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The end of Olympus
This is not yet fully certain, but Olympus is today at the core of a maelstrom. So much of it that it is advisable to think about the possible end to the brand itself As a matter of fact, we are witnesses to an almost unbelievable financial chronicle on a background of fraud, creative accounting…
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Buy used photo gear, if…
photo credit: EvelynGiggles …if the price difference with New is really large enough (don’t forget that in most countries and in Europe importing photo gear from outside requires to pay VAT and a few % of custom duties): Buy New if the difference is small, you’ll also get a manufacturer warranty. …if the selling web…
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Thailand flood update
As you already know, Thailand is suffering major floods observed since last July with considerable rainfall during this long period of time normally watered by the rains of the South-East Asiatic monsoon (albeit much stronger this year). Many parts of the country are invaded by the water which do not stop to rise near (and…
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Thailand: Sony impacted products
For the follwing new products, Sony just removed all forecast of availability. NEX-7 NEX-5N NEX-C3 Alpha 65 Source: Steve Huff.
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Thailand floods: Drama all over again
We may have been thinking that the drama observed in Japan last March were going to disappear from to landscape of photographic camera manufacturers. The catastrophic floods of Thailand came to bring us back to the sad reality. High waters are rushing through Thailand. The Bangkok county is now seriously preoccupied by the devastation and…
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Manufacturing film and cards
In only a few years, we went from analog silver-based film to the Flash memory card. Let’s have some little fun comparing both manufacturing processes, thanks to Kodak, then Lexar. The world is moving. YouTube link YouTube link YouTube link Film or cards; Kodak or Lexar; Years apart, but the same attention to production quality.
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A few days off
Don’t worry too much if the posts are rare in the coming days. I’ll be off to Botswana for a photo trip.
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War Correspondant in a PC video game
If you always wanted to be a war correpsondant (WarCo in short) type of photographer but did not have the guts to risk your life, there is an Australian company, Defiant, which is trying to get the funds to finish a PC game based on such a scenario. Instead of using a gun to spread…
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Nikon F
Not really an electronic brain, the Nikon F still is the preferred camera of many photographers. Or their best memory. YouTube link YouTube link