Photo curiosity

  • DxOMark: Pentax K-5 now at the top!

    It was not even a full day after I indicated that the Sony Alpha 55 was at the top of the competition since it had the best sensor evaluation ranking among the APS-C camera sensors. Here comes a new update from DxO Labs and the DxOMark ranking is revolutionized. Not only is the Pentax K5…

  • 24MP/FF for Nikon and Sony

    24MP/FF for Nikon and Sony

    photo credit: Edur8 There is currently a Full Frame digital sensor being developed by Sony. Or more precisely, Sony currently works on a 24 mega-pixel technology in the Full Frame form factor (FX in the Nikon local language) and the two applications actually forecast are at Nikon for building the Nikon D800 and at Sony…

  • Alpha 55: The best according to DxO

    Alpha 55: The best according to DxO

    It is clear that Sony has impressed a number of the users with its Alpha 55 (A55-SLT). Despite the very legitimate concerns about the length of video sequences, the camera seems to be appreciated a lot by all the evaluators. The latest and possibly the most impressive (or the most telling) is the recent evaluation…

  • Discount on posters and calendars

    It is the right time to prepare your Christmas gifts and the coming new year with my photographic prints or my posters (or even the new year’s cards). And it will help me maintain the YLovePhoto web site. But, I want to extend this to a gift for you. You will be able to use…

  • Instant rebate on Nikon lenses at B&H

    Instant rebate on Nikon lenses at B&H

    70-300mm VR Lens & 18-55mm Bundled with the D-5000 ($250 Instant Rebate) 18-200mm VR Bundled with the D-90 ($300 Instant Rebate) 24-70 f/2.8G ED mm & 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Bundled with D-300S or D-700 ($700 Instant Rebate) This offer ends 11/20/2010: Hurry up! And all the other rebates at B&H.

  • Nikon D7000: Available or not?

    Nikon D7000: Available or not?

    This is becoming the hot question for November 2010: When will the Nikon D7000 be really available? First, people noticed the difficulty (in October) to get the new camera even on pre-order (and Amazon started offering a small amount to their impatient customers). And, we assumed that this was just normal (after all, Nikon had…

  • Haroon Sheikh

    When people ask me what makes a beautiful photo, I have a whole lot of prepared answers ready, but in most cases I appreciate the simplicity of a picture. It does not always means that the photo has to be limited to two color bands neatly separated. As Haroon Sheikh shows in his photography work…

  • Longer bursts for the Pentax K-5

    Longer bursts for the Pentax K-5

    Pentax just announced that they will be able to lengthen the bursts of continuous shooting in the Pentax K-5 with a future new firmware. Availability: Somewhere in November 2010. Source : QueSabesDe.com

  • Firmware v2.0.8 for the 5D Mark II

    A firmware update (version 2.0.8) for the Canon EOS 5D Mk II. Fix for not using the user mode (C1, C2, C3) in video capture Fix for not releasing the shutter when Auto Power is set to “on” Fix for an over-exposure in LiveView mode when ISO setting is on L Fix for resetting the…