Nikon Canada announced that it will be adding a super-telephoto 800mm fixed focal length lens to its NIKKOR product line. This new lens will have a maximum aperture of f/5.6, and will be dust- and water-resistant...
Archive - 2012
Sony RX100 Review @ Luminous Landscape
“The new Sony RX100 is hands-down the most appealing pocket-sized digital camera yet. Capable of producing DSLR grade images, it’s hard to find much to fault with this small pocket wonder.“ We’ve...
Samsung NX20 Review @ TrustedReviews
“Overall image quality is excellent.“ We’ve added a new Samsung NX20 Review to our Reviews Matrix. TrustedReviews has published their review of the Samsung NX20, a mirrorless Interchangeable Lens...
(Most) Photographers Are Nice People, Really
And they ask you to smile while they do it. Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Mastodon...
MIT Advances Glasses-free 3D TV with 3 Layer LCDs
3D TVs were all the rage last year — or so the manufacturers wished. But wearing a pair of 3D glasses was always the weak link in mass adoption of the technology. If we can’t find the TV remote, what is the...
McAfee Tips on Safeguarding Your Passwords
In light of the hack that was reported late yesterday that exposed more than 450,000 passwords for a Yahoo! site, McAfee would like to remind consumers of the importance of frequently changing passwords to any and all...
Fujifilm X-Pro1 Lenses and Accessories Catalogue
When I was still in high school, I would satisfy my photography craving by visiting the camera retailers in my town. Instead of going straight home from school, I would wander the streets of the city, dropping into one...
Nikon Coolpix P510 Review @ DigitalCameraReview
“The Nikon Coolpix P510 would be an almost ideal choice for an aspiring photographer on a budget, and a very good choice for travelers who want a tough, easy to use digicam with lots of reach.“ We’ve...
Panasonic ZS20 / TZ30 Review @ Imaging Resource
“We really had high hopes to return with an enthusiastic recommendation once again for Panasonic’s formerly excellent travel zoom line, but regret that we have to add the caveat that the ZS20 is fine so long...
Sponsored Video: Win a trip to Cape Verde
TomTom is continuing its contest to send a family or group of friends to a tropical island paradise. Last time, it was to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean (think island just east of Madagascar). Today, it is Cape Verde, an...
Gentec Announces Canadian Distribution of the ION Air Pro™Camera that Crossed Niagara Falls with Nik Wallenda
Recently, Canadians held their breath and watched Nik Wallenda as he walked a high wire across Niagara Falls. Wallenda was able to share this once in a lifetime experience thanks to the ION Air Pro camera, which...
The Colors of Human
While scientists decode the human genome, what’s a photographer to do? Angelica Dass has the perfect answer: she has started a fascinating project to document every single tone of the human skin. It’s a...
Tom Mangelsen Nature Videography: Polar Bear Cubs Play
Cuteness Alert! In March of 2010, nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen traveled to Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada, to photograph polar bears and their young emerging from their winter dens. Here’s what...
NASA Releases Spectacular Panorama 360 of Mars
It’s Winter on Mars and you are perched on a slope so that your solar panels are angled toward the sun. You are also told by your NASA handlers to stay put for four months. What do you do? If you are the Mars...
World Bodypainting Festival 2012 in Poertschach, Austria NSFW
The 15th World Bodypainting Festival started yesterday in Poertschach, Austria. Over 200 artists from 44 countries are showing off their creations in the hope of taking home a prestigious World Award, the equivalent of...
Inside the Womb: Watch As Baby’s Face Forms
What is the philtrum and why is it important? The philtrum is the groove under your nose. Using extraordinary CGI, Michael Mosley talks about how our faces fit together like a puzzle and how the philtrum figures...
This Week’s (Jun 30-Jul 6, 2012) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (Jun 30-Jul 6, 2012) digital camera review roundup: DigitalCameraReview really likes the Fujifilm X-Pro1 [QuickFact Sheet] finding that “the image quality and particularly the high ISO...
Samsung NX210 Review @ DCRP (dcresource)
“Overall, I really enjoyed my time with the Samsung NX210 [with] the healthy set of auto and manual controls, beautiful OLED display and UI combination, good photo quality, and best-in-class Wi-Fi features.“...
The Making of a Leica M9-P Edition Hermès
It’s a camera few of us can afford, so it is understandable if we do the next best thing: gawk at how the limited-edition Leica M9-P Edition Hermès is made. It’s not just covered in calfskin leather but the...
Suffering Allergic Reaction to Canon T4i? You’re not Hallucinating.
Canon has published an advisory that some people may suffer an allergic reaction to Zinc bis used in the front rubber grips of the EOS Rebel T4i. While Canon has not received any reports of injury or allergic reactions...
This Olympic Picture Was Taken By A Robo-cam
Angles. Sometimes, it’s what makes a picture. And certainly, when it comes to remote controlled cameras, placed strategically in spots where a human photographer can’t be safely perched, it’s what...