It wasn’t so long ago when Canon issued a warning to users of the EOS 650D D-SLR that the front rubber grip on some cameras may turn white and cause an allergic reaction on skin. This of course, was for a production lot that was manufactured between May 31st and June 15th, 2012. Canon determined after enquiry that the rubber grip contained a substance called zinc bis that … [Read more...]

An Expo is always a good opportunity to meet readers and well-wishers and the recently concluded Photofair in New Delhi was no exception. One of the more interesting meetings was with a reader from Agra who lamented the fact that whilst he has reasonably good pictures of his grand  parents, he could not find any pictures of his late niece because they were all shot digitally … [Read more...]

Ever since the first SLR came out from Ihagee of Dresden, Germany in 1936, a number of innovations and inventions have worked their way into what we see today as a modern D-SLR. Let us try and trace from amongst hundreds of models, five SLRs that influenced the course of camera history.The Kine Exakta was the first camera in the world to be both an SLR and to use the 35mm … [Read more...]

With 2012 coming to an end, it is appropriate to consider what was the major technological event to hit the industry. Without doubt, it was the advent of Smartphones. I remember  some six or seven years ago meeting a senior manager of Nokia. In an arrogant tone, designed to test my knowledge, he asked, “Who is the biggest manufacturer of cameras in the world?” Canon, I … [Read more...]

Two conclusions emerged from the recently concluded Photokina 2012 in Cologne. One, that Smart phones are here to stay and with falling prices, are going to take away market share from lower end digital cameras. Second, mirrorless cameras (or ILCCs as they are known in some quarters) are here to stay and are perhaps the most exciting innovation to hit the imaging industry … [Read more...]