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Micro Expressions: exploring motion image photography from untitled film works on Vimeo.
Follow Abraham Joffe, CANON's new EOS-1DC and the professional image makers who gave of their time to be interviewed who included: Dean Bentick (inlighten photography) Brett Purmel, David Stowe (Society photography), Ryan Schembri (Xsight) Sue Bryce, Phillip...
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Shootout of the Mini Shotguns! from Chad Johnson on Vimeo.
Each new camera release seems to bring an ever growing list of new features. Some of these are well worth having while to my mind some of them are little more than fluff. One of...
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Looking For Lenses from TheCameraForum on Vimeo.
There is something to be said for the hand feel of a good pro grade DSLR. Strong. Heavy. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and still pull off ten frames a second without breaking a sweat....
Looking For Lenses from Th...
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It isn't every day that something new comes along in the way of a photography "gadget" that is much more than a novelty; a cute toy we all buy from time to time, normally on impulse . I know I have a drawer full of...
It isn't every day that so...
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By Lawrence Beck
In the mid-80’s, while on a flight to New York, I met a San Francisco photographer named Jimo Perini. What caught my eye was two bricks of film sticking out of his tote bag: Tri X and Ektachrome 160.
I asked him where he...
By Lawrence Beck
In the mid-8...
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photographer: David Alan Harvey
layout and design: Bryan Harvey
producer: Eva-Maria Kunz
coordinator: Diego Orlando
production: Andrea Barbato, Michael Courvoisier, Candy Pilar Godoy
Attention photographers! We at thecameraforum.com offer the following presentation as a whole new take on just what a printed book can be. The ability for the reader...
photographer: David Alan Har...
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We want to shout out to all of our German friends and thank them for joining us here on TheCameraForum.Com with this "First Look" at the next generation iPad. No, it will not be available for sale in time for Christmas 2012, at least not...
We want to shout out to all of...
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USING PHOTOSHOP TO DESIGN A PHOTO LAYOUT
Jim Quinn used Photoshop to create the complicated layout of his documentary photo exhibit, "Good Friday in Colonia San Luis Rey," which was shown in the winter of 2012 in the Instituto Allende's Galeria Pergola in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
If...
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Hobbits, wizards and other Middle Earthlings are becoming an ever greater part of New Zealand's tourism push. The Kiwi government footed $99 million of "The Hobbit" film's $270 million production price tag, and chipped in an additional $10 million to its marketing coffer, all to make...
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The new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 has been officially released for sale!
It will cost you.
Estimated Street Price: $499.99
And it's worth it, from our first look.
With a total length of just 1.4 inches, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8 is light as a feather and incredibly compact. The autofocus performance of...
The new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 has...
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Amore Mio is Italian for "My Love." Judging by this excellent wedding production done by Austin, Texas, wedding filmmaker Joe Simon, that love certainly shines too. Joe shot Amore Mio using a prototype software version of the new Panasonic GH3. Joe's thoughts? Well, the quality of...
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Dig - Sony F55.
Looking for a hearty new camera rig to add some spice to your next indie film? Not satisfied the new Panasonic GH3 will be sufficient upgrade as a video answer for your client's needs? Are you one of those people who won't settle...
Dig - Sony F55.
Looking for...
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By Jim Quinn
With some photo subjects, extending the frame to the left or right, or even up or down, can work far better than the usual 3x2 format that photographers have been dealing with since the earliest Leicas. And with the Sweep Panorama feature in...
By Jim Quinn
With some phot...
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Lens design is a major act of compromises.
Field of View (focal length)
Quality
Zoom or Prime
Size
Weight
Image circle (targeted sensor size)
Price (depends also on number of sold copies)
All lenses show to some extent different lens artifacts:
Chromatic Aberrations (Lateral and Longitudinal )
Distortions
Vignetting
Corner softness
Software can improve your lenses
The better the...
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This one minute commercial was published by Canon on November 20, 2012. As of this morning, twelve days later, it has racked up 319,692 YouTube views. It's received 2,830 likes, 12 dislikes. It has over a hundred comments. Someone is paying attention. I have no knowledge whether...
This one minute commercial w...
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First up, here are Canon's marketing claims for their first mirrorless camera system, the EOS-M:
"Inspired by Canon's EOS technology, the EOS M digital compact system camera allows limitless creativity. Capture full HD video with smooth, quiet continuous autofocus made possible by Movie Servo AF and...
First up, here are Canon's mar...
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