Author: Rob Mitchell
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The Nikon Coolpix A – DSLR in a compact?
Talk to anyone lately and they are looking for a compact camera solution that matches the performance of their DSLR. A huge ask. After all, a DSLR is what it is because of what it is. A large camera with mirror box, shutter mechanism and optical prism. The bulk has been tuned down as much…
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The face of things to come – Undermining photography as a profession.
I read this article earlier this week and shocked at how unsurprised I was at the report of The Chicago Sun-Times‘ decision to lay-off their 28 staff photographers and training their journalists to take photos with the mobile phones. Unsurprised because this isn’t the first time I have heard of a newspaper taking this step. What…
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Nikon D7000 & D7100 & D600 – 2 brothers and a cousin.
When the Nikon D7100 was launched my usual curiosity kicked in and made me wonder how it would improve on its older brother, the D7000. As I use the D7000 for my 360 panorama work I was interested in one thing only. Image quality. The increased resolution of the D7100 isn’t a critical point for…
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Port of Antwerp Giants vs Okapi Aalstar – High(er) resolution panorama
Here’s a high resolution image of the game between Port of Antwerp Giants and Okapi Aalstar that took place in the Antwerp Sportpaleis on the 6th April 2013. With an attendance of 15500, the most popular Basketball game in Belgium to date. If you were there, zoom in, have a scroll around and see if…
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Dedolight and photography
Dedolight is a name that has been known in the film and TV industry for some time now but lesser known in the stills photography world. I certainly hadn’t really heard of them or paid any attention until a couple of months ago when I first saw the Dedolights in action on the Luxillag stand at…