Photo curiosity

  • Sony NEX: New richer firmware?

    It is quite possible that Sony already is working on updates to the Sony NEX camera firmware to bring more controls in video capture mode (which is still quite limited). According to slashcam.de, this comes from Ichiro Takagi (Deputy President of the Imaging Business Group of Sony). We would have to wait until the opening…

  • Little Sony news

    There are a few little sounds that come from people who know about Sony. First, and this is no longer a rumour, Sony has delayed the availability of the Sony Alpha 560 until beginning of 2011. The exact date seems a bit unclear (January or later?) and the reason is still unknown (production/manufacturing issues or…

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  • Luis Argerich

    Luis Argerich shot that photo on a visit to a local nature reserve. He found those trees and the sun was high right in the middle, the day was hot and the naked trees were really warm to the touch. Some people would drop the picture as either uninteresting or requiring too much post-processing, but…

  • Tamron 60-lens giveaway

    To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Tamron is giving away 60 (sixty!) Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD zoom lenses, one each day from September 1st. Register at http://www.tamron-usa.com.

  • Olympus m4/3 roadmap

    After a few recent announcements, Olympus just disclosed its roadmap of the micro 4/3 format. It becomes quite clear that Olympus is concentrating a lot of efforts on this format, and that the perspective becomes more readable. Nota bene: At the same time, Olympus UK reduces the price of an E-PL1 kit with the M.Zuiko…

  • Hasselblad: Wait and see

    When you don’t have much to tell and the competition is launching products like Spring is blooming, what do you do? Like Hasselabld, you announce… that you will announce “exciting news” on the 22th of September, when the Photokina opens. This is definitely not viral marketing.

  • Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4

    Faithful to its age-old fame, Carl Zeiss shows us a new wide-angle lens aiming at the high-end of the market, at least because of the “widigantic” aperture of f/1.4. Available in Canon and Nikon mounts at 1385€, from the first quarter of 2011.

  • Unchain your GIMP links

    This month, it’s time for a new round of GIMP links. Of course, the Linux-based photographers are the primary target of this list. But, remember that GIMP is also available as a valuable option for the money-sensitive user of Windows, too. Use GIMP to Process Time Lapse Photography (from LifeHacker) GIMP 2.8: A preview of…