Nov 06
It’s a strange effect, reversing the highlights and shadows of an image. Scenes are familiar opposites, doppelgängers that can’t quite be trusted. And that’s exactly what we see in this week’s Shooting Challenge. More »
Nov 06
This may sound familiar: a friend of yours posts a picture of her completed ballot, shot moments ago, inside a New York City voting booth. Was it legal to take that photo to begin with? In a surprising number of states, this simple act—one you’ve no doubt seen repeated on Instagram and Facebook dozens of times today—would’ve constituted a misdemeanor. More »
Nov 06
Nikon has officially announced its new D5200: a mid-range DSLR targeted at consumers, but with guts inspired by its more expensive stablemate, the D7000. More »
Nov 06
Canon has snuck out a pair of new EF-series lenses, a compact prime to replace the well-esteemed EF 35mm f/2, and a 24-70mm zoom with L-series optics. The Canon EF 24-70 f/4L IS USM promises performance whether you’re zoomed in or out wide, with a 7.9-inch macro mode and up to four stops of stabilization, and is targeted by the company at full-frame DSLRs like the EOS 6D.
It can maintain its f/4 maximum aperture throughout the zoom range, and is made up of 15 lens elements split into 12 groups. The aperture is a 9-blade circular and Canon has used inner focusing and a ring-type ultrasonic motor for quieter use, though which supports manual override at any time.
The EF 24-70 f/4L IS USM measures in at 93mm long, is dust and water resistant, and comes with a pouch and reversible lens hood. It’ll hit shelves in December, priced at $1,499.
As for the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM prime, that’s the fruits of the company’s work to improve picture quality around the edges of the frame, as well as make for a faster, quieter lens than its predecessor. It has optical image stabilization and the same manual focus override support as the new zoom, a circular aperture diaphragm, and has been coated for flare reduction.
It will go on sale, again in December, priced at $849.99.
Canon outs E-series lens duo: pro-zoom and whispering prime is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nov 06
Facebook‘s version 5.1 iOS mobile app includes multiple new features, such as Gift giving, as well as one they seemingly forgot to mention: photo filters. This, of course, comes a few days after sources stated that Twitter is planning on adding photo filters to its own mobile app in competition of Instagram, which Facebook owns. The photo filters addition wasn’t mentioned in the app’s “What’s New” details.
Facebook launched the app “Facebook Camera” earlier this year, a dedicated app for taking and filtering photos, then uploading them to the social network. Now the functionality of this standalone app has been merged with the main iOS app. Users can apply one of several different filters to images, including Neon, B + W, Highlight, and Boost.
In addition to merging the photo filters into version 5.1 for iOS, Facebook has also added a multi-photo upload feature. By combining these two features, individuals who use Instagram to upload to Facebook might find that they no longer need the former in favor of using the new integrated features. Facebook acquired Instagram earlier this year for $715 million.
In addition to the photo features, version 5.1 for iOS also brings with it the ability to buy Gifts, something previously only available to Android and online users. Also added is the easy ability to see what friends are chat by swiping left. Friends you chat with most often are located at the top of the list, and in case that’s not enough, there’s also a Favorites option.
[via Tech Crunch]
Facebook adds photo filters to iOS 5.1 app is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nov 05
Nikon reveals D5200 SLR with D7000-taunting specs: 24MP sensor, 39-point AF, wireless port (hands-on)
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The trusty D5100 and D7000 have held sway over Nikon’s low-to-mid DSLR range for around 18 months now, but come December and there’ll be a new option driving a wedge right between them. The D5200 will still fulfill the role of a lightweight “advanced beginner” model and physically it’s the spitting image of the D5100, but at the same time it brings some fundamental and distinctly D7000-like photographic improvements to try to excuse its £720 (body-only) recommended retail price. (Update: that equates to around $1,150, but Nikon tells us that there’s no official US pricing or arrival date at this time.)
The D5200 offers a 39-point AF system for smarter focusing and tracking of moving subjects (compared to the 11-point module on the D5100), a 2,016-pixel RGB metering sensor (whereas the D5100 judged exposure based on just 420 pixels), and a new Expeed 3 processor that permits up to five shots per second (versus the older camera’s 4 fps). There’s also a brand new main image sensor: a DX-format chip that is the same size as the D5100’s and yet somehow squeezes in 8 million more pixels, bringing the effective resolution to 24.1 megapixels. Need more convincing? The camera also has a slightly simpler-looking UI, a stereo internal mic, more choice of h.264 frame rates up to 60 frames per second (in 1080i), and compatibility with Nikon’s admittedly flaky WU-1a wireless adapter. Check out our hands-on video after the break plus a review roundup in the next few weeks, and then, if you’re still not appeased, don’t sweat it: the D5100 and D7000 will continue to be sold for the forseeable, and both with ever-increasing discounts.
Gallery: Nikon D5200 hands-on
Gallery: Nikon D5200 publicity shots
Nikon reveals D5200 SLR with D7000-taunting specs: 24MP sensor, 39-point AF, wireless port (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nov 05
Those of you addicted to Instagram know good and well the limitations of the platform – many of them placed there by design to keep the community mobile and “exclusive”, so to speak. Now Instagram has heard the cries and pleas of those begging for more web integration, more ability to connect with a notebook rather than just a smartphone and a tablet. And so it is – Instagram has announced web profiles – places where your Instagram universe comes to the big screen with a layout that’s suspiciously similar to the largest social community on the internet: Facebook.
You’ll certainly recognize the similarities between Instagram’s online profiles and the way you look on Facebook, but of course there’ll be no trouble here as Facebook actually owns Instagram at this point. If you’d like to see your own profile right this minute, all you’ve got to do is head to http://instagram.com/yourusername/ – replacing your own username with the yourusername section. When this post is published, there will still be a few days left before the system is activated for the whole web, mind you, so you might not be able to see yourself right away.
Your profile is as public or as private as you want it to be – you’ll still have a profile no matter what (at this point) but your photos retain their privacy settings you’ve set in your Instagram app. This iteration of Instagram retains its mobile-only upload status – that means you’re still going to need to take photos with the Instagram app to upload them to Instagram anywhere, of course.
This launch has been made mainly for the sharpening of discovery skills that Instagram certainly needs to continue growing across the earth. With a web presence that exists outside of mobile (at a greater level than already existed previously), Instagram will be spreading at an even greater speed than it’d been thus far – especially given your ability to add a person’s photo collection to your RSS feed.
[via Instagram]
Instagram profile pages official, but not for everyone quite yet is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nov 05
Up until now, Instagram profiles have only been viewable from the app (or through some sort of a third-party site/client). But AllThingsD reports that you’ll now be able to fire up any web browser and have access to any public Instagram account, making it approximately 1000000% easier to stalk people using the service. Oh, and did I mention it basically looks like the design of its Facebook overlord? More »
Nov 05
Halloween may have already passed us by, but there’s never a bad good time for a zombie apocalypse. Though if we had to be attacked by the undead, I’d at least like them to be delicious gummy bear zombies.
Ask, and ye shall receive. These creepy gummy zombies were made by photographer Tau Zero for a series of silly, yet haunting photos he put together this past Halloween.
Personally, if I were being attacked by an army of zombie gummies, I’d just start picking them off and popping them in my mouth. Of course, that’s how the infection spreads.
And speaking about gummy bears, be sure to check out the amusing and addictive gummy bear photo group over on Flickr.
[via Ian Brooks]
Nov 05
Regardless of how you feel about the practice of Instagramming natural disasters, it’s super popular. In fact, with a whopping 800,000 photos tagged with her name, Sandy was almost certainly the most Instagrammed thing ever. More »
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