Vanguard USA Announces WhyTripod.com, a Fresh New Photography Site

Vanguard, a global manufacturer of tripods, camera bags and sports optics is pleased to announce the launch of a new information site, whytripod.com on March 15, 2014. The new site is a tribute to the Real Photographer, photographers who are as passionate about photography as professionals or enthusiasts, with a Phone-based…

Posted on: March 19, 2014 6:00 am

Sunday Book Review|How Would a Book Like Harold Bloom’s ‘Western Canon …

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Posted on: March 19, 2014 6:00 am

Win An Olympus STYLUS 1

Complete ePHOTOzine’s survey and be in with a chance of winning a high-end compact camera from Olympus. The survey, which consists of 15 simple questions, needs to be completed by 19 April 2014 and should only take about five minutes. The purpose of this survey is simple; Olympus and ePHOTOzine need to know…

Posted on: March 19, 2014 6:00 am

Farewell to flare? Pentax’s HD Limited lens lineup gets a real-world test

Back in late 2012, Pentax introduced a new multi-layer lens coating dubbed HD, for "High Definition". According to its maker, the HD coating offered a couple of key benefits, but it’s not until recently that we’ve been able to make a real-world comparison to test these claims. We’ve now done When…

Posted on: March 19, 2014 6:00 am

Rumored Flickr redesign will make images more prominent, remove text, kill …

When Flickr completely overhauled its design last May, the results were contentious, and it was then tweaked even further last October. Now, according to Kara Swisher of ReCode, yet another redesign is in the works, and it’s one that’ll put an even deeper emphasis on images over everything else. Swisher…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm

Costco DSLR Camera Deals Include Canon, Nikon, Samsung and Pentax …

If you want to make the most out of your photography hobby, you don’t have to spend for the moon and the stars in order to have the highest-end camera possible. In fact, buyers in the market for a DSLR camera can often get one for less than a thousand…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas “A White (and Blue?) Winter Wonderland”

A White (and Blue) Winter Wonderland. (PRNewsFoto/Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.) RAMSEY, N.J., March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Konica Minolta Sensing Americas featured blog article: A White (and Blue?) Winter Wonderland Occupying about 10 percent of the world’s land and covering about 30,000 square miles of the United States, glaciers…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm

Nikon D3300 review: excellent choice if you’re new to DSLR cameras

In the D3300, Nikon’s just disproved the old adage about getting what you pay for. Here, you actually get an awful lot more than the 500 price would suggest. See also The best SLR cameras of 2014. The Nikon D3300 is based on a 24.2 megapixel sensor (4800 x 1080 pixels), adding The controls are…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm

The best of your Stockport Flickr pictures: March 18 town centre special

These fantastic images of sights around Stockport were taken by Joel SteinView gallery holidaygems.co.uk Joel Stein Stockport photos (Gallery)View gallery These stunning images of sights around Stockport were taken by Joel Stein and feature in the best of today’s Flickr gallery of readers’ pictures from across the…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm

Canon G1X Mark II Is Canon’s Next Point-And-Shoot

Canon has never been shy about making a point-and-shoot camera that is full of options and arguably better than some DSLRs. But with the G1X Mark II, it might have just gone a little bit overboard.Where’s The Beef? In Here. First of all, let’s talk sensors. The 1.5 Of…

Posted on: March 18, 2014 4:00 pm