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Archive - August 2011

Sony SLT-A35 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

“The area that we’re most impressed with is the noise performance. It’s a pet peeve so we were gushing over the higher ISO settings which showed little or no noise at all.” We’ve added a...

Tamron Celebrates 60 Years

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Tamron has asked 60 photographers to shoot with its new APS-C 15x optical zoom (Model B008) 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD lens and share their views of the world. The B008 lens...

Sony HX100v Review @ TechRadar

“We’re impressed with the Sony Cyber-shot HX100V’s image results [and] unlike many compact cameras, shots up to ISO 1600 retain enough definition to be of good use.” We’ve added a new Sony...

Augmenting Your Still Photography With Audio

Olivier Laurent over at BJP has an interesting article about the use of audio in a photo slide show. For example, war photos may not convey how loud and scary it really is so the idea of using an accompanying audio is...

Nikon Coolpix P500 Review @ TechRadar

“Huge zoom range, low noise at high sensitivities, articulated screen and video recording options are all excellent features.” We’ve added another Nikon COOLPIX P500 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our...

Fujifilm Z90 Review @ ePHOTOzine

“Lack of detail in images and poor noise performance [but is] an ideal camera for those on a budget and/or buying their first camera, who like to share pictures on social networking sites.” We’ve added...

Leica V-Lux 30 Review @ ePHOTOzine

“The Leica V-Lux 30 has an excellent set of features, produces superb images and comes highly recommended.” We have added another Leica V-LUX 30 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. ePHOTOzine...

Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

“Performance wise though [the Olympus E-PL3] hardly differs from the E-P3.” We’ve added another Olympus Pen E-PL3 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix. PhotographyBLOG has published their...

Hurricane Irene Aftermath In Pictures

theAtlantic has published some dramatic photos of the Hurricane Irene aftermath. Though it was not as bad as feared, sparing some states, there was nevertheless devastation to property, catastrophic flooding in Vermont...

Ingenious: GorillaPod + Wheels = CineSkates

CineSkates Camera Sliders from Cinetics on Vimeo. The best ideas are often the simplest and the CineSkates certainly qualify as a simply brillant one. CineSkates are a set of three wheels that quickly attach to a...

In Your Face Street Photography With A Film Camera

From norunorunotoji Street photography may be the hardest type of photography to do since most of us are reticent to take pictures of strangers doing, well, things interesting enough to photograph. When we look at early...

Mercedes Provides Teen With Artificial Hand

Matthew James is 14 years old and was born without his left hand. Determined to have the best bionic hand possible, he wrote to Ross Brawn, boss of F1 team Mercedes GP Petronas, asking for £35,000 to pay for a top-of...

Olympus SZ-10 Review @ LetsGoDigital

“The image quality is pretty good; the photos have nice, natural colors and little noise (up to ISO 800).” We’ve added another Olympus SZ-10 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix...

The Defining Moment As A Photographer

Successful professional photographers have their defining moments when a photograph or work suddenly sets them apart and starts them on their sucessful career. PDN set out to ask photographers: “What was the first...

Sheer size of Hurricane Irene Clearly Viewed From Space

How big and dangerous is Hurricane Irene? Is this whole thing overblown? With NYC closing some of its subways and evacuation ordered for thousands, you get the feeling it is big. In fact, this video gives a view from...