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Toshiba has a new range of UHS-I compliant high-speed SDHC and SDXC cards exceeding SD Class 10 performance with 95MBps read and 90MBps write speeds. The new EXCERIA line will be offered in capacities up to 64Gb. The EXCERIA will be offered as Type 1 (95MBps read, 90MBps write), Type 2 (95MBps read, 60MBps write), …
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The National Geographic Student Expeditions, the student travel program for the National Geographic Society, is calling for entries to their photo contest. This is open to US students in grades 9-12. Grand Prize is a slot in the London Photography Workshop this summer. Second and Third Place prizes are $250 and $100, respectively, where the …
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The new Sony SLT-a57 translucent mirror camera updates the original alpha’s fixed-mirror, electronic viewfinder DSLR with the latest Bionz processor, 12 fps with continuous autofocus, and full HD video at 60p, 60i or 24p frame rates. Sony said their innovative Translucent Mirror design directs incoming light to the CMOS image sensor and the AF sensor …
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Canon USA has announced the new full frame EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera boasting a better 61-point autofocus system, lower noise performance, enhanced weather sealing, Full HD video with manual control, and a built-in headphone socket for audio monitoring. At $3,500 body only, the new 22-megapixel camera appears to be overpriced compared with Nikon’s …
The new Nokia 808 PureView smartphone boasts 41-megapixels in a tiny 1/1.2-inch image sensor. While that is 1.5 times larger than the 1/1.83-inch sensor in the Nokia N8, how can it cram 41-million pixels in minuscule real estate and claim good image quality? The answer, Nokia says, is pixel oversampling. It works this way: pixel …
Andy Cotton has introduced his Cotton Carrier Camera Vest, a novel way to carry one or two cameras of any size and weight. Andy says all the strain and pain placed on a photographer’s neck and shoulder is completely eliminated with the camera locked securely into place, but instantly available. Perfect for all kinds of …
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DxO Labs has updated its DxO Optics Pro lens correction software for Mac and Windows. Both the Standard and Elite editions of DxO Optics Pro v7.2.1 now support the Canon G1X, Sony NEX-7, Nikon 1 J1, Nikon 1 V1, and Olympus E-P2. DxO Optics Pro v7.2.1 includes more than 300 modules that have been added …
The new book, Mastering the Fuji X100 by Michael Diechtierow (Rocky Nook, 192 pages, $30), provides the ambitious photographer with everything he needs to know to operate this classically designed camera. Readers will learn about the features and capabilities of the X100 and will discover numerous tips and tricks for how to maximize its potential. …
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The mess of its bosses notwithstanding, Olympus surges forward with an attractive remake of an old classic, the OM rangefinder camera. Its reincarnation, the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 builds upon the 40-year legacy of the OM SLR film camera series and offers a Micro Four Thirds digital camera that boasts a built-in electronic viewfinder, superior …
There’s nothing new about the Sigma SD1 Merrill, just the re-branding with the Merrill name in honor of the originator of Sigma’s Foveon technology, Richard B. Merill. What’s new is its price: officially $3,300 MSRP which could translate to about $2,300 street – a big price drop from its original price of $6,900. The Sigma …