It looks like the Micro-Four-Thirds (MFT) cameras are now becoming a trend amongst the amateur photographer. Compact in size with the option of interchangeable lenses, not only is this light on your shoulders but lighter on your wallet too. The camera will come as part of a kit, with the newly announced LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. (that's a mouthful) lens. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced. Read the press-release here.
BlackBerry Bold 9650 - un-boxing done by CrackBerry.com. The new Bold 9650 comes with pre-'installed' with a 512MB internal memory and expandable to 32GB via a microSD card. The Bold 9650 will probably only hit Singapore's shores in the next couple of months later. You can view and read more about the specifications of the new BlackBerry Bold 9650, here, http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrybold/bold_specifications.jsp Hit the jump to view the video of the un-boxing and its performance. :)
HTC Desire is now available in Singapore come end of May 2010. The superphone (read: No longer known as smart phones.) will be priced at with a RRP tag of S$898. Running a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets you wield the power of the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease. Read the press release at http://www.htc.com/sea/press.aspx?id=129702&lang=1033 Overview of the superphone: http://www.htc.com/sea/product/desire/overview.html
Blizzard Entertainment is finally releasing the second installation of their popular RTS game, Starcraft II. Although it has taken them 10 long years (A little overdue...) I'm quite excited! Next, when is Diablo 3 going to be released? Another 10 years :P Visit the official Starcraft II website: http://us.starcraft2.com/
Looks like the Andriod phones will see Froyo soon :) And judging from the highlights given by Google, it looks really good! Plus it also supports Flash 10.1. The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features and technologies in Android 2.2. Hit the jump to view the introductory video, highlights and more!
Image courtesy of DPREVIEW.COM. The NEX series will initially comprise two cameras - the NEX-5 and NEX-3. In terms of specifications, both cameras are essentially identical - the NEX-5 gets a slightly smaller magnesium alloy body and 1080i AVCHD movie recording but in ever other respect they're the same. A mount adapter will be available, giving the ability to use Sony and Minolta Alpha-mount lenses. The LA-EA1 adapter will have a motor to control the lens aperture but nothing to driving the autofocus (they can't currently focus SSM and SAM lenses with built-in focus motors either). We have no pricing for the ...
So you're on a shoe-string budget but love taking macro shots of insects, grains of rice, flowers or just about anything that is blown up 0.5 times larger than what it exactly is to the human eye? I only found this out after purchasing my Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens, to be honest, on a personal level, I find this setup a little daunting. It takes patience and well, even more patience to get the setup correct. If you're game for it, read the rest of the DIY project at the following site: http://www.diyphotography.net/macro-on-a-budget-or-back-to-back-couplers
An aerial shot of an old man crossing the bridge that divides the lap and spa pool.
Settings: Aperture: f/4.0, Exposure: 1/200, ISO200, EV 0, Focal Length: 200mm
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 80-200mm f/4 T* Planar.
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Heavy duty mowing in progress – mind the rain please.
Settings: Aperture: f/4.0, Exposure: 1/100, ISO200, EV -1, Focal Length: 200mm
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 80-200mm f/4 T* Planar.
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Settings: Aperture: f/2.0, Exposure: 1/8, ISO500, EV -4/3
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar.
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Lens Composition: 13 elements, 10 groups
Angular Field: 30 degrees 30’ – 12 degrees 10’
Minimum Focus: 1m (3.5 ft.)
Diaphragm action: MM fully automatic
F-stop scale: f4-5.6-8-11-16-22
Filter Size: 55mm screw-in type
Weight: 680 grams (1.5 lbs.)
Lens size: 67x l60.5mm (2 5/8×6-5/16 in)
Lens cap: No 8
Lens cap: 55mm K-51, snap type
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar.
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HDB flats in the background and a thick plume of thunderstorm clouds seperate the sunset and the blue skies.
Several kites can be seen flying up high.
Settings: Aperture: f/22, Exposure: 1/250, ISO800, EV -2, Range: 28mm
Equipment: Canon 40D + Contax Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 3.5/28-70mm T* Planar MF.
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The power of a treat, our dogs, Chewy, Peaches & Fudgie – behaving really well at the sight of their favourite snack, Jerhigh.
Settings: Aperture: f/2.0, Exposure: 1/30, ISO640.
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar.
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Settings: Focal length: 28mm, Aperture: f/8.0, Exposure: 1/800, ISO100, EV: -2/3
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 28-70mm f/3.5 T* Planar.
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So okay, I’m guilty of missing out 2-3 pictures for my daily pictures.
Settings: Aperture: f/2.0, Exposure: 1/250, ISO400.
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar MF.
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My new walk-around manual focus lens. (With aspherical element)
Lens Composition: 9 Elements: 9 groups
Angular Fiel: 77 degrees -35 degrees
Minimum Focus: 0.5m/0.3m for macro photography
Diaphragm action: MM fully automatic
F-stop scale: f3.5-5.6-8-11-16-22
Weight: 325g (11.5 oz.)
Lens size:70×68.3mm
Filter size: 67mm
Settings: Aperture: f/2.8, Exposure: 1/125, ISO100.
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar + Canon Speedlite 430 EXII.
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Image courtesy of DPREVIEW.COM
Carl Zeiss has launched the Distagon T* 2/35 ZE wide-angle lens in Canon EF mount, for both analog and digital EOS SLRs. This manual focus lens, with its large f2 aperture, is made up of 9 elements in 7 groups. Previously available in ZF (Nikon), ZK (Pentax) and ZS (M42 screw mount), the ZE mount version will start shipping from November 16 2009.
Read more about this beauty on DPREVIEW.COM!
Aperture: f/2.8, Exposure: 1/320, ISO800.
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar MF.
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Say "Cheese!".
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar MF.
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Bought this baby from a Club Snap forummer, it’s quite a well-used copy, with a bit of dings here and there but its razor sharp. Sharper than my previous Sigma 1.4/50mm! It’s a full manual focus lens. Photos so far has the legendary Zeiss factor, film like & contrasty. Can’t wait to try the “3-D” oomph with the superb bokeh effect. 
P/S: Happy belated Halloween.
Equipment: Canon 40D + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 T* Planar MF + Canon Speedlite 430 EXII.
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