Nikon Coolpix S9100

DPReview compares six compact Travel Zoom digital cameras: Canon PowerShot SX230 HS [QuickPrice Check], Nikon COOLPIX S9100 [QuickPrice Check], Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 / TZ20 [QuickPrice Check], Pentzx RZ10, Samsung WB210 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9? [QuickPrice Check].

The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS [QuickPrice Check] and the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 [QuickPrice Check] made it to the very top, each earning a Gold Award. This marks a remarkable comeback for Nikon which seems to want to reclaim the top spots in the compact consumer categories once again.

Read the Compact Travel Zooms Review @ DPReview.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 / FS22

“The [Panasonic FH7 / ] FS22 does not disappoint in terms of image quality.”

We’ve added a new Panasonic DMC-FH7 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

ePHOTOzine has posted their review of the ultra slim Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 / FS22 with 16.1MP resolution (1/2.33-in. CCD), 4x wide-angle optical zoom (28-112mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (230k-dot) Touch Screen LCD, Intelligent Auto, P, Sonic Speed AF, and HD 720p Movie 1280×720 at 24fps.

Read the Panasonic FH7 / FS22 Review @ ePHOTOzine.

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Very interesting — and may I say, also very well written and dispassionately argued — article over at DPNow on whether the days of the mirrored DSLR are numbered. It also examines if the future for system cameras is mirrorless.

Read the article at: DPNow.

Pluto's 4th Moon, P4 - Image courtesy NASA

I was pretty miffed when some hotshot astronomers decided to downgrade Pluto from a bona fide planet to a not-a-planet-but-we’ll-call-it-a-dwarf-planet-so-as-not-to-miff-people. Just so you know, I and all other seven members in SP3 (the Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet) are still miffed. Now, they tell us they have “discovered” (why do we still use those derogatory terms) a new moon, the 4th one (and dubbed P4 for now), circling not-a-planet Pluto. Just wait until they discover signs of life on Pluto, that’ll show the punks!

Oh, they discovered P4 while trying to “discover” rings around Pluto.

View more pictures at: NASA.

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH

Dubbed the “Light of the Night,” the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens allows you to shoot in low light as no other lens does and is currently the fastest lens available on the market for a full-frame camera. At this large aperture, the bokeh is simply amazing. Some photographers even claim it gives a 3D quality to their pictures.

To get one, you’ll have to patiently take your place in the year-long waiting line and be ready to fork out a little over US $12K. Otherwise, you’re good to go and I would appreciate your ordering it via this Amazon.com link. Thank you!

Read the Leica Noctilux-M f/0.95 Lens Review @ BJP.

Canon EOS Rebel T3 / 1100D

“The [Canon] T3 offers outstanding performance, ergonomics, and image quality for a price that is hard to beat by its competition.”

We’ve added a new Canon EOS Rebel T3 / 1100D [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

Steve’s Digicams has published their review of the Canon EOS Rebel T3 / 1100D Family DSLR camera with 12.2MP resolution on a large APS-C CMOS image sensor, 2.7-in. (230k-dot) LCD display screen, ISO range of 100-6400, and HD 720p Movie 1280×720 at 30fps.

Read the Canon EOS Rebel T3 / 1100D Review @ Steve’s Digicams.

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We Rule from Catherine Chalmers on Vimeo.

Catherine Chalmers follows leafcutter ants and won a Guggenheim Fellowship for her project series in 2010.

We Rule is from “The Leafcutters” series – a project that includes video, photography, drawing and sculpture. It was shot in Panama.

At one point, we see a grasshopper and the “La cigale et la fourmi” came to mind. On another scene, an ant is dragging a spent [probably] dandelion seed and I can hear [in my head] the other ants shouting at him, “Leaf. We want leaf.” My active imagination can also picture these ants dinosaur-size cutting huge swaths of limestone out of mountain sides and buiilding, what, the pyramid?

Recommend you watch this delightful video to the end (or skip to the 2:18 mark) for the grand finale ending complete with eerily sound effects by Charles Lindsay. Mmmmm, me think those ants may have gotten some help in cutting those suspiciously-looking alphabet shapes.

You can view more videos at: Catherine Chalmers and on her Vimeo page.

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From TheSlantedLens

In this video, Jay P. Morgan shares with us how he shoots timelapse combined with live movie action, and how to light it.

Equipment:
Kessler Cinie slider that is programmable to make slow moves during time-laps shooting
Gnome

Read more about this tutorial at: TheSlantedLens.

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