Posts about 'Photo Gear'

Think Tank has offered Hydrophobia protective covers for Super Telephoto lenses for a while, now they are bringing this much needed functionality down to shorter lenses as well with the new Hydrophobia 70-200 cover. Wile it is not immersion water proof (a.k.a. a underwater housing) it does protect D-SLRs with short lenses from the elements ... read more
January 25, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Unfortunately, I’ve only been a passive observer of the Leica S2 product introduction. While I was able to actually hold a prototype in my hands for a few seconds at PPE last year, I am only able to view sample images that others post with longing and questions; “How does it look under these conditions?, ... read more
November 15, 2009 in News by John Omvik

The BJP-Online reports that Olympus is announcing an update to their E-P1 micro four thirds camera line. According to the BJP article, the new camera called E-P2. It features the same 12MP sensor but has an improved AF tracking allowing for better focus of moving objects. The camera also shows a new electronic viewfinder (EVF) ... read more
November 4, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Six photographers were interviewed by Michelle Delio for MacLife.com included among them is Mac Create’s very own David Schloss. Photographers share shooting advice and their gear tips including favorite processing applications and plug-ins. Surprisingly enough, none of the pros who were asked if they still shot film, did.
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October 24, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Nikon broke new ground just over two years ago with the introduction of the D3. Demonstrating that more, is not always better, Nikon sidestepped the ever-growing megapixel race when it launched a new flagship camera with a mere 12 MP, opting for fewer but more sensitive pixels, in a larger sensor.
This proved to be the ... read more
October 13, 2009 in News by David Schloss

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics today. The award goes to three Americans who worked on two separate fundamental technologies that enables you to be able to read this post, and for me to make a living. They are Willard S. Boyle, 85, and George ... read more
October 6, 2009 in Uncategorized by John Omvik

Today X-Rite announced the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport, a portable calibration system designed for use on location. ColorChecker Passport consists of 3 small portable calibration targets and a Adobe Photoshop Lightroom plug-in to easily create DNG Color Calibration profiles from images taken under any lighting condition. The targets consist of a grey balance card, a classic 24-patch ... read more
September 15, 2009 in News by John Omvik

New WD Caviar Black 2TB uses four 500GB platters and achieves 7200 RPM spin speed and 64MB cache and a SATA 3Gb/s interface. In addition to speed new drives include additional mechanical design elements that contribute to reliability of the drive.WD Caviar Black 2 TB and WD RE4 2 TB hard drives feature the following:Dual ... read more
September 4, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Now here is a sight you don’t see every day. How many people born after 1985 know what this person is doing to these photos? 10 points to who ever said, “wiping down the polaroid with a fixer sponge so that it won’t fade away”!
Vanity Fair posted an amusing behind-the-scenes video from Mark Seliger’s recent ... read more
September 3, 2009 in News by John Omvik

“Point & Shoot” Digital Still Cameras once ruled the market with double digit growth year over year and more players than you could count on all you fingers and toes combined. Everyone went to the races; the megapixel race to the top and the race to the bottom to hit new price points. Over time, ... read more
August 24, 2009 in News by John Omvik