I have listed already quite a few photo sharing websites, actually from far too many, and it looks clear to me some real breakthrough are very much welcomed. So whereas there are too many players, a start-up could be successful. Picture life is another hype start-up, like so many in 2012 as soon as they are dealing with something "social". But…
I have been surprised to see so few wifi-based cameras and, more important, no Android camera or, no real camera provided by Apple. I mean, basically, every smartphone is embedding a camera, but not good enough, and "real" cameras are still working in a so old fashion way when it comes to publishing. That's exactly the reason why smartphones are the…
I am comparing a DSLR and a compact, both modern and famous for their excellent quality images (Nikon D7000, Canon S100), in order to evaluate when we really need to get one or the other, or both together. Sometimes, I am also comparing the pictures with those taken by a smartphone (Samsung Galaxy SII). I am also doing this as I…
We, photographers, don't care about profits and shareholders objectives. We want better cameras. We do understand that is make sense for a company to improve its financial results. But too often, the self-proclaimed leaders can become somewhat arrogant and are forgetting the "golden rule": make good products for your clients, and they are no cash cows. The objective is not, at…
So I am continuing my genuine tests between the best pockable compact (Canon S100) and a good DX DSLR (Nikon D7000). Basically, the idea is to understand much better when to use the tiny camera and when the big guy is really demanded: During the last two episodes, here and here, I have been quite naughty with the great D7000. But…