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Friday, January 6, 2012

Nikon D4

Nikon D4_300Image by louisvolant via FlickrNikon D4_fronttopImage by louisvolant via FlickrNikon D4_backImage by louisvolant via FlickrNikon D4_EthenetCableImage by louisvolant via Flickr07-Jan-2012

I have been recently watching the news over at DPReview.com, and I saw that Nikon D4 is coming up. I went to read the review, and I might just have seen my next dSLR camera: the Nikon D4!

It is called by Nikon as 'the multimedia dSLR', and that's because of its improved and enhanced video capability, one of its many attractions, not to mention its 16MP sensor. And, it is a full-frame camera!

Anyway, not to say more lest I make things worse by doing so, here's the article from DPReview.com: Nikon D4 overview.

Happy shooting.

Till then!

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

35mm Photography

Cameras from Large to Small, Film to Digital.Image via Wikipedia
This is one more book that I borrowed from the library, and it is dealing more with Analog SLR units. it do touch on DSLR cameras and technology, but the discussion, tips and techniques are more on Analog SLR cameras and photography.


Case in point, this book neatly discusses the history of SLR photography, the beginning and the developments throughout the years, and shows some pictures of the antique camera units that started it all, like the Leica I, Nikon F, etc., etc.


The book explains how the 35 mm came to be, and again, for roll films, how to be able to 'save' on the rolls, by cutting up the roll into smaller quantity and putting in empty cassettes, to be able to come up with 5 to 10 or so shots for a given ISO rating, which was then having the term "DX-nnn" convention. So a DX-400 means my ISO is 400; This has now changed in the DSLR, where each shot can be assigned its ISO value, but in those days (I remember this), rolls usually come in 36 shots. If you want to change the ISO value, take out the current roll, and of course, waste the unused shots, and put in the new roll. You can avoid this altogether, as this book suggests.


And quite frankly, there is nothing further from the truth: be it an Analog or a Digital SLR, the camera is simply but a tool, and how it works the wonders is largely the photographer's expression and discretion.


Here is the book's selling point, from the back cover: 35mm Photography, by Steve Bavister

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A complete guide to the most universal  and popular camera format, from choosing the right equipment through to developing, printing, string and even selling your photographs, by well-known photographer and author, Steve Bavister.
  • comprehensive guide to camera equipment and accessories
  • expert advice on subject matter and techniques
  • digital photography, manipulation and printing
  • invaluable fault-finding section
Steve Bavister has written more than ten books on photography. He is a former editor of Photo Answers and publisher of Practical Photography, and is currently the editor of The Photographer, a leading publication for professional photographers.
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Read that book. I'm sure it is not 'just another book' on photography. Though photography is a thing of the past, there is always something that comes up now and then. And each photographer, like you, will eventually make a mark - distinctly.


What's your say?

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Monday, March 29, 2010

500 Digital SLR Hints, Tips and Techniques

Olympus Evolt E420 10MP Digital SLR Camera with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko LensSony Alpha A230L 10.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with Super SteadyShot INSIDE Image Stabilization and 18-55mm LensNikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor LensNikon D300s 12MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens and 2.7-inch Vari-angle LCD500 Digital SLR Hints, Tips and Techniques.

That is the next book that I am reading. I mean, I've read a dozen or more books before I even got my hand on my Nikon D5000 camera unit. I even did download a non-printable copy of the camera's manual, but of course, it only added to my misery of trying to learn the unit's ins and outs while it is still a non-tangible property to me...

That is how I do my homework, my advance learning. I proved that to myself 15 years ago or something, when I read a thick book on Corel Draw, whic was around 1995, and then after going through the book from cover to cover, I was able to recall and apply what I have read!

Or maybe that was true 15 years ago...

Anyway, I still carry the habit of reading, and reading voraciously.

So one day, maybe sooner that I think, I'll be putting in a post and telling about that I learned from this book that I have started to read about.

Till then!

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