Posts Tagged ‘News’
May 15th, 2012 by Allison Gibson Posted in Blog, Cameras, News
Last week, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” became the most expensive work of art ever to sell at auction when it was sold at Sotheby’s for $119.9 million. Yesterday, we were exposed (photography pun alert!) to the world’s most expensive camera. Purchased by an anonymous European buyer, the above pictured 1923 0-series Leica (one of the first 31 cameras ever produced by Leica) went for a whopping $2.8 million. And we thought the Leica Hermés camera was pricey!
(tecca) (image via Westlicht Photographica Auction)
May 8th, 2012 by Allison Gibson Posted in Blog, Cameras, News
Olympus today announced the latest offering in their longstanding tradition of waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, crushproof and dustproof compact cameras—the Tough TG-1 iHS. Built for durability, the TG-1 iHS is being billed as the toughest Tough model to date; it’s waterproof down to 40 feet, shockproof from drops of 6.6 feet or less, freezeproof down to 14 degrees (Fahrenheit), and can withstand being crushed under up to 220 pounds of weight. It features a 25-100mm, f/2.0-4.9 4x zoom lens, and with an available adapter ring ($19.99) you can add a waterproof fisheye ($119.99) or telephoto ($109.99) attachment.
The Tough TG-1 iHS is priced at $399.99, and while the camera body is rugged, a full underwater housing accessory will also be available for $309.99 in July.
(Olympus)
April 19th, 2012 by Allison Gibson Posted in Blog, Cameras, News
Nikon has just announced the Nikon D3200 DSLR camera—the upgrade to 2010′s D3100. The new D3200 features a 24.2-megapixel full-frame (DX-format, they call it) CMOS sensor, where the D3100 had a pixel count of 14.2 million pixels in the same APS-C size sensor. Nikon says that this huge jump in pixel count will not result in noisy images, but rather, “The new 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor allows for incredibly sharp images with stunning detail and less noise, while Nikon’s EXPEED 3 image processing engine helps to create clear, lifelike images and video with vivid colors, smooth tonal gradations and low noise.”
The D3200 has an ISO range of 100-6400, expandable to 12,800. It also features “Guide Mode,” which gives step-by-step photo instructions to people moving into DSLR territory (and the manual controls that come along with it) for the first time. It also shoots full 1080p HD video and features a 3-inch, 921,000-dot LCD screen.
It looks like Nikon will still keep the D3100 on the market, selling the D3200 alongside it for $50 more (both kits include an 18-55mm zoom lens). The Nikon D3200 will be available in either black or red in late April for $699.95 with the F-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR image stabilization lens.
(Nikon)
April 17th, 2012 by Allison Gibson Posted in Blog, News
(First Place Photo, 2011 NNL Photo Contest)
It’s a good thing entrants to this photo contest aren’t required to say the name of the competition three times fast in order to qualify, because that name—National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest—is a doozy.
The National Park Service has kicked off its 9th annual National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Photo Contest, which encourages photographers to “capture images of the scenic and diverse natural heritage found within the nearly 600 NNL sites nationwide.” (Check out the full list of the U.S.’s National Natural Landmarks if you need help finding one.)
Visit the contest website for official rules and to enter your shots.
April 12th, 2012 by Allison Gibson Posted in Blog, News
(right image: detail of Girl in Wind – King’s Palace, Kabul © Thomas Stanworth, 2011 winner)
Hearst has made a call for entries for the 2013 8X10 Photography Biennial photo contest. According to Hearst, the 8×10 Photography Biennial is a competition to identify and promote new and emerging talent among photographers in the United States and abroad. Eight winners of the 2013 contest will:
- Showcase selected works in an exhibition under the title, “8×10″ in the Alexey Brodovitch Gallery and the Hearst Gallery at Hearst Tower in New York City.
- Be published in the accompanying “8×10″ catalog and on www.hearst.com and www.hearst8x10.com.
The contest is free to enter and runs through August 1, 2012. For more information visit www.hearst8x10.com.
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