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Casio Europe announces EX-N5 and EX-N50 compact cameras

19 Feb

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Casio Europe has announced the Exilim EX-N5 and EX-N50 16MP entry-level compact cameras. Both come with a similar feature set of the EX-ZS30 announced today, including 26-156mm equiv. optical zoom lenses, 2.7″ LCDs and a set of eight Art Shot filters. The cameras differ only in terms of finish – the EX-N50 features a textured pinstripe pattern on its front, while the EX-N5 comes with two-tone silver ring around the lens. There is currently no information on price and availability.

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Nikon D5200 hands-on preview updated with menus, test data and samples

19 Feb

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We’ve just added ten pages of content to our hands-on preview of the 24MP Nikon D5200, representing our progress so far towards the completion of a full review. As well as a complete breakdown of the options available in the camera’s menu system we’ve added our full complement of studio tests, including resolution, noise and dynamic range, and a small gallery of ‘real world’ samples. Click through for a link to the 16-page preview.

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India, Instagram and a smartphone

19 Feb

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Photographer Misho Baranovic used a smartphone to document his recent project in India for NGO World Vision Australia. He found his smartphone the perfect tool for both recording the journey and sharing it with a worldwide audience in real time. In this article, Baranovic discusses the pros and cons of documentary photography with a camera phone, and offers tips for shooting with a mobile device when travelling abroad. Click through for the full article on connect.dpreview.com.

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Casio Europe releases 20.1 MP Exilim EX-ZS20 camera

19 Feb

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Casio Europe has launched the Exilim EX-ZS20 featuring a 20.1 MP CCD sensor. It comes with a a 6x 26-156mm optical zoom lens and a 2.7 inch LCD. The camera includes beginner-friendly features include a Premium Auto mode and a set of eight Art shot filters. The ZS20 will be available silver, black, purple, white, and pink at a price to be confirmed. Click through for the press release.

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Report zooms in on giant camera resolution test charts throughout the US

19 Feb

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Dozens of two-dimentional aerial photo calibration targets are scattered all across the United States, according to a report by the Center for Land Use Interpretation. Constructed mostly during the 1950s and 1960s, these large outdoor charts were used as ‘a platform to test, calibrate, and focus aerial cameras traveling at different speeds and altitudes.’ The report points out that although some of these ‘charts’ are still used for some optical camera testing and calibration, they are primarily relics of the past. Click through for more information, and images.

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5 Tips on How to Choose the Right Lens

19 Feb

Lens lust is a terrible thing. It didn’t quite make the list of the 7 Deadly Sins, but can still be an agonizing process that will have your significant other wondering if Zeiss Prime is the codename for an escort service. Choosing the right lenses is also a lonely decision. I get questions almost daily from people wondering which lens Continue Reading

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Modern Design Meets Tradition in 12 Japanese Homes

18 Feb

[ By Steph in Architecture & Houses & Residential. ]

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Modern architects preserve the traditions of Japanese residential architecture while meeting 21st century needs in these 12 strikingly well-balanced homes. Adaptable rooms that can change size or function with room screens, transitional spaces between outdoors and in, shapes that recall ancient architectural typologies and insulating earth berms provide the privacy, serenity and connection to nature that have characterized Japanese homes for centuries.

300-Year-Old House Wrapped in a Modern Exterior

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The original portions of this beautiful Japanese home date back over three centuries. Architecture firm Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates wrapped the historic wooden gate house in a modern facade, protecting it and making it a part of the interior. The new exterior walls are burnt cedar with curving contemporary forms, literally embracing the aged part of the home.

Ultramodern Triangle Monolith

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Rising like a massive monument from a grassy hill, this incredible black pyramid home by Suppose Design is rooted in ancient traditions of Japanese home building. The technique surrounds the lower level of the home in an earth berm to provide privacy, green space and insulation. Though certainly ultramodern compared to the more contemporary homes that surround it, this house pays tribute to the history of the nation in which it was built.

A House by Hirokyui Fukuyama

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This glossy white home by Hiroyuki Fukuyama is undeniably modern, with a minimalist aesthetic and a highly unusual shape leading to asymmetrical rooms. But within that shape is the suggestion of a boulder, and the inside has a comforting cavern-like feel.

Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma

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A modern reinterpretation of Japanese earth and grass architecture, the Meme Experimental House in Hokkaido by Kengo Kuma lights up at night like a lantern. The home is modeled after Japanese Chise homes traditionally built of natural materials, but built from a semi-transparent membrane with recycled PET insulation. This allows natural light to penetrate the home during the day. Built partially into the earth, the home maintains a stable temperature.

House in Kohoku by Torafu

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The House in Kohoku by Torafu has a similar look to the A House, but its rough concrete exterior makes the mountain association even clearer. Located in a quiet residential region on a hill in Yokohama, the home makes use of a small flag-shaped site. The shape, with its three volumes topped by enormous skylights, lets in maximum daylight while retaining privacy.

