Stone-Marked Grave Photo, Libya Wallpaper. Digital Image Cafe: Member Profile for dugong. Jadikan-LP.com / Lightpainting. Adam Daniels. Nikon annnounces AF-S DX 18-200mm VR II lens. Nikon has also revealed an update to its popular DX-format superzoom, in the shape of the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR II. The revised version features a new zoom mechanism to combat 'zoom creep' (one of the most common user complaints about the original lens), along with a zoom lock switch to keep the lens compact when carried. Improved 'Super Integrated Coating' promises to reduce flare and ghosting while size, weight and optical construction remain unchanged. The lens will be on sale from September 2009 at an RRP of £729.99 / €887.00 / $849.95.
Jump to: Press Release: Nikon launches the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II NIKKOR VR superzoom lens for DX format cameras renewed Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 30th July 2009 – Nikon Europe has announced the introduction of the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II lens. *As determined in Nikon performance tests Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II specifications MTF Charts Additional images. How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs. Pentax introduces Optio W80 rugged camera.
Pentax has announced the Optio W80 rugged compact camera. It's certified waterproof at depths of up to 5 meters for two hours, shockproof for drops of up to 3.3 feet (1m) and coldproof up to -10 degrees Celsius. It's got a 12.1MP sensor, 5x optical zoom and a 2.5" LCD, and includes features such as HD movie recording and Pixel Track digital Shake Reduction. Jump to: Press Release: GOLDEN, CO (June 24, 2009) : The manufacturer that builds digital cameras to go boldly where none have gone before has announced the PENTAX Optio W80. PENTAX first introduced dunkable digital cameras in 2003 to the delight of outdoor enthusiasts, travelers and families everywhere. Other important features in the Optio W80 include a: Available in Cardinal Red, Azure Blue and Gunmetal Gray, the Optio W80 will be available in July 2009 for $299.95 USD.
Features Triple anti-shake protection Additional features An Auto Macro mode records dramatic close-up images of a subject from close as one centimeter. Melissa Castro Photography. Rainsleeve & Rainsleeve-Flash | Demo Page. Nadav Kander. Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4 G - Test Report / Review. Distortion The lens shows moderate barrel distortion at around 0.6%. This is slightly more than you'd expect from a fix focal lens.
However, this is actually typical for fast standard primes and usually not field relevant. The chart above has a real-world size of about 120x80cm. Vignetting As a full frame lens the AF-S 50 enjoys the usual sweet spot advantage on the APS-C test camera. MTF (resolution) The lens delivered very good resolution figures in the center wide open already, reaching excellent levels at f/2.8 and beyond. The lens showed some focus shift when stopping down (residual spherical aberration). The tested sample showed a slight decentering issue. Below is a simplified summary of the formal findings. Chromatic Aberrations (CAs) Chromatic aberrations (color shadows at harsh contrast transitions) are very low at large aperture settings but increase a little when stopping down.
Bokeh The quality of the bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is a primary aspect for such a large aperture lens. Giz Explains: Why Lenses Are the Real Key to Stunning Photos. At work. Magnetic Photo Rope - A Cool Way to Display Your Images. 2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3) 2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3) 2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs. That said, I will try to do what I've done with other photo narratives here, and tell a story of 2008 in photographs. It's not the story of 2008, it's certainly not all stories, but as a collection it does show a good portion of what life has been like over the past 12 months.
This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Look for part 1 from yesterday and part 3 tomorrow. (40 photos total) Imam Hashim Raza leads mourners in prayer during a funeral for Mohsin Naqvi at al-Fatima Islamic Center in Colonie, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Naqvi was a Muslim, a native of Pakistan (he emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old and became a citizen at 16) and a U.S. Nature libre : Faune, flore, animaux et paysages d'Alsace. Welcome to dxomark.com (beta), a free resource dedicated to RAW-based camera image quality. MADEinPHOTO.fr. LIFE photo archive hosted by Google. Verre de visée , dépoli , stigmomètre des reflexs modernes - Appareils Photo et Caméscopes - FORUM Le Grand Forum.
