by Gevon Servo on November 2, 2011
At Photo Plus Expo, I had the chance to quickly play with Nikon’s new mirrorless cameras. To tell you the truth, I did not want to do this at first. When the Nikon 1 series was announced, these little scamps made my heart sink a little. These cameras are Nikon to the core and there is a certain heritage there that I did not think was being lived up to. These cameras, to me, fell between Nikon’s top of the line point and shoots and the DX cameras like the D3100 and D5100. But you know what? I was wrong. You should not judge a book by its cover. While I am not the biggest fan for the Nikon 1 J1 the V1 is much better than I thought it would be. [click to continue…]
by Gevon Servo on October 26, 2011
One of my favorite things to do at any Comic book or Anime Convention or combination of the two like New York Comic con is to photo walk around the show and take cosplayer portraits. These folks are all dressed up and had a place to go. I consider it the performance art of these shows and thing the images should be captured for all to see. Cosplayers put a lot of time and effort into their costumes and accessories. I give them my respect by putting a little thought into how I take their photos. There are large amounts of tips that can be given, but here are the ones I think are the most important.
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by Chris Gampat on July 14, 2011
I hate tripods—and I actually believe that they instead make for a great back scratcher when you need to get those hard to reach areas. Previously, I’ve only really used Gorillapods to place my wireless strobes in certain areas. Then Vanguard was kind enough to send me the Nivelo for review. So, did it change my mind?
by Chris Gampat on June 20, 2011
Summer is here, and we’re all feeling the heat. Whether you’re a digital or film photographer, your gear is bound to get hot too. If your gear overheats, problems could be abound: so here are some quick tips on how to keep it all nice and cool.
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by Sander-Martijn on May 20, 2011
SD1
With the SD1 becoming available in early June we’ve just received some more detailed information about this new offering from Sigma. The really groundbreaking aspect of it is its’ Foveon sensor. With the Foveon each pixel captures Red Green and Blue signals simultaneously instead of separate pixels dedicated to each channel and interpolating that data later. The result is a whopping 40MP image and the claim is that you gain greater color fidelity and less color noise. The questions are two-fold. First, will this be true, and second, will it have a market?
by Chris Gampat on May 1, 2011
