SLR Digital Cameras, which one?!

[Lory]

Any suggestions for lighting would be greatly received.

I have no idea if THESE are any good but they're cheap and seem to be a bit like the 'LED video light' you saw on my camera last night. A couple of them might do the job?

[Cruella]

Try Oloneo - I'd downloaded a trial version which expired on 1st Dec, but got an email saying...
I'm guessing its free til 1st Feb as the last one was - and it doesn't leave watermarks on your images. Very easy to use HDR.

Unfortunately that isn't compatible with Mac.

[philsmove]

Any suggestions for lighting would be greatly received.

A friend who does a lot of product photography uses several lights something like this
the light box sits on its own tabel, so he can get all round it
I will try and have closer look next time I visit his studio

[Lory]

Any suggestions for lighting would be greatly received.

I just came across these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-Profe...740569&sr=1-55

[philsmove]

Just been reading
http://www.advancedphotographer.co.uk/subscribe.html
its a remarkable good read
it includes an explanation of mega whatnot's and why the D3s is such an outstanding camera, despite having half the pixels of its direct competitor
some useful stuff on HDR and "Big Stoppers"
and if you have a spare £5000 a review on the Leica M9

[philsmove]

Focus on Imaging opens this Sunday at the NEC
but don't wast time looking for the Cannon Stand its been taken over by NIKON
This the UK s biggest trade photo exhibition and apart from Cannon, all the big photo manufactures will be there

[Lory]

Focus on Imaging opens this Sunday at the NEC
but don't wast time looking for the Cannon Stand its been taken over by NIKON
This the UK s biggest trade photo exhibition and apart from Cannon, all the big photo manufactures will be there

http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/

Looks like my idea of a hellish day out!

and p.s. why are you spelling Canon, Cannon?... am I missing a joke somewhere

[philsmove]

http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/

and p.s. why are you spelling Canon, Cannon?... am I missing a joke somewhere

Sorry as may have noticed , spelling and grammar are not my strong points

[philsmove]

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[philsmove]

http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/

Looks like my idea of a hellish day out!

It turned out to a great chance to get, my grubby hands on some of the "toys" from my wish list

including the Nikon 600mm f4

And a chance to say hello to Feeling Pink

[Lynn]

It turned out to a great chance to get, my grubby hands on some of the "toys" from my wish list

including the Nikon 600mm f4

And a chance to say hello to Feeling Pink

Someone from my camera club has been at it and just bought a nice new Canon macro lens.

[philsmove]

Nikon to introduce new NIKKORNER product line


To gether with the D5100, Nikon will soon introduce a revolutionary new brand called NIKKORNER which will include products from the Imaging and Sports Optics divisions. In the Imaging division, Nikon will be announcing a new lens that can take pictures around corners and protect photojournalists when working in dangerous areas. The lens will be available also in camouflage pattern/colors.

[Lory]

Nikon to introduce new NIKKORNER product line


To gether with the D5100, Nikon will soon introduce a revolutionary new brand called NIKKORNER which will include products from the Imaging and Sports Optics divisions. In the Imaging division, Nikon will be announcing a new lens that can take pictures around corners and protect photojournalists when working in dangerous areas. The lens will be available also in camouflage pattern/colors.

Hmm, are you sure that's not an April fool?

[foxylady]

Nikon to introduce new NIKKORNER product line


To gether with the D5100, Nikon will soon introduce a revolutionary new brand called NIKKORNER which will include products from the Imaging and Sports Optics divisions. In the Imaging division, Nikon will be announcing a new lens that can take pictures around corners and protect photojournalists when working in dangerous areas. The lens will be available also in camouflage pattern/colors.

You have to ask, Lory ???
Good job phil

[philsmove]

The D5100 has been released

Still no sign of the D800 or the D400

[cederic]

Just found my perfect camera:
http://uk.leica-camera.com/photograp...ions/m9_titan/

Trying desperately to tell myself it's not worth the cost of remortgaging..

[philsmove]

Just found my perfect camera:
..

[philsmove]

Nikon V Canon

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCamer.../0/awq90APEVgw

How do I embed a Video

[Lory]

This looks rather amazing, if it's to be believed..



http://www.digitaltrends.com/photogr...raphy-forever/

[philsmove]

This looks rather amazing, if it's to be believed..



http://www.digitaltrends.com/photogr...raphy-forever/

Needless to say, our friend Ken Rockwell, has somthing to say

and for once I think he could be right


http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/00-new-today.htm

Who Cares: Lytro

Lytro's PR engine is working overtime getting the innocent excited about another technically interesting, but irrelevant, technology.

Lytro claims to have a camera sensor technology coming that captures not just intensity at each point on the sensor, but also direction. This, and only after using a whole lot of computer power to process all the vector data, lets one choose focus after the fact. It's like a raw file that still hasn't been focused.

So?

Compact and cell-phone cameras already get everything in focus, and every other camera focuses just fine, all without needing all the computational overhead of the Lytro system.

Just like the Foveon sensor whose inventors told us it would change the world, but forgot that it has a basic problem with light sensitivity, the many pitfalls of the Lytro system are yet to be seen. Most likely, it will also have a problem with quantum efficiency (high ISOs) because it is critical for it to resolve direction in addition to simply intensity at each point.

I see these things all the time. We can forget about it until someone actually has a product to sell, and then we can evaluate it on its own merit. The best and only thing Lytro has to pitch as an advantage is the ability to set focus after the picture is taken, but for that one minor advantage, there are a huge number of yet unknown disadvantages.

Considering that the people who most need this, casual cell-phone snappers, need it least because those cameras have huge depths-of-field, I wouldn't invest in this.

The theory is here, but we need real cameras, not hypotheses.