For Online Subscription Digital Subscription As they say, time and technology waits for no one. One of the more interesting developments of the last few months is the introduction of 360º photography. The new virtual reality headsets like the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift, transport you to a new ‘virtual’ world making you the centre of the subject. Imagine the … [Read more...]
MAY 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription One of the problems with photography is that people simply do not use their cameras enough. The initial excitement of buying a new gadget dies out soon enough, the camera is put into a cupboard and quite simply, forgotten. Modern cameras, however, carry a host of features and are complicated creatures. They are designed to … [Read more...]
APRIL 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription In the eleven years that SP has been in existence, photography and imaging have evolved at the fastest pace in its history. Our first issue in 2005 heralded the launch of Nikon’s F6, its last professional film SLR. Since then the digital wave took over resulting in some game changing moves from the leading players. The … [Read more...]
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...]
February 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription With the dawn of the New Year, a new era of change is set to take over. Only a few years ago, Microsoft was the ‘Master’ of software. Today, Microsoft is struggling in the phone business and new winners like Apple with its own operating system and Google with Android have emerged. Software rules how hardware is designed and … [Read more...]