Canon has added a new ultra-wide zoom to its EF lineup – the EF 11-24mm f/4L USM. The new lens offers the widest angle of view ever provided in a rectilinear full-frame DSLR lens, and uses 16 elements in 11 groups with a total of four aspherical elements for distortion control. Read more
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Canon has announced the EOS M3 in Europe and Asia, improving on its predecessors with a 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor, front control dial, Hybrid CMOS AF III AF system and an articulated 3.2″ LCD capable of flipping up by 180 degrees. Building on the original EOS M, it also adds a more pronounced grip, a new DIGIC 6 processor, an exposure compensation dial on the top plate and Wi-Fi with NFC. It’s expected to launch in April for £599.99/€769.99. Read more
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Canon has introduced two new DSLRs at the top end of its entry-level tier, the EOS Rebel T6s/760D and Rebel T6i/750D. They both provide 24.2MP APS-C sensor and built-in Wi-Fi with NFC (firsts for the Rebel series), while the T6s assumes the flagship role with a top panel LCD, quick control dial, horizontal level guide and additional manual controls in video mode. Read more
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Canon has officially unveiled the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R, both of which offer a 50.6MP full-frame sensor inside virtually the same body as the EOS 5D Mark III. The effect of the EOS 5DS R’s low pass filter has been cancelled out, but aside from that difference the two cameras are identical. Like the EOS 5D III the new cameras offer 1080/30p video but do not feature headphone jacks sockets or clean HDMI out. The 5DS and 5DS R will be available from June for $ 3699 and $ 3899 respectively. Read more
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If you happened to notice a USB stick poking out of a brick wall in an urban space, would you be brave enough to connect your computer to it just to see what it might contain? Will it dump a bunch of malicious software onto your machine, or reveal something amazing? You just never know. The Dead Drops offline peer-to-peer file sharing project has been called “the nerd equivalent to glory holes,” bringing the sense of anonymity provided by the internet into the real world in a way that feels conspicuously sketchy.
Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl took inspiration from the methods spies used to transfer information in a secret location. The process of accessing or distributing files on these networks is anonymous, you can share anything you want, and actually plugging your laptop or tablet into the drive sometimes requires bending at awkward angles or doing something that looks vaguely suspicious.
Bartholl notes that the ‘danger’ of participating in the project is no different from that of sharing files on the internet. People typically share photographs, art, poetry and videos. The drives range from 64 megabytes to a whopping 120 gigabytes. To install one of your own, just find or create a hole in a wall or other urban surface, remove the thumb drive’s plastic case and wrap the memory board with waterproof tape, place it in the hole with just the port exposed and cement it in with fast-setting concrete.
The project started in 2010 and has since grown to thousands of locations worldwide, according to a database that tracks where they’ve been installed. Some can be found in the busiest areas of cities like New York, while others are in abandoned buildings off the beaten track. You can find out whether there are any near you, or create one of your own using the Dead Drops site’s instructions.
Need a reason to be generous? This innovative can from Coca-Cola encourages sharing by splitting into two halves – one for you and one for someone special.
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497 obsolete VHS tapes were taken apart and assembled into the shape of a skull, which comes together only when you look at it from a certain viewpoint.
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Insects often make interesting photography subjects, but these insect photos are a little different: the photographer poses the bugs in hilarious tableaus.
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Canon’s Chuck Westfall has seen the company introduce a lot of new technology, but it’s safe to say he hasn’t seen anything quite like the launch of the EOS 5DS and 5DS R. Our own Richard Butler sat down with Chuck to talk about the new 50MP sensor, what sort of noise performance and dynamic range we can expect to see from it and the cameras’ intended audience. See video
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Die Fahrer sind stolz auf ihre farbenprächtigen Lastwagen, die ihnen zeitweise als Zuhause dienen, während sie auf langen Fahrten von ihren Familien getrennt sind. Die auffälligen Fahrzeuge sind charakteristisch für viele Straßen Indiens. Innen wie außen bunt dekoriert, stehen sie symbolhaft für das Lebensgefühl ihrer Fahrer. Der Fotograf Dan Eckstein bildet dieses Lebensgefühl in seinem Buch „Horn Please“ ab.
Ein gewisser Individualismus findet seinen Ausdruck in den bunten Mustern, Bildern und Schriftzügen, die täglich durch Indien rollen. Dan Eckstein legte über 10.000 Kilometer zurück, während er über einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahren die Fahrer und ihre Wagen fotografierte. Er traf auf eine Mischung aus Religionen und Kulturen, so vielfältig wie der Subkontinent selbst. Seine Bilder zeigen ein Indien zwischen Tradition und Moderne, zwischen Religion und Popkultur.
Der Fotograf lebt und arbeitet in Los Angels und Brooklyn, New York. Nach seinem Studium der Fotografie zog er nach New York, um als Assistent für Magnum-Fotograf Steve McCurry zu arbeiten. Später war er auch für Bruno Barbey, ebenfalls bei Magnum, als Assistent tätig.
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In this set of speed busting images you can see the effect that using a fast shutter speed can have on your images. If you want to photograph a moving subject and freeze them in mid-action, that is what is required.
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This week your challenge is to find something moving – fast! It could be traffic on a busy street, or something involving sports of some kind. Just get out there and work on using a fast shutter speed to freeze the subject at the peak of action.
You can try the following settings to help you get sharp images:
Here are a few examples to get you started:
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Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge. Sometimes it takes a while for an image to appear so be patient and try not to post the same image twice.
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Canon’s new 11-24mm F4 L wideangle zoom lens has been a long time coming. Canon’s widest ever rectilinear zoom by some margin, the new 11-24mm may also challenge Nikon’s venerable 14-24mm F2.8 as the tool of choice for landscape, property and architectural photographers. We got our hands on a prototype recently at Canon’s US headquarters. Click through for a closer look
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Die Dankesrede von James Nachtwey anlässlich des Lifetime Achievement Award der American Society of Magazine Editors ist eine unserer Empfehlungen des Tages. Er spricht darin darüber, wie Fotografie die Welt verändert. Ihr könnt seine Rede nachhören, oder unter dem Video auch nachlesen. → ansehen
Der Straßenfotograf Eric Kim teilt sein Wissen immer wieder gern und veröffentlichte nun ein neues E-Book zum Thema Straßenfotografie-Projekte. Von der Ideenfindung, über die Umsetzung, bis hin zur Veröffentlichung gibt er darin jede Menge Tipps. Ihr könnt es auf seinem Blog als pdf oder Google Doc herunterladen. → ansehen
Wenn man nach diesem Artikel von Pando geht, dann wohl ja. Laut ihm wurde Flickr längst von Instagram überholt und Yahoo hat einige Fehler in der Vergangenheit gemacht. Betrachtet man die Frage aber realistisch, dann hat Flickr-Gründer Stewart Butterfield 25 Million Dollar für den Deal bekommen – von Fehler kann man bei solchen Summen wohl kaum reden. → ansehen
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