A very interesting article over at PDN over “What If You Break a $300,000 Figurine While on Assignment?” True case, by the way with Corice Arman suing Art + Auction magazine for $300K (plus attorney fees). The 2,600 year-old archaeological figurine was smashed to pieces when staff of the magazine tried to move the object. The interesting part is what liability insurance covers — and what it does not. Don’t think you know. Read the fine prints.

Read the article at: PDN.

Nikon D4

“The Nikon D4 is an extremely well built and responsive camera that seems to react instantly to anything you throw at it.“

We’ve added a new Nikon D4 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the full-frame Nikon D4 with 16MP (36.0 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor FX format), 51-point AF system, 3.2-in. (921k-dot) LCD, Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder, Shutter Speed 1/8,000 to 30 sec. plus bulb, Continuous shooting 10fps, MUP (mirror up), Picture Control System, PASM, Advanced Scene Recognition System, RAW, ISO 200 to 12800 (expandable from ISO 50 to ISO 204800 equivalent), i-TTL balanced fill-flash and Active D-Lighting, Live View, and Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 30p/25p/24p with built-in monaural (or optional external stereo) microphone. The D4 has dual card slots and accepts XQD and Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant).

Read the Nikon D4 Review @ PhotographyBLOG.

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Nikon Canada is pleased to announce that it is the official camera sponsor of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival for the second year in a row. Held in Toronto during the month of May, CONTACT features more than 1,000 local, national, and international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues across the city, and is offering an extensive range of free exhibitions, public installations, films, lectures, and workshops.

This year, Nikon will be hosting three main events:

• Nikon Day, during which attendees will hear from acclaimed professionals in the photography and cinematography fields as well as Nikon’s Professional Services team
• “A Week in the Life of …” photo contest, encourage submissions from photographers of all skill levels to submit photos coinciding with weekly themes for a chance to win great prizes
  Please click here for the complete rules, regulations and eligibility requirements.
• “Spotted!”, a cross-Canada billboard scavenger hunt.

For more information, please visit www.contactfestivalnikon.ca.

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MIT Museum opens new photography gallery on May 3

The MIT Museum is opening its new 1650-square-foot Kurtz Gallery for Photography May 3, 2012. The inaugural exhibition will feature 75 photographs by Berenice Abbott titled Photography and Science: An Essential Unity.

The Kurtz Gallery for Photography has been established with generous funding from Ronald A. Kurtz (MIT Class of 1954) and will host exhibitions drawn in part from the rich legacy of work in photography at MIT: Minor White (1908-76), who taught at MIT during the last decade of his life; Harold Edgerton (1903-90), the pioneer of strobe photography; and Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), who worked with the Physical Sciences Study Committee at MIT from 1958 to 1960.

Public programs
Friday, May 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Second Fridays Documenting Science: Berenice Abbott at MIT
Tuesday, May 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Visualizing Science: Through the Lens

For more information please visit http://web.mit.edu/museum/