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Fujifilm says it officially ” F31fd was our best camera”

24 September, 2008 (10:13) | cameras | No comments

In setting sight of a new goal,
Fujifilm confirms what a lot of camera fans out there already know:
That the best of Fujifilm digital camera was the old F3f1d ( a 6 megapixel camera ).
All cameras after that model was just to chase the megapixel race that
consumers mistakenly take as improvement.
F31fd is the gold standard by [...]

This absolutely inspires me

23 September, 2008 (14:54) | Thoughts, cameras | No comments

Yeah, I just love this video.
He is talking about Street photography but hey, that’s his game.
I can apply that to wedding photography and you could apply it to your work too.
( whatever job you might be doing )
Take inspiration from everywhere
and whenever you can.

Olympus Micro 4/3 ( a very small camera )

22 September, 2008 (22:59) | cameras | No comments

Well, it has finally happened.
Olympus announced a new standard for interchangeable lens camera that is really small and compact.
This is the camera that is the digital equivalent to the Rangefinder camera Leica that is so famous.
All along the technology is available , just that manufacturers are stuck in the mind set that consumers would only [...]

Recommended POINT and SHOOT camera

17 September, 2008 (19:15) | cameras | No comments

Every now and then, couples would ask me to recommend what camera to buy for their up and coming honeymoon.
So instead of answering them one by one, I would make recommendations here.
My all time favourite P&S ( point and shoot ) camera is the Fujifilm F11. But they don’t make them any more. What’s available [...]

Canon EOS 50D

23 August, 2008 (20:20) | cameras | No comments

Canon EOS 50D specs is just leaked out by Canon China website.
Here’s some of the more interesting specs( it has a long list of improvement )
1) 15 Megapixel – Do we need any more megapixels ? This is more marketing hype than anything.
2) AF fine tuning – Yes, this is great, another top end feature [...]

Glorious Olympus E420

12 March, 2008 (09:12) | cameras | No comments

Glorious ! Absolutely glorious…..
I knew someone would respond to the market niche , a camera for the photographer to shoot on the weekend……….Before this annoucement by Olympus of this latest camera, most photographers who like a small camera for the weekend casual stroll are not given much choice.
You either go for the big SLR or [...]