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Samsung adds premium and consumer 16-50mm lenses to NX system
02
Jan
Samsung added two new lenses to its NX mirrorless camera lineup, one for pros, and another designed to serve as a smaller alternative to the kit lens. Both lenses range from 16-50mm, but the first is a premium design with the ‘S’ designation, whose bulkier design accommodates an F2.0-F2.8 aperture and optical image stabilization. The second lens is a retractable F3.5-5.6 power zoom with OIS, which the company says offers improved performance over the 18-55mm kit lens.
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Kodak bankruptcy plan approved, former film giant exits consumer business
22
Aug
The Kodak planning to exit from bankruptcy on September 3rd looks very different from the familiar imaging company that filed for Chapter 11 last year. The U.S. Bankruptcy court has approved Kodak’s plan for reorganization, a step that means the company can resume independent operation soon. CEO Antonio M. Perez issued a statement emphasizing Kodak’s move into commercial imaging for a profitable future, including “packaging, functional printing and professional services.” Click through to read more about where Kodak now stands.
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Ten unique cameras from the dawn of consumer digital photography
21
Aug
Do you remember having to change floppy disks on your Sony Mavica? Or perhaps plugging your Coolpix 100 into the side of your laptop? The early days of consumer digital photography were filled with cameras that broke new ground, though not necessarily in directions that were widely adopted. In this article, DPReview’s Jeff Keller takes a look back at ten unique cameras from the era of PC Cards and SCSI ports. Follow the link to explore some of the interesting dead-ends of early digital photography.
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Happy Mother’s day! Metaphor about our consumer society
03
Jan
A few nice visual art images I found:
Happy Mother’s day! Metaphor about our consumer society
Image by Pierre Marcel
Catch Fish, his valentine’s NEST
Pink cat – fish, mother’s nest.
Valentine’s original painting by Pierre Marcel
2010,
Acrylic on canvas, 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches ( 70 x 70 cm)
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Happy Mother’s day!
Caricaturist visual about our families in our modern world, this Pierre Marcel "nest painting" is a metaphor about our consumer society.
Anne Goldthwaite, American painter and printmaker, 1869-1944
Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: Anne Goldthwaite established herself as one of the South’s most important regionalist artists. Born during the Reconstruction era in Montgomery, Alabama her primary subject through her career was the South and southerners. She was also and advocate of women’s rights and equal rights for other minority groups.
Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in
Culture: American
Date: 1930
Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5824
Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives
Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection – The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists.
Accession number: J0001675
Bashka Paeff, American sculptor, 1893-1979
Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: Bashka Paeff was known as the "Subway sculptor" for the pieces she modeled at the Park Street T station while working her way through art school at the Boston Museum School. She was especially known for realistic animal sculptures, war memorials, fountains and portraits which she created in the classical tradition.
Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in
Culture: American
Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5817
Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives
Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection – The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists.
Accession number: J0040128
Nikon Canon lenses’ true focal range or length on a consumer grade crop sensor DSLR
17
Nov
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Consumer Electronics Association names Ultra HD definition of 4k video
20
Oct
Industry body CEA has defined a minimum standard for ‘4K’ video and has chosen the terms ‘Ultra High-Definition’ and ‘Ultra HD’ to describe it. The consumer electronics body, which includes most major camera makers, has concluded that devices must be capable of showing 3840 x 2160 pixel video to be classed as Ultra HD devices. The move helps solidify the definition of 4K video, which has been used to describe a number of pixel dimensions. The 3840 x 2160 definition dates back to the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers’ 2007 specification.
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Kodak to exit consumer photography, while tech giants gang-up to buy patents
25
Aug
Kodak has announced it will sell two of its business divisions, ending its role as a consumer-facing photographic company. The Personalized Imaging business includes print kiosks and consumer film, while the Document Imaging business includes scanners and commercial document management. Both businesses will be sold as going concerns. Meanwhile the Wall Street Journal has reported that many of the world’s biggest technology companies, including Samsung, Apple and Google, have formed a consortium to bid for Kodak’s digital imaging patents, significantly lowering the price the amount the sale is likely to raise.
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Nikon D2X review (Part. 2) – Is it better than today’s consumer level DSLRs?
25
Aug
I look at a more in-depth review, and consider it’s eprformance in relation to today’s consumer level DSLRs.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Video Rating: 4 / 5