T House by Sou Fujimoto Architects

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Sou Fujimoto Architects envision the cavernous T House as one volume that has had its walls stretched to create separate but unified spaces. Describing it as ‘primitive’, the architects sought a simple home inspired by stepping stones in Japanese gardens. “That is, steppingstones are usually placed at those alleyways, and the scenery keeps changing while one stepping across by the stones. Each one step renews relationship of things around.”

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18. Februar 2013

18 Feb

Ein Beitrag von: Alexander Rentsch

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Introducing The Polarizing Clip On Filter

18 Feb

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Give your camera-phone super powers!

Your phonecam can now see through windows that were once obscured by glare, place clouds into a once washed out sky, climb the highest mountain with the greatest of ease!

How, you ask? It’s as simple as using a Polaizing Clip On Filter. The same filter used by pros on their dSLRs to reduce glare and make colors pop is now available for your camera phone.

(Oh, and for that last part, you’re going to have to get good at hiking, and remember to put your phone in your pocket while you do it).

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Fünfter Monatsbericht vom iPhone-Projekt

18 Feb

Manchmal frage ich mich, ob ich nicht schon viel länger dieses Projekt mache, als es mein Kalender anzeigt. Da ich relativ viel fotografiere und dementsprechend jede Menge erlebe, kommt mir mein Projekt wie eine „halbe Ewigkeit“ vor. Willkommen beim fünften Monatsbericht.

Es war eine gute Entscheidung, in Farbe zu fotografieren und meine Rauschen-Serie nicht fortzuführen. Ich habe den Eindruck, einen guten Weg gegangen zu sein und werde diesen weiter verfolgen.

Und zwar nicht monochrom, obwohl ich die Jahre (vor dem Projekt) ausschließlich Farbe fotografiert habe. Manchmal bringt mich die ganze Sache auf Wege, die ich selbst nie für möglich gehalten hätte.

Fernwärme

Stairs

Vor drei Wochen habe ich dann auch äußerlich eine Veränderung an meinem Erscheinungsbild vorgenommen und den Ratschlag von Joel Meyerowitz befolgt, komplett schwarze Kleidung zu tragen. Zwar fehlt mir noch eine ganz schwarze Jacke, aber bis auf diese (die aktuelle ist dunkelgrün) bin ich derzeit unicolor in schwarz unterwegs.

Was das bringt? Nun, ich kann es nicht nachweisbar nachvollziehen, aber schwarz reflektiert kein Licht und das ist ein sehr großer Vorteil unter Menschen, da ich am liebsten unbemerkt agiere.

Es kann auch Zufall sein, aber wenn ich darüber nachdenke, war es immer dann, als ich ganz in schwarz fotografierte, dass ich mich streckenweise wunderte, dass mich einzelne Leute überhaupt nicht wahrzunehmen schienen.

Vom Setup hat sich nichts geändert, ich benutze nach wie vor ProCamera zum Fotografieren und Snapseed zum Bearbeiten. Gleiches Schema, nix Neues.

Depth

Busy

Viel wesentlicher hat sich für mich der Akt des Fotografierens verändert. Ich habe mir angewöhnt, nicht ständig von Ort zu Ort zu laufen, sondern bleibe lieber an einer Ecke stehen und studiere die Abläufe der Menschenmassen.

In welchen Abständen hält die Bahn? Wie lange warten Menschen auf den nächsten Zug? In welchen Zyklen kommen größere Mengen auf einmal aus einem Gebäude? Dieses Hineindenken ist eine gute Schule und es hilft mir, abschätzen, wann es sinnvoll ist, welches Bild zu machen. Und wann nicht.

Und obwohl ich eigentlich versuche, stets die unsichtbaren Verbindungen zwischen sich nicht kennenden Menschen sichtbar zu machen, fotografiere ich doch meist einzelne Menschen. Das ist keine bewusste Entscheidung, passiert mir aber immer wieder.

Gesture

Dark Days

Und seltenst fotografiere ich junge Leute, sondern finde alte Menschen attraktiver, interessanter und bemerkenswerter. Mit ihren netten Hütchen und einfallsreichem Kleidungsstil laufen sie einfach den jüngeren den Rang ab. Zumindest meiner Auffassung nach.

Und mit der Zeit habe ich bemerkt, dass ich zufriedener mit den Ergebnissen geworden bin. In den ersten Monaten mit dem iPhone hatte ich manchmal Schwierigkeiten, den Zugang zu meinen eigenen Bildern zu finden. Ich fand meine Fotos ganz okay, aber mehr war da nicht.

Dies nimmt derzeit langsam ab und das macht mich glücklich. Auch durch die monatliche Reflexion lerne ich eine Menge über mich selbst und die Fotografie an sich.

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Beetle

Ach ja, manchmal lächelt mich ein Oldimer an und bei aller Liebe zur Straßenfotografie und ihrer Konzentration auf Menschen lasse ich es mir nicht nehmen, auch einmal ein schönes Auto zu fotografieren.


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