The great magazine for a photographer: meet c’t Digital Photography!

ct digital photography magazine by alex koloskov

ct Digital Photography Magazine by Alex Koloskov

I do not read much magazines these days, you know…  And if I read something, it is usually not about photography. There is a reason for this:  I’ve found (it was about 5 years ago) that unfortunately there are almost no photography-related magazines exist which I can

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Professional photography without professional equipment: myth and reality

Professional photography without professional equipment

Do you remember my guest post for digital-photography-school.com? If not, here it is: How to Create an Eye-Catching Product Shot, I promised to get the same or similar photo without using any professional equipment. This weekend I spent less then hour getting it done. The result is below.

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I’ve got new head… Ball head:-)

Benro b3 ball head by alex koloskov

Today was a pretty good day for us. Besides my US citizenship I’ve got my new head.. ball head:-) If you remember there was my G+ topic few days ago where I was asking about opinions on a ball head, was considering Arcatech or RRS.

Eventually I decided to go with a less expensive route,

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How I Met My Hasselblad: A story of how I made my dreams come true ;-)

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Do you remember a question I asked the Universe a few weeks ago?

Well, Here’s the answer:

Me and Hassy

Alex Koloskov

The lighting magician, owner AKELstudio, Inc.

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Meet TriggerTrap: all-in one triggering solution for a photographer

TriggerTrap universal trigger

My fellow pixiq.com expert, photographer and writer Haje Jan Kamps has this very cool project in development I want to tell you about. He is working on a universal remote triggering device which will work with any DSLR and it will carry laser, sound and time triggers all built-in. Plus an AUX input for any

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Canon 5d Mark II and PhaseOne P25+: Does a physical sensor size make a difference?

canon 5d mark II vs phaseone p25 plus camera test

As promised, I run few in-studio tests to see if there is any noticeable difference in IQ between 35mm DLSR Canon 5D mark II and Phase One p25+ medium format digital back. This comparison makes more sense than the previous one between Canon 1Ds Mk III and Hasselblad H4D-50 I had earlier.

Phase One

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My new studio warrior: the charismatic camera with tough personality (do I say goodbye to Canon?)

Cambo ultima D with Schneider 120mm macro HM lens

Now, when I’ve got everything assembled and working, I am excited to show my new studio camera, Cambo Ultima D:

Cambo ultima D with Schneider 120mm macro HM lens

My previous setup (cambo master PC + 1Ds Mk III) was very cool view camera learning tool , but now I feel the difference: Working

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Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: the final round. In-studio performance

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Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: in studio test

This is a second part (read first part here) of my review of Leica X1 and Fujifilm X100 P&S cameras. I still call them this way, as having a viewfinder does not change a nature of the camera, IMO Now we’ll see how both cameras perform

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Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: Two hi-end point and shoot cameras compared.

leica X1 vs fuji X100 professional photographer comparison

Fuji X100 vs Leica X1

Leica X1 vs Fuji X100 biased comparison by professional photographer

 

I’ve always been looking for something small like a point and shoot, but powerful and fast like DSLR to carry around with me. The first time I saw the Fuji x100, I already new that this would

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Leaf Aptus II 12 digital back: a video from the test shot.

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Got a video from the Leaf Aptus II 12 test shot:

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Leaf Aptus-II 12 80 megapixel digital back review: it is not only pixels that count.

Enjoy:-)

P.S My best-I-ever-had camera, canon 1Ds mark III is on sale now. Price is $4000 so far… It might be a good

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