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By David Kilpatrick, on April 20th, 2009 We are now accepting images for entry to the Summer edition Photoworld magazine Gallery pages. Non-subscribers may submit via this email address up to three images per quarter/issue only (subscribers to the magazine may submit an unlimited number). Images should be no larger than 2000 x 3000 pixels or the equivalent data size for panoramas . . . → Read More: Call for Gallery Entries
By David Kilpatrick, on April 20th, 2009
• Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 wins ‘Best Superzoom D-camera’ category • 70-400 mm F4-.5.6 G SSM DSLR Lens wins ‘Best Expert Lens’ category
. . . → Read More: Sony wins two TIPA awards
By David Kilpatrick, on April 16th, 2009 OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 15.04.2009.
Carl Zeiss today announced that its Camera Lens Division will extend their successful collaboration with Sony Corporation for a further 5 years. Taking full advantages of their competence both companies agreed to cooperate even closer in developing and commercializing new imaging devices in the future.
. . . → Read More: Sony and Zeiss renew co-operation agreement
By David Kilpatrick, on March 3rd, 2009 Press release from Sony, March 3rd 2009 – important bits highlighted in bold, uncalled-for comments in italics:
The Cyber-shot HX1 by Sony, teams stunning picture quality, lightning-fast shooting and powerful creative features in a stylish, supremely easy to use camera. The new flagship of the Cyber-shot range showcases a range of sophisticated image sensing, optical . . . → Read More: HX1 Cyber-shot with EXMOR CMOS and G Lens
By David Kilpatrick, on February 25th, 2009 SONY’s stand was a real brightener for Focus. Gone were the black and orange colours I criticised at photokina, which for two successive years created a black hole compared to Canon’s oasis of light. Instead, huge white silks extended to the roof with bright spots and floods creating an inviting zone of pure light. White . . . → Read More: Sony at Focus on Imaging (report)
By David Kilpatrick, on February 17th, 2009 SONY has a stand at Focus on Imaging in the UK after an absence of three years for the Alpha brand from this major annual photo fair, said to the be largest national show in Europe with the exception of photokina. On Stand L28 – right next to the Canon exhibit – the UK’s technical . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha at Focus on Imaging 2009
By David Kilpatrick, on February 2nd, 2009 United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland, 02 February, 2009: Canon today announces the launch of the EOS Professional Network (EPN) across the UK & Ireland. The Network will consist of EOS Professional Centres and EOS Professional Stockists. This may sound similar to Sony’s ACE dealer concept – but read the small print! It includes hire . . . → Read More: Canon launches UK/IR pro dealer network
By David Kilpatrick, on January 23rd, 2009 Support for the Nikon D3X is finally added in release-candidate (better than beta) versions of the two main Adobe raw file conversion utilities. There may also be improvements in A900 and other Sony raw file handling – it is worth acquiring the pre-release version to check this out. The downloads will be available on the . . . → Read More: ACR 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3 pre-release
By David Kilpatrick, on January 8th, 2009 Sony’s new back-illuminated CMOS sensor design makes its first appearance – along with technology borrowed from the Alpha system – in a new HD Handycam video model, the HDR-XR520VE/500VE. Hopefully presaging future DSLR developments, the range also includes models with built-in GPS tracking to record the location of shots as you film.
. . . → Read More: Exmor ‘R’ debuts in Handycams
By David Kilpatrick, on October 23rd, 2008 Following the review on dPreview – more than anywhere else – Sony’s extremely poor JPEG engine with its associated wide radius chroma blur and strong luminance smoothing noise reduction has proved to be a dog well capable of biting its master. Definitely a dog, anyway. But this performance is not what the camera can really . . . → Read More: The Alpha 900 as a high ISO body
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