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News 2.5 million visitors November 25, 2008 - 03:26:41 PM: Yesterday we crossed the line of 2.5 million visitors to this site. After most of the losses of Google's re-ranking last year have been re-gained, the visitation rate has been more or less constant over the year. A peek has been recorded for September 10th/11th, after the announcement of the A900. Thank you for your continued interest! Categories: Site News | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Overview mode for equipment tables November 21, 2008 - 07:40:32 PM: The equipment table pages now have an overview mode, displaying only the items' pictures and names, for example on the lens table. You can freely toggle between overview mode and full mode, and this works even in combination with the display filter on each page. Categories: Site News | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries TC compatibility in the F.A.Q. November 20, 2008 - 07:14:17 PM: Since the question comes up all the time, which tele-converter is compatible with which lens, and what are the restrictions, I have added a compatibility table to the F.A.Q. list. Categories: Articles, Lenses (Sony), Lenses (Minolta) | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries New picture in "Landscapes" gallery November 19, 2008 - 08:12:23 PM: A new picture from the archives: Categories: Gallery | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Another update for "DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC" October 24, 2008 - 09:35:24 PM: Again, I updated the article converting DRO and various RAW converters. Today I've added two more converters: Silkypix 3.0.25.1 DxO Optics Pro 5.3 Categories: Articles, Image Processing | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC updated October 18, 2008 - 05:59:23 PM: I have updated the recent article comparing DRO with various RAW converters. Now included in this comparison are the following programs: Bibble Lite 4.3.0 Raw Therapee 2.3 CaptureOne 4.5 Categories: Articles, Image Processing | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Four additions to the gallery October 18, 2008 - 12:59:25 PM: Two recent ones: And two from the archives: Categories: Gallery | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries DRO vs. ACR vs. IDC October 14, 2008 - 09:16:59 PM: Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) is a feature of Sony's Alpha DSLRs to handle high-contrast situations better. RAW converters offer similar functions. Here's a short comparison of these tools. The contenders are: Sony α700 with DRO level 3 Adobe Camera Raw 4.5 (ACR) Sony Image Data Converter 2.0.01.09280 (IDC) Categories: Articles, Image Processing | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Sample images from Photokina September 30, 2008 - 09:52:00 AM: Here are a few sample images from Photokina 2008. Read more... Categories: Cameras (Sony), Lenses (Sony) | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Photokina Report September 28, 2008 - 12:36:45 PM: This is my report from Photokina 2008. Read here about the following venues: Sony Sigma Tamron Zeiss Read more... Categories: Industry, Cameras (Sony), Lenses (Sony) | Readers' comments | Archive of all entries Older entries Categories: Site News (29) | Gallery (54) | Articles (41) | Reviews (7) | Site Problems (4) | Rumors (1) | Industry (6) | Image Processing (3) | Cameras (Sony) (14) | Cameras (Minolta) (7) | Lenses (Sony) (17) | Lenses (Minolta) (16) | Flashes (Sony) (4) | Flashes (Minolta) (3) | Accessories (Sony) (4) | Accessories (Minolta) (4) | Locations (1) | Other Systems (1) Years: 2008 (48) | 2007 (54) | 2006 (16) | 2005 (32) | 2004 (31)

Every law of nature that becomes apparent to the observer hints towards a higher law of nature that is still undiscovered. Alexander von Humboldt New pictures 2008-11-22: Dolycoris baccarum 2008-11-19: Höllental Canyon 2008-10-18: Sunset over Franconia 2008-10-18: On the "Hollow Rock" More web pages Travel reports More pictures Selected external news 2008-10-10, Adobe: Adobe Camera Raw 4.6 with A900 support 2008-09-22, Sony Press Centre Europe: New 16GB CompactFlash Card From Sony 2008-09-17, Adobe: Camera Raw 4.6 Release Candidate with preliminary A900 support 2008-09-16, Sony Europe Support: Sony Alpha 700 Firmware v4 2008-09-09, SEL External News Blog: Sony Launches Flagship DSLR Camera 2008-09-09, Sony Press Centre Europe: Sony introduces A900 - The world’s first full-frame 24.6 megapixel DSLR 2008-08-15, Sony Press Centre Europe: Five EISA Awards for Sony 2008-06-19, Sony Electronics News: New SONY flagship flash unit expands creative possibilities with quick shift bounce 2008-04-25, Sony Press Centre Europe: Entry-level A200 DSLR and stylish digital photo frames scoop two TIPA Awards for Sony 2008-03-14, Adobe: Adobe DNG Converter and Camera Raw 4.4 update Archive of all entries