07 Jan Nikkkkon Enters The 360º world
Gracious Heavens. What now? Nikon have launched a small cube-shaped camera that will do 4K video in 360º. Virtuous reality, here we come...
January 2016
07 Jan 7 in 1 – Either A Grimm Fairy Tale Or A Photographic Marketing Ploy
We used to have reflectors for photography that had only one side. Mathematicians may see a flaw in this as topographically the disc reflector had a front and a back. And an edge, we hasten to add, for the literal-minded. But for a long time...
06 Jan Looking Out On The New Nikon – Behind The Name
We've been poring over the press releases of the new Nikon gear here and noting some of the good points. You can't read everything on this blog because frankly I don't know everything, but you can think along as I hit what I think are...
06 Jan Big Eye Olympus and Tough New Olympus
Two new Olympus bits, as you'll see from some of our other electronic posts: A telephoto lens and a new underwater camera.Here's the editorial take on them as gleaned from the press announcements:a. The 300mm f4 ED IS PRO lens looks to be the flagship...
06 Jan Extra Special Bonus Blog For Today
This is a blog post to tell you what someone told me...
06 Jan What? This Old Thing? I Just Threw It On…
I have been old friends with this bit of equipment since I started work at Camera Electronic. It was made by Tamrac and a half dozen of them sat in the storage shelves upstairs for YEARS. I suspect it was because no-one knew what they...
05 Jan Your Christmas Present Was A Speed Light – Here’s The Rest Of It
If you are new to photography we want to let you into a secret - there is always more. If you thought that one purchase would equip you for a lifetime of pleasure you are either going to have thin pleasure or a short lifetime....
03 Jan Going To All The Trouble – With Premier
Now here's a funny one. All you digital photographers out there pay attention because we are going to talk about chemistry. For you.You thought you got away from it when you purchased your digital camera, didn't you? You figured you could throw away the developing...
01 Jan A Cheerful New Year From The Editorial Desk
I cannot speak for the rest of the staff - who may be at their several homes lying down with cold cloths over their faces, but I feel fine this morning. New Years Eve swept over the house and nothing seems to have been dislodged.Writing...