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  • DxOMark investigates Samsung NX cameras and lenses

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    Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have been investigating Samsung’s NX system, and have recently published reviews of the NX210 and NX300 cameras, alongside an article covering how the company’s lenses measure up in comparison to those from the Sony NEX system. Other reviews on the site this week include lens tests on Nikon super-telephoto primes, an assessment of the Sony RX100 II’s new back-illuminated CMOS sensor, and the first installment of a multi-part article looking into which lenses score best on the Canon EOS 6D. Click through for the links.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Capturing colorful high-speed lightbulb explosions with a low-cost rig

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    Ever since Harold Edgerton photographed a bullet tearing through an apple, it seems the urge to document these split seconds of destruction has not flagged. In photographer Jon Smith’s case, his victims are lightbulbs filled with colorful objects. He creates the images using a DSLR, a pellet gun and a relatively inexpensive lighting setup all in his garage. Click through for more details. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Nikon gets social with Facebook app

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    After company president Makoto Kimura made it clear that Nikon really is forward-thinking in an interview earlier this week, the camera manufacturer has launched its My Nikon World Facebook application and community. My Nikon World is designed for photographers to display and share images, compete in challenges and learn from pros and peers. Click through for more details at connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Hands-on with the Nokia Lumia 1020

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    Today Nokia unveiled the Lumia 1020, its flagship 41MP camera-centric smartphone for Windows Phone 8. Aimed squarely at photo enthusiasts, the Lumia 1020 employs a large and extremely high resolution 41MP imaging sensor that we first saw in the ground-breaking 808 PureView. However, the 1020 has the decided advantage of running on the Windows Phone 8 platform instead of the end-of-life Symbian OS. Our sister site, connect.dpreview.com is at the launch event in New York and has published a detailed hands-on look at the new phone. Click through for more. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • 41MP Nokia Lumia 1020 brings PureView camera tech to Windows Phone

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    After months of rumors and leaks, Finnish handset maker Nokia today officially launched its latest flagship Windows phone, the Lumia 1020, at a press event in New York City. As far as we’re concerned of course, the most interesting feature is the Lumia 1020’s 41MP imaging sensor, an iteration of the groundbreaking technology that Nokia debuted last year in the 808 PureView phone. Click through for more details and some hands-on pictures on our sister site connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Blogger Olivier Duong continues look at ‘Gear Acquisition Syndrome’

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    Florida-based photographer Olivier Duong has expanded his ongoing examination of so-called ‘Gear Acquisition Syndrome’ with a description of how he overcame his own personal addiction to buying photographic equipment. Categorizing G.A.S. as a ‘habit’, Duong identifies three components – trigger, routine, and reward, and describes how he went about overcoming his addition by ‘changing the routine [but] keeping the trigger, and the reward’. Click through for more details. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Just posted: Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8 review

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    Just posted: Our review of the Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8. In essence this is a tiny three element optic hidden inside a body cap, and probably the cheapest lens of any description made by any camera manufacturer. But is it any good? In the latest of our lens reviews in collaboration with DxOMark, we take a look both at how well it performs in studio testing, and in real-world use. Does it have any place in the Micro Four Thirds user’s camera bag? Click through to find out.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Pentax Q7 added to our studio comparison database

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    We’ve added the Pentax Q7 to our database of studio comparison images. The Q7 is the first Pentax Q-mount camera featuring a 1/1.7″ sensor to match its enthusiast compact peers. We’ll be adding a comprehensive review in the coming weeks but, in the meantime, click through to see how the Q7 stacks against the competition. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • DxO Viewpoint 1.2.1 now compatible with Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5

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    DxO Labs has updated its distortion-correction software Viewpoint to version 1.2.1, meaning it’s now compatible with Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5. Viewpoint works both as standalone software and as a plug-in, and is designed to correct for perspective distortions such as converging verticals, and to restore more natural proportions to objects at the edge of the frame when shooting with wideangle lenses. The company has also announced that all of its software is on sale at reduced prices until 31st July. Click through for more info and download links.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Robotic Nikon cameras capture Wimbledon 2013

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    In the aftermath of Andy Murray’s historic victory at Wimbledon 2013, Nikon UK has been explaining how its cameras were used in a robotics setup to capture images from unique angles during the championship. The system was developed in partnership with Mark Roberts Motion Control, and operated by photographer Bob Martin. It used a Nikon D4 mounted on the roof above Centre Court, with 200-400mm and 80-400mm lenses. Click through to see some of the resultant images.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)