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MACRO ringflash lighting includes traditionally been the domain of the medical and also forensic photographer, with many of us familiar with it from TV police dramas through which forensic detectives capture minute details at a crime scene. I have always been a fan from the vintage Medical Nikkor 120mm f/4, using its circular flash tube built into the front of the lens and it is massive power supply and...
HD Video in Pro DSLr Cameras
The HD HIGH DEFINITION video capabilities of DSLRs continue to keep improve dramatically, and it’s getting an ever more important part of professional digital photography. Of the four digital cameras we spotlight in this article, simply the Sigma lacks HD video capability.
Canon EOS-ID X are able to do 1920xl080p video at 30 and also 24 fps (25 fps in PAL),...
Photoshop digital art watercolor
for all those of us born without the natural ability to paint beautiful works of art, there’s
nothing additional satisfying than converting one of your own photographs into a gorgeous
digital painting with Photoshop (or any post processing software for this matter).
This month, we look at a modified digital watercolor conversion technique.
first
Open your photo in...
TIME-LAPSE REFLECTIONS
l am actually thinking about taking some time-lapse images in the view from my living-room window. While I realize the principles of time-lapse photography, I am concerned that at peak times of the day I will get a reflection from the glass of the window. Certainly I can keep the lights off in the room at night, but how about during the day? How can I reduce any reflections from the...
Sachtler Ace tripod system
As HDSLRs and smaller, lighter-weight cameras gain in good quality and popularity, shooterswill find the need for a professional, yet inexpensive camera support system to integratewith all the more inexpensive cameras,
Sachtler has stepped up to fill this nichewith Ace, a lightweight tripod and also headsystem developed specifically for use withsmaller cameras. Capable to...
Ricoh buys Pentax
It is likely that very few people in South Africa today
know Ricoh as a camera manufacturer, at best
they are known locally for their photocopiers. Truth
be told they make some interesting cameras but its
been many years since they were even close to being
a mainstream brand. Now this copier company has
bought the Pentax imaging brand from Hoya in a bid
to get back into the DSLR market....
Olympus Updates PEN Range For the past few weeks there have been rumours of a new Olympus PEN model coming. Th is month Olympus took many by surprise by announcing 3 new cameras, in essence refreshing their entire PEN range. All three of the new cameras share the 12.3MP Live MOS sensor and boast improved autofocus. In brief the new cameras are:
Olympus PEN E-P3 – replacement for the E-P2 now with...
NEW LEAF Capture 11.5
TURNING OVER A NEWLEAF
Leaf, themanufacturer of digital backs, has introduced the redesign of the Aptus-II User
Interface with the release of Leaf Capture 11.5 Intuitive software. The latest version
delivers a newly designed touch screen GUI (Graphic User Interface) which claims to be
more intuitive and user-friendly, improving workflow processes and providing quicker access to...
How to Choose a Printer
you have Lots of inkjet options, from all-in-ones that also scan and fax, to wide-format, pro-level printers such as the Epson Stylus Pro 4900 reviewed , before you buy ((any printer )) , ask yourself…
HOW FAST SHOULD IT BE?
When choosing any inkjet, you face a trade-off between image quality and speed. Claims of 10 pages per minute may be true for business documents, but...