Gusky, an emergency physician and fine-art photographer is believed to be the first person ever to bring to light the large number of underground cities beneath the trenches of WWI. The Hidden World of WWI reveals the artifacts, sculptures and evocative graffiti left behind by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Landowners determined to preserve the past have … [Read more...]
Nissin to offer i40 Strobe for Micro Four-Thirds
Nissin has already offered the Speedlite i40 for Nikon and Canon D-SLRs. Now the company is offering the same for cameras in Micro-Four Thirds format from June 12 through its online shop and Koenji Store at the price of 19,800 Yen. Online marketing via amazon.com will follow shortly. To know more, visit www.nissinjapan.com. … [Read more...]
Nikon Launches D810
Nikon Corp. is going to release a full-frame D-SLR, the D810, with improved resolution and image processing. It offers a newly-developed FX-format 36.3 MP CMOS sensor and the EXPEED 4 imaage processing engine. The camera doesn't have an optical low pass filter, but has improved software that boosts performance and reduces false colour and moire. The D810 has a 51-point … [Read more...]
Pankaj Sharma’s photo wins contest
On Duty The Bio-Diversity Board of Uttarakhand had organised a national level photography contest on the occasion of International Bio Diversity Day. Dr. Pankaj Sharma’s photo titled ‘On Duty’ won the award in the section ‘Landscape and People of Uttarakhand’. The award function was organised in Dehradun on 22 May, 2014 (International Bio-Diversity Day). The Forest Minister … [Read more...]
Ricoh announces Pentax XG-1
Ricoh has announced a new bridge camera, the Pentax XG-1 with 52x optical zoom range, for beginners looking to move ahead from compact cameras. The XG-1 has a 16MP BSI-CMOS sensor and comes with a 24-1248mm equivalent f/2.8-5.6 zoom lens. It offers a burst shooting of 9 fps and HD video recording at 1080/30p. It has a 460k-dot 3.0-inch fixed LCD screen and … [Read more...]
