BenQ launched a new color management monitor for photographers. The monitor SW2700PT comes feature-packed with a 27”QHD (2560x1440) display, 99% Adobe RGB color space, IPS technology, hardware calibration,14bit 3D Look Up Table (LUT), Palette Master calibration software, ambient light-blocking shading hood, OSD controller and Black-and-White Mode. These features have been … [Read more...]
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March 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Remember the days when mirrorless cameras were first launched? With no need for a mirror or even a mechanical shutter, we would have thought that even the basic design of a camera would change. But that has not happened. Mirrorless cameras are increasingly looking either like D-SLRs or like rangefinders of an older era. Look at … [Read more...]
A superlative manual focus wide-angle lens! – Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus APO Distagon T* Lens
This new offering from Zeiss is the first wide-angle and the third overall in the Otus series of premium grade lenses. As with all Zeiss D-SLR lenses, this is a manual focus only lens but with electronic contacts. This particular model is available in Canon and Nikon mounts. Zeiss is one of the few manufacturers who deliver their lenses with a signed inspection card indicating … [Read more...]
Polarising Filters
SP reader Arijit Das had requested us to explain, in Ask Uncle Ronnie, how to correctly use a polarising filter. Since the explanation is rather lengthy, we decided to have a separate write-up on it. Rohinton Mehta A polarising filter is one of the three very important filters for use in digital photography – the other two being the Neutral Density and Graduated Neutral … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Offer from Asus
Asus has rolled out its Valentine's Day offer to tackle the #SameGiftSyndrome. Customers purchasing a ZenPad, Zenfone 2 Laser or Zenbook stand a chance to win some exciting prizes. The first 200 customers will win the Asus ZenEars—an ergonomically designed earphone that is a perfect fit. The next 100 customers can win Asus ZenPower—a credit-card sized 10,050 mAh battery power … [Read more...]