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Nikon D800/D4 troubles, and Nikon's response
Canon's fix for the 5D mk III light leak issue is a bit of black tape.
Olympus E-M5 review by DP Review
Adobe Lightroom 4.1 Rc2: Still buggy according to many users.
Nikon D800 VS Canon 5D Mark III: DXO verdict is out, Canboys hide themselves in shame.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Field review by Michael Gakuran
Nikon D800 Review by Nasim Mansurov
Adobe Photoshop CS6 compatibility: Windows XP yes(!), Windows Vista no, Apple 64 bit only.
Patrick Butler reviews the Canon 5D Mark III and shoots a wedding with it.
Canon 5D Mark III review roundup part 1
Study of the Human Eye Could Lead to More Accurate Auto Focus Technology
Via PopPhoto:
"As any photographer knows, no matter how advanced the camera, auto focus has its flaws, especially compared to the human eye. That’s
because most autofocus mechanisms use contrast levels to determine how in or out of focus an image is, which takes time and battery power and relies on the assumption that best contrast equals best focus. A second autofocus system called phase detection, is more accurate, but relies on bulky and expensive hardware.
Enter Johannes Burge, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas and his adviser Wilson Geisler. The pair wanted to understand how our eyes are able to focus so much more efficiently than a digital camera.Through their research they discovered that humans (and other animals) extract key features from a blurry image and use that information to work out their distance from an object, and from there the eye focuses accordingly. Using mathematical equations, they created a computer simulation of the human visual system, and presented it with a variety of photographs-- the patterns of focus remained the same for every image. They then developed a system that works by taking an inventory of the features in a scene, requires no before-and-after comparison, and could be incorporated into even point-and-shoot cameras."(Maybe) Related articles
Nikon releases an upgrade to its fast 85mm f/1.8 lens
press release:
January 6, 2012
A fast, medium-telephoto fixed focal length lens with a focal length of 85 mm and a maximum aperture of f/1.8 compatible with the Nikon FX-format
Makeover in reverse: Boxers, before and after the match.
Danish photographer Nicolai Howalt is among other things, also known for the grittiness in some of his previous work. On this occasion, he puts a human face on it, and a backstory that deals with dreams, sex, and identity, to match.
Although the 'Boxer" series and consequent book were originally presented back in 2003, it has now been re-edited and republished by HJØRRING of Denmark.
The book contains 78 diptych portraits of moderately to heavily smashed up amateur Boxers and their stories. The preface is written by author Edward Bunker (Dog eat dog, Little Boy Blue). The photographs are also available at Howalts own online gallery.
Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage exhibition
(Via pdnpulse.com)
"New work by Annie Leibovitz goes on exhibit today at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC., and it’s only distantly related to the celebrity portraiture she’s so famous for: Leibovitz has turned her camera on the personal effects and ephemera of celebrities from bygone eras, especially notable women."
