For Working-Class Chinese, ‘Picture Day’ Is A Rare Treat
A holiday gift of sorts came early in more than 20 countries over the weekend, as volunteer photographers shot free, studio-quality portraits of more than 16,000 people who otherwise couldn’t have afforded them. A working-class neighborhood of Shanghai was among the more than 130 sites where the photo shoots took place, part Ronny…
Pentax Q7 [Gadget of the day]
We would attribute some of Lomography’s popularity to the fact that people are less intimidated by having their picture taken by something fun and toy-like. Pentax has caught on to this, so you can order the Q7 mirrorless camera in 20 different body colours, then mix and match grip and US$tba…
Sony Alpha 7R review (preview)
Sony Alpha 7R at a glance: 36.3-million-pixel, full-frame CMOS sensorSony Bionz X processorISO 50-25,600Sony E mountNFC and Wi-Fi connectivity2.359-million-dot EVF3in, 921,600-dot LCD screenAround 1,699 body onlySony Alpha 7R – Introduction I first heard speculation that Sony was planning a full-frame compact system camera at the photokina trade show…
Sony RX10 Photo and Video Samples
Back in October, Sony announced the Cyber-Shot RX10, a 24-200mm camera that had the particularity of featuring a lens with a fixed f2.8 aperture, regardless of how far you zoom. Inside, it shares most of its hardware with its famed RX100 older sibling which was built for ultra-compact low-light performance….
Canon imageFormula P-208
Portable duplex scanners usually come with a price premium attached, but Canon’s little P-208 offers this and more for a lot less than the competition. What’s more, this compact scanner trumps lighter simplex scanners by cramming in a 10-page ADF. At 600g, the P-208 is almost twice the weight of…
Small outside, big inside: Booq Python camera backpack stashes 2 DSLRs …
Photography professionals and enthusiasts tend to lug around a lot of gear, and oftentimes that involves having to carry it all in big bigs or cases. If you want to shrink down your camera bag without giving up storage space, Booq has introduced its new sleek-looking Python Slimpack that fits…
Print perfect pics for your festive season photo album
Hints and tips to make sure you capture great memories this Christmas. Taking great holiday snaps has never been easier, with high-res smartphone cameras and super-snappy DSLRs at our fingertips. However, taking the photo is only half the story, printing these memories is the next step. Epson makes it easy…
Fabulous Fawley: Our Flickr Group Picture of the Week
It’s that time of the week when we dive into the Flickr Group Pool (which now has over 23,000 images) to choose our Flickr Group Picture of the Week. Choosing our favourite is always hard as there are so many fantastic shots from around the Island, but this shot by Thomas…
SEEN: Over 40 Females Inspiration Summit
Rita Cosby spoke at the weekends Inspiration Summit. The Over 40 Females is a nation wide network of women who over education workshops. This one was in Norwalk.Were you SEEN at the Over 40 Females Inspiration Summit? Photo: P. Ha-Stevenson / Hearst Connecticut Media Group | Buy This Photo Rita Cosby spoke at…
Prestigious local award for Konica Minolta South Africa’s Mpumalanga branch
Left – Gareth Fletcher, Mpumalanga branch manager. Right – Gerhard van Tonder, Mpumalanga service manager.Delegates from Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa’s Mpumalanga branch recently attended the 13th Annual Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) Awards, where it scooped the coveted PricewaterhouseCoopers/KLCBT Large Enterprise Award. The…
