“A winning combination of excellent image quality even in low-light, a refined and customisable interface, and fast and responsive operation does make the Sony NEX-5N one of our current favourites. Highly...
Archive - October 2011
Samsung MV800 Review @ ePHOTOzine
“With the unique MultiView screen [the Samsung MV800] stands out from the crowd and is likely to be a popular choice.” We’ve added a new Samsung MV800 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix...
Get Your School Into Animation
SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL Get Animated… In YOUR School! This is your chance to build your OWN film festival in celebration of the NFB’s annual Get Animated! series of events. All you need to do is visit the...
Japanese Firm Develops Glass With Almost No Reflection
Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd has developed a glass substrate that it calls “invisible glass” which allows about 99.5% of incoming light to pass through it, reflecting only about 0.5% of the light. Compare...
Paraglider Soars Like An Eagle, Uh, Oh, Meets Eagle
From Paravoffka Every year, hundreds of paragliders from around the world visit the Himalayas (India side) in October and November. The paragliders watch the eagles which fly nearby for hints on the direction of the air...
Canon SX40 HS Review @ TrustedReviews
“If you can live without the picture quality perfection and improved low light performance of a DSLR, this is a great buy.” We’ve added another Canon SX40 HS [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews...
Canon SX40 HS Review @ CameraLabs
“With a 35x zoom, 1080p video and 10.3fps shooting, the SX40 HS sounds like an unbeatable camera, but look closely at, and crucially test, the other aspects and the limitations become clear.” We’ve...
Steve Jobs, My Brother — A Sister’s Eulogy
“My whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother.” Mona Simpson is Steve...
Add An External 5.6-in. Swivel LCD To Your DSLR
From swiviusa No serious camera today should be without a swivel (or at the very least a tiltable) LCD, which makes it more convenient to take pictures. And yet many cameras lack such a LCD. Swivi wants to rectify this...
Making NYC PEN Ready
SPONSORED POST Olympus surprises 100 people in NYC with a new Olympus PEN camera. In all, Olympus gave out 1,000 PEN cameras to people in six cities. Would more camera manufacturers engage in this kind of marketing! Did...
This Week’s (Oct 22-28, 2011) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (Oct 22-28, 2011) digital camera review roundup: CameraLabs highly recommends the Sony Alpha NEX-C3 [QuickPrice Check] as “the NEX-C3’s strengths are its low light performance, its...
Panasonic FZ150 Review @ ePHOTOzine
“The Panasonic Lumix FZ150 is an extremely competent all round camera providing a wealth of useful features, a large optical zoom and an emphasis on image quality and speed, …. better noise performance than...
Panasonic FZ47 / FZ48 Review @ ePHOTOzine
“The Panasonic Lumix FZ48 is an extremely competent all round camera … and it would make an excellent choice for beginners and advanced photographers.” We’ve added a new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47...
Nikon L120 Review @ Imaging Resource
“For the budget photographer.” We’ve added a new Nikon COOLPIX L120 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. Imaging Resource has posted their review of the Nikon Coolpix L120, an ultra zoom...
Gentec Announces New NHL Licensed Headphones and Mobile Phone Cases
SCORE WITH GENTEC AND NEW NHL LICENSED HEADPHONES AND MOBILE PHONE CASES TORONTO, ON., October 27, 2011 – Gentec International, an authorized NHL licensee, is pleased to announce a new line of protective skins for...
Making Toronto PEN Ready
SPONSORED POST Recently Olympus gave away 1,000 PEN cameras in six cities to prove that anyone can take extraordinary photos and videos. This video was filmed using a PEN camera. Did you get one? Drop us a comment and...
Take A Number
The world’s population reaches 7 billion in the next few weeks. What’s your number? This BBC site lets you enter your birth date and then tells you what your number was when you were born, as in: you were...
Pentax Q Review @ TrustedReviews
“The [Pentax] Q can deliver solid results when used as a regular digital camera, but what it really excels at is the ability to deliver effects-laden photography on the fly.” We’ve added a new Pentax Q...
Pentax Q Review @ PhotographyBLOG
“DSLR money on compact camera image quality.” We’ve added a new Pentax Q [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Pentax Q interchangeable lens...
Interview with Giorgio Baravalle @ PDN
PDN has published an interesting interview of Giorgio Baravalle on the subject of “Design That Supports Photography.” Giorgio Baravalle co-founded the graphic design firm de.MO with his wife Elizabeth and...