or you may have heard his last Summer’s interview of Guy le Querrec on France Culture. Source: Le Monde.

  • Photo gear on a budget

    Michael Zhang has a good set of advice to provide to help us all buy a lot of pro camera gear on a student budget. This is quite attractive because most photo enthusiasts quickly notice that the only limitation to our photo expenses is the money we can invest into it. Let’s admit it, there…