Kimsuk Ray’s 3rd Solo Photography Exhibiton titled, ‘Kingshooker Chhobi’ was held from 26th May to 1st June, 2011 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. ‘Kingshooker Chhobi’ brings forth a fresh set of photographs in GEOMETRY: RATIONAL IRRATIONAL. The exhibition was inaugurated by eminent photographer Sri Tarapada Bandopadhyay. … [Read more...]

South Korean lens manufacturer, Samyang has launched its first Micro Four Thirds lens, a 7.5mm f3.5 fisheye. Samyang promises more lenses very soon. With 11 lenses already in its kitty, Panasonic plans four more lenses in 2011. First to be launched is the 25mm f1.4, a lens demanded by lots of Panasonic users as a fast, bright, standard optic. In markets like the UK, … [Read more...]

‘Indian Photography Today’, showcased the diverse works of 10 Indian photographic artists. The exhibition featured the works of Sephi Bergerson, Prarthane Modi, Tom Pietrasik, Vikas Dutt, Munish Khanna, Payal Shah, Kishore Vij, Raj Suri, Rafique Sayed, and Vikram Bawa. The exhibition was on from the12th to 24th of April 2011 at AM Gallery, Brighton, London.   … [Read more...]

CAPTIVITUS will be exhibiting the work of five promising and talented photographers from Bengal at Gaganendra Pradarshanshala, in Kolkata from from 28th to 31st May, 2011 . The expo is titled “COLORS OF PEOPLE & NATURE”. The five photographers are Partha Pal, Subir Basak Sudarsan Mondal, Jayati Saha, Seshadri Moitra. … [Read more...]

SP readers still fondly remember Pentax cameras. Pentax, however, has still not formally entered India; nostalgia levels are therefore explicably high. The Pentax brand reached its zenith with the advertising campaign – ‘Just hold a Pentax’. The Spotmatic series are now almost iconic. In this article,however, we will look at a workhorse from the K series, the K 1000, which … [Read more...]