Samsung has revealed the WB850F, WB150F and ST200F0- a trio of Wi-Fi-enabled compact superzooms. The WB850F has a 16MP backlit CMOS sensor, 23-483mm equivalent, F2.8-5.9 lens and GPS. The WB150F has an 18x, 24-432mm equivalent, F3.2-5.9 lens and 14MP interline CCD, allowing 1080p video capture, while the ST200F is a 10x, 27-270mm equivalents zoom camera with a 16MP CCD … [Read more...]

The popularity of ‘My Best Photo Ever Contest’ organised by Adobe India resulted in over 2000 entries from across India. Given the success of the contest, Adobe’s Digital team decided to select ‘Top 50 pictures’, for the finals, to be judged by the jury, instead of the ‘Top 25 entries’ mentioned earlier. However, the core emphasis of the contest was to unravel and honour the … [Read more...]

Canon India hosted a photography workshop for photo journalists at the magnificent Shiv Vilas Palace in Jaipur. The two day workshop was an informative weekend getaway for the attendees, and was attended by 44 photojournalists largely from the Delhi and Mumbai media. Mathew Thottungal represented Smart Photography magazine at the workshop. The list of speakers for the Canon … [Read more...]

India’s first woman photo-journalist, Homai Vyarawalla (98), died at a private hospital recently, after being hospitalised after a fall. Born on December 9th, 1913 to a Parsi family, Vyarawalla grew up in Mumbai and moved to Delhi in 1942, where she chronicled historic events, including India’s Independence. Her Rolliflex camera, had the unique opportunity to document … [Read more...]

To celebrate the outstanding success of the X100, Fujifilm Corporation is going to launch a limited edition black version of the camera. The company will produce 10,000 units of the limited edition to be sold worldwide. Included as part of the X100 Black Premium Edition package is, a genuine leather ‘ever-ready’ case, a lens hood, an adaptor ring and a protective filter. The … [Read more...]