Olympus Imaging India Private Limited launched their flagship mirror-less interchangeable system camera – the OM-D E-M5 – on the 17th of May. The camera boasts of the world’s fastest Single AF speed even compared to pro-D-SLRs, and being 20-percent faster than their own E-P3. It further claims to have a 5-axis image stabilisation system that provides up to 5-stop advantage … [Read more...]
It’s a Rich Man’s World! – Nikon D4
The D4 is Nikon’s flagship pro D-SLR. Everything about the D4 relates to ‘speed’. At a blistering 10 frames per second burst mode with full autofocus, it is nothing short of a machine gun. With its new and faster Expeed 3 image processor, an improved Multi-CAM 3500AF module, coupled with a newly designed 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, it promises to be the ultimate professional … [Read more...]
Let there be Light…!-Nissin MF18 Digital TTL Macro Flash
A hot-shoe mounted flashgun is inappropriate when it comes to lighting macro subjects due to the position of the flashgun. If you use such a flashgun for macro subjects, it is likely to cast a strong lens shadow, especially if the subject is close to the lens. Even bouncing the flash might not provide the desired results. The solution is a ring flash that attaches to the … [Read more...]
Yearning for More-Panasonic LUMIX DMC GF5
The Internet has, of late, been abuzz with leaked images of Panasonic’s latest Micro Four Thirds ILCC with point-and-shoot-like functionality. Finally, the company has broken silence with the launch of the Lumix GF5, successor to the GF3. So what happened to the GF4, you might ask. Well, Japanese consider the number 4 as unlucky, and hence the jump (Canon did the same in … [Read more...]
Darkroom Simplified – Corel PaintShop Pro x4
Image editing software have become an essential part of a photographer’s life, whether he is an advanced amateur or a professional photographer. Corel had been a pioneer in the field of image editing with their PaintShop Pro software. But of late, the software has lost out to Adobe Photoshop in popularity. Here is the latest from Corel, the PaintShop Pro x4, which, the … [Read more...]
