Hand Inspection of High-Speed Film Recommended; Digital Media Safe in Transit
Wakefield, Mass. December 14, 2009 — Air travelers will again encounter strict enforcement of regulations on flying with lithium batteries this holiday season, according to the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A; http://www.i3a.org), the leading global association for the imaging industry.
Loose lithium batteries – both the primary lithium digital camera batteries and the lithium-ion types that power laptop computers, plus some AA batteries — have been prohibited in U.S. checked baggage since January 1, 2008 due to their extreme flammability; elsewhere in the world, regulations may be even more stringent. I3A recommends transporting any spare lithium batteries in carry-on baggage only, for safety’s sake and to avoid possible confiscation of items from checked baggage. Additional pointers and information can be found on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Web site, http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/batteries.shtm.
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Contest period: January 15th – March 1st, 2010.
“Leica Oskar Barnack Award” competition: open to all professional photographers.
“Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award” competition: open to any (prospective) professional photographer aged 25 or under at the time of entering.
[ For contest details and to enter, visit: Leica ]
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Shooting concerts can be specially tricky with low light, fast moving subjects, and people in your way to a good picture.
Joseph Linaschke is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles and shoots lifestyle photography for clients like Apple, Inc. and concert photography for clients like Seal.
In this article, he gives his best 8 Tips for Getting Great Images at Rock Concerts. He covers lens, aperture, ISO, focus… and shares his experience for getting great shots.
[ Read the article at: Black Star Rising ]
Leica M9
“But I’m going to be a bit of an iconoclast and propose that the M9 is in fact an ideal landscape camera in many situations.”
Luminous Landscape has published a very interesting “Landscape Experiment” using the Leica M9 for landscape photography. The Leica M9 [Specs] is a full-frame (36 x 24mm) digital rangefinder camera with 18MP resolution, no anti-alias filter, a new thicker UV/IR filter in front of the sensor, ISO 160-2500, continuous shooting 2fps, 2.5-in. (230K dots) LCD, RAW.
[ Read the Leica M9 review at: Luminous Landscape ]
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| Date | Camera | Review Site |
|---|---|---|
| >> Reviews Matrix (All the best reviews on one convenient page.) | ||
| 2012-02-20 | Leica M9-P | Imaging Resource |
| 2011-12-14 | Sony NEX-7 vs. Leica M9 | Luminous Landscape |
| 2011-08-22 | Leica M9 | TechRadar |
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Most beginner photographers rate a digital camera by scrutinizing a picture taken by the camera to see how sharp it is. Sharpness is prized for good reasons and yet it is often important to be able to throw the background out of focus to get maximum impact from a photograph. We do that by using a shallow deapth-of-field.
Shelton Muller of Total Image magazine (www.total-image.com.au) explains depth-of-field and demonstrates how to use depth-of-field to your advantage when taking portraits.
Ricoh GXR
“The Ricoh GXR is one of the most photographer-friendly cameras that we’ve ever reviewed.”
PhotographyBLOG has posted their review of the Ricoh GXR, an “interchangeable unit camera system” that swaps both the lens and associated image sensor as an integrated unit. Currently, there are two units available: the A12 has a 50mm F2.5 Macro lens with a 12.3M (23.6 x 15.7mm) CMOS sensor; the S10 has a 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 lens with a 10M (1/1.7-in.) CCD sensor. The camera has a 3.0-in. high resolution (920,000 dots) LCD.
You can read the full Ricoh GXR Review at: PhotographyBLOG.
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| Date | Camera | Review Site |
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| 2010-08-23 | Ricoh GXR P10 | TrustedReviews |
| 2010-03-17 | Ricoh GXR S10 | DPReview |
| 2010-03-02 | Ricoh GXR A12 | DPReview |
| 2010-02-15 | Ricoh GXR | TechRadar |
| 2010-02-09 | Ricoh GXR | Steve's Digicams |
| 2009-12-14 | Ricoh GXR | PhotographyBLOG |
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Leica D-Lux 4
If you have tried to download the Leica D-Lux 4 Firmware Update and found a broken link instead, this is because Leica is having some problems with it (specifically in the French version).
Leica has posted a tweet about the broken link:
“D-Lux 4 firmware update offline since still containing a bug in French. All other languages OK. New update will come soon, sorry!”
[ Download firmware upgrade (whenever it finally becomes available) at: Leica ]
