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  • Steady Cam

    This is the title of an article from Scientific American (October 2006 issue, “Working knowledge”) that describes with clear and simple details the various techniques used to stabilize images in today’s photo cameras and video cameras: moving an optical element deforming an optical element moving the sensor digital or software stabilization Source: Scientific American newspaper…

  • Minolta 5600HS (wireless) flash review

    OK! Minolta is out of the market, but it’s still a pretty good flash for Minolta, Konica-Minolta and Sony users. There are some available on the second-hand market and Sony new HVL-F56AM is virtually identical to the original Minolta issue. Read the review from Imaging Resource. It tells you all about using this flash for…

  • Black & White profile for color printer

    Who was not hurt by the weird colors of a digital print? Often, the solution is to use the right color profile from the printer manufacturer (depending on paper, ink, printer, etc.). But it is not always enough. If you have an old printer, you may not find the color profiles; If you use generic…

  • 2006 ig-Nobel prizes (From smell of human feet to inaudible telephone ringtones)

    The Annals of Improbable Research (a magazine dedicated to the public celebration of the research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK) have organized the 2006 ig Nobel awards. The categories are less rigid than their equivalent in the more presentable cousin of the family (the Oh! so dull Nobel prizes) since there are established…

  • Your photo on a pillow

    This is the product offering of an American company (TreasureKnit). You can ask them to knit a plaid, or the surface of a pillow or a blanket starting from the photographic image that you would provide. Even better than the large format prints, here comes tailor-made tapestry. I doubt it will always produce fine art…

  • New 50-150mm f/2.8 at Sigma

    New 50-150mm f/2.8 at Sigma

    Yet another new lens with a wide aperture: This time it is a zoom, APO 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC HSM. A long variation (from the standard 50mm to a small tele-lens 150mm). Nothing wrong in this zoom incorporating also an HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) to allow quiet and high-speed auto focusing with full time manual…