February 11, 2016. I did some scouting and a little bit of paddling on the lover St Vrain Creek. First, I checked some potential launching spots, i.e., bridges, below I-25 highway. Then, I ended up paddling upstream from the county […]
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Posts Tagged ‘Lower’
Winter Kayaking on the Lower St Vrain Creek
22
Feb
Leica introduces M Typ 262 with new quieter shutter mechanism and lower price
20
Nov
German camera manufacturer Leica has added another rangefinder body to its M system that has a pared-down feature set, an extra quiet shutter unit and a lower price than the M Typ 240. The new Leica M Typ 262 is very much the same as the other M bodies, but does not offer video or live view shooting, even though it uses a CMOS sensor. Read more
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
17 June, 2014 – Sony A7s Tests With Lower DR than A7r
18
Jun
Who do you trust? I trust my eyes. And so when I tested the Sony A7s the other day and found that I couldn’t see any dynamic range advantage over the A7r, that’s what I wrote. But, I was chastised by many because Sony claimed 15 stops of DR. Why the hell couldn’t Michael see it?
Now, two days later, DxO Labs has published their sensor test results for the A7s and indeed the A7s ranks almost a stop lower than the A7r. One may debate whether or not DxO and Sony use the same measurement criteria, but there’s no way to quibble about the fact that DxO has hundreds of self-consistent lab tests spanning years, regardless of the absolute numbers. I guess the eyes have it.
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The Luminous Landscape – What’s New
Nikon to build $6.3m DSLR factory in Laos to lower costs
21
Mar
Nikon has said it will spend around ¥600m (around $ 6.3m) to establish a factory in Laos. The factory will conduct part of the production process for the company’s entry- and mid-level DSLRs, with final assembly still taking part in the existing Ayutthaya plant in Thailand. The move aims to increase production capacity and help reduce costs, the company says. The announcement suggests all mass-market Nikons will still pass through Ayutthaya, where all production was halted for several months following a devastating flood in October 2011.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)