While hiking the Inca Trail two years ago, I found that carrying my SLR camera had become a real hassle. Prior to that, I had resigned myself to the fact that if you want to take great photos, you have to carry the equipment that goes with it. But in Peru, it became more burdensome than ever before. Maybe it was the 14,000’ climb over Dead Woman’s Pass. Illogical questions ran through my head as to how I was going to balance my walking stick and take a photo, or hold my camera and get my water bottle from my day-pack. Needless to say, I didn’t venture into my day-pack to dig out my tour book to read about the different historical sites.

I became acutely aware that I needed either another hand or some way to secure my camera so that when I wasn’t using it, I could do other things. But I still wanted to have the camera quickly and easily accessible. When I returned home, I immediately started brainstorming the ideal gadget.

One criteria was that the design had ...
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Our friend Adam Block from the University of Arizona astronomy department emailed us yesterday to let us know that his three day workshop “Making Every Pixel Count” will be kicking off at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter in late August. For those of you who don’t know Adam, he is recognized as one of the top astro-imagers and an expert in image processing techniques. Needless to say, the LightBuckets team (me and Alvin) immediately grabbed the first two seats.

Adam’s workshop can accomm...
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LightBuckets announced today that they are open for imaging! As a photographer, if you have an interest in imaging what's in the night sky, this is the way to do it and create some absolutely stunning results. Also, if you enjoy image processing to bring out the faintest details and ultimate eye-popping images, you should give LightBuckets a try.

LightBuckets offers an unmatched line up of world-class, large-aperture telescopes located in both the northern and southern hemispher...
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We've already seen it previewed and unboxed, but now that Nikon's super high-end D3 DSLR has been out for a little while, we're starting to get some full-on reviews of the camera and, as you might have guessed if you've been lucky enough to get your hands on one, there's plenty of consensus going on. Indeed, the praise being heaped on the camera is among the loftiest we've seen, with Photography Blog calling it "pretty much peerless," Think Camera declaring that "the files coming out of the Nikon D3 look better than any camera we've seen to date," and Ken Rockwell flat out calling it "the best camera ever made by Nikon." Needless to say, the upsides to the camera are a little long to list here, but it particularly fares well when it comes to rapid-fire image capture and low light photography, which makes it especially well-suited to press photographers. The biggest single complaint the reviewers could find was a lack of any built-in sensor cleaning technology...
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony today announced the latest addition to its high-zoom camera line, the 9.1-megapixel Cyber-shot(R) DSC-H50 digital camera. It is the ideal choice for people looking for high zoom, high-resolution and speed.

This new model utilizes a powerful Carl Zeiss(R) 15x optical zoom lens with Super SteadyShot(R) optical image stabilization to capture action at a distance. One of the main lens elements is manufactured from super low- dispersion glass...
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Not been zooming in on "things" enough lately? Well maybe Nikon can help. The company is introducing the new Coolpix P80 18x zoom camera, which covers focal lengths from 27mm to 486mm -- which is a ton of millimeters. The P80 also sports the camera-maker's fancy pants NIKKOR optics, burst modes in four, six, and 13 FPS, ISO to 6400, and a 2.7-inch, anti-reflective LCD display. The camera has a slew of onboard tweaks that make capturing your family get-togethers or drunken escapades easier (provided the two events are separate), like auto redeye reduction and face detection (Face Priority AF). The Coolpix P80 will be available this month for the astonishing MSRP of $399.99. Check the gallery below for a number of revealing angles.

Source: Engadget...
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