During NASA's Apollo 15 mission in 1971, astronaut Jim Irwin had used the Hasselblad 500 'EL DATA CAMERA HEDC' for landscape photography on the moon. He took about 300 images with this camera. During Apollos missions 11-17, this was the the only camera to be brought back to earth. The rest were left on the moon. This camera will be auctioned off by the Westlicht Gallery in … [Read more...]
Hasselblad Masters 2014
From among the 4000 entries that Hasselblad received, they selected 12 photographers as the Hasselblad Masters 2014. These are the winners: - Architecture: Martin Schubert, Denmark - Editorial: Antonio Pedrosa, Portugal - General: Roman Jehanno, France - Fashion/Beauty: Bara Prasilova, Czech Republic - Fine Art: Rafal Maleszyk, United States - … [Read more...]
Fujifilm X-A1 launched in India
Fujifilm India has announced the launch of its fourth interchangeable lens camera, the Fujifilm X-A1 in India for Rs. 44,999/-. It features a 16.3 MP APS-C CMOS sensor with an EXR Processor II. The camera has a start-up time of 0.5 seconds, shutter time lag of 0.05 seconds and a maximum burst speed of 5.6 frames per second. The camera has eight Advanced Filters and allows users … [Read more...]
