At the recent Photo & Film Expo Greg and I took some time to talk to some interesting people including Kelvin Reynolds, Regional Manager-Southern Africa for Epson and Kristin Saus-Opuszynski who is the Senior Business Manager for Prophoto: Epson Europe and was part of the design team for the highly successful (not to forget award winning) R3000 and R2000 printers. We sat down for a discussion on Epson, printing etc. After the break are some points we have taken out of the discussion.
Month: October 2011
29 Oct 2011 Potch Studio Workshop Reminder
Greetings all, my apologies for it being a little quiet since Thursday, went away for my birthday over the weekend and in the rush forgot to set other stories to publish. Did learn a good lesson but that is for another post. This one is a reminder that this Saturday is the last Studio Workshop … Read more29 Oct 2011 Potch Studio Workshop Reminder
New Craft & Vision eBook – Making Light 2
Strobist flash is very popular yet many people are still scared of flash and or need a kick start on how to use flash more creatively. The first volume of Making Light was a fantastic eBook and now it has been followed up with an even more advanced guide in Making Light 2. Get is now at Craft & Vision by clicking here and you will be helping us out as well. Click on the Read More tag to find out about the special launch offer.
PhotoComment Podcast Episode 003 – Sony NEX-7 Hands On, JYC Accessories and Keeping Camera Dry
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Welcome to Episode 3 of PhotoComment podcast. Today we talk about the Sony NEX-7 which we just got our hands on. We also look at two other accessories we just got our hands on, look at the latest news and finally a tip on keeping your camera dry as the summer showers hit Johannesburg.
New Canon EOS-1D X Announced
The news is out and the Canon fans seem to be cheering this one on. Canon have merged the two models that always made up the top end 1D range into a single body, the EOS-1D X. The full frame, 18mp, monster is capable of shooting at 14fps in manual focus and 12fps in autofocus. … Read moreNew Canon EOS-1D X Announced
Arriving Soon, the Samsung NX200
We got the following press release late last week following a meeting with Samsung South Africa. We tried to get our hands on the new NX200 then but were informed the only units in the country presently are samples. We have been told to expect a production unit for review in the next week or two though and are a looking forward to it. The official press release for its South African arrival of the NX200 at the end of the month is after the break.
We Been Busy – Photo & Film Expo
So things have been a little quiet here on the site the last few days, our excuse, we have been busy at the Photo & Film Expo 2011 in Johannesburg South Africa. It is the third year of the show and its been busier than ever. While we have not had our own stand there … Read moreWe Been Busy – Photo & Film Expo
Incredible Time Lapse Landscapes
I have a fascination with time lapse and when I come across one that is this good I have to share it. This is a masterpiece and you can learn more about the photographer who created it over at Mashable’s website who made this one of their videos of the day.
Don McCullin Speaks Out to CNN
I spotted this via Peta Pixel recently. Don McCullin is perhaps one of the best known war photographers of our time and in a CNN video shares how he is coming to grips with the things he has seen. It is a very insightful interview.
October 2011 PhotoComment Magazine
It just dawned on me that we did not share that the October issue of PhotoComment Magazine is live here on the site and is also in stores. We were a day or two late so perhaps in the rush this post slipped through the cracks. Be sure to check out the October issue and … Read moreOctober 2011 PhotoComment Magazine