Photo curiosity
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Aurora borealis
Terje Sorgjerd spent a week in the cold nights of Kirkenes and Pas National Park (near Russia) to collect images of the aurora borealis phenomenon before assembling them frame-by-frame into a single video. The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.
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This is the end for the Sony a290, a390 & a850
Sony made several “end of life” announcements for the Alpha series of DSLR. Two entry-level, the Alpha 290 and Alpha 390 are clearly replaced with the Alpha 35 and Alpha 55. The Alpha 850 is leaving the shelves -as it was expected from a long time- with a progressive price reduction of the Sony Alpha…
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Operation of aperture blades
Aperture Revealed – 120 fps – HD from Camera Technica on Vimeo. The same at a slower speed: Aperture Revealed – 240 fps – HD from Camera Technica on Vimeo. Thanks to Camera Technica for these videos.
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Firmware upgrade for Sony A33 & A55
Sony is also announcing that some of the new features of the Sony Alpha 35 will be made available for the older Sony Alpha 33 and Sony Alpha 55. Support for the ‘Picture Effect’ function featured on the new α35 High-Speed Synch is supported during wireless operation with a compatible external flash (α55 only) Revised…
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Here is the Sony SLT-A35 (and the Sony NEX-C3)
For 699€ (or $699), you will soon be able to buy (as early as June) the new DSLR from Sony, the Sony SLT-A35, Sony Alpha 35 or Sony α35 (depending on the exact name you want to use – this is still fuzzy for me). The main features are: New APS HD CMOS 16.2 MP…
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Markus Bruckner
Some photographs are more challenging than others and it has been a long time since I decided to include one of them here. Markus Bruckner offered an excellent opportunity with a great work which is fully abstract despite being real photography. The Real Stripes series was shot in 2008/2009 (published in 2009). It was shot…
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Cloud: Sony SLT-A35 in 50 words
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Cloud: Sony NEX-C3 in 50 words
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Repair the D300s
Before the D400 comes and replaces the Nikon D300s, let’s see how you can repair the pent bent pin from a CF card connector. A time-lapse video. YouTube link