Verre de visée : comparaison HaodaFu et KatzEye - Forum photo numérique argentique Nikon : forum Nikon Passion. Pourquoi changer le verre de visée sur un boîtier AF ? Mauvaise manip, verre rayé (n'est-ce pas fabien) ...Envie d'un télémètre de Dodin ! J’ai commandé un verre chez Haoda Fu le 28/05/2007 au prix de 61€ avec les frais de port.Reçu le 02/06/2007 dans une enveloppe a bulles contenant un kit de pose complet ; le verre, un crochet en plastique, une pince à épiler, des doigts en silicone et deux petits autocollants (dont j’ignore l’utilité ?). J'ai commande un verre chez Katz Eye le 24/05/2007 au prix de 133€ avec les frais de port.Reçu le 14/06/2007 dans une enveloppe standard contenant une solide boite en carton, contenant une boite en plastique entourée en bulles, cette même boite contenant le verre coincé dans de la mousse. 1er combat : Haoda moins cher, plus rapide, kit de pose complet.
L'enveloppe et le kit Haoda Le kit partie 1 Le kit partie 2 Très complet ! L'enveloppe KatzEye La boite en carton La boite en plastique Le verre : et rien d'autre Prêt pour l’opération, stress ? Denis Olivier // p h o t o g r a p h y. Michel Rajkovic Photographies. Focusing Screen. Split-Image / Micro-Prism Focusing screen function explaim: A. MF-Lens:Using the manual focusing lens can assistance focusing.
B. AF-Lens: Can check from the viewfinder window whether AF focus is accurate or not. Various focusing screens focuses image : 1.Ec-A Focusing Screen <P.1>Lost focus image. <P.2>The central image enlarges. <P.3>Focus Image (The focus in the hand.) <P.4>The central image enlarges. 2.Ec-B Focusing Screen 3.Ec-L Focusing Screen 4.Ec-R Focusing Screen 5.F6-A Focusing Screen 6.F6-J Focusing Screen 7.F6-L Focusing Screen 8.K3 Focusing Screen 9.FSB Focusing Screen 10.FSL Focusing Screen 11.FSX Focusing Screen 12.A Type Focusing Screen 13.S Type Focusing Screen. 25 of the Best Photographer Portfolio Websites | Vandelay Website Design.
Web designers often browse through portfolio websites of other designers for inspiration and ideas that can be used in their own work. Photographers, like designers, have a need to display an attractive portfolio for their websites visitors, and many photographers have excellent portfolio sites. The portfolio site showcases the work to potential clients, usually provides some biographical information about the photographer, and makes it easy for people to contact the photographer.
In this post I’d like to take a look at some of the best. Here you’ll find photography sites that are well designed and also showcase amazing photos. You’ll see a few different styles and approaches. Many use a large background image or a large slider to showcase the photos at their best. Others use many smaller thumbnail images to fill the screen.
If you’re looking to learn more about design websites, please see our post Learn Web Design. Looking for hosting? Look the Part - How to Show off your Photos like the Professionals [Photoshop tutorial] Guest blogger, Helen Bradley from ProjectWoman shows how you can create great looking frames for your images in Photoshop. When you’re displaying your photos on a blog or a website you’ll want them to look as good as they would if you had them framed on the wall. Here is a Photoshop technique for adding a frame, complete with your name and photo details, to a photo. To see what we are aiming for, compare the two images below. The photo on the left is unadorned and the one on the right has been framed using the process outlined in this step by step.
This frame gives the photograph a very smart and professional look. Here’s how to achieve this: Step 1 Once you have finished editing your photograph in Photoshop, click the topmost layer of the image and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (Command + Option + Shift + E on the Mac), to create a new layer containing a merged version of the image. Click this new top layer and choose Select > All and then Edit > Stroke. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6.