Duncan Davidson wrote Mayanmar Brief (archived from the original), a short about traveling to Myanmar (aka Burma). Also check out his fantastic pictures taken during his trip. The U Bein Bridge (archived from the original), the Hsinbyume Pagoda (archived from the original), temples as far as the eye can see (archived from the original). Duncan’s… Continue reading The Myanmar brief
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Amazing photos of water drops
Heinz Maier’s amazing photos of water drops (archived from the original): just view these awesome pictures. And look at the setup.
The Online Photographer: Shooting with a Fuji X100
The Online Photographer has a guest post by Robert Plotkin: Shooting with a Fuji X100. Plotkin has a lots of gripes against the focusing system: The imprecise focusing takes an unusually long time. It is like waiting for a cashier to incorrectly manipulate an abacus and hand you the wrong change. He also have issues… Continue reading The Online Photographer: Shooting with a Fuji X100
Rob Galbraith Nikon 1 review
Rob Galbraith is reviewing the Nikon 1: he found both the V1 and J1 very capable as an everyday camera. Read it on.
Leica factory visit
The kind people at Luminous Landscape have an article about a Leica factory visit in Solms, Germany (by Nick Rains). These [Leica S2 and M9] are hand made products — quite literally. It’s why they are desirable in the first place and the process can only proceed so fast. I’m told it takes 8 hours… Continue reading Leica factory visit
FujiFilm X10
FujiFilm announced the X10. It is not the replacement for the X100 but it shows that FujiFilm is trying to get serious.
A little lens history
LensRentals has a brief history of early photographic lenses. Interesting read for historical purpose.
Nikon lens compatibility
Interesting chart of Nikon Lens compatibility. For the mess that is the Nikon F mount. Next time someone tells you Nikon never changed the mount, get them to check this one. At least Canon moved from FD to EF in a non compatible way. This does not lower the other qualities that Nikon gear have.
An afternoon with a X100
James Duncan Davidson spent an afternoon with a FujiFilm X100 and give us his impression: First off, if this camera were an automobile, it’d be the strangest mishmash of BMW, Fiat, and Nissan that you could imagine. If that sounds schizophrenic to you, then congratulations. You’ve taken your first step to understanding this camera. Just… Continue reading An afternoon with a X100
The liberated camera
John Kennerdell wrote for The Online Photographer a two part essay called “The Liberated Camera” about freestyle photography. Part 1 is making a strong case for the back LCD as a camera viewfinder. Here is how John introduce it: I’d like to talk about another approach: the handheld camera as an extension of the hand,… Continue reading The liberated camera