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Jul 152010
i realise a little more with every class that every penny i earn from now on will likely be spent on some or other piece of camera equipment. every lens we were introduced to at our last class sounded essential. i’m pretty sure i need at LEAST; a portrait lens, a telephoto lens, a macro lens, 2 ultra wide angle lenses and a fish eye lens as a cherry on the top (and that’s just to start). i haven’t told my husband what lenses cost, i just said “expensive”. for now i’ll have to be content with my little 18mm – 55mm “kit lens”.
a friend recently asked me to describe myself in a few words. i said “commitment-phobe-but-recently-married, adventurer. i am constantly looking for ways to quench my thirst for change and new experiences. my latest exploration comes in the form of photography. i’m a noob at it. if you don’t think photography really classifies as “hard-core”, wait till you hear the jargon.
In essence that was the question put to me today. Let me explain. I get a kick out of working on a photographic shops floor or behind the counter every now and then. I’m not quite sure what it is that drives me to this insanity – in the view of some – but I think it is enlightening to be on the other side of the counter from time to time and face the heat or questions of the consumer.
Yesterday was such a day and one where the question of “Which camera do I buy?” or more specifically “Which Nikon do I buy?” got me thinking a fair bit.
Not many of us will have the luxury of being in a position of trying to decide what to buy where we can put a Nikon D3s on our list for consideration, and had I been dependent on the outcome of this sale for my survival I may have been more biased, but in reality, there is a question to be asked that is truly relevant. Does the Nikon D3s warrant the extra, nearly double the price premium it has over the D700?
I recently took the time to go through Scott Kelby’s – The Digital Photography Book Volume 1 – in my search for a good book to recommend novices who have a basics photographic grounding but are looking to get a little bit more out of there images. Here are my thoughts on the book, and be sure to get the details of how you can win your own copy at the end of the review.
In this issue:
We feature the work of Colette Baillie as our Professsional Portfolio
Our featured reader’s portfolio is by Willem van der Post
See the latest products releases and industry news in Scoop.
We learn about ISO.
Panasonic GF1 vs Sony Alpha A390
And we peek into the Jobi Bieber’s new book ‘Soweto’.
Click here to read this issue.
Please leave your thoughts and comments below or send them to magazine@photocomment.net.
We have just got our hands on the new Sony Alpha A290 and A390 for review which does mean – as we want to have it in the June issue of the magazine – that we wont be publishing the magazine till later this week, but we thought we would give you a heads up of what has changed between these two cameras and their predecessors.
What Sony have done is reduce the entry level range from 3 models (A230, 330 and 380) to just the two (A290 & A390) In essence both cameras are the same, featuring 14mp CCD sensors. The only real difference is that the A390 sports live-view with a tilt screen which the A290 lacks. The make or break of these cameras though is if Sony have addressed the design of the Grip which was a deal breaker on the previous range. “So have they?” I hear you ask… well, you will need to wait for the full review in the magazine later this week, all I can say for now is yes and no.
In this issue:
We feature Udo Kieslich in our Professional Portfolio.
See the latest releases in Scoop.
We review:
Sony Bloggie MHS – MP5
Read about the latest releases at PMA.
Click here to read this issue.
Please leave your thoughts and comments below or send them to magazine@photocomment.net.
In this issue:
We feature Frank Krummacher in our Professional Portfolio.
See the latest releases in Scoop.
We review:
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5
Nikon Coolpix S1000PJ
We learn about Zoo Photography in the Technique Section
Click here to read this issue.
Please leave your thoughts and comments below or send them to magazine@photocomment.net.
Welcome to the new year!
We announce the winner of the 2009 Year End Photo Competition!
Read about the latest camera releases at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Our Professional Portfolio is by Nicholas Huisman who took this month’s cover image!
We send a Sony Alpha 500 to South America.
Enjoy!
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Nov 302009
PhotoComment has partnered up with Antony Soicher to bring you a real life review of the Sony A500. You can look forward to a full report in the January or February issue of PhotoComment Magazine. In the meantime why not catch some of the day to day action of his trip to Argentina and Brazil at Antony’s photo blog Mainyak.com
You can follow the journey and learn more about the locations, photographer and camera as the days unfold.
PhotoComment Magazine October Issue
It is here! The October Issue of PhotoComment is now live and available to read by clicking the ‘Read Magazine’ button on our website or type http://photocomment.mymag.co.za into your browser.
This month we feature Alet Pretorius in our Pro Portfolio and find out about her life as a photo journalist and what she does when she is not chasing the news. Leon Laubscher our featured reader shows us his portfolio and tells us how he got started.
We review the awesome new Olympus E-P1 and the Sony Alpha A850. Will you buy one these?
The biggest news of all is the launch of our new competition. We are a running the competition in association with Sony and are pleased to announce that Sony is sponsoring an Alpha 230 as the prize.
See the magazine for more!
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