Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1

“This is an excellent option for anyone looking for dSLR performance and quality but don’t want to lug around a big camera.”

We’ve added another DIL camera review to our Reviews Matrix: the Panasonic GF1 [Specs], a Micro Four-Thirds Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) camera. Take a DSLR, remove its mirror, pentaprism/pentamirror and viewfinder, and replace them with a high resolution LCD and electronic viewfinder (so you still are able to see exactly what the lens is seeing) — and you get a DIL: a “mirrorless DSLR” in a more compact and lightweight form. The DIL cameras are the next generation DSLRs and all the rage currently.

Steve’s Digicams has published their review of the Panasonic GF1. They compare the GF1 against the traditional DSLR in image quality and performance.

You can read the full Panasonic GF1 Review (and the conclusion whether the GF1 challenges the DSLRs) at: Steve’s Digicams.

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The Online Photographer has chosen a different tack in awarding its top award for the best cameras of 2009. It asked 2009 contributors to mention their favorite camera of 2009.

Not surprisingly, the Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic GF1, the Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) cameras [aka "mirrorless" DSLRs], were two favorites for their compactness and light weight as compared to a DSLR.

Other winners: Panasonic GH1, Pentax K-x, Leica M9 and Sony A850. Oh, and the Fujifilm GF670 / Voigtlaender Bessa III 120-roll film camera [FOMC]?

Facebook allows you to deactivate your account. But that deactivated account will remain forever on Facebook’s servers and will be reactivated if you sign in again.

Unless you permanently delete it.

So, how do you permanently delete your Facebook account?

There used to be a link to delete an account in Settings or when you deactivated your account (it appeared there after Canada said they would not allow Facebook to operate on its soil unless a user could permanently delete all its info) but you won’t find it now.

It’s still there, but hidden from view.

Here’s how to permanently delete your Facebook account:

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Well, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, after stressing many times in the past how important privacy is to Facebook, has revealed his real thinking concerning privacy: he feels that social norms are changing and people are beginning to be more accepting of sharing personal info online, and so he is just adopting this norm, hence the recent privacy changes on Facebook that defaults your personal profile as public instead of as private.

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11 January 2010

World Photography Organisation launches Collection

an online resource for photographers and industry professionals

www.wpcollection.org

The World Photography Organisation (WPO) announces the launch of Collection, a global marketing tool which enables photographers to promote their work to industry professionals worldwide.

This invaluable resource will enable galleries to search for images for their next exhibition, collectors to browse the site to buy prints and help creative professionals hire photographers for commissions.

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