Samsung has released a firmware update for its NX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The firmware, available from the company's website doesn't acknowledge any additional changes beyond those made in version 1.04. These include getting long-exposure noise reduction to engage for exposures longer than 1 sec (rather than 4sec), and changing the default focus point selection method in P,A,S and M modes.

Just posted! Our in-depth review of the Ricoh GXR with the S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC lens module. After we reviewed Ricoh's A12 50mm APS-C module a couple of weeks ago it's now the more compact S10's turn. It's got a smaller 1/1.7 sensor and comes with a 3x zoom wide angle lens. Find out how the A12's sidekick performed in our comprehensive review after the link...

The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Shanghai prepares for Expo 2010, a gallery showing the changes to the city in preparation for May's planned opening.

La digitalización de la fotografía ha facilitado sobremanera muchas tareas que antaño eran realmente laboriosas o de imposible ejecución. Los tiempos han cambiado, y ahora nuestro ordenador se ha convertido en un moderno cuarto oscuro digital con infinitas opciones.

We've been impressed with the take-up of our galleries system, with over 120,000 images uploaded so far, but have been looking for ways to make it even more accessible to photographers. To this end, we have created an uploader plug-in for Adobe's Lightroom 2 raw processing and workflow tool. The plug-in adds to Lightroom's 'export' tab, letting you set your output specifications and configure the permissions for the images once on the site. The plug-in is a beta at present, with more functions to come.

Entre prohibiciones que pueden rozar lo absurdo para nuestras mentes occidentales, Singapur, ciudad-país de negocios surgida de la mano de la refinería petrolífera, demuestra que, a pesar de su diminuto tamaño, hay que tenerla muy en cuenta.

National Geographic features seven galleries on various aspects of water throughout the world.

GigaPan has released a new version of its motorized panorama tripod mount that is designed for DSLRs. Like the company's Epic models, the Epic Pro is capable of shooting vertical and 360° horizontal panoramic images and can take camera-lens combinations weighing up to 4.5kgs. The mount will ship with the the company's image stitching software and will be available from April 2010 at a retail price of $895.

Se autodefine como camarógrafo especializado en HD, y a día de hoy es uno de los profesionales en los que ha confiado Canon para dar a conocer la grabación de vídeo en sus cámaras réflex. Tras impartir uno de sus cursos de formación en Casanova Fotografia, en Barcelona, Julio Gómez nos ha dedicado unos minutos para responder a muchas de las dudas recurrentes que despierta la función de grabación de vídeo entre los usuarios de cámaras SLR. Ajustes manuales, códecs de compresión o cadencias de fotogramas son algunos de los conceptos sobre los que, con mucha paciencia y claridad, Julio Gómez arroja algo de luz.

Cumpliendo el calendario previsto, Canon acaba de lanzar la prometida actualización de firmware para mejorar las prestaciones de vídeo de la EOS 5D Mark II. Tal y como ya adelantó hace un par de semanas la compañía japonesa, esta versión 2.0.

Nuevas fechas y nueva ubicación. Así se plantea la próxima edición de Sonimagfoto & Multimedia, que modifica su tradicional cita otoñal para pasar a celebrarse del 23 al 27 de marzo de 2011. Además, será el recinto Gran Via de Fira de Barcelona el que acoja esta próxima edición, en lugar de las instalaciones de Montjuïc, como hasta ahora.

Device maker Wearable Inc. has released the AirStash wireless card reader to share images from SD/SDHC cards to Wi-Fi devices. The battery-powered device acts as a wireless media server, allows secure sharing and previewing of images. Battery life for the $99.99 reader provides up to five hours of continuous data streaming.

La elitista Leica M9 acaba de dar la bienvenida a su primera actualización de firmware. Con más de una docena de modificaciones respecto al sistema original, la nueva versión 1.116 promete mejorar la corrección de la dominante magenta que aparece en las imágenes obtenidas con algunas ópticas angulares y modifica también los ajustes de la compensación del viñeteado en función de la sensibildiad a la que se esté trabajando.

Foreshadow by Lassal

I remember I was totally curious about Romania before getting there … The workshop with Antonin Kratochvil was called “The Lost Villages of Transylvania” and during the first days of orientation and introduction by our guides we could see what that meant: a disappearing world. People between anguish and hope – with changes that come too fast for most of them to grasp. There was a foreshadowing in the faces that I met, that reminded me of faces I saw in Berlin after the opening of the wall – I was there when the wall came down in Berlin, and the faces I met ate me up from the inside. Especially the ones from the older generation – whilst the younger ones were partying the elderly had already collected life experience enough to know that this was not going to happen without a greater sacrifice …

In Transylvania I saw this expression again, but differently than in Germany I saw it on younger faces too. I wanted to capture that, I decided. But where could I do that without being noticed? In a train, I told myself … passing all the shut down industries, all the signs that sang the happy-Europe-song … In a train, where I could press the shutter of my old and worn down point & shoot without anybody taking note … or so I thought.

Website: http://dark.lassal.de

Canon has finally released the video-related firmware for its 5D Mark II DSLR. Firmware v2.0.3 adds more video options and is now available for immediate download via Canon's website.

The GigaPan EPIC Pro, a robotic camera mount designed to automate the photographing of panoramas comprised of hundreds or even thousands of individual pictures, is slated to ship in April 2010 for US$895. Unlike earlier models in the GigaPan line, the EPIC Pro will accommodate a digital SLR camera and lens combination weighing up to 10lbs (4.5kg). It can trigger most Canon and Nikon cameras, includes a rechargeable battery pack, can be configured for a variety of panorama shooting situations and ships with GigaPan Stitch software.

Canon has posted firmware v2.0.3 for the EOS 5D Mark II. Changes include additions and adjustments to movie frame rates, the ability to set audio recording levels manually and more.

Arguably one of the hottest swag items among photographers covering the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver last month was a travel coffee mug given out by Canon. Called the Canon EF Lens Collector Cup, it resembles an EF 70-200mm f/4L lens. And it's coming to a photo store near you.

I often see people taking pictures at sunset. After all, I'm often right there with them, doing the same thing. As the evening progresses though, most everyone else leaves by the time the sun goes down. But with plenty of great images to be made as the light continues to fade, they're missing out on perhaps the best part. Welcome to the "twilight zone."....