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Underexposed blog: links of the day

Field of view diagram from Digital Photo Professional magazine - A nice diagram showing what kind of focal length is required to get a 47-degree field of view with various cameras, e.g. full-frame, APS-C, medium format, Four Thirds. (Judging by the Four Thirds logo, this might be from that Olympus-led group.) Leaked? The Samsung GX-20 DSLR - 1001 Noisy Cameras - Roundup of links to GX-20, presumably derivative of a new Pentax model. would-be photo, specs here: http://www.aronsen.no/default.asp?ArtID=428 Getty Bolsters Its Web Presence (subscription only) WSJ.com - A longish look at … Read more

Underexposed blog: links of the day

Wide-ranging Nikon DX VR lens en route? - Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-85mm DX SWM VR ED IF Aspherical. With the D3 now out, Nikon customers have joined Canon's in the "Should I buy only full-frame or small-frame lenses for better future-proofing?" dilemma. Flickr hiring senior user interface designer - I hope to see some big Flickr user interface improvements. Such as being able to cycle through larger images if I want. And cleaning up the preferences. And making it less unpleasant to add contacts, friends, and family. Michael Reichmann's Nikon splurge - Luminous Landscape - Michael … Read more

Underexposed blog: Links of the day

Helicon Focus software -- Combines multiple photos at different focus points into a single image with everything in focus. Somehow. More computational photography. A detailed review of Nikon D3 -- Very long review of the Nikon D3, favorable overall. Details include praise for GPS compatibility (UTC timestamps!), demerits for live view during macro shooting, and grumblings about long night exposures and weak infrared and ultraviolet performance. Creativepro.com -- Review: Canon PowerShot G9 -- A favorable review, but it says: "What I find frustrating is that there could be a G9-like camera with lower noise, if it didn't … Read more

Sony's $700 dSLR looks like a contender

Though Sony's Alpha DSLR-A100 currently occupies the price slot of an entry-level dSLR, that's just an accident of time, a midrange model that stayed too long at the party. Sony's first true foray into the entry-level market arrives in the Alpha DSLR-A200, slipping into the market niche currently hogged by the Nikon D40x and Canon EOS Rebel XTi. Preliminary specs include:

10-megapixel, 23.6mm x 15.8mm Super HAD CCD ISO 100 to 3200 Super SteadyShot sensor-shift image stabilization 9-point AF sensor with single cross-type sensor in center 40 segment exposure metering system 230,000-pixel 2.7-inch … Read more

Stereoscopy for your digital SLR

I have had a pet interest in the 3D photography technology called stereoscopy ever since my mom gave me a stereoscope of 19th century design for some boyhood birthday. Although the technology remains a small niche of photography, it is being adapted to the digital age.

I recently came across the Loreo 3D Lens in a Cap, a stereo lens that works on most film or digital SLRs. It's a 38mm lens with an f/11 of f/22 aperture that takes two images of the same scene from slightly different perspectives.

With stereoscopy, your brain can reconstruct depth … Read more

Underexposed blog: Links of the day

BBC NEWS | Egypt 'to copyright antiquities' including pyramids - Looks like people trying to sell pictures of the pyramids or sphinx will have to reckon with the Egyptian government. The Generational divide in copyright morality - The New York Times - David Pogue on the latest generation's opinion about copyright. Technology in 2008 | The Economist predicts 3 big trends for 2008 - I'm skeptical Linux on the desktop will catch on too much, and Linux already won long before the SCO Group's legal attack fell apart, and Ubuntu doesn't deserve quite that much credit. Otherwise interesting … Read more

Underexposed blog: Links of the day

Breakthrough of the Year 2007: Science magazine. Winner: human genetic variation. "Equipped with faster, cheaper technologies for sequencing DNA and assessing variation in genomes on scales ranging from one to millions of bases, researchers are finding out how truly different we are from one another." Vaporware 2007: Long Live the King. Wired's annual vaporware awards. Top 2007 tech flops--Fortune. I have a finite appetite for year-end lists, but schadenfreude never gets old. Fotolia announces "The Infinite Collection." Fotolia, a microstock, is getting a little macrostocky. Partnership with higher-end agencies; premium pricing for Fotolia but cheaper … Read more

Capture One 4 raw-image software released

Phase One, a maker of high-end digital-camera components, has released the first major update to its raw-image conversion software in years.

Capture One 4 includes a new user interface with maximum screen real estate devoted to the picture itself, better abilities to edit images' shadows and highlights, support for reading and writing Adobe Systems' Digital Negative (DNG) format, and the dark background that's currently popular as a way to get photos to stand out better.

The software costs $129, but upgrades are free. It runs on Windows XP SP2 and Vista and on Mac OS X 10.4.11 … Read more

Canon releases new firmware for 1Ds Mark III

Canon has released new firmware, version 1.0.6, for the EOS-1Ds Mark III, the company's $8,000 21.1-megapixel flagship SLR camera.

The update "improves the reliability of communication with some CompactFlash cards" and "fixes a phenomenon involving color cast and vertical lines appearing in images," the company said on the firmware download Web site.

(Via Digital Photography Review.)