Photography

Fujifilm’s First XF 200mm F2

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Fujifilm have unveiled the first long serious telephoto lens – XF 200mm F2 R LM OIS WR. The lens is sealed against dust and moisture and it has 19 elements with two ED elements and one Super ED. Focusing is quick and quiet thanks to linear motors. It laso has an Image Stabiliser, which reduces […]

Technology

Store Everything on one SD Card

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SD 5.0 Memory Cards

Soon you may be able to store everything, all your films, music and photos, on one memory card. SD Association, group that sets memory card standards, just announced a new specification – SD Express. SD Express specification adds PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to the memory cards, increasing data transfer speeds to a whopping 985MB […]

Photography

Video on Mirrorless Cameras

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Video is here to stay and it will only get bigger. It’s been about ten years since Nikon introduced video mode in its D90 camera. And now, every camera (and smartphone) has a video mode. Even more, almost every new camera and smartphone can now shoot not only in Full HD but also in 4K. […]

Technology

512GB Memory Card Launched

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Memory cards are everywhere nowadays. Smartphones, tablets, cameras, even some laptops. They allow you to expand your storage. And quite cheaply. And now, all users of devices which use a microSD memory card, have a new option – a massive 512GB microSD card from PNY! By announcing this massive 512GB memory card, PNY have surpassed […]

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Buying Memory Cards Guide

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Memory Cards Speed test

Are you looking for a memory card for your camera or smartphone? If you bought a camera or a smartphone you will probably need a memory card. Typically it would be either an SD card (cameras) or a microSD card (smartphones or tablets). You can also use a memory card to expand storage on your […]

Technology

End of Adobe Business Catalyst

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Adobe Bsuiness Catalyst discontinued

Adobe’s Business Catalyst – their go to service for database-driven websites and services (online shops, shopping carts, etc) is coming to an end. Adobe bought Business Catalyst back in 2009 and offered it to users who could use it with Adobe Muse-based websites to add shopping carts, etc. As Adobe are refocusing on their products […]

Cameras

Are Canon and Nikon losing it?

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DSLR and Mirrorless cameras

Think about photography, about cameras, and what comes to your mind? What company comes to mind? Canon or Nikon. They have always been associated with cameras. With the best cameras. They have been pioneers in photo/optical industry for many decades. However, something has changed… Something nobody anticipated… First, mirrorless cameras appeared. And changed the world […]

Photography

Fujifilm X Raw Studio

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Fujifilm X-System

Fujifilm recently made their software – Fujifilm X Raw Studio – available to download. Initially, the software is only available for Mac users but is is going to be available for PC users in February, too. What’s very interesting about Fujifilm X Raw Studio is that the raw conversion software (that’s what it is in […]

Technology

IBM creates Font and saves $1,000,000

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IBM Plex font

We are all familiar with IBM logo and their typeface. It’s one of the most recognisable logos/brands in the world and has been for over 60 years. However, what most of us didn’t realise was that IBM didn’t have their own bespoke font. They have been using Helvetica Neue and spending over 1,000,000 dollars each […]

Cameras

Mirrorless Cameras Myths

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Fujifilm X-System

There are many myths around mirrorless cameras, which I’m going to demistify and clarify here. Low Pixel Count Mirrorless cameras like DSLRs have different pixel counts but they’re not lower than their DSLR counterparts, i.e. Sony Alpha 7 II has 42.4 Mpx and Fujifilm GFX 50S has 51.4 Mpx. Small Sensors Mirrorless cameras have exactly […]