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The F%^&ing Nikon D800 vs. Canon 5D mkIII Shootout PART 2

This is a wrap-up of my previous comparison between the Nikon D800 and the Canon 5DmkIII, with more of a focus on the raw stills quality.

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Build A 1 Dollar Camera

Build A 1 Dollar Camera | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it

If you are upset with the money it takes to buy new gear, the next 3 parts tutorial shows how to make a 1 Dollar camera...

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Diseases That Plague Photographers

Diseases That Plague Photographers | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it

"Photography is an art meant to invigorate our creative side and facilitate our ability to see our world in new and interesting ways. Many books, articles, tutorials, and blogs focus on various aspects of the artistic and technical merits of photography. Rarely discussed, however, are some of the strange maladies that afflict photographers. There are the occasional whispers and, “Did you hear about Joe?” types of exchanges, but all too often, such problems are rarely acknowledged and dealt with openly.
In an effort to bring such diseases to light, Dr. E.X. Posur, a leading psychiatrist that specializes in treating photographers, highlights a number of common illnesses he has encountered, and their associated symptoms and treatment. Although described individually, they are all part of a common illness labeled “photographus excessivitis”. Rarely will a photographer exhibit symptoms a single disease. Close examination almost always reveals multiple afflictions..."

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Camera Lenses with Custom Paint Jobs

Camera Lenses with Custom Paint Jobs | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it

"A week ago we published a tongue-in-cheek post on how to improve the quality of your Canon kit lens by painting a red ring around it. While that wasn’t intended to be taken seriously, we were pointed to a Korean workshop named Park in Style that actually takes custom lens body work quite seriously. What you see above is a Canon 18-55mm kit lens that they disassembled, painted, and then reassembled to look like a Canon L lens!"

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Show Your Lens Some Love By Making It A Carbon Fiber Hood | DIYPhotography.net

Show Your Lens Some Love By Making It A Carbon Fiber Hood | DIYPhotography.net | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it

"Carbon Fiber is the new Titanium! All the good stuff is made with carbon fiber, the nice tripods, the nice monopods, the nice rigs and the nice stabilizers. With all those carbon fibers accessories, your lens is must be feeling left out.

Fear not, this guide by Laya Gerlock will show you how to spoil your lens with a Carbon-Fiber hood in 5 easy steps. (OK, it's a decal, still is pretty awesome)"

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Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon

A group of Canon commandos is sent out on a mission. Their objective: to save an innocent girl who has been taken hostage by Nikon terrorists. Who will ultimately win this battle?

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Canon 7D - Hardcore Durability Test

"We have proven it: the Canon 7D is immortal. Kind of. In this video, we find out how durable the Canon EOS 7D (with serial number 580516676) is by: Hitting it with a car; Dropping it down some steps on a wheelchair; Freezing it, soaking it, and setting fire to it. Find out what happens here."

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TIPA awards…as usual everybody wins :)

"I always find these TIPA awards a bit…strange (Click here to see them). As usual every company wins at least one price. They created so many categories that is is almost impossible to not win something

Look at the four(!) mirrorless categories:
Best CSC Entry Level (Olympus PEN E-PL3)
Best CSC Advanced (Panasonic LUMIX GX1)
Best CSC Expert (Sony Alpha NEX-7)
Best CSC Professional (Fujifilm X-Pro1)

Didn’t know a camera can be for “advanced” users, or “expert” users or “professional” users. Somebody can lighten me up the difference?"

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What were they thinking?

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In addition to rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant, the new Pentax Optio WG-2 is rumored to be also sh*t proof... based on this image courtesy of Pentax Imaging.
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Say Whhaaat?

"Camera and lens manufacturers employ teams of professionals to write their copy, and others to edit it dozens of times. At least you would think they did. But what they actually publish is often a combination of market-speak, outright lies, and sometimes just oddly puzzling (and often funny) gibberish. Here’s a few claims that I’ve run across in the last few days, all taken from the manufactuer’s websites. (They’ll edit them when they find out people are making fun of them so they might not be there long, though.)"

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How to Increase the Performance of Your Canon Kit Lens

How to Increase the Performance of Your Canon Kit Lens | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it

"This is your standard kit lens that comes with most entry-level DSLRs from Canon. It does an okay job for most things, but here's how to make it better."

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How To Bake A Nikon Cake

How To Bake A Nikon Cake | Photography Gear News | Scoop.it
A few weeks ago the blog has taken a small detour to the baking realm with camera shaped cookies. I thought that cookies were not big enough in some cases so here we go with a guide to bake a Nikon cake.
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