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Archive - June 2013
Playing With Infinite Light Reflections
As a child, when you first discover that you can “create infinity” by placing two mirrors facing each other, it blows your mind. Korean artist Chul Hyun Ahn uses this simple two-mirror concept to portray the...
Walk Through Rain Without Getting Wet @MoMA
Imagine walking under the rain but not getting wet. As you progress in your walk, it seems the rain just refuses to fall on you. This is the rAndom International’s Rain Room exhibition at MoMA, part of MoMA...
Panasonic Announces New LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 II ASPH Interchangeable Lens: Multi-Coated Lens Elements Minimize Ghosts and Flare
Panasonic’s new single focal length lens, the LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 II ASPH (H-H020A) interchangeable lens, has the following highlights: F1.7 brightness 2 aspherical lenses to minimize distortion and chromatic...
Sony Canada Announces RX100 II and RX1R
Press Release Sony Adds Two New Premium Compact Cameras to Acclaimed Cyber-shot RX Line New RX100 II model adds Exmor R™ CMOS sensor and connectivity; New RX1R full frame camera with enhanced resolution and detail...
Sony Announces New Cyber-shot™ RX100 II Digital Compact Camera: Features New Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor and Wi-Fi/NFC
Sony has the world’s first 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS sensor and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* F1.8 lens in the new Cyber-shot™ RX100 II with the following highlights: Enhances the RX100 with improved picture...
Sony Announces New Cyber-shot™ RX1R Full-Frame Compact Camera for Shooting Landscapes and Other High-Detail Scenes
Sony announces the Cyber-shot™ RX1R with the following highlights: Joins the acclaimed Cyber-shot™ RX1 full-frame compact camera with 24.3 effective megapixels and Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* F2 lens No optical low-pass filter...
Sony Announces New HVL-F43M External Flash Equipped with a Multi Interface Shoe for Sony’s Latest Cameras and Interchangeable-Lens Camcorders
Sony announces the new HVL-F43M External Flash with the following highlights: Smart, compact design with bright GN43 flash output, Quick Shift Bounce and dust/moisture resistant design Powerful LED light for video...
Hold it, Doc! How Much Is My Photo Worth? According to Editor of Chicago Sun-Times, About $10
After firing its entire photography department, the Chicago Sun-Times decided to turn to freelancers for photo coverage. So, if you send in your photos and they decide to use them, how much can you expect to get paid...
Gentec Announces New Manfrotto’s PIXI Mini Tripod for Use with Compact System Cameras
Gentec International is proud to announce a new Manfrotto product: the PIXI Mini Tripod: The Manfrotto PIXI Mini Tripod is specifically designed for use with Compact System Cameras (CSC). The PIXI Mini Tripod is...
Gentec Announces Manfrotto’s New Top Lock Quick-Release System: Reliable, Safe Support for Professional Photographers
Gentec International is proud to announce a new Manfrotto product: the Universal Top Lock Quick-Release System: The Universal Top Lock Quick-Release System is a two part system: a plate fastens to the camera body/lens...
Fujifilm Announces X-M1 Compact Interchangeable Lens Camera with WiFi
FUJIFILM UNVEILS THE NEW X-M1 PREMIUM CSC FEATURING A 16.3 MP APS-C X-TRANS CMOS SENSOR, EXR PROCESSOR II AND A KIT OPTION FEATURING THE NEW XC16-50MM LENS New X-M1 also includes a 3” tilting, high definition LCD...
Fujifilm X-M1
Category: Beginner, Serious Type: Compact Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera QuickFact Sheet Tech Specs Check Price / Buy Expert Reviews User Ratings Beginner Classic. The Fujifilm X-M1 is a more compact and...
Clever Props Arrangement Gives An Optical Illusion of 4 Photos When It’s In fact 1.
For the cover art of VLP – Terrain, Bela Borsodi carefully arranged the props such that the scene before him looked like 4 different scenes. The accompanying behind the scenes video shows how carefully the props...
$500K Will Buy You The Apple 1. Maybe.
It was designed by two college dropouts named Steve: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and may well fetch $500K when it is auctioned at Christie’s next week. The bidding starts at $300K. It was built in 1976, came...
The Concrete And The Cherry Blossoms: A Glimpse of the Beautiful People Inside North Korea
We’ve all witnessed by now what Korea can accomplish when its people are allowed to exercise their full potential. Kia and Hyundai cars are a common sight on our roads, with design and quality matching any...
How To Lay Off An Entire Photography Department
When the Sun-Times Media Group photography department received an email to attend a mandatory meeting not on Sun-Times property, they knew something was not clicking right. The exposure was off. Usually all such...
Samsung Announces GALAXY NX Mirrorless Camera
Samsung just announced the GALAXY NX mirrorless camera, the world’s first compact system camera with 3G/4G LTE connectivity and Android operating system. Samsung GALAXY NX Camera: 20.3 MP sensor and Hybrid Autofocus...
BlackBerry® Scholars Program for Women: For a Chance to Get a Four-Year Scholarship Award, Apply Online by 5pm EST June 26, 2013
Women are underrepresented in the fields of science and technology, and BlackBerry and Alicia Keys have teamed up to change the odds. The BlackBerry® Scholars Program is a global four-year scholarship program for...
PocketWizard’s New Nikon Power Cable for Use with MiniTT1, Plus III and MultiMAX Radios: Available Now
PocketWizard Announces New Nikon Power Cable for Use with MiniTT1®, Plus® III and MultiMAX® Radios New Power Cable (PW-DC-N10) offers greater flexibility for photographers working with Nikon Digital Single-Lens Reflex...
McAfee Encourages Canadian Students to Graduate with Online Honours: Simple Tips for Maintaining an A+ Online Reputation
Recent graduates across the country are poised with their diploma in hand, ready to take the workforce by storm. They have the right degree, great grades and an adequate amount of community involvement. They may look...