Nikon to manufacture cosmetics?

| News | 21/05/2012 11:28am
Nikon to manufacture cosmetics?

Here’s a story we couldn’t make up: Nikon might soon branch out into cosmetics.

The company posted an odd press release on its US website stating that its board of directors have proposed amendments to Nikon’s Articles of Incorporation, expanding the company’s business activities to include the “manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, quasi-pharmaceutical products and cosmetics.”

Land of the giants: the world’s largest lenses

| News | 19/05/2012 07:00am
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Camera lenses come in many different sizes. We take a look at the unfathomably massive – the world’s largest SLR lenses for non-military use.

112-megapixel camera captures starry skies during the day

| News | 18/05/2012 10:57am
Spectral Instruments 1110 series camera is capable of capturing starry skies during the day

An Arizona company has launched a super high-resolution digital camera that is capable of photographing a starry sky in the middle of the day.

The 1110 series from Spectral Instruments boasts a 112-megapixel CCD sensor measuring 95 x 95mm, which are extremely light sensitive and can take exposures lasting hours without recording any noise.

The company says its 1110 series cameras have a dynamic range so big that they can photograph both the sun and the stars during broad daylight.

Instagram concept camera is seeking crowdfunding

| News | 17/05/2012 12:27pm
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You might have heard of the Instagram concept camera in recent weeks. Well now the Socialmatic Camera might actually become a reality.

Sony unveils NEX-F3, Alpha 37 entry-level cameras

| News | 17/05/2012 10:00am
Sony Alpha 37 announced

Sony has added two new entry-level cameras to its range, officially announcing the Sony NEX-F3 compact system camera and the Sony Alpha 37 DSLT camera.

Both new Sony cameras feature a 16.1-megapixel APS-C HD CMOS sensor, as well as the Alpha 77′s third-generation Bionz processor, which enables the NEX-F3 to deliver a sensitivity range between ISO 200 and 16,000 and the A37 a range of ISO 100 to ISO 16,000.

Win the chance to shoot Digital Camera magazine’s cover!

| News | 14/05/2012 10:30am
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We’re offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot Digital Camera’s cover image with the Fujifilm X-Pro 1! One lucky reader will have the chance to shoot the cover of issue 128, which goes on sale 20 July 2012. Here’s the deal. The winner of this once-in-a-lifetime competition will be invited to shoot the image for our [...]

Leica unveils M Monochrom black and white camera

| News | 11/05/2012 10:08am
Leica M Monochrom black and white camera

Leica has ended weeks of speculation and confirmed the launch of its new black and white camera, the Leica M Monochrom

The new Leica camera features a monochrome CCD sensor with a native resolution of 18 million pixels, as well as programmable tones, the company says.

100 free Photoshop textures to download

| News | 09/05/2012 10:30am
Free Photoshop Textures: Pack 5

Our friends at Practical Photoshop have been giving away free Photoshop textures every Tuesday. They’ve been so popular the team has very kindly agreed to share them with Digital Camera World readers as well!

Below you can find a sampler of each of the 10 packs of free textures and direct link to download them today.

Facebook unveils new filter facility for mobile

| News | 08/05/2012 12:36pm
facebook filters

Facebook have now introduced filters to its non-smartphone app; one Sepia and one Grayscale. You might think that this had something to do with Facebook acquiring Instagram for the not-to-be-sniffed at sum of $1 billion, but you’d be wrong.

The D3s boldly goes where no Nikon has gone before

| News | 06/05/2012 10:00am
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When Captain Alan Poindexter piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2012, he made the most of every photo opportunity he could with the Nikon D3s.