Leaf Press Release
Excerpt:
Photokina, Cologne, Germany, (September 25, 2006) – Leaf, the
acclaimed leader in the design of digital backs for professional
photographers and developer of the world’s fastest digital
camera backs, announced today the introduction of the Leaf AFi;
a new, next-generation, medium-format digital camera aimed at
professional photographers. The Leaf AFi is specifically
designed for high-resolution digital photography, and is
seamlessly integrated with the new Leaf Aptus S-Series digital
camera backs.
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Gary
Bunn writes, "Capturing the spectacle of a firework display is
all about predicting when and where the most dramatic events are
going to take place. Try to find out where the main display at
your event will be taking place, and where the fireworks will be
fired from. To capture the wider view of large public displays
it's often best to avoid the most popular spots close to the
action. At popular events you'll struggle to find enough room to
set up your tripod - a necessity to shoot the display - and
you'll also often be too close to the action."
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Nokia Press Release
Excerpt:
With its integrated GPS at your fingertips, finding your way
just got easier. The Maps application includes maps for more
than 100 countries, enabling users to explore the world. You can
also purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice
guided navigation. With the Carl Zeiss optics on the 5 megapixel
camera, you can capture print quality photos and DVD-like
quality video clips. Photos and video clips can be enjoyed on a
compatible television thanks to the device's TV out feature and
support for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) technology.
Initial
Review
Digital Camera Resource wrote a review of the
Canon Rebel XTi 400D
and said: "Photo quality was excellent, especially with a decent
lens on the camera (and the kit lens isn't one of those). The XTi
took well-exposed, colorful images with very low noise levels, even
at ISO 800. Like on all of Canon's D-SLRs, images are on the soft
side straight out of the camera, and if you agree you can turn up
the in-camera sharpening using the Picture Styles feature. Purple
fringing levels varied depending on what lens I was using, but
generally it wasn't a problem. Same goes for redeye -- there wasn't
any to speak of."
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Robert Provencher writes, "Good skintones. The search for
the holy grail of digital photography. I have been banging our
heads against the wall for years trying to perfect "the one size
fits all" solution to working with skintones and I'm talking
about capturing, workflow, output, the whole nine yards. What
I've figured out so far is that skintones are somewhat
subjective. The procedures that ultimately create good skintones
are as follows:"
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Low
Jeremy writes, "Ever wondered how a photographer is able to get
blown up pictures of a frog that is less than an inch long? What
about a close up picture of living tissue or a postage stamp?
The trick to getting these pictures is to shoot as close to the
object as possible. Some people might say why not zoom in with
the camera but the images are just satisfactory because the
background just gets in the way. Photomacrography allows the
user to shoot and have a larger image."
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Photography Blog wrote a review of the
Samsung NV10
and said: "The Samsung NV10 really does look and feel different
to most other cameras out there. Sadly, although the NV10 offers a
truly unique user experience, the images that it produces do not
match the high quality of the rest of the camera. High levels of
noise at ISO 200 and faster is the main problem, but the NV10 also
suffers from obvious purple fringing and a very limited anti-shake
mode. It's a real shame, as the NV10 is otherwise a joy to use."
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Cnet wrote a review of the
Canon Powershot SD800 IS
and said: "Photos were attractive, with fine detail rendering and
solid color reproduction. Aside from some slight purple fringing
along the borders of bright subjects, we noticed few distortions or
aberrations in our photos. Image noise was acceptable to as high as
ISO 800, manifesting as a fine grain that dulled colors but
otherwise didn't mar photo quality too much. ISO 1,600 was a
different story; a sparkly, static-filled mess that made the photo
look as if it were received via a television antenna."
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Cnet wrote a review of the
Kodak EasyShare V705
and said: "Image quality from the V705 is decent for a camera of
its class. As usual with Kodak, colors looked very accurate and were
well saturated. Though while the camera is capable of capturing an
admirable amount of detail, we did see some JPEG artifacts in the
form of jaggy diagonal lines and curves as well as other off-color
speckles along edges of high contrast."
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