Photo curiosity

  • Oleg Kasko

    Black and white is no longer used by most nature landscape photographers. This is a pity. Oleg Kasko is maintaining this tradition with pictures that magnify the mystery and the beauty of the places where he brings his camera. And it is quite some equipment: This photo was taken on a sunny winter day with…

  • Pentax reviews

    I just updated the tests/reviews in the database of the SLR photo cameras, mostly for the Pentax and Samsung cameras (and some Nikon, Sony, Canon, too).

  • Three SLR compared

    AlphaMountWorld just produced a very interesting comparative review of three of the most attractive digital SLR photo cameras now on the market: Sony Alpha A500 Nikon D5000 Canon EOS 500D ou Rebel T1i Of course, this test is listed in the list of comparisons/reviews attached to the feature page of each of these cameras (follow…

  • Sony A450 not in the USA

    According to AlphaMountWorld, the Sony Alpha A450 would not be distributed to the US market. Maybe Sony thought that the Americans don’t need to get this low-cost A500…

  • Jak Wonderly

    Jak Wonderly is a photographer able to apply his art to many a subject, but what attracted my attention is his work about horses at a friend’s ranch where he will find these great animals rescued from slaughter or neglect. “The most important decision I make in my work is how to approach a subject.…

  • Download the Pentax K-x manual

    The user manual for the Pentax K-x is now available for free download (at Pentax Japan). Pentax K-x User Manual

  • Nikon Lens Simulator

    It is sometimes difficult for the budding photographer (or for more seasoned ones, also) to clearly grab the differences between focal lengths. Nikon comes to our help with their Lens Simulator. Nothing absolutely new, but a nice one (even taking into account the differences between DX and FX formats – APS-C and Full Frame).

  • Alpha 450: Sony plays the 850 gig again

    Sony just announced a new SLR photo camera: The Sony Alpha 450. As a matter of fact, it is merely a simplified version of the Sony Alpha 550. Gone is the tiltable LCD screen, removed the sensor which allowed to catch the image from the viewfinder in LiveView mode (a real specificity of the previous…

  • Canon updates the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM zoom

    Canon has just presented its newest zoom lens. The 70-200mm range is quite important because at f/2.8 it is one of the most coveted high-quality lenses. The new features: Faster AutoFocus algorithms Min focusing distance: 1.2m Wider focusing ring Weather-sealing Magnesium allow barrel for a better reliability at the small cost of only 1490g weight…