Canon has introduced two Pixma printers, the MG2420 All-in-One and MG3520 Wireless Photo. The Pixma MG3520 supports printing via WiFi networks as well as Apple’s AirPrint feature, allowing direct printing from many iOS devices. It also offers auto duplexing and Canon’s FastFront ink and paper loading. Both models provide Full HD Movie Print with compatible Canon cameras and ship with My Image Garden photo organization and sharing software. Click through for the full press release and pricing.
Canon has introduced two new ‘All-In-One’ Pixma printers, the MG2420 and wireless MG3520. The Pixma MG3520 supports printing via WiFi networks as well as Apple’s AirPrint feature, allowing direct printing from many iOS devices. It also offers auto duplexing and Canon’s FastFront ink and paper loading. Both models provide Full HD Movie Print with compatible Canon cameras and ship with My Image Garden photo organization and sharing software. Click through for the full press release and pricing.
Nokia’s Lumia 1020 is the company’s second attempt at a 41-megapixel camera phone, and it’s been generating a lot of hype. As the follow-up to last year’s 808 PureView phone, Nokia’s latest has much to prove. The 808 remains one of the best smartphones we’ve ever looked at in terms of its photographic capabilities, so we’ve been keen to get our hands on the 1020 which melds Nokia’s innovative ‘oversampling’ technology with a more modern Windows operating system. We offer our first look at the Lumia 1020 on connect.dpreview.com.
Eric Kim is one of the most prolific street photographers around, but he’s also a keen blogger. In this article, originally posted on his site back in spring, he offers some advice on how to buy a new camera for street photography. Rather than a simple buyers’ guide, though, Kim delves into the psychology of purchase decisions, citing research by psychologist Barry Schwartz which divides us into two categories – ‘maximizers’ and ‘satisficers’. Click through for a link to the full article.
Last Friday, while orbiting Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft turned its camera lens on earth from almost a billion miles away. NASA has released the images, which show not only Saturn and its rings, but also the Earth in the (very far) distance. The original ‘raw’ images taken by the spacecraft are grayscale, but astronomy enthusiast Valerie Klavans has converted some of them and added color. The results look pretty spectacular. Check them out after the link.
As Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge celebrate the birth of a baby son (OMG! #shinynewprince), official Royal photographer for The Sun (that’s the British tabloid newspaper) has shared some tips for photographing babies. Arthur Edwards knows what he’s talking about, having photographed the proud father, William, when he was an infant. Click through for some of Edwards’ top tips for photographing babies – assuming of course that you’re not utterly bored of the whole thing by now.
Fujifilm has updated its X-mount lens roadmap to include a 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS lens as part of its more affordable ‘XC’ series. The 75-350mm equivalent tele-zoom joins the 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 XC and the ten existing or announced high-end XF series lenses in Fujifilm’s lineup. The company also highlights the three Touit lenses available or planned by Zeiss for the X-mount system. The Fujinon XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS appears in the fourth quarter of 2013 on the roadmap.
Sandisk has announced its new Connect line of wireless flash memory storage devices, including the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive and SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive. SanDisk says its Wireless Flash Drive allows for wireless connectivity from a smartphone, tablet or computer without an Internet connection. It’s available in 16GB or 32GB capacities, priced at $ 49.99 and $ 59.99 respectively. Click through for more details on our sister site, connect.dpreview.com.
A prototype for a new DSLR add-on is poised to bring plenoptic capabilities to consumer cameras. The KaleidoCamera is designed to sit between a standard DSLR’s sensor and lens. A diffuser splits light passing through the lens into nine different beams, each passing through a filter before it reaches the camera’s sensor. Click through to read on about this prototype’s capabilities and potential applications.
Photography has been around for almost two hundred years, but amazingly, it’s only in the past couple of decades that it has gained widespread acceptance as an artform. These days, images by significant photographers command very high prices. But How high is ‘very high’? Internet community FreeYork.org has published a list of the ten most expensive photos ever sold. Click through for the list.