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Tips on Photographing Sunrise/Sunsets
Everyone loves sunrise and sunsets. Let’s say, that you take a photo trip to an exotic location. Unless you know that area well, you may not know where exactly to go for the best sunrise/ sunset experience.
2 min |
May 2021
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Santosh Sivan Partners with Canon
Canon has announced the on-boarding of Director, Cinematographer and Filmmaker Santosh Sivan as part of its Cinema EOS Ambassador programme. Sivan has been a part of the Indian film fraternity for over 30 years and has worked on various films across Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. He has won 14 National Awards, and for his contribution to Indian cinema, he has been awarded with the Padma Shri, by the President of India in 2014. He has 21 international awards to his credit and his most recent films include, Lies We Tell, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Darbar.
2 min |
May 2021
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Quick Adaptation is the Key to Success
Sony has launched its most advanced full frame camera recently, and like our readers, we are curious to know about the future of Sony’s Alpha line-up in the increasingly crowded Full Frame Mirrorless segment. Here we have Mukesh Srivastava, Head of Digital Imaging Business, Sony India, in conversation with Smart Photography.
4 min |
May 2021
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All-round Excellence
Canon RF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS USM ₹2,31,995
4 min |
May 2021
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The first super-speed Z mount lens from Nikon!
Nikkor Z 50 mm f/1.2 S ₹1,79,995
4 min |
May 2021
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Sony Launches FX3 FullFrame Camera
Sony has launched the FX3 camera as the latest addition to its Cinema Line cameras. The FX3 flaunts a full-frame, back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor full-frame 10.2megapixel (approx. effective) count for movie recording (and 12.1 effective megapixels for stills) along with the BIONZ XR image processing engine.
1 min |
May 2021
Smart Photography
Sony Announces New Additions to Xperia Series Smartphones
Sony has announced two new additions to its Xperia 1 and 5 flagships series line-ups with the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III.
2 min |
May 2021
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SHOOTING HANDHELD IN LOW LIGHT
Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography. An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.
10 min |
May 2021
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A Fine Portrait Lens
FUJIFILM XF 50 mm F1.0 R WR ₹149,999
2 min |
May 2021
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Venus Optics Expands Laowa Series
Venus Optics has introduced additional variants to 2 of its popular Laowa lenses i.e. Canon RF mount for the Laowa 11 mm f/4.5 FF RL lens (Full Frame) and Nikon Z mount for Laowa 65 mm f/2.8 2x UltraMacro APO (APS-C).
2 min |
April 2021
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Sony Releases New Full-frame Mirrorless Camera
Sony has announced the arrival of its new full-frame mirrorless Alpha 1 camera. The Alpha 1 comes with a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor. The image sensor is built with integral memory and paired with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine.
1 min |
April 2021
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LOVE ON A PLATE
MASTERCRAFTSMAN
4 min |
April 2021
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EASY EXPOSURE
This write-up is primarily for beginners and the less experienced, but others may also find it helpful.
5 min |
April 2021
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COLD NIGHTS AND NEW FRIENDS FROM NATURE'S FURY TO HER WARMTH
“Vimal, only a few seats are available, and I am going ahead and blocking two” I remember my wife saying something on these lines.
2 min |
April 2021
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Solution For Sluggish Workstations
Samsung SSD 980 ₹6,499 (250GB)
2 min |
April 2021
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Oppo Launches Find X3 Pro Smartphone
Oppo has launched the Find X3 Pro smartphone.
1 min |
April 2021
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Nikon Releases Firmware Update
Nikon has announced the release of firmware Ver. 1.10 for the Z 7II and Z 6II full-frame (Nikon FX format) mirrorless cameras.
1 min |
April 2021
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Winner from Fujifilm
Fujifilm X-S ₹99,999 for body only
4 min |
April 2021
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Full Frame for Videographers
Sony Alpha 7S III ₹3,34,990 for body only
6 min |
April 2021
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A Punch Above Its Weight?
We have been witnessing a constant and steady scaling up of brands in the smartphone market for the last few years. While players who started with the budget segment move to a mid-priced segment and mid-price brands rapidly start testing the waters at the premium markets, the existing premium players like Apple and Samsung are busy carving out a luxury segment, catering to the crème-de-la-crème of the society. Make no mistake though; they are not leaving the premium segment yet, with carefully placed models in that segment, and even in the mid-priced market. We would call the S21 Ultra, Samsung’s luxury model, packing a surplus of everything in a stylish body.
7 min |
March 2021
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Timeless Scapes
MASTERCRAFTSMAN
5 min |
March 2021
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Lavazza Calendar 2021
The name Lavazza usually fills us with the aroma of roasted and freshly ground coffee. However, for a photography magazine like Smart Photography, it is more about the lovely calendars that reach us every year, themed around a concept that connects humanity with nature. This year’s calendar features 13 masters of photography, with a concept dubbed ‘The New Humanity’.
4 min |
March 2021
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AvTvISO Announces CMYK 2021 Winners
CMYK 2021 Indian Salon of Photography is an initiative of AvTvISO. With their two trending hashtags #ExcellenceInPhotography and #KnowHowToSelectTheBest, CMYK brought international level photography-related events in India.
1 min |
March 2021
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Poco Launches M3 Smartphone
Poco has announced the launch of its latest smartphone M3, available in three colours variants i.e. Cool Blue, Power Black and Poco Yellow.
1 min |
March 2021
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Raising the Bar
Smartphone segments are expanding beyond the premium and flagship categories and the Pro series of iPhones fairly justify that segment and pricing. And for those who do not have such deep pockets, luckily, Apple has kept a few more segments populated including the SE, XR and 11. Being a photography magazine, we are committed to review the device with the best camera in the series. So here we have the iPhone 12 Pro Max on our test bench.
8 min |
March 2021
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R6's Senior Sibling
Launched in India along with the EOS R6 in early July 2020, the EOS R5 is probably the most technically advanced mirrorless digital interchangeable lens camera offered by Canon. Let’s see how it fares in our review…
7 min |
March 2021
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Realme Expands X series
Realme has introduced the newest additions to its X series family, the X7 5G and X7 Pro 5G.
1 min |
March 2021
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Stealthy Camera for Beginners
Olympus is one company that kickstarted the Live View and mirrorless revolution in the early 2000s with the E-series cameras, which were still bulky and had large and heavy lenses. Eventually the Micro Four Thirds system emerged, and we saw a very compact line-up of cameras and lenses from Olympus. The OM-D E-M10 Mark IV continues this lineage and is designed for entry-level budget-conscious photographers.
6 min |
March 2021
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A Feature-filled Hybrid
The Panasonic Lumix S5 was launched on September 2, 2020. This is the fourth camera in Panasonic’s S-series. The S5 has a form factor similar to the GH5 but with added features similar to the S1 and S1H. It is a compact, lightweight model that, according to Panasonic, ‘provides excellent performance in both photos and videos’. Let’s see how it fares in our review…
6 min |
March 2021
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Samsung Expands Galaxy Series
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and S21 Ultra devices. This new flagship series debuts an iconic design in a pro-grade camera for users of any skill level and reportedly, its most advanced processor in a Galaxy device.